14:47 Dundalk

Wednesday 29 January 2025

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Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-80)

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 2m 15.90s

(5)

Glam De Vega¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Shay Wallace⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keane| OR: 79

50/1

Twice a winner in 2022 for Roger Varian but down the field in 2 starts for that yard last spring and offered little in trio of starts over hurdles/on Flat for present connections in recent months. Return to shorter may help now but he's tough to assess at present.

Form: 211/06-6

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(7)

Eighty Eight¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 75| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 5/2, good second of 11 in handicap at this course (12f) 19 days ago, caught late on. No surprise to see him play a lead role again in present groove.

Form: 94021-2

(3)

Autocrat^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 73| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner, the latest in November. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (12f, 15/2) 19 days ago, that despite being unsuited by the way the race developed. Another holding good claims.

Form: 54613-5

(4)

Theophilos^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 71

12/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 13f) for Johnny Murtagh. Only minor promise in handful of starts in maiden hurdles in recent months but no forlorn hope returned to this sphere having been given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 60/9276-

(6)

Acheron¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 71

11/4

Ex-French gelding who displayed fair form in a trio of starts last summer, fifth of 10 in maiden at Nancy (12.4f, good to soft). Acquired by new connections for 16,000gns in October and confidence behind him in the betting would look significant on handicap debut.

Form: 235-

(2)

Storm Eric¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Flynn| OR: 68| BF| C

10/3

Back on song of late, resuming winning ways over 1m prior to going down narrowly under a penalty when second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (10/3) 15 days ago, just failing. Makes plenty of appeal again for all his mark is creeping back up.

Form: 8909-12

Non-Runners

(1)

Annaghmccanns⁵⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Eighty Eight (2/1), Acheron (11/4), Storm Eric (10/3), Autocrat (4/1), Annaghmccanns (10/1), Theophilos (12/1), Glam De Vega (50/1)

A winner over 1m here on his penultimate start, STORM ERIC was a good second under a penalty over C&D 15 days ago, just failing having not been so well placed as the winner. He looks a big player again and is preferred over fellow in-form sorts Autocrat and Eighty Eight.