UK Horse Racing Tips: Dundalk

DUSTY ROCK filled the runner-up spot here a fortnight ago and appears to have been found a good opportunity to go one better. The Joseph O'Brien-trained filly was far from disgraced on debut at Cork last spring and was then absent until beating all bar Pass Me If You Can here, with Bye Bye Now over five lengths behind in fourth. The remainder of those with form appear quite modest and perhaps newcomer Faustyna may prove the main threat.
Prediction : 1st Dusty Rock 2nd Faustyna 3rd Bye Bye Now

SOVEREIGN BANTER beat the progressive Nikki Swango over C&D in October and has been a model of consistency since. The Andy Slattery-trained colt is generally ridden up with the pace under regular partner Jimmy Dalton and can find enough in the closing stages against this opposition. Hero Of The Hour appears equally effective over 5f and 6f and is closely matched with Hasiyna on running over the minimum trip here before Christmas. Masked Angel is noted too.
Prediction : 1st Sovereign Banter 2nd Hero Of The Hour 3rd Masked Angel

TATATEO scored in effortless fashion over C&D last Friday and can follow up under a 7lb penalty. The Teofilo gelding has won twice over hurdles since joining Denis Hogan including at Cork last month and relished the step up to 2m for the first time on the Flat when justifying favouritism five days ago. Gallo Dell Cielo is certainly on an upward curve and was also trying two miles for the first time when beating Black Gem by three lengths here last month. He's now on a hat-trick and is noted along with Sign From Above.
Prediction : 1st Tatateo 2nd Gallo Dell Cielo 3rd Sign From Above

ELECTRIC NIGHT stepped forward from her debut here in December when only going down by a little over a length behind Flanker Jet over C&D last month, with stablemate Personified over five lengths adrift. The daughter of Night Of Thunder has scope for further improvement and is preferred to another Joseph O'Brien-trained filly Green Interlude, who made an encouraging debut at the Curragh last July but has been absent since disappointing the following month at Cork. Glitter And Glory is another to bear in mind.
Prediction : 1st Electric Night 2nd Green Interlude 3rd Glitter And Glory

IFF IN DOUBT has run with plenty of promise on his latest two starts over C&D and gets the vote to reverse places with Apiary (second) from when not enjoying the clearest of passages in fourth before Christmas. The selection was also drawn on the wide outside on that occasion and is preferred to Beau Army, who is on a hat-trick. The Ado McGuinness-trained filly had Iryna's Star nearly three lengths behind in third last time.
Prediction : 1st Iff In Doubt 2nd Beau Army 3rd Apiary

BEN LAWERS has been placed both on turf and this surface and appears to have been found a good opportunity to open his account. Jessica Harrington's charge had both Land Of The Giants and Battle Borne well behind when third over 1m1f at Leopardstown last summer and appeared to find 1m3f too far when beaten at odds-on here last time. Coulsty Exchange took a nice step forward from her debut when making the running and finishing a creditable third over C&D last month and is another to note.
Prediction : 1st Ben Lawers 2nd Coulsty Exchange 3rd Land Of The Giants

TIMANDI won a barrier trial at Leopardstown as a juvenile and has shown promise on a number of occasions since, notably when beaten just over a length by Benavente over C&D in December. The selection was subsequently given plenty to do when keeping on behind Limestone Red over 1m3f. Beat The Devil has been kept busy since scoring over a mile here last month and now tries this trip for the first time. Jawhary has won twice over C&D this winter and is also respected.
Prediction : 1st Timandi 2nd Beat The Devil 3rd Jawhary

TAKE HEART won three times for Johnny Murtagh to earn a career-high rating of 99 and has indicated further success is imminent off his current mark since joining Stephen Thorne. The Dark Angel gelding has twice come up against the progressive Genoah and went close over 1m4f last time with Loyal Touch five lengths behind in fourth. The Real Screamer justified strong market support when overcoming a six-month absence to record a third C&D win a fortnight ago and he had Walhaan back in fourth.
Prediction : 1st Take Heart 2nd The Real Screamer 3rd Walhaan