20:00 Dundalk
Friday 10 February 2017
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McGeough's Bar & Restaurant, Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | 1m 4f | Standard | 14 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 2m 37.69s
T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien (3)
Mid-division, pushed along on inner 2f out, ridden and headway into close 3rd 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home op 7/1 tchd 8/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, disputed lead briefly inside final furlong, headed and close home tchd 9/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Ross Coakley (3)
Towards rear, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden in 8th and switched right 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, never nearer op 20/1
T: P CluskeyJ: Rory Cleary
Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
T: C O'DwyerJ: Killian Leonard (5)
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, short of room briefly 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong op 25/1
T: S M DuffyJ: N G McCullagh
Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression op 14/1
T: J FeaneJ: R P Downey (3)
Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, no impression op 4/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Davis (7)
Reared up leaving stalls and very slowly away, soon in touch in rear, ridden and no impression from 2f out op 9/2
T: J R FinnJ: Seamie Heffernan
Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression straight, never a factor op 7/1
T: J J MurphyJ: Declan McDonogh
Always towards rear, no impression straight op 10/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Anastasia O'Brien (5)
Led, ridden entering straight, headed 2f out, weakened op 16/1
T: D HoganJ: M A Enright
Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor
T: A McCannJ: E J McNamara
Mid-division, ridden and weakened entering straight
T: M J SmithJ: C P Hoban
Slowly into stride and always behind, no impression straight
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Non-Runners
17
Lucca28
Weight: 9-5| Age: 5
T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 3
NR
16
Snake Eyes49
Weight: 9-7| Age: 9
T: N Madden J: Reserve 2
NR
15
Crafty Codger14
Weight: 8-8| Age: 6
T: E O'Connell J: Reserve 1
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€10.60Pl:€3.00, €2.00, €5.00EX:€55.20Trifecta:€1,693.70Tricast:€479.34SF:€35.90
Forecasts
New Direction (5/1), Asian Wing (5/1), Bottleofsmoke (5/1), Tommy Welsh (6/1), U S Navy Seal (6/1), No Biggie (10/1), Society Ranger (12/1), Rubenesque (12/1), Commander Won (16/1), Ciankyle (20/1), Trump Card (20/1), Lucca (20/1), Crafty Codger (20/1), Gretzky (25/1), Im Waiting (33/1), Snake Eyes (33/1), My Painter (40/1)
New Direction wasn't able to land the four-timer here last time but has been given a break since and could easily make his presence felt now on return to action. U S Navy Seal is also entitled to do better now upped in trip having shaped well on stable debut at this track in November while Ciankyle is fit from jumping and has threatened to score on the AW before. Tommy Welsh showed some degree of promise on his first handicap start here while Bottleofsmoke wasn't beaten far over C&D last month but isn’t the most reliable so instead ASIAN WING is taken to go one better than when second over track and trip three weeks ago. He was only just worn down in the closing stages then and the winner has since gone on to defy a 6lb rise to score over C&D so the form looks decent and he may be able to gain compensation.
1. Asian Wing
2. New Direction
3. Tommy Welsh
Prize Money
1st: €5,535.002nd: €1,711.003rd: €810.004th: €360.005th: €135.00
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