20:00 Dundalk

Thursday 21 December 2017

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 2m 14.58s

1^st

(4)

Pivotal Connection

39-9

4/1j

T: A OliverJ: Leigh Roche

Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong op 7/2 tchd 10/3

2^nd

1 ¾

(5)

Miss Snossyboots

39-10

4/1j

T: M HalfordJ: C P Hoban

Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 5/1

3^rd

(10)

Nimitz

39-5

9/2

T: C O'BrienJ: Billy Lee

Rear of mid-division, effort going between horses and bumped 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

2 ¼

(6)

Shamad

310-0

14/1

T: D K WeldJ: P J Smullen

Mid-division, headway entering straight, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

(7)

Getgo

39-4

10/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: Shane Foley

In rear, ridden entering straight, bumped 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression tchd 12/1

6^th

1 ¾

(9)

Wild Shot

38-11

20/1

T: D EnglishJ: Rory Cleary

Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, some progress into 6th 1f out, no extra op 25/1

7^th

(13)

French Mix

39-8

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: S Corby (3)

Led, joined after 4f, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, no impression final furlong

8^th

2 ¾

(11)

Teo's Music

39-6

8/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Towards rear, ridden on outer and progress into 7th 2f out, no impression final furlong op 7/1

9^th

5 ½

(2)

Lady Aristeia

39-3

9/1

T: T CollinsJ: O J Orr (3)

Mid-division on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression op 8/1

10^th

(8)

Vocal Activity

38-10

33/1

T: M KennedyJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, soon no impression

11^th

1 ¾

(12)

Jose Echegaray

38-4

33/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery (10)

Pushed along early and soon chased leaders, improved to dispute lead after 4f, ridden and headed 3f out, under pressure behind leaders when checked 2f out, soon eased op 22/1

12^th

(1)

Cul An Ti

38-9

20/1

T: E MullinsJ: Ben Coen (7)

Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, trailing when hampered 2f out

Also Ran

(3)

Miss Mirabeau

39-6

12/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: R P Downey (3)

Mid-division, close enough behind leaders when bumped and stumbled badly and unseated rider 2f out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.20Pl:€1.70, €1.80, €1.80EX:€23.40Trifecta:€77.10Tricast:€79.62SF:€20.71

Forecasts

Pivotal Connection (4/1), Miss Snossyboots (4/1), Nimitz (9/2), French Mix (7/1), Teo's Music (8/1), Lady Aristeia (9/1), Getgo (10/1), Miss Mirabeau (12/1), Shamad (14/1), Wild Shot (20/1), Cul An Ti (20/1), Vocal Activity (33/1), Jose Echegaray (33/1)

It may be worth chancing handicap debutant PIVOTAL CONNECTION with this step up in trip likely to suit and she seems to be improving at this relatively early stage in her career. Teo's Music beat three of these rivals in her last race and looks to have been looked after by the handicapper so she has a chance. Consistent Miss Snossyboots is another expected to be firmly in the mix as she usually is.