February 28 / 19.00 Dundalk (AW)

19.00

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 1m 2f 150y
  • 12 runners
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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Pro-Ride

Weather: Mostly cloudy

1st
9 (12)
Heather

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2-

Last run: 79 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sister to smart performers Latrobe (Irish Derby) and Pink Dogwood (Listed, Oaks runner-up), half-sister to four winners including Group 3 scorer Diamond Fields; dam Listed-placed 6f winner; promising debut over 1m here in December, having to come wide in straight but every chance when just denied; bred to improve for this longer trip and could be the one to beat.
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8

(8)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Dundalk (AW)

Heather

9st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

3yo won her maiden over 10.5f here in February; added a Ballinrobe fillies' handicap off 83 in June (1m5f, yielding); below par the last twice but the return to the AW is a positive; not discounted.

6/1

6th

3

(8)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

14:52 Curragh

Heather

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: G M Lyons

Lightly raced 3yo won AW maiden in February (1m2f) and beat a smart sort (pair clear) in Ballinrobe fillies handicap over 1m5f (yielding) under today's rider; ahead of La Vita Nova when beaten favourite in similar Down Royal contest but dropped out tamely in Gowran Listed latest, having been made plenty of use of; back in handicap company with 7lb claimer back on so has her chance.

4/1

8th

7

(1)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 50y

14:50 Gowran Park

Heather

9st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Lightly raced 3yo has never finished out of the top two in five starts; AW maiden winner in February (1m2f); stepped into handicap company at Ballinrobe (1m5f, yielding) when winning by a head off 83 (second has won since); couldn't follow up at Down Royal eight days ago when odds on off 89 (1m5f, good); likeable filly but needs more to win here.

9/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 62-5

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in 1m maiden here in November, not at same level on last month's return over this trip though would have finished close but for being badly hampered inside right final furlong; still has a bit to prove although riding arrangements suggest he is the pick of the Murray trio.
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11th

6

(9)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:18 Navan

Whats Your Game

9st 5lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Robson De Aguiar

Won on handicap debut at Cork (1m4f, soft) last April off 75; creditable second behind Carmers in a 1m5f listed race here (good) in May; 2m may have stretched him on return from a break at Dundalk last month; sharper for that and interesting back in a handicap.

7/1

5th

3

(5)

6th Feb 2026

Standard

2m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Whats Your Game

9st 13lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Robson De Aguiar

Second runner for yard; won a 1m4f Cork handicap (soft) last April before posting a solid effort in a 1m5f Listed heat at Navan (good); below best when last seen at Leopardstown in June and has been gelded; probably best watched on first try at 2m.

13/2

5

(4)

5th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

17:25 Leopardstown

Whats Your Game

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian Murray

Off the mark upped to this trip in Cork handicap in April (soft) and better again when second to an improver in Navan Listed over 1m5f on good ground; going the right way, no stamina doubts so could feature.

14/1

10/1

  • Place: £7.90

Form: 474

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Barrier trial winner here in July and fair level of form in three maiden runs over shorter trips, most recently in first-tim visor; more needed now stepped up in trip.
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12

(4)

29th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Dundalk (AW)

Sottsands

9st 4lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

16-race maiden, placed three times; inconsistent and needs to find extra to feature

12/1

12

(4)

29th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Dundalk (AW)

Sottsands

9st 4lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

16-race maiden, placed three times; inconsistent and needs to find extra to feature

12/1

14th

3

(16)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 30y

17:27 Navan

Sottsands

9st 11lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Adrian McGuinness

Now 0-15 but recent efforts at around this trip give her definite each-way claims.

9/1

Form: 6

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Saxon Warrior gelding a stable second-choice on C&D debut last month, some late headway when beaten 9l (just behind What's Your Game); more expected of after that experience.
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4

9th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

15:20 Hexham

Palavar

10st 10lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Daragh Bourke

Ex-Irish; maiden on the Flat and a well-beaten 40-1 shot at Perth (2m, good) on hurdles debut last month; improvement needed.

16/1

7th

8

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

13:30 Perth

Palavar

10st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Daragh Bourke

Minor Flat form in six Irish starts for two different trainers; wouldn't be the obvious solution.

20/1

6th

6

(6)

8th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:15 Navan

Palavar

9st 8lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Has shown some promise at Dundalk; stablemate Nobler has stronger credentials.

14/1

5th
10 (8)
Saxon Belle

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Saxon Warrior filly cost 30,000Euros and resold for 40,000Euros as a yearling; second foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (inc AW; RPR 72), sister to German 11.5f Flat/2m hurdle winner Racy Lacey; market best guide on debut.
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6th

13

(10)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 30y

16:30 Navan

Saxon Belle

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Saxon Warrior filly cost 30,000euros and resold for 40,000euros as a yearling; second foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (inc AW; RPR 72); not clearest of runs but showed some debut promise at Dundalk in February; more expected of now.

7/1

5th

10

(8)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Saxon Belle

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Saxon Warrior filly cost 30,000Euros and resold for 40,000Euros as a yearling; second foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (inc AW; RPR 72), sister to German 11.5f Flat/2m hurdle winner Racy Lacey; market best guide on debut.

14/1

66/1

Form: 4690-0

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Has looked limited in six starts, tongue-tie having no effect here a week ago behind an odds-on stablemate; cheekpieces now tried.
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11th

13

(14)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Alumni Lia

8st 10lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: Adrian Murray

0-12; promising C&D run in April but struggled on turf since and up against it on these terms.

33/1

10th

7

(3)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 30y

17:27 Navan

Alumni Lia

9st 8lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

Dundalk third early in the year hasn't been replicated, most recently after a summer break when dropping out quickly at same venue last month; 3lb lower turf mark but opposable.

