18:00 Dundalk

Thursday 21 December 2017

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Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 1m 26.20s

1^st

(6)

Smart Stinger

39-0

5/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Ben Coen (7)

Chased leaders, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong op 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(5)

Gougane Barra

39-5

7/4f

T: M HalfordJ: P J Smullen

Chased leaders, headway travelling well to lead entering straight, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 13/8

3^rd

(9)

Aubineau

39-0

10/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division, ridden in 10th on outer 2f out, 10th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, went 3rd near line, never nearer op 14/1

4^th

(10)

Curly Girl

39-0

3/1

T: W DurkanJ: Shane Foley

Rear of mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, went 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

(14)

Kiss The Wind

39-0

4/1

T: G M LyonsJ: K J Manning

Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong op 3/1

6^th

1 ¾

(2)

Luna's Luck

39-5

14/1

T: M HalfordJ: C P Hoban

Mid-division on inner, headway into 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out no extra final furlong tchd 12/1

7^th

(3)

Dash D'Or

49-0

33/1

T: K P CotterJ: Ross Coakley (3)

Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression tchd 40/1

8^th

(11)

Bunnie Eyes

39-0

33/1

T: D BroadJ: P B Beggy

Dwelt, towards rear, no impression from 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

9^th

2 ¼

(8)

Cool No More

39-0

20/1

T: K P CotterJ: Dylan Hogan (5)

Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor op 25/1

10^th

3 ¼

(13)

Alpine Pass

39-5

25/1

T: J J MurphyJ: N G McCullagh

Slowly into stride, always towards rear, no impression straight

11^th

4 ¾

(4)

Dravid

39-5

66/1

T: E D DelanyJ: C J McGovern (5)

Slowly into stride, always behind, no impression straight

12^th

1 ¾

(1)

Look Of Love

39-0

66/1

T: T CollinsJ: Rory Cleary

Led, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened

13^th

1 ¾

(7)

Samuel Phelps

39-5

20/1

T: Madeleine TylickiJ: Billy Lee

Chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd entering straight, soon weakened tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

(12)

Dhafeera¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: O J Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.00Pl:€1.70, €1.40, €3.80EX:€25.50Trifecta:€269.80SF:€15.34

Forecasts

Dhafeera (11/8), Gougane Barra (7/4), Curly Girl (3/1), Kiss The Wind (4/1), Smart Stinger (5/1), Aubineau (10/1), Luna's Luck (14/1), Cool No More (20/1), Samuel Phelps (20/1), Alpine Pass (25/1), Dash D'Or (33/1), Bunnie Eyes (33/1), Dravid (66/1), Look Of Love (66/1)

Ger Lyons' duo here appear the strongest candidates and with Colin Keane not available deciding the pecking order isn't entirely straight forward. DHAFEERA gets the vote of the pair after close seconds in both starts over 7f and 1m and she may still have room to improve. Kiss The Wind is top-rated and has gone close on a couple of occasions herself. Curly Girl is pretty consistent and not far off the level required particularly off her C&D form so she can't be ruled out either.