Friday 18 September · Dundalk, Eire
19:00 Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-70)
- Distance
- 0m 7f 0y
- Going
- Standard
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10000
- Runners
- 14
Race preview
A very cramped handicap with just a 2lb band in the ratings among the 14 declared. EASTERN RACER last won on the Polytrack off a mark of 77 and has struck form again on soft ground this summer winning over this trip at Galway. He was collared close home over a mile at Navan last time and conditions could well suit with the relayed surface here reportedly riding quite slow. A wide draw in 17 is an obvious negative. Arnhem and Shawaf are closely matched on running behind Eshtiya over course and distance last month. The Ger Lyons yard is going through a quiet patch and it will be interesting to see if there is any support for Lilandra, who showed promise in maidens and now switches to a handicap after a two-month break.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaazm | 254-089 | Chris Hayes | K Prendergast | 10 1 | 7-1 | |
| 2 | Never Back Down | 509000 | S M Mooney | A McGuinness | 10 0 | 28-1 | |
| 3 | Arnhem | 42-5803 | Ronan Whelan | N Lupini | 10 2 | 11-2 | |
| 4 | Defilade | 27-6836 | K J Manning | J Feane | 10 1 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Lilandra | 226 | Colin Keane | G M Lyons | 9 13 | 8-1 | |
| 6 | Pulse Of Shanghai | 12-6530 | Shane Foley | K P Cotter | 10 0 | 9-1 | |
| 7 | Eastern Racer | 043152 | Sean Davis | S Byrne | 10 2 | 8-1 | |
| 8 | Fit For Function | 312850 | Gary Carroll | J G Murphy | 10 2 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | Linus Larrabee | 57-609 | Reserve 1 | E Lynam | 9 11 | 11-1 | |
| 10 | Shawaf | 7-22004 | Gavin Ryan | D English | 10 1 | 7-2 | |
| 11 | Great Midge | 4/259-00 | James J Doyle | D Hogan | 10 0 | 25-1 | |
| 12 | Tanseeq | 747378 | Robbie Colgan | J C McConnell | 10 2 | 8-1 | |
| 13 | Plunkett | 6-960 | Rory Cleary | P W Flynn | 9 11 | 40-1 | |
| 14 | Rita Levi | 5210-00 | E J McNamara | J C McConnell | 10 2 | 66-1 | |
| NR | Time Stands Still | 049910 | W T Byrne | W J Martin | 10 2 | ||
| NR | Eglish | 248400 | Reserve 2 | A McGuinness | 9 10 | ||
| NR | Offline | 6/88400- | Reserve 3 | A Slattery | 9 13 |