18:30 Dundalk

Friday 11 October 2024

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Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.06s

(2)

Not Forgotten²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 76| C

11/2

Course winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Laytown (6f, 8/1) 25 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 640002

(13)

Free Solo^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 75| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4-18860

(5)

Goal Exceeded^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 77

12/1

Fourth of 6 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 638774

(15)

Mehman^b1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75| C

13/2

Course winner. Latest win at Naas in May. 12/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, never nearer. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 513746

(9)

Never Cry Never^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75| C

25/1

Course winner. 9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, soft) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Tough to fancy on this year's efforts but the booking of Billy Lee takes the eye.

Form: 6551-07

(1)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 73| CD

14/1

4-time C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap at this C&D (20/1) 21 days ago, driven out. A 5 lb rise demands more.

Form: 448001

(14)

Punk Poet¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: E Lynam| OR: 73| C| D

6/1

5-time course winner. Raced on unfavoured side when ninth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 40/1) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there under Keane.

Form: 16-4039

(7)

Eddie G¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| C

7/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (7/1) at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 285526

(16)

Little Empire³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G M Ryan| T: A McCann| OR: 70| D

14/1

Latest win at Ayr in June. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 3152U0

(12)

Nikki Swango¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 71| C

25/1

Course winner. 8/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 18 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 0-56000

(3)

Beauty Bella²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| C

66/1

13/2, first run since leaving Adrian Murray when below form third of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f) 25 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison.

Form: 104063

(8)

Sweetest¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 70| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 10/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft). Off 120 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 1-05760

(11)

Zabeir^t⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 68| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (7.2f, good to firm) 64 days ago.

Form: 60-0770

(4)

Rockbury Lad^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 66| C

8/1

Unreliable individual but is a course winner. 9/1, won 12-runner handicap at Punchestown (9.2f, good) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Respected.

Form: 069071

Non-Runners

(10)

Distillate⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

(17)

Inflection Point¹¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: G A Kingston J: Reserve 2

(6)

Marble Angel¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zabeir (9/2), Not Forgotten (11/2), Punk Poet (6/1), Marble Angel (6/1), Mehman (13/2), Eddie G (7/1), Rockbury Lad (8/1), Goal Exceeded (12/1), Sweetest (12/1), Little Empire (14/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (14/1), Distillate (16/1), Nikki Swango (25/1), Never Cry Never (25/1), Free Solo (25/1), Inflection Point (25/1), Beauty Bella (66/1)

PUNK POET had an excuse at the Curragh last time and is on a good mark returned to a track he's tasted plenty of success on. Recent Laytown runner-up Not Forgotten has a pretty solid AW record and is second choice ahead of Michael O'Callaghan's Rockbury Lad.