17:45 Dundalk

Friday 17 January 2025

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Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 25.14s

(3)

San Andreas^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 99| CD

10/1

Useful gelding. 3-time C&D winner. 5/1, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago, keeping on well. Cheekpieces back on and he has to enter the reckoning in current form.

Form: 549211-

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(4)

Final Voyage²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 94| C| D

8/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Creditable 3 lengths fourth of 9 to San Andreas in handicap at this course (10.7f, 8/1) 28 days ago, met some trouble. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 536394-

(8)

Hightimeyouwon^b⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 89| BF| CD

2/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 7/4, 2¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Catch The Paddy in handicap at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 735224-

(6)

Catch The Paddy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 88| C| D

10/3

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win here in December. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 30 days ago. Should go close, provided he doesn't go off quite so hard this time.

Form: 000014-

(2)

Tarsus^t²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Halpin| T: John M Harney| OR: 87| C

66/1

Fairly useful gelding. 11¾ lengths twelfth of 13 to Givemethebeatboys in listed race (50/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft). Off 8 months ahead of this debut for new yard and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 12/4160-

(1)

Dontspoilasale³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 86| C

9/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win here in November. 16/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago, not knocked about. Shortlist material.

Form: 031283-

(7)

Clarita^b,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 83| CD

6/1

Fairly useful filly. C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 7 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 29715-3

(5)

Exquisite Acclaim^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| CD

11/2

Fairly useful gelding. 7½ lengths last of 9 to San Andreas in handicap (4/1) at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and he's opposable.

Form: 581729-

Forecasts

Hightimeyouwon (2/1), Catch The Paddy (10/3), Exquisite Acclaim (11/2), Clarita (6/1), Final Voyage (8/1), Dontspoilasale (9/1), San Andreas (10/1), Tarsus (66/1)

The vote goes to CATCH THE PADDY, who probably went off a shade too hard when fading into fourth over C&D last month. He had Hightimeyouwon, who rates the main danger, back in fourth when scoring over a mile here on his penultimate start and a reproduction of that would give him every chance. Dontspoilasale is third choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking San Andreas.