Racecards
15:25 Dundalk (IRE)
Dundalk Stadium 20th Anniversary Nursery Handicap
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- €11,500 added
- Winner: €6,900
- 2nd: €2,300
- 3rd: €1,150
- 4th: €575
- Form 790613
- Age 2
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 76
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway into 2nd towards far side when rider lost whip under 2f out, progress to lead over 100 yards out, kept on well
- Form 857
- Age 2
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 72
led or disputed lead, pushed along and headed early straight, soon ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 9560
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer F Birrane
- Jockey Adam Caffrey
slowly into stride and always towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra
- Form 8003
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer E & P Harty
- Jockey C D Hayes
prominent and disputed lead, led early straight, ridden well over 1f out and headed over 100 yards out, kept on one pace
- Form 864268
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
- Jockey O McSweeney
dwelt and towards rear, pushed along early straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, 4th and kept on one pace from over 100 yards out
- Form 00007
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A A Howard
- Jockey J A Powell
tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd and pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 77078
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer W McCreery
- Jockey N M Crosse
mid-division early, pushed along and no impression towards rear under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor
Verdict
Scorchio came here for the first time last month and landed a nursery in good style. She was 7lb higher and her rider claimed 2lb less when narrowly beaten over 6f three weeks ago, with Milliethemollie and Stopitnowjulia both well beaten, and is up another 6lb. That could hand the initiative to MARY SHOELACES, who was two-and-a-half lengths behind in the former event and will be 12lb better off. Tarsus has run a bit better than form figures suggest and makes his handicap debut though was just behind Signor Ferrari is a course and distance maiden earlier this month.
Formwatch
Scorchio (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, ridden to close on outer 2f out, disputed 1f out, no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Clonmacash (9-12) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Signor Ferrari (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Dwelt, always behind, never a factor, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Port Augusta (9-5) at Dundalk 6f pol in Nov.
Dabirsim Flyer (FR) 150-1 (9-7) Tracked leader of near side group, pushed along under 2f out, soon lost place and ridden, weakened over 1f out, eased closing stages, last of 13, 27 1/4l behind Bonbon (9-2) at Cork 5f mdn sft in Sep.
Mary Shoelaces (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Soon mid-division, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Scorchio (8-9) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Oct.
Milliethemollie (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, no extra 1f out, 8th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Clonmacash (9-12) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Stopitnowjulia (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, ran freely early, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Clonmacash (9-12) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Charles Atlas (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, hung left and corrected entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Lia Fail (9-11) at Sligo 6f hcp sft in Aug.
Tarsus (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Moral Turpitude (9-2) at Dundalk 5f mdn pol in Nov.