17:00 Dundalk

Friday 28 February 2025

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Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 27.44s

(6)

Lyle The Crocodile¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 75| CD

5/2

C&D winner in January. 16/5, good second of 5 in minor event at this course (6f) 14 days ago, running on. Claims.

Form: 963-512

(10)

Sunriseontheboyne¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable fifth of 13 in nursery (9/2) at this C&D. Off 100 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 755615-

(1)

Leblon Girl¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Murray| OR: 65

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in maiden (9/4) at Pontefract (6f, heavy). Off 130 days ahead of this First run for yard after leaving Alice Haynes and handicap debut.

Form: 2246-

(5)

Brigid's Cloak²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 64

10/3

Respectable 4¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Lyle The Crocodile in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 28 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Live each chance.

Form: 66764-4

(12)

Charanda^b1,t1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 63

28/1

6½ lengths fifth of 8 to Tam Lin in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 16 days ago. Blinkers and tongue strap on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 8849-45

(2)

Highland Harvey¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: A J Martin| OR: 62

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden (250/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Needs to raise his game now handicapping.

Form: 999

(7)

Beaune²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Leonard| T: E O'Connell| OR: 61

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 5 in minor event at this C&D (300/1) 21 days ago, not knocked about. Likely improver now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 0-04

(4)

Tam Lin^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 61| CD

7/2

16/5, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago by neck from Endless Dawn, just holding on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 7845-51

(11)

Madam Zen⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: A McGuinness| OR: 55

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 11 in maiden at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

(3)

Endless Dawn^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52

7/2

Very good neck second of 8 to Tam Lin in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 000-442

Non-Runners

(9)

Tommy McJohn¹⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(8)

Cooee Call²⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: C O'Connell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lyle The Crocodile (5/2), Brigid's Cloak (10/3), Tam Lin (7/2), Endless Dawn (7/2), Sunriseontheboyne (10/1), Leblon Girl (12/1), Tommy McJohn (14/1), Charanda (28/1), Beaune (66/1), Cooee Call (66/1), Madam Zen (100/1), Highland Harvey (100/1)

Things didn't go BRIGID'S CLOAK's way when fourth in the C&D handicap won by Lyle The Crocodile and, with that run under her belt and now 10 lb better off with the winner, the Havana Grey filly is taken to emerge on top this time. Lyle The Crocodile was narrowly outpointed in his follow-up bid in a minor event here recently but he looks vulnerable back in a handicap and bigger threats may be posed by recent C&D 1-2 Tam Lin and Endless Dawn.