16/1

9

(6)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Alumni Lia

9st 8lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

10-race maiden who ran well for a long way when third over C&D in April; didn't build on that in two subsequent runs and was tailed off when last seen at Roscommon; probably best watched after 123 days off.

20/1

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Son of Uncle Mo cost $100,000 as a yearling; brother to US 5.5f dirt 2yo winner Bold Connection, half-brother to six winners inc Sweet Loretta (US 5f-7f dirt inc 2yo Grade 1; RPR 105); dam US 6f 2yo winner, half-sister to Canadian champion 2yo filly Spring In The Air; newcomer bred for the surface, yard in form and market positivity has to be respected.
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6

(10)

26th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Quickshot

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Adrian Murray

Four of his five runs have been here; was runner-up over C&D in April making handicap debut then got off the mark over 1m4f in July; 10lb rise for that 1l win looked plenty but lightly raced and should be still progressing.

9/2

12

(4)

12th Jul 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Quickshot

8st 13lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian Murray

Quiet in maidens but went off favourite for handicap debut here over 1m2f and finished second despite having to challenge wide; down 2lb and that will help; has been off since April but plenty of appeal otherwise.

3/1

2nd

3

(6)

11th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Quickshot

9st 11lb

J: W J Lee

T: Adrian Murray

midfield, headway from over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

11/4

Form: 0-4

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Slowly away and ran green on debut here in December before showing ability when staying-on fourth over 1m here a fortnight ago; further improvement likely upped in trip here.
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3rd

1

(3)

9th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 132y

16:05 Thurles

Angelo Pio

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won back-to-back Down Royal handicaps over the extended 1m2f and bounced back from a below-form hat-trick bid to finish third (beaten roughly 1l) at the Curragh when last seen in August; that was a first run at this sort of trip and there could be more to come.

5/2

3rd

5

(5)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

16:37 Curragh

Angelo Pio

9st 10lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Progressed to win back-to-back 1m2f handicaps before finishing only fifth at Down Royal; has his stamina to prove over this far and it could be the handicapper has caught up with him.

7/2

Form: 6-

Last run: 112 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 115,000euros as a yearling (resold 60,000euros vendor); first foal; dam twice-raced in France, placed 1m2f AW 2yo/1m3f (RPR 71), sister to 1m4f HK Group 1 placed 1m1f/1m2f winner Collins Street; didn't count but not discredited on 1m debut here in November for Joseph O'Brien; changed yards since.
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10th

1

(1)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 120y

17:27 Cork

Dreamed To Dream

10st 7lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Raymond Hurley

Rating of 67 flatters him on what he has shown in four Flat starts; heavy defeat over hurdles latest; now with a fourth different trainer and hard to fancy.

40/1

10th

2

25th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 190y

12:55 Naas

Dreamed To Dream

11st 7lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Ordinary form on the Flat for his two previous trainers; showing on handicap debut at last year's Galway festival looked too bad to be true; has joined Emmet Mullins from Natalia Lupini.

33/1

13

(4)

31st Jul 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Galway

Dreamed To Dream

9st 2lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Lightly raced 3yo ran okay on sole run for Joseph O'Brien in AW maiden but soundly beaten in two runs for current yard; unknown quantity entering handicaps and upped in trip.

20/1

9/1

Form: 75- BF

Last run: 98 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 150,000euros at the breeze-ups; beaten favourite on both 2yo runs, at Naas and here over 1m when never seriously involved when beaten nearly 3l; steps up in trip here.
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10th

12

(1)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Study The Lady

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Cost 150,000euros at the breeze-ups; beaten favourite on both 2yo runs, at Naas and here over 1m when never seriously involved when beaten nearly 3l; steps up in trip here.

9/1

5th

14

(10)

22nd Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Study The Lady

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Cost 150,000euros at the breeze-ups; disappointed when sent off favourite for a strong 7f Naas fillies' maiden on debut; her dam was a 6f AW winner and it's still early days so any market confidence would be noteworthy.

7/1

5th

14

(10)

22nd Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Study The Lady

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Cost 150,000euros at the breeze-ups; disappointed when sent off favourite for a strong 7f Naas fillies' maiden on debut; her dam was a 6f AW winner and it's still early days so any market confidence would be noteworthy.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ten Sovereigns 3yo is fourth foal of a 1m2f winner (RPR 92), closely related to 1m 2yo winner Kaloor, half-sister to 1m6f Listed winner Twitch; newcomer likely best watched.
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12th

10

(4)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

13:59 Gowran Park

Gold Dublooms

8st 12lb

J: Conor Cusack

T: Eamonn O’Connell

Ran well when a 5.5l third over C&D (good) on handicap debut last May and 9lb lower now; off since 10l defeat at Dundalk in January; a repeat of that C&D run last season would give him a squeak.

25/1

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mendelssohn gelding a 21,000Euros yearling; second foal; dam French/US Group-placed 5f/6f winner (inc 2yo; RPR 107); newcomer for whom market likely best guide.
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1

(4)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 205y

13:38 Bellewstown

Rei De Rocko

9st 8lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Down the field in 1m2f maidens at Dundalk and Navan; all to prove.

14/1

11

(4)

6th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 10y

17:30 Navan

Rei De Rocko

9st 8lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

Mendelssohn gelding a 21,000Euros yearling; second foal; dam French/US Group-placed 5f/6f winner (inc 2yo; RPR 107); early speed on debut, soon dropping right out in Dundalk AW maiden back in February; can only be watched on return.

66/1

12th

6

(6)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Rei De Rocko

9st 8lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Mendelssohn gelding a 21,000Euros yearling; second foal; dam French/US Group-placed 5f/6f winner (inc 2yo; RPR 107); newcomer for whom market likely best guide.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €4.90
Straight Forecast €4.51
Trifecta €135.20

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