Racecards
17:20 Dundalk (IRE)
LMFM Dual Race Night Friday 3rd May Handicap (45-65)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 150y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- €10,000 added
- Winner: €6,160
- 2nd: €1,910
- 3rd: €910
- 4th: €410
- Form 130086-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer K H Clarke
- Jockey Shane Kelly
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression 2f out, 7th and ridden on outer over 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace
- Form 91-0050
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden under 2f out and some headway 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
- Form 54274-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer D Broad
- Jockey Robbie Colgan
towards rear, pushed along after 3f, no impression early straight, ridden in 9th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 4199-69
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 59
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression on outer early straight, soon no extra and weakened
- Form 5/98700-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and soon no extra, eased over 1f out
- Form 2856-76
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G Donnelly
- Jockey D W O'Connor
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and some headway 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 566232
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A Slattery
- Jockey A J Slattery
prominent and led after 2f, pushed along early straight and headed 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 88-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A McCann
- Jockey D E Sheehy
mid-division, pushed along and some headway in 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, soon edged right and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 301-235
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey Wayne Lordan
held up in rear, some headway early straight, ridden under 2f out and 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 9998-50
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, 6th on outer 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra
- Form 88-6207
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer K H Clarke
- Jockey G P Brouder
prominent and led briefly after 1f, tracked leader and 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Elzaa
23- Form 04093/6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A McCann
- Jockey M A Gallagher
rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression on inner under 4f out, no extra from 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Sharjah continues his quest for an elusive then course victory, which would equal the record, and he was just touched off by WILD SHOT last time. There's hardly anything between the pair on that form but the vote just goes to the winner. Spanish Dawn has been running well from higher marks after her victory here in December while Exclusive Waters, who has been behind Wild Shot in his two runs since arriving from the UK, should be nearing his peak. Heir of Excitement is slowly coming down the weights and will be popping up one of these days.
Formwatch
Getgo 100-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened, tailed off, 11th of 15, dist behind Brace Yourself (11-12) at Down Royal 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov.
Connemera Queen 50-1 (8-11) Waited with, soon raced in 14th, no extra from under 2f out, last of 16, 18 1/4l behind Bobby Boy (10-1) at Navan 1m hcp gd in Mar.
Patrick Joseph 9-1 (9-7) Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Georgian Bay (9-8) at Dundalk 1m pol in Jan.
Progressive Dawn 12-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Lady Godiva (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Wild Shot 7-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway entering straight and disputed lead from 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, led on line, won at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr beating Sharjah (9-7) by ns, 14 ran.
Alpine Peak (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division on inner, pushed along early straight and no extra over 1f out, eased, 22nd of 23, 24 3/4l behind Perfect Tapatino (9-6) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Exclusive Waters (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, pushed along early and headway on outer to track leaders after 2f, went 2nd before halfway, pushed along approaching straight and ridden in 6th 2f out, no extra inside final furlong and eased closing stages, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Wild Shot (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr.
Sharjah (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Prominent and led after 2f, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Wild Shot (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr.
Jazzy J (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra under 2f out, 9th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Ciao (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
Spanish Dawn (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out and some headway in 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 5th close home, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Lizard Point (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Heir of Excitement (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Rear of mid-division on outer, never a factor, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra over 1f out, 14th of 16, 15 1/4l behind Dont Quit (8-8) at Leopardstown 1m hcp sft in Apr.
Quite Subunctious (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Dwelt, towards rear, never a factor, 9th and pushed along over 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 7th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Black Label (9-3) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Mar.
Elzaa 33-1 (8-10) Towards rear, pushed along and switched left 2f out, ridden and some headway on inner over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Lady Godiva (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.