19:30 Dundalk

Thursday 21 December 2017

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Fund Raising Made Easy At Dundalk Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 32.22s

1^st

(10)

Commander Won

59-12

4/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Shane Foley

Soon led and made virtually all, clear after 4f, ridden and well clear entering straight, reduced advantage 1f out, kept on final furlong, all out close home op 7/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

(7)

Alcander

49-6

4/1

T: F J FloodJ: Billy Lee

Soon raced in moderate 6th, ridden in moderate 5th 2f out, improved into moderate 2nd over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, strongly pressed winner to line, just failed op 9/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(13)

Creeping Ivy

59-6

8/1

T: A J MartinJ: O J Orr (3)

Towards rear, moderate 9th halfway, ridden in moderate 6th entering straight, moderate 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong

4^th

1 ¾

(6)

Shadagann

79-9

14/1

T: M HalfordJ: C P Hoban

Soon chased leader in 2nd, moderate 3rd after 4f, ridden in moderate 4th over 2f out, closer 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong tchd 16/1

5^th

(5)

Rock On Dandy

39-8

11/4f

T: F BirraneJ: P B Beggy

Chased leaders, ridden in moderate 3rd entering straight, closer and 4th 1f out, no impression final furlong op 5/2

6^th

(4)

Sharjah

710-1

8/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery (10)

Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders in 3rd, moderate 2nd after 4f, ridden in moderate 2nd over 2f out, no impression over 1f out

7^th

2 ¾

(12)

Free Code

69-6

50/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: Seamie Heffernan

In rear and off pace, ridden entering straight, soon no impression, some modest late progress op 40/1

8^th

3 ½

(9)

Catchy Lass

89-8

25/1

T: A MulhollandJ: C J McGovern (5)

Soon raced in moderate 5th, ridden in moderate 7th entering straight, no impression, never a factor

9^th

(3)

Repare Mon

48-13

6/1

T: T MullinsJ: P J Smullen

Rear of mid-division and off pace throughout, no impression from 4f out, eased 2f out op 13/2

10^th

2 ½

(11)

Takeitfromalady

88-13

50/1

T: D DonovanJ: Ross Coakley (3)

Rear of mid-division and off pace throughout, no impression from 4f out, eased 2f out op 40/1

11^th

2 ½

(8)

Paddy The Celeb

119-11

22/1

T: M HalfordJ: D N Curran (10)

Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 14/1

12^th

(2)

Rising

39-5

50/1

T: N C KellyJ: T P Madden (5)

Dwelt, always behind and off pace throughout, no impression from 4f out, eased from 2f out, never a factor op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Flannery⁹³

Weight: 8-4| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: D E Sheehy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.10Pl:€1.60, €1.40, €3.00EX:€23.90Trifecta:€195.60Tricast:€124.94SF:€20.53

Forecasts

Rock On Dandy (11/4), Commander Won (4/1), Alcander (4/1), Repare Mon (6/1), Creeping Ivy (8/1), Sharjah (8/1), Shadagann (14/1), Flannery (20/1), Paddy The Celeb (22/1), Catchy Lass (25/1), Free Code (50/1), Takeitfromalady (50/1), Rising (50/1)

Four of these won last time and the quartet definitely make the most appeal. ROCK ON DANDY has the most compelling claims based on his back-to-back wins against horses with good recent AW records. Alcander's win is working out well so she may prove the biggest threat and has the benefit of a longer break between races than the other three running under penalties. Repare Mon is also respected and has a chance with the selection at the weights.