7.00 1m. 14 Declared. Dundalk Winter Series Championship Hcap (DIV II) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - ELLABELLA is just 3lb higher than when winning over course and distance last month, with today's different jockey now claiming 10lb, against 4lb in January. Out of a Listed-placed dam, she has progressed well on the all-weather recently and while beaten by Take My Hand is December, is 2lb better off today and is progressive. Take My Hand has been busy and is exposed but should run her usual solid race. Blankiedoodie, a CD winner in November, was beaten by the selection in December but is better suited by today's mile than the seven furlongs trip he ran over last week. Here's Hoping's best form is over slightly further and disappointed when favourite 44 days ago while Philly's Hope won over CD in mid-January but was well held a week later. Barretstown runs in a first-time visor while Irish Ambassador has bits of form at this level and ran well enough in first-time blinkers over 1m2f recently.