17:00 Dundalk

Friday 10 January 2025

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.91s

(2)

Clarita^b,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 83| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 629715-

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(1)

Sayifyouwill²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 82| C| D

5/2

Course winner. Latest win here in November. First run since leaving Sean Davis when creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, 10/3) 21 days ago.

Form: 413144-

(6)

Current Option²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81| D

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 15/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Player.

Form: 500342-

(3)

Benavente²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 79| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 40/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 805867-

(7)

Duplantis^h1,t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D J Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 79

80/1

First run since leaving Richard John O'Brien when last of 9 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D 23 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 72/0009-

(12)

Nezeeh^p³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 78

40/1

14/1, first run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when ninth of 13 in claimer at this C&D 37 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 134/089-

(10)

Shoot To Kill²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 78| CD

11/4

Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D (11/2) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 601361-

(8)

Ransom^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 72| C| D

14/1

Unreliable individual. 40/1, creditable 2¾ lengths seventh of 14 to Shoot To Kill in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 080097-

(11)

May Night²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 67| D

150/1

6¾ lengths last of 14 to Shoot To Kill in handicap (125/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 135000-

(13)

Superior Force²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

50/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Adrian Murray when last of 11 in handicap (50/1) at this course (6f) 28 days ago.

Form: 320830-

(9)

Ivasecret^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 65| D

33/1

Latest win at Laytown in September. 50/1, last of 9 in minor event at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 147659-

(5)

Nikki Swango²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| C

16/1

Course winner. 50/1, first run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when respectable 3½ lengths eighth of 14 to Shoot To Kill in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 002938-

(4)

Is That Love⁴⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Sweeney| OR: 64| CD

100/1

C&D winner. 15/2, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving H. D. McGuigan.

Form: 083009/

Forecasts

Sayifyouwill (5/2), Shoot To Kill (11/4), Current Option (3/1), Clarita (9/2), Ransom (14/1), Nikki Swango (16/1), Benavente (18/1), Ivasecret (33/1), Nezeeh (40/1), Superior Force (50/1), Duplantis (80/1), Is That Love (100/1), May Night (150/1)

NIKKI SWANGO caught the eye starting out for this yard when 3½ lengths behind Shoot To Kill over this C&D 3 weeks ago and he's 7 lb better off with the winner here. Clarita and Current Option complete the shortlist.