17:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 30 October 2024

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Happy Halloween Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 2m 35.88s

(3)

Morph Speed^v1,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 68| CD

100/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (150/1) 19 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 0-00800

(2)

Doctor Grace^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D J Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66| C

25/1

Course winner who ran poorly after 10 weeks fof when tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago, slowly away. Has work to do.

Form: 242100

(10)

Picpoul^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 66| CD

7/2

C&D winner who bounced back to form returned to all-weather when second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago. Sure to be thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 383982

(8)

Highland King^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64| C

25/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 18/1) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 0-03160

(1)

Numidia^v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Lawlor| OR: 62| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. 17/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 713094

(12)

Forlio^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 61

3/1

Respectable sixth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft, 7/1) 7 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Makes polytrack debut. Remains of interest.

Form: 063546

(6)

Slowdownbarney^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67

40/1

50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 555000

(11)

Glyde Ranger^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54

11/2

One win from 30 Flat runs. 10/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 700474

(4)

Chopsticks^p,t⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 53| BF

5/1

Bit below form when seventh of 14 in handicap (3/1) at this course (10.7f) 76 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 274437

(5)

Velvet And Vine⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 52

11/1

Modest maiden who ended up running below form once more when thirteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft, 14/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 065500

(9)

Action Motion^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 48

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Thurles (12.5f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 785-904

(7)

Imperial Miss^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 51

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Roscommon (12.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 900549

(13)

Begleys Forge¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 50

66/1

Ninth of 12 in claimer at this course (10.7f, 100/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 008-089

Forecasts

Forlio (3/1), Picpoul (7/2), Chopsticks (5/1), Glyde Ranger (11/2), Imperial Miss (8/1), Numidia (9/1), Velvet And Vine (11/1), Action Motion (16/1), Doctor Grace (25/1), Highland King (25/1), Slowdownbarney (40/1), Begleys Forge (66/1), Morph Speed (100/1)

FORLIO caught the eye in a race not run to suit at Navan last week and is clearly up to defying this sort of mark if things pan out a bit more favourably for him. Picpoul and Glyde Ranger head the opposition.