19:30 Dundalk

Friday 8 November 2024

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 38.55s

(1)

Blues Emperor²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 96| CD

11/4

Won 9-runner handicap at this C&D (4/1) 28 days ago. Trainer going well so he needs considering.

Form: 685061

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(3)

Walhaan^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 93| C

10/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 614251

(2)

San Andreas²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Shay Wallace⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 90| CD

28/1

3-time C&D winner. 13¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Walhaan in handicap (11/1) at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable in good form so he still merits consideration.

Form: 156954

(4)

No More Porter^p,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 87| D

14/1

22/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account if back on his A-game.

Form: 609150

(11)

Hightimeyouwon^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 86| C| D

17/2

Course winner. 22/1, first run since leaving Jack W. Davison when respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 22 days ago. Yard having good spell. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 890735

(10)

Pier Pressure⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: G M Lyons| OR: 79| BF| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Gowran in July. 9/2, very good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Stable having good spell. Big player.

Form: 146753

(9)

Black Storm³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 79| C

5/2

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 12-runner maiden (85/40) at this course (7f) 35 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap debut. Should progress. Not taken lightly.

Form: 21

(5)

Blue Soul¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

25/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 20/1) 11 days ago. Stable in good form but others more persuasive.

Form: 402330

(6)

Port Louis⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: N Meade| OR: 76

28/1

Below form fifteenth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 18/1) 5 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Must improve.

Form: 24-9030

(7)

Punk Poet⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 73| CD

17/2

5-time C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 7 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 403934

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(8)

Sayifyouwill²¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: Stephen Thorne J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Black Storm (5/2), Blues Emperor (11/4), Pier Pressure (6/1), Hightimeyouwon (17/2), Punk Poet (17/2), Walhaan (10/1), Sayifyouwill (10/1), No More Porter (14/1), Blue Soul (25/1), San Andreas (28/1), Port Louis (28/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to course-scorer PIER PRESSURE who can race off the same mark as when a very good recent C&D third. The handily-weighted Hightimeyouwon heads the list of dangers with handicap-debutant Black Storm also firmly in the picture. Sayifyouwill and Punk Poet complete the shortlist.