19:30 Dundalk

Friday 27 January 2017

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Shabra Charity Foundation Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.51s

1^st

(4)

Alans Pride

59-0

9/2

T: R O'BrienJ: Billy Lee

Made all, clear under 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong tchd 4/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(6)

Guanabara Bay

49-13

25/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Ronan Whelan

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along in 9th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd inside final furlong op 20/1

3^rd

(11)

Twistsandturns

69-4

7/1

T: P J FlynnJ: P J Smullen

Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace

4^th

(7)

Our Manekineko

710-2

9/2

T: J NashJ: Gavin Brouder (7)

Rear of mid-division, 11th 2f out, soon short of room, switched to inner and ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, 4th close home, never nearer

5^th

(3)

Shepherds Crook

49-4

5/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, 2nd 1f out, no impression final furlong op 6/1

6^th

(14)

Captain Midnight

69-8

4/1f

T: Joseph MurrayJ: Colin Keane

In rear, 10th 2f out, soon ridden, 7th 1f out, no impression

7^th

1 ¾

(9)

Opt Out

79-6

12/1

T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor (5)

Towards rear, no impression from 3f out, some late progress op 10/1

8^th

1 ¾

(8)

Take A Drop

48-8

25/1

T: P MartinJ: Wayne Lordan

Mid-division, progress into 5th and ridden 2f out, 4th 1f out, no impression final furlong tchd 22/1

9^th

1 ¾

(13)

Settle For Red

79-11

10/1

T: D MarnaneJ: C R King

Mid-division on outer, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression

10^th

(5)

Mercury

59-6

33/1

T: A B JoyceJ: N G McCullagh

Chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd, soon weakened

11^th

3 ½

(2)

Erelight

98-8

25/1

T: G J PowerJ: Rory Cleary

Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened entering straight op 40/1

12^th

(12)

My Painter

69-8

25/1

T: D HoganJ: M A Enright

Always towards rear, no impression straight, never a factor op 28/1

13^th

2 ½

(10)

Angelic Demon

48-8

66/1

T: R SweeneyJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Dwelt, mid-division, weakened from 3f out, never a factor

14^th

2 ¾

(1)

Angie's Angel

48-12

66/1

T: G DonnellyJ: Michelle Hamilton (10)

Mid-division on inner, ridden and weakened entering straight, never a factor op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Ebony Princess⁵⁷⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: K P Cotter J: Reserve 1

Prince Connoisseur⁵⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: J Feane J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.40Pl:€1.70, €5.90, €2.90EX:€97.40Trifecta:€611.60SF:€120.81

Forecasts

Captain Midnight (4/1), Alans Pride (9/2), Our Manekineko (9/2), Shepherds Crook (5/1), Twistsandturns (7/1), Settle For Red (10/1), Opt Out (12/1), Ebony Princess (12/1), Prince Connoisseur (16/1), Guanabara Bay (25/1), Take A Drop (25/1), Erelight (25/1), My Painter (25/1), Mercury (33/1), Angelic Demon (66/1), Angie's Angel (66/1)

An open look to this with last week's scorer Our Manekineko looking up against it in the bid to follow up of new mark and dropped in trip. He should run his race however, which is more than can be said for some of these. Alans Pride improved last time out and could take a leading role if building on that in just his third start for current yard. Captain Midnight ran well a fortnight ago and should get involved again but the vote goes to SHEPHERDS CROOK on the back of a promising return last week. He drops to 7f for this and is entitled to mound a bold bid. Twistsandturns is another that could go well if reproducing November's form, when landing a fourth course success. 1. Shepherds Crook 2. Alans Pride 3. Our Manekineko

Prize Money

1st: €5,535.002nd: €1,711.003rd: €810.004th: €360.005th: €135.00