November 18 / 19.30 Dundalk (AW)

19.30

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  • 0m 6f 0y
  • 17 runners
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Runners: 17 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

(Won)

  • Win: £7.40
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 090220

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Reserve; poorly drawn last time and had previously finished runner-up over 6f at Fairyhouse and here; respected on those efforts.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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1st

15

(17)

18th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 6f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Company Keeping

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Patrick Downey

Reserve; poorly drawn last time and had previously finished runner-up over 6f at Fairyhouse and here; respected on those efforts.

10th

5

(16)

2nd Nov 2022

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Company Keeping

9st 3lb

J: Emmet McNamara

T: Patrick Downey

towards rear, ridden over 1f out, made no impression

5/1

2nd

6

(11)

21st Oct 2022

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Company Keeping

9st 2lb

J: Emmet McNamara

T: Patrick Downey

midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on well towards near side inside final furlong, went second inside final 110yds, kept on, just held

7/2

5/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: -70164 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Recent 6f winner at Fairyhouse and it was over 5f when fourth of 14 here three weeks ago; can see him going well.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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19th

21

(18)

26th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

19:10 Cork

Kuwait Direction

8st 12lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Keith Henry Clarke

Last victory came on the AW at Dundalk over 6f in January last year; on a long losing run and hard to fancy from 8lb out of the handicap.

50/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 548350 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Not well drawn here last time but he's stuck on a lengthy losing run and this mark is challenging.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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10

(8)

29th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 25y

17:25 Fairyhouse

No Speed Limit

9st 4lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick J McKenna

Veteran can go well from the front but on a lengthy losing run since 2023 and he's 1-35 on turf; tough ask.

40/1

10

(8)

29th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 25y

17:25 Fairyhouse

No Speed Limit

9st 4lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick J McKenna

Veteran can go well from the front but on a lengthy losing run since 2023 and he's 1-35 on turf; tough ask.

40/1

9th

20

(4)

10th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:00 Naas

No Speed Limit

8st 7lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Patrick J McKenna

raced far side

40/1

20/1

Form: -09000 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner who was poorly drawn here last time but previous efforts weren't great.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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10th

11

(11)

26th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Betrayed

8st 13lb

J: Gary Halpin

T: Leanne Breen

Three-time course winner at 6f; ended last winter out of form and well held over C&D on return in November; off 84 days and others look stronger.

20/1

13th

9

(2)

3rd Nov 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Betrayed

8st 12lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Leanne Breen

soon led, joined over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

12/1

Form: 337034

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Has run well on her recent visits here, over 5f and then when drawn very wide over 7f; should be on the premises.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14

(9)

9th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

17:15 Tipperary

Florence Thompson

8st 7lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: J G Murray

pushed along in rear early, soon detached, pulled up 2f out

50/1

15th

15

(5)

14th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

18:15 Fairyhouse

Florence Thompson

8st 13lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: J G Murray

prominent

25/1

16th

14

(15)

8th Jun 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:55 Navan

Florence Thompson

8st 8lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: J G Murray

A 51-race maiden ran above her mark when not far off Marble Angel in Sligo maiden but out the back twice since; makes no appeal.

66/1

Form: 805242 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Hard to knock his recent efforts, maintaining his good record in the Navan handicap in which he just missed out last time; has plenty of AW.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

5

(8)

18th May 2024

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

13:55 Navan

Teddy Boy

9st 5lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Edward Lynam

midfield

14/1

13th

5

(8)

18th May 2024

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

13:55 Navan

Teddy Boy

9st 5lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Edward Lynam

midfield