Racecards
14:50 Dundalk (IRE)
Crowne Plaza Hotel Handicap (47-65)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- €7,000 added
- Winner: €4,830
- 2nd: €1,121
- 3rd: €490
- 4th: €280
- Form 0-80091
- Age 3
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
broke well, made all, sent on from 2f out, clear and stayed on well from over 1f out, easily
- Form 4-96565
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer K J Condon
- Jockey S Foley
towards rear, switched widest under 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
- Form 527587
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer T G McCourt
- Jockey Colin Keane
pushed along early, soon chased leaders, 5th before straight where wide, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 516-030
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G Stack
- Jockey Joseph O'Brien
soon chased leaders, 6th before straight, switched away from rail from over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
- Form 4002-46
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M J Browne
- Jockey Wayne Lordan
slowly into stride, towards rear, switched wide to get a run from over 1f out, kept on into 2nd closing stages without troubling winner
- Form 464407
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 57
prominent, under pressure before straight, no impression from 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 80-8004
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J L Hassett
- Jockey Rory Cleary
always prominent, niggled along before straight, no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace
Catalpa (IRE)
716- Form 500877/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer J Nash
- Jockey P J Smullen
towards rear, no impression under pressure from 2f out, not much room and not hard ridden from over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
- Form 068700
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer T G McCourt
- Jockey C R King
tracked leaders travelling well, 4th before straight, no impression from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
SUMMER ISLES had never reached a place in 13 starts, including five on Polytrack, before a comfortable victory at Bellewstown. Whether that was a fluke or not we'll find out but a repeat performance would see her very difficult to beat. Big Bad Lily invariably runs well without quite managing to get there but she's been given a chance by the assessor and looks a threat. Under Review hasn't run over a trip this short for over two years but Better Value, another who takes a big drop in trip, showed her first worthwhile form when dropped to 6f at Naas last time.
Formwatch
Summer Isles 12-1 (8-9) Soon led, travelling best 2f out, soon pushed clear, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Bellewstown 5f hcp 47-65 gd in Aug beating Fleet Captain (9-10) by 3l, 11 ran.
Big Bad Lily (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th halfway and soon pushed along, no impression and dropped to 5th final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Ucanchoose (9-6) at Tipperary 5f hcp gf in Jul.
Indigo Iris (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased leaders and 6th halfway, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3l behind Almadaa (9-8) at Cork 6f app hcp 50-75 gd in Aug.
La Canaada (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 8l behind Lily's Star (9-7) at Naas 5f hcp gf in Jul.
Under Review (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Slowly away and in rear, ridden in 7th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without reaching leaders, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Almadaa (9-8) at Cork 6f app hcp 50-75 gd in Aug.
Rock On Coco (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Prominent, keen hold early, 5th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Jembatt (9-7) at Roscommon 7f hcp gd.
Better Value (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on outer, ridden in 10th 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 20, 5l behind Penny Serenade (8-9) at Naas 6f hcp 47-65 gf in Jul.
Catalpa (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 10l behind Ashton Rose (9-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep '11.
Denbigh Raur (IRE) 22-1 (7-11) Mid-division in centre, no extra from over 1f out, weakened, 17th of 18, 8l behind Majestic Timeline (9-5) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 gf in Jun.