18:30 Dundalk

Friday 2 February 2024

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 2m 36.07s

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(1)

Star Harbour^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98| D

11/2

Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 6/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago, not knocked about. Visor back on.

Form: 64120-4

(10)

Morning Logic⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 83| CD

7/2

Won 13-runner maiden at this C&D (25/1) on Flat debut 44 days ago, driven out. More needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 1-

(6)

Cape Bridgewater^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 84| D

40/1

12/1, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when third of 4 in minor event at this course (16f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip and blinkers refitted for this handicap debut.

Form: 02/271-3

(7)

Satono Chevalier⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 82| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 11/4) 42 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 211533-

(4)

Yokkell⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 82| CD

7/2

Three wins from 11 runs last year. 16/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D 49 days ago, driven out. 7 lb rise could find her out.

Form: 563411-

(2)

War Correspondent^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 78

7/1

Untrustworthy individual. 18/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 344D5-0

(5)

Banana Three^p1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: L F Roche| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79| CD

8/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner claimer at this C&D (5/2) 51 days ago, hampered. First run for yard after leaving G. M. Lyons. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 672221-

(9)

Eskimo Komet⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 73| C

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, 23 lengths last of 14 to Yokkell in handicap at this course (10.7f) 58 days ago.

Form: 758300-

(8)

Fascinating Shadow²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 72| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 21 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 1476/0-0

Non-Runners

(3)

Riyami³⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: K J Leonard

Forecasts

Satono Chevalier (11/4), Yokkell (7/2), Morning Logic (7/2), Star Harbour (11/2), War Correspondent (7/1), Banana Three (8/1), Riyami (8/1), Fascinating Shadow (18/1), Eskimo Komet (40/1), Cape Bridgewater (40/1)

The vote goes to SATONO CHEVALIER, who has barely put a foot wrong on the all-weather and he meets Yokkell on significantly better terms than when a close third to that rival in a 10.7f handicap here in December. This step back up in trip looks a good move for the selection, who is 2-3 over C&D. Yokkell followed up back at this course next time but she's plenty high enough in the weights for now and Star Harbour, who didn't shape at all badly here last month, is feared most.