14:14 Dundalk

Wednesday 30 October 2024

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Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming Race

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 40.3s

(16)

Dark Viper^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66

7/2

Fair gelding. Creditable second of 27 in handicap (9/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Looks well worth a go at 1m on that evidence.

Form: 622622

(13)

Distillate^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| C

6/1

Fair filly. Course winner. Latest win at Cork in September. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 16/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 014693

(4)

Nedita^h1¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 64

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 15/2). Off 166 days. Hood on first time.

Form: 65-490

(10)

Tassarolo¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Alan Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Fifth of 6 in maiden at Roscommon (10.4f, soft, 33/1) on debut 16 days ago. Down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 5

(6)

Redemptive Power¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64

3/1

Fair gelding. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously on these advantageous terms.

Form: 607285

(14)

Shining Aitch^v,t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 58| CD

25/1

Fair gelding. C&D winner. 17/2 and visor on for 1st time in NH sphere when below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 63 days ago.

Form: 760969

(9)

A Daughtersdelight^b,t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Sam Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 61

33/1

Fair filly. Excellent sixth of 12 in claimer (80/1) at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 694606

(7)

Academy Winner^b1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 62

7/1

Fair gelding. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 9/1) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 056305

(17)

Zahee^h,t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| CD

28/1

Unreliable type. 3-time C&D winner. 16/1, ninth of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f) 44 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 868889

(15)

Belles Feuilles^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 58

25/1

Modest filly. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 40/1) 10 days ago. Booking of McMonagle a plus.

Form: 078000

(3)

Munroh^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 70| D

33/1

Last of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 66/1) 10 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and has a lot to prove at present.

Form: 68-9000

(8)

Red Special^b1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 61

10/3

Fair gelding. 12/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 9 days ago, met some trouble. Blinkers may help iron out his slightly ungainly side.

Form: 8P-0438

(2)

Saxon Kingdom^b⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 54

125/1

Modest gelding. Blinkers on, last of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.9f, good, 100/1) 47 days ago. Modest on the Flat.

Form: 094400

(12)

Romantic Samurai^p1⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 68

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 8 in maiden at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 82 days ago, possibly amiss. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 47-898

Non-Runners

(1)

Brackloon Bay²⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: S K Ryder J: Reserve 1

(11)

Bridge The Gap⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Daniel Murphy J: Reserve 2

(5)

Man Is King⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Redemptive Power (3/1), Red Special (10/3), Dark Viper (7/2), Distillate (6/1), Academy Winner (7/1), Nedita (14/1), Shining Aitch (25/1), Belles Feuilles (25/1), Zahee (28/1), Munroh (33/1), A Daughtersdelight (33/1), Romantic Samurai (50/1), Bridge The Gap (50/1), Man Is King (50/1), Brackloon Bay (50/1), Tassarolo (100/1), Saxon Kingdom (125/1)

REDEMPTIVE POWER failed to justify support in handicap company here last time but it wasn't a bad effort and this 3-y-o is favoured by the weights down in class. He looks the one to beat, though Dark Viper is a threat with 1m expected to suit. Academy Winner can also get involved.