18:00 Dundalk

Friday 1 November 2024

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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 11.71s

(5)

Tango Flare^v,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: P T Foley| OR: 100| D

5/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. 7/1, 5 lengths fifth of 8 to My Mate Alfie in listed race at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and this mark doesn't leave any margin for error.

Form: 130035

(2)

Harry's Bar^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 96| CD

4/1

4-time C&D winner. Fifteen wins from 55 Flat runs. Respectable second of 5 in minor event at this course (5f, 15/8) 28 days ago. Higher AW mark is justified but he isn't the force of old.

Form: 8-24022

(3)

Arnhem^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: M G Quinn| OR: 90| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 3¼ lengths ninth of 13 to Ostraka in Mercury Stakes at this course (5f, 100/1) 7 days ago. Back at a more suitable level.

Form: 600439

(8)

Miss Black Jack^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 87| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 33/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and return to the AW in her favour.

Form: 197880

(7)

Daamberdiplomat²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 84| CD

16/5

C&D winner. 15/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Trainer going well and return to 6f in his favour.

Form: 450686

(1)

Dream Today^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 83| BF| CD

14/1

4-time C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap (7/2) at Laytown (6f) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and return to this venue in his favour.

Form: 597030

(4)

Imperial Dream³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 82| D

6/1

Latest win at the Curragh in August. Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 15/2) 34 days ago.

Form: 220120

(9)

Profit Refused^v³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 81

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 11/1) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes polytrack debut. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 835570

(6)

Dontspoilasale¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79

10/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. 22/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago, met some trouble. Higher AW mark fully justified.

Form: 557280

Forecasts

Daamberdiplomat (16/5), Harry's Bar (4/1), Tango Flare (5/1), Imperial Dream (6/1), Arnhem (7/1), Dontspoilasale (10/1), Profit Refused (11/1), Dream Today (14/1), Miss Black Jack (18/1)

This looks decidedly trappy so a chance is taken on DONTSPOILASALE, who is anything but prolific but the assessor has given him a chance returned to his favoured surface. Arnhem is back at a much more suitable level so is feared, along with Daamberdiplomat returned to his optimum trip.