19:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 20 December 2023

All16:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 2m 20.62s

1^st

(17)

Garrick Painter

310-0

15/2

T: N C KellyJ: Killian Leonard

Made all, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and clear 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably op 7/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(9)

Obama Army

39-11

28/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Scott McCullagh (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and closer in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong, not trouble winner op 14/1

3^rd

(8)

Picpoul

59-12

9/4f

T: M RiceJ: Jack Kearney (5)

Mid-division, pushed along in 9th 2f out, briefly short of room 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, 8th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd close home, never nearer op 10/3

4^th

(5)

Snag It

69-8

17/2

T: P J F MurphyJ: Gary Halpin

Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, no extra tchd 9/1

5^th

(1)

Hasten Slowly

39-11

11/2

T: J C McConnellJ: Mr C McConnell (7)

Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

(3)

Higher Kingdom

610-2

13/2

T: J C McConnellJ: Donagh O'Connor

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression op 7/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

(6)

Darkened

79-8

16/1

T: D HoganJ: Paddy Harnett (5)

Towards rear, checked at halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra op 8/1

8^th

(11)

Kitty McFee

39-7

15/2

T: John O'DonoghueJ: O McSweeney (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, went 2nd briefly 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong op 9/2

9^th

(10)

Celebrating Ethel

410-2

16/1

T: A KinironsJ: Hugh Horgan (7)

Mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression op 9/1

10^th

(7)

Wrecking Ball Paul

510-1

14/1

T: Paul MulliganJ: Rory Mulligan (10)

Dwelt, towards rear, pulled hard, ridden 2f out, no impression op 18/1

11^th

(12)

Cursory Exam

59-6

16/1

T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: N G McCullagh

Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, 9th 1f out, no impression op 14/1 tchd 18/1

12^th

(2)

Venetian

39-11

50/1

T: Sean DavisJ: Sean Davis

Rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened op 66/1

13^th

4 ½

(15)

Cruiscin Lan

39-6

100/1

T: P J RothwellJ: C D Maxwell

Slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor op 50/1

14^th

3 ½

(16)

Spyfall

410-0

80/1

T: P J RothwellJ: D E Sheehy (3)

Dwelt, always behind, never a factor op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Marians Gal⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: K Smith J: Reserve 2

(4)

Not Just Any Eagle¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 3

(14)

Grey Fable⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Keithen Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.50Pl:€3.10, €8.40, €1.10EX:€402.40Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€636.39SF:€213.26

Forecasts

Picpoul (9/4), Not Just Any Eagle (5/1), Hasten Slowly (11/2), Higher Kingdom (13/2), Garrick Painter (15/2), Kitty McFee (15/2), Snag It (17/2), Grey Fable (10/1), Marians Gal (12/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (14/1), Darkened (16/1), Celebrating Ethel (16/1), Cursory Exam (16/1), Obama Army (28/1), Venetian (50/1), Spyfall (80/1), Cruiscin Lan (100/1)

PICPOUL bounced back to capitalise on a reduced mark over C&D a week ago and she's still on a good mark, so she gets the nod over fellow last-time-out winner Hasten Slowly. Darkened will be of serious interest if the market speaks in his favour on debut for a new stable.

PICPOUL (IRE)
HASTEN SLOWLY (IRE)
DARKENED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Halcyon Spirit

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 4

J: Tom Kiely Marshall | T: J C McConnell

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00