20:30 Dundalk

Friday 6 October 2023

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Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 17.87s

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Chavajod^p⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: L F Roche| T: D P Coakley| OR: 73

10/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in May. Tenth of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 43 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 010260

(5)

Emeric⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: P W Flynn| OR: 73| CD

4/1

Three wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 16/1) 85 days ago, well positioned. Significantly back up in trip and likely to remain competitive.

Form: 052-111

(1)

Liquid Metric^p,t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: A McCann| OR: 73

150/1

Eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 200/1) 4 days ago and opposable returned to the Flat on the back of that low-key effort.

Form: 463828-

(2)

One Cool Poet^e/s1,t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 73| D

50/1

11/1, below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Down in trip. Eyeshields on 1st time. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 0-90828

(16)

Jabbar³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 72| D

8/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (8/1) at Roscommon (11.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5/68311

(10)

Caulaincourt⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Naas (10.5f, good to soft) 40 days ago, just failing. Will be a threat if taking to this surface.

Form: 6672

(7)

Great Cat Mau⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 74

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in maiden (13/2) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Caulaincourt appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 040

(12)

Machnamh²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 74

14/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft, 8/1) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 321356

(11)

Time To Boogie¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 74

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 33/1, well-beaten tenth of 11 to Maxux in Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes at Fairyhouse (9.1f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Sights lowered here and she needs considering.

Form: 4-910

(8)

Banana Three⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 72

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Doesn't appear to be the yard No 1 judged on jockey bookings.

Form: 30546

(9)

Free Flow²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 72

7/1

7/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-09256

(3)

Semantics^b³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 72

66/1

16/1, below form 8 lengths eighth of 13 to Time To Boogie in maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Significantly up in trip. One of 4 representing the Ger Lyons yard.

Form: 9-74688

(13)

Ninth Life³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 71

12/1

Fourth of 5 in maiden at Cork (8f, good to firm, 6/1) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip and needs to find some improvement. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Riccardi Medici.

Form: 5-24464

(14)

Cursory Exam³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Nicole Weir⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 71| CD

28/1

Three-time C&D winner. 50/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 34-1080

Non-Runners

(4)

Riccardi Medici²⁸⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

(6)

Giselles Defence²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(17)

Dalliances³⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Caulaincourt (3/1), Emeric (4/1), Time To Boogie (5/1), Riccardi Medici (11/2), Free Flow (7/1), Jabbar (8/1), Chavajod (10/1), Ninth Life (12/1), Banana Three (12/1), Machnamh (14/1), Great Cat Mau (25/1), Cursory Exam (28/1), One Cool Poet (50/1), Semantics (66/1), Liquid Metric (150/1)

JABBAR is taken to complete the hat-trick following victories at Killarney and Roscommon the last twice. He could be a hard one for the handicapper to pin down owing to his late-on-the-scene style of racing and a 6 lb rise for his latest success probably underestimates him. If all is well with Riccardi Medici following 9 months off he will be a big danger, while Emeric, who is 3-3 on the Flat this year, and unexposed Ballydoyle filly Time To Boogie are others with claims in a competitive heat.