17:30 Dundalk

Friday 3 February 2017

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 17.13s

1^st

(5)

Specific Gravity

98-12

4/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, led close home op 7/2

2^nd

(8)

Song Of Love

58-9

7/2f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

3^rd

(6)

Udogo

68-12

6/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Anastasia O'Brien (5)

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and progress to lead 1f out, headed 100 yards out and no impression close home op 13/2

4^th

(9)

Brokopondo

58-7

10/1

T: J F LevinsJ: Sean Davis (7)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th closing stages

5^th

(1)

Shalaman

89-9

10/1

T: M J SmithJ: O J Orr (5)

Held up in rear, progress on inner under 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 11/1

6^th

(4)

Johann Bach

89-10

9/1

T: P HarneyJ: Gary Halpin (3)

Soon led, pushed along entering straight, ridden under 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 7/1

7^th

(2)

Political Policy

69-9

8/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 9/1

8^th

(7)

Maknificent

58-6

12/1

T: M HalfordJ: C P Hoban

Always towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 20/1

9^th

4 ¾

(3)

Red Avenger

79-9

4/1

T: D EnglishJ: Rory Cleary

Upset in stalls, broke well, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out and no impression in 8th 1f out, no extra, eased closing stages op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.40Pl:€1.50, €2.70, €1.70EX:€16.30Trifecta:€43.40Tricast:€86.84SF:€19.92

Forecasts

Song Of Love (7/2), Specific Gravity (4/1), Red Avenger (4/1), Udogo (6/1), Political Policy (8/1), Johann Bach (9/1), Brokopondo (10/1), Shalaman (10/1), Maknificent (12/1)

Stablemates Udogo and SONG OF LOVE renew rivalry in this, having both tasted victory here in recent times. This trip should favour the latter and with a notable jockey booking he's tipped to get back to winning ways. He'll have to find half-a-length with three time C&D Specific Gravity winner who finished ahead of him in second last month, but there could well be more to come from the five-year-old. Political Policy is dropping towards a mark that will make him dangerous while Red Avenger saw his winning sequence ended off this mark last time but should play a role once more. Brokopondo keeps knocking at the door and this looks the ideal trip for him to finally get in. 1. Song Of Love 2. Specific Gravity 3. Red Avenger