19:00 Dundalk

Friday 22 December 2023

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HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 36.19s

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(1)

Curious Bride^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: E O'Connell| OR: 63| D

16/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (4/1) at this course (16f) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 355732

(12)

Oranmore²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 61

12/1

Winner at Bellewstown in July. 10/3, good third of 13 in handicap at this course (16f) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 159963

(16)

Pinball Wizard²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 61

5/1

7/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 779223

(8)

Unterberg²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 61

13/2

Good third of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 25/1) 28 days ago, having run of race. Merits consideration.

Form: 540003

(10)

Cursory Exam²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C T Keane| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 60| C

14/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 16/1) 2 days ago. Needs to bounce back quickly.

Form: 000050

(4)

Sand Castle^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 57| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable 3¾ lengths third of 14 to Nusra in handicap (3/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 1-30653

(3)

Nusra^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: G Ahern| OR: 56| CD

7/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Won 14-runner handicap (16/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, staying on well. Respected.

Form: 208101

(2)

Spinning Web²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 55| CD

9/2

5/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Going the right way and should go well again.

Form: 00-8251

(7)

Say It So^b,t1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: E McNamara| OR: 50

12/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 13/2) 37 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 487-375

(13)

Blackstone Cliff^h,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: C D Hayes| T: S Crawley| OR: 47| C

22/1

Course winner. 11/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 969070

(5)

Ciao Adios^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 47

40/1

First run since leaving Miss Shauna Larkin when ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 14 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 600469

(15)

Dinamine^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

33/1

Remains a maiden after 28 Flat runs. 16/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 046040

(17)

Indignation^p¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: R Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, fifteenth of 18 in handicap (9/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft). Off 110 days.

Form: 00/4-060

Non-Runners

(9)

Designer Cailin²¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: P Martin J: J J G Ryan

(6)

Fashion Flair³⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: John O'Donoghue J: Reserve 1

(14)

Tom The Plasterer²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: L Comer J: Reserve 2

(11)

Hidden Land²³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: A Kinirons J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sand Castle (7/2), Spinning Web (9/2), Pinball Wizard (5/1), Unterberg (13/2), Nusra (7/1), Say It So (12/1), Oranmore (12/1), Cursory Exam (14/1), Fashion Flair (14/1), Hidden Land (14/1), Curious Bride (16/1), Indignation (18/1), Designer Cailin (20/1), Tom The Plasterer (20/1), Blackstone Cliff (22/1), Dinamine (33/1), Ciao Adios (40/1)

PINBALL WIZARD ran with credit at this course last time and remains well treated on old form, so he's marginally preferred to Oranmore and Sand Castle in a competitive event.