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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Nursery Handicap

2YO only | 5f | 14 Runners | Polytrack

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Rosie Frith³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 80| D

Winner at Cork in July. Very good second of 10 in minor event at this C&D (14/1) 35 days ago. Much respected on her handicap debut.

Form: 691722

(14)

Ninth Crusade^t1⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 78

Thrice-raced winner. 14½ lengths last of 10 to Five Ways in Sirenia Stakes (33/1) at Kempton (6f) 48 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 170

(2)

Cactus^t²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 74

9/2, fifth of 7 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Yard having good spell. Can give a good account.

Form: 963205

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Love Bomb²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 73| D

Lightly-raced sort who posted a career best when cosily winning 12-runner nursery at Down Royal (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 25 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Final Melody. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 9481

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The Love Machine^t¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 70

Much improved when getting off the mark in 13-runner nursery (10/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 16 days ago. 9lb higher for his polytrack debut but can still make his presence felt.

Form: 505561

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Up To Ninety^b1⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 70

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 13 in nursery at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 8907

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Divine Blue²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Feane| OR: 67

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in maiden (40/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 20 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 070

(4)

Spicetown¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, creditable sixth of 14 in nursery at this course (6f) 10 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 6876

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Glen And Tonic^h1¹¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 66

Gleneagles filly looks to have been brought along steadily, shaping well under a patient ride when sixth of 12 in maiden (12/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 114 days ago. Hood goes on for her handicap debut and she's open to improvement. Interesting.

Form: 586

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Smart Sioux^t⁵⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty| T: C O'Connell| OR: 66

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in nursery (66/1) at Navan (5.8f, good) 57 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 60600

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Final Melody²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: N Lupini| OR: 64| BF

Lightly-raced maiden. Good 1¼ lengths second of 12 to Love Bomb in nursery at Down Royal (5f, good to soft, 4/1) 25 days ago, running on. Holds very good claims.

Form: 78422

(1)

Cliadh Dubh^p1¹⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 59

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 9 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good). Off 158 days. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6789

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Pretty Liz¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, creditable fifth of 14 in nursery at this course (6f) 10 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 70985

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Disco Version²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 45

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 12 in nursery at Cork (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 0900

Forecasts

Rosie Frith (7/2), The Love Machine (4/1), Love Bomb (5/1), Cactus (6/1), Final Melody (6/1), Ninth Crusade (7/1), Spicetown (10/1), Glen And Tonic (12/1), Pretty Liz (16/1), Up To Ninety (20/1), Divine Blue (25/1), Cliadh Dubh (33/1), Smart Sioux (50/1), Disco Version (66/1)

An intriguing nursery in which GLEN AND TONIC is fancied to build on previous promise and take a sizeable step forward now going handicapping to get off the mark. Love Bomb and Final Melody fought out a good finish at Down Royal recently and can both have a say, while The Love Machine and Rose Frith need factoring in too.