20:30 Dundalk

Friday 21 February 2025

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 41.10s

(8)

Satono Chevalier³⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Coen| T: R O'Brien| OR: 84| CD

17/2

Three-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (9/1) 11 months ago. 2 lb nudge no great hardship but this 7-y-o's subsequent absence does sound a cautionary bell.

Form: 1533/41-

(6)

Pavilion End¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 80| CD

6/4

Twice-raced winner on the Flat. Successful over this C&D last month. Second of 6 in handicap (9/2) at this course (16f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip and this lightly-raced type needs a second look.

Form: 12

(7)

Solar Breeze⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 77| C

9/2

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Leading contender.

Form: 57209-4

(5)

Sir Callisto^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 74

2/1

11/2, fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Clearly on a workable mark and it'd be no surprise whatsover were he to make his presence felt.

Form: 273/00-4

(3)

Theophilos^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 70

8/1

12/1, bit below form third of 6 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 23 days ago, merely closing up late. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/9276-3

(1)

Redwood Queen¹⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 69

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, soft, 28/1), slowly away, when last seen in September. Opposable on this polytrack debut.

Form: 5680-

(2)

Rene Artois¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rebecca Parsons⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 64

100/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft, 33/1) 120 days ago. Significantly up in trip here and needs to boune back.

Form: 280/50-6

Non-Runners

(4)

Aird⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Billy Lee

Forecasts

Pavilion End (6/4), Sir Callisto (2/1), Aird (9/4), Solar Breeze (9/2), Theophilos (8/1), Satono Chevalier (17/2), Redwood Queen (66/1), Rene Artois (100/1)

PAVILION END opened his account over this C&D last month and subsequently lost little caste in defeat when finding just one too good upped to 2m back here a fortnight ago. He will benefit from this drop back in trip and is taken to see off Solar Breeze and Sir Callisto, who are feared most in that order of preference. Aird needs to raise her game but she's in good hands and shouldn't be too far away.