17:07 Dundalk

Friday 4 April 2025

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 1m 12.82s

(2)

Collective Power²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 82| CD

7/2

4-time course winner. 14/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, running on. Can give a good account.

Form: 55276-2

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(4)

Fair Taxes¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 80| D

3/1

Good second of 9 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 10/1). Off 163 days but has to be taken seriously at these weights.

Form: 810332-

(7)

Inishmot Prince^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 80| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in September. 20/1, last of 7 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 12646-7

(1)

Clonmacash^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7f) 14 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 121283

(6)

Velvet Skies¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 10/1, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 12 days ago. Trainer going well so ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 70-2614

(3)

Dandys Derriere^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D Broad| OR: 64| D

50/1

Ninth of 11 in claimer at this C&D (125/1) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Shane O'Toole with work to do.

Form: 24390-9

(5)

Yaxchilan¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 63

28/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in maiden at this course (7f). Off 149 days. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld. More needed on his handicap debut.

Form: 440797-

(8)

Circles^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McCann| OR: 61| C

9/1

7/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Scored comfortably there so she's not taken lightly despite a 6 lb weights rise.

Form: 374781

Forecasts

Velvet Skies (9/4), Fair Taxes (3/1), Collective Power (7/2), Clonmacash (9/2), Circles (9/1), Inishmot Prince (16/1), Yaxchilan (28/1), Dandys Derriere (50/1)

A few with chances but FAIR TAXES rates the pick of the weights on the back of a good Navan second in December and is taken to return from a break in style. Recent course scorer Circles heads the list of dangers, with Velvet Skies and Collective Power also in the mix.