UK Horse Racing Tips: Dundalk

Danny Murphy and Oisin Sweeney have successful teamed up here at the last two Friday evening meetings including with Group 3 winner Dun Na Sead and perhaps MAGGIE MCGRATH can keep the sequence going. The selection was placed twice over C&D as a juvenile and was probably unsuited by soft ground on a number of occasions this season. Charlie Brow'n showed plenty of speed when third over six furlongs at Cork before getting stuck in the mud at the Curragh last time, while If But Maybe also showed pace on debut here last month and should be suited by the drop back to the minimum trip. Billboa made a promising debut here in the spring before disappointing on soft ground.
Prediction : 1st Maggie McGrath 2nd Charlie Brown 3rd If But Maybe

CHAVAJOD scored on his first start for current connections over a mile at Leopardstown back in May and ran well subsequently over 1m2f at Roscommon. He shaped well over C&D last time when again coming from well off the pace behind Machnamh. Celtic Revival is an obvious threat bidding for a hat-trick after two wins here over 1m4f but the drop back in trip is a concern given all five career victories have now come here over that distance. Yokkell has joined John McConnell from Jarlath Fahey since finishing third to Jaafel here last month while Dabana and Spy are others to consider.
Prediction : 1st Chavajod 2nd Yokkell 3rd Celtic Revival

WHISPERSINTHEWIND caught the eye on debut over C&D and given normal improvement should prove difficult to beat. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained daughter of Churchill is obviously held in some regard as she attracted support in the morning and made steady headway inside the final quarter mile to take third behind Milliat. Sweetest has been placed on all five outings in sprint maidens including here last Friday behind the impressive Moral Turpitude and it will be interesting to see how she copes with this step up in trip. There are plenty of well-bred newcomers from leading yards to keep a close eye on in the market including the Frankel filly Quadruple and the Joseph O'Brien-trained pair Foolish Love and Supreme Success.
Prediction : 1st Whispersinthewind 2nd Quadruple 3rd Sweetest

DIDN'THAVEMUCHTODO has been knocking on the door in Listed races and may finally make the breakthrough here. The Joseph O'Brien-trained filly has yet to race on the all-weather but appears versatile ground wise on turf and went close to gaining big black type when beaten a head by Salt Lake City at Killarney in August. She again ran with credit over a mile at Naas last time and is preferred to Keep In Touch. The Moyglare Stud homebred was only denied by a neck in the Listed Corrib Stakes at the Galway Festival and is another making his debut at this venue. Persian Jewel has a different profile having only won her maiden in good style here last Friday while Hodd's Girl and UK raider Behind The Scenes also have winning form on the all-weather.
Prediction : 1st Didnthavemuchtodo 2nd Keep In Touch 3rd Persian Jewel

FORMAL DISPLAY beat all bar Atlantic Coast on debut at the Curragh and that form looks rock solid with the winner going on to land the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes. The half-brother to six winners including the very smart Time Test was far from disgraced on his only subsequent start behind Diego Velazquez in a Group 2 over this trip at Leopardstown on Champions Weekend. Going Remote stepped forward from his debut when staying on well at Naas and should be suited by a mile while Nine Lives was prominent throughout over C&D a fortnight ago but riding arrangements suggest The Old Nine, a 360,000 guineas son of No Nay Never, is preferred. Emphasis was blinkered and never really involved on debut over C&D but could progress with that experience under his belt.
Prediction : 1st Formal Display 2nd Going Remote 3rd The Old Nine

MIGDAM won three times for Sir Michael Stoute holding a career high rating of 96 and has progressed steadily since joining Ado McGuinness this summer winning on his latest start over C&D with Punk Poet and Ransom both behind. The form of that race has worked out well with the third, fifth and sixth all winning next time out. Brains made all for a very easy win in a claimer here last week and shouldn't be lightly dismissed while Freescape has gained all six wins at this venue including off a mark of 104 just before last Christmas. Lust won four times for Ger Lyons including a Listed race at Naas 18 months ago but has been generally disappointing in a light campaign since and has recently joined Mick Mulvany.
Prediction : 1st Migdam 2nd Brains 3rd Freescape

PINK SOCKS has been in good form most of this season but unlike a lot of her stablemates hasn't quite managed to get her head in front. The selection has filled the runner-up spot in her latest three starts on varying ground conditions including at this venue last Friday when Gurkha Girl, Designer Cailin and Hale Bopp were all behind. Elephant John has dropped considerably in the ratings this year but gave some encouragement when staying on over seven here a fortnight ago and the booking of Colin Keane is certainly a positive. Tiktok Time has shown his best turf form on good ground and could be of interest tackling this surface for the first time.
Prediction : 1st Pink Socks 2nd Hale Bopp 3rd Elephant John

THE BOG BANK has won twice over this C&D and is a generally consistent sort at this venue. The Tom McCourt-trained mare has been placed on both recent outings here and beat all bar Barbapapa last week. Bucky Larson has gained all bar one of his seven career wins over a mile and is closely matched with Airgead, who was fitted with blinkers for the first time, on running behind Amemri over seven here last month. Von Krolock had Knockmore Prince about five lengths behind when opening his account over seven here last month but faces a stiff enough task off a 10lb higher mark, while others to consider include Tara Power and French import Kiwi Kiss.
Prediction : 1st The Bog Bank 2nd Bucky Larson 3rd Airgead