Danz Gift© Photo Healy Racing
Improving sprinter Danz Gift bids for a hat-trick at Dundalk tonight after two impressive victories on the Polytrack already this month.
Sheila Lavery 's charge has blossomed recently and the handicapper has reacted accordingly as he now runs off a mark 25lb higher than when scoring initially.
Connections feel a mixture of race experience and confidence has transformed the Haatef gelding.
He travelled with utmost ease when running out a cosy three-and-a-quarter-length winner a fortnight ago and, on that showing, a 15lb rise doesn't look harsh.
He proved much too strong for Kimbay and that rival reopposes in the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Handicap having scored in the interim herself. Burren View Lady who landed a gamble with a narrow victory at Wolverhampton just under two weeks ago, is another interesting contender in the six-runner field.
Her trainer Denis Hogan has his string in fine form but the Dansili filly has to overcome an 8lb higher mark back on home soil now.
Another hat-trick seeker on the card is Stronger Than Me who heads the weights in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap.
Bill Farrell's charge followed up his Leopardstown success with a convincing victory here a fortnight ago.
The seven-year-old was given a 9lb rise for his latest win and it will be interesting to see how he performs tackling a longer trip again having produced a promising run over a mile and a half at Navan last month. Ringside Humour who chased him home last time, lines up again and looks an obvious danger given the turnaround in the weights. Chestnut Fire looks for his third win of the year in the concluding Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap and is another aiming to defy a significant weight rise.
Michael Halford 's charge looked value for more than his length victory last time having travelled sweetly into contention.
The handicapper put him up 9lb for that effort but the three-year-old i s open to more improvement and could be capable of carrying top weight to victory.
