'She Saves Her Best For Dundalk' - Wednesday's Lucky 15 Tips Dundalk stages a competitive eight-race card on Wednesday afternoon, each race attracting a field of either 13 or the maximum 14 runners. The action gets underway at 14:00 with an optional claimer and concludes at 17:40, and our expert has picked out his four best bets on the card. Dundalk Lucky 15 Tips 14:31 Dundalk - Comfort Line 15:01 Dundalk - No More Porter 16:01 Dundalk - Evening Blues 17:40 Dundalk - Pearl Jewel Ladbrokes Betting Offer 14:31 Dundalk - Comfort Line Testing ground has likely been the undoing of Adrian McGuinness’s Comfort Line in his last two runs, but the switch back to the Polytrack could bring about a sudden return to form for the veteran. The eight-year-old is thoroughly exposed, having already had 102 starts in his career, but he’s got a good strike-rate, winning a total of nine times, the last six of which have come at this venue. Indeed, he’s been admirably consistent around Dundalk over the years, finishing in the money on 15 of his 32 visits, and he looks a major player on Wednesday off a mark 8lb lower than when he was last successful in March. 15:01 Dundalk - No More Porter McGuinness and rider Adam Caffrey can complete a quick double the card courtesy of No More Porter, who shaped like a win was just around the corner when second over 10.5f at Dundalk earlier this month. The selection has gained all three of his career wins at The Curragh (6.5f up to a mile), but he’s run well on each of his four visits to this track (finishing in the places the last two times) and has dropped to a really favourable mark - 12lb below his last victory. He did well over the extended 1m2f on his last visit to Dundalk, but he’s at his most effective at around a mile and the likelihood of a strongly run race - with 13 rivals in opposition - should play to his strengths. 16:01 Dundalk - Evening Blues Ger Lyons’ Evening Blues failed to run his race at The Curragh last time, but he’s been given a lengthy break and could well be revitalised with connections reaching for a first-time hood. Rated 88, he sets a clear standard in this maiden and looks well worthy of that mark, having finished an excellent second behind Aidan O’Brien’s Albert Einstein at Naas on his second start - the winner of that race has gone on to win in Group 3 company and has been the subject of glowing reports from his master trainer. The selection’s debut third also reads well in the context of this and if he’s anything like the same horse now, he’ll be very hard to beat. 17:40 Dundalk - Pearl Jewel The Chris Timmons-trained Pearl Jewel is far from a prolific winner, but she tends to save her best for this track and went close to doubling her tally when third over this course-and-distance a fortnight ago. She’s been put up 1lb for that, but she’s still only on 67, which looks lenient having been as high as 77 in the past and regularly run to Racing Post Ratings of 70 and above. Well drawn in stall two for a horse that likes to race up with the pace, Pearl Jewel reunites with Gary Carroll, who has form figures of 2551 in the four races he’s partnered the four-year-old daughter of Free Eagle.
