20:15 Dundalk

Friday 4 October 2024

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (70-100)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 25.36s

(6)

Malex³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 100| D

8/1

First run since leaving Jorge Delgado and career best following 19 months off when winning 4-runner minor event (4/1) at Tipperary (7.5f, good) 33 days ago, kept up to work. More needed from this mark.

Form: 480/85-1

(4)

I Am Superman^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 99| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 155620

(5)

Hightimeyouwon^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 88| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Laytown (7f, 9/2) 18 days ago in a rare run without headgear. Blinkers back on.

Form: 978907

(2)

Tough Talk^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88| D

11/8

13/8, won 6-runner minor event at Laytown (7f) 18 days ago, easily. Makes polytrack debut. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely back in a handicap.

Form: 553401

(7)

Daamberdiplomat²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87| C

15/2

Course winner. Hooded for 1st time, respectable eighth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 50/1) 20 days ago. AW record is a positive one.

Form: 345068

(3)

Bellaphina^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 85| D

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 8/1) 11 days ago, driven out. Makes polytrack debut and 6 lb rise asks for more but she's clearly in good order.

Form: 0-60341

(1)

Current Option⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| D

18/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. 22/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 150800

(8)

Pier Pressure⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 81| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Gowran in July. 17/2, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 43 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable in good form. Shortlist material as he's on his last winning mark.

Form: 734146

Forecasts

Tough Talk (11/8), Pier Pressure (7/2), Daamberdiplomat (15/2), I Am Superman (8/1), Malex (8/1), Bellaphina (14/1), Current Option (18/1), Hightimeyouwon (33/1)

This has an open feel to it but the return to the AW should suit DAAMBERDIPLOMAT so he gets the tentative nod. Pier Pressure is back on his last winning mark so he enters the reckoning, with Tough Talk also dangerous if building on his Laytown win.