16:15 Dundalk

Friday 17 January 2025

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Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.30s

(5)

Heart Of Darkness¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 3/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm) 128 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. Twomey. Needs to improve from this mark.

Form: 4166-

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(6)

Genesis¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A McIntyre| OR: 79| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 25/1) 160 days ago. Worth a look returning on this surface.

Form: 512578-

(3)

Mehman³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 77| C

5/6

Course winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (10/3) at this C&D 35 days ago, just failing. Got to come good again here soon.

Form: 465322-

(7)

Dream Today^b1,t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 76| CD

10/1

4-time C&D winner. Eleven defeats since taking this race last year. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 35 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a revival but it's possible in the new headgear.

Form: 082560-

(1)

Mint Man^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 72| C

3/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden (8/11) at this course (5f) 37 days ago by length from Crystal Luna. Not dismissed back in a handicap.

Form: 527631-

(4)

Crystal Luna^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 67| C

15/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (5f, 10/3) 30 days ago. More needed again in this company.

Form: 635821-

Non-Runners

(2)

Inishmot Prince³⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: T G McCourt J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Mehman (5/6), Mint Man (3/1), Crystal Luna (15/2), Inishmot Prince (15/2), Dream Today (10/1), Heart Of Darkness (11/1), Genesis (14/1)

MEHMAN just failed in a stronger race here 5 weeks ago, continuing his good run of form at Dundalk, and can deservedly get his head back in front. Last year's 1-2 Dream Today and Inishmot Prince are feared.