18:15 Dundalk

Friday 15 March 2019

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Ready Mixed Concrete Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 2m 17.36s

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(9)

Ciao^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 78| CD

9/2

Has a win and a place from three starts over C&D including a success in January off a 7lb lower mark. Ran well in defeat since but looks a progressive type and is shortlisted here.

Form: 0033-14

(3)

Carried^b²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 72| CD

11/1

One from 14 over C&D hitting the frame on a further six occasions including a 1L defeat behind Sheisdiesel when headed narrowly inside the final furlong. Should be among the leading players.

Form: 840-335

(1)

Alhajjaj^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Downey| T: A McCann| OR: 71| CD

11/4

Just squeezed Carried out of second place when finishing 2¼L behind Sheisdiesel over C&D last month. May have to settle for a place again racing 11lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 69-0124

(8)

Rockfish⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: H J Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70| CD

14/1

Won his only start over C&D in April last year off a 25lb lower mark. Possibly needed the run earlier this month. Yard have a good record here in the last three years boasting a 55% win and place strike rate in the month of March.

Form: 31118-0

(7)

Waterboy¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 69

5/1

Finished third of nine beaten 2L on his only start here over 1m4f in May. Off the mark next time at the sixth time of asking when landing a Leopardstown handicap off a 3lb lower mark. Beaten since but one to watch in the market.

Form: 031357-

(4)

Pivotal Man^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden for Roger Varian in Britain, offering something to work on. Nothing in three starts for current connections including a couple of starts over C&D when well beaten since the turn of the year. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5447-70

(2)

Alcander^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: G P Halpin| T: F J Flood| OR: 67| C

4/1

Usually seen to better effect over 1m4f here on the AW. Finished fifth of 11 beaten 3¾L over C&D in January when never troubling the leaders looking a little one paced. Strong place claims in this company.

Form: 2/724-53

(6)

Masalai²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 67| C

6/1

Winner of a 1m handicap here last month off a 4lb lower mark when running on to lead inside the final furlong holding on well in the end to fend off the fast finishing Lachet.

Form: 2647-41

(5)

Ragtime Red^t⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 60| CD

12/1

Belatedly off the mark in a C&D handicap off a 7lb lower mark in January, beating Mcguigan 1½L. Was never going when stepped up in trip later in the month but holds each way claims back at this trip.

Form: 9563-10

Forecasts

Alhajjaj (11/4), Alcander (4/1), Ciao (9/2), Waterboy (5/1), Masalai (6/1), Carried (11/1), Ragtime Red (12/1), Rockfish (14/1), Pivotal Man (40/1)

Winner of a 1m handicap here last month off a 4lb lower mark, MASALAI can improve of his new mark here, having bodly held off the advances of Latchet last month. The developing five-year-old can account for C&D winners Alhajjaj, Ciao and Carried who has been running well in defeat since the turn of the year.