18:00 Dundalk

Friday 21 February 2025

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 26.92s

(4)

Little Empire⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McCann| OR: 70| D

9/2

Bit below form when fourth of 14 over C&D 86 days ago but had been a good second here prior to that.

Form: 52U024-

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(11)

Little Keilee¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 69| CD

8/1

5/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago, driven out. Not taken lightly up 5 lb.

Form: 2806-51

(15)

Punk Poet^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 69| C| D

12/1

5-time course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3508-07

(3)

Thompson Gunner¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Cian Hughes| OR: 67

6/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, 10/3). Off 114 days. Respected back from a break with Colin Keane doing the steering.

Form: 809325-

(13)

Nika Pika²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: N C Kelly| OR: 65

66/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago.

Form: 278-380

(14)

Brains^b,t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 64| C

11/1

Course winner. 80/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago.

Form: 9680-97

(5)

Clonmacash^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 9/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 9 days ago. Has to be taken seriously for McGuinness.

Form: 84-3212

(6)

Senado Square⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 63| C

11/1

Course winner. 9/1, fourteenth of 14 in C&D handicap 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort (fifth past the post but subsequently disqualified). Can make presence felt.

Form: 512-97D

(16)

Jazzy Dancer^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 62| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, 9/2) 9 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0408-36

(9)

Hemight¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 60

20/1

40/1 and visored for 1st time, twenty sixth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft). Off 127 days. First run for yard after leaving Connor King.

Form: 356800-

(2)

Winemaker³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gavin Ryan| T: D Dias| OR: 59| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 11/2, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 38 days ago but did win twice here from higher marks at this time last year.

Form: 70009-7

(12)

Sarmiento Power⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 57

100/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 125/1) 7 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 262-000

(7)

An Laochmor²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J G Coogan| OR: 56

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in maiden (150/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm), slowly away. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 760-

Non-Runners

(10)

Free Solo²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: P J F Murphy J: Leigh Roche

(8)

Jacks Inn²⁷⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: John M Harney J: Reserve 1

(17)

Seas And Oceans⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Eoghan O'Neill J: Reserve 2

(1)

Wild Mountain³⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Clonmacash (3/1), Little Empire (9/2), Winemaker (5/1), Thompson Gunner (6/1), Wild Mountain (13/2), Little Keilee (8/1), Free Solo (8/1), Senado Square (11/1), Brains (11/1), Punk Poet (12/1), Jazzy Dancer (12/1), Seas And Oceans (14/1), Hemight (20/1), Jacks Inn (50/1), An Laochmor (66/1), Nika Pika (66/1), Sarmiento Power (100/1)

CLONMACASH has been in a good vein of form here recently and can strike for Ado McGuinness. The booking of Colin Keane suggests that Thompson Gunner might be primed to go well back from 4 months off and he's second choice ahead of Senado Square and last-time-out course scorer Little Keilee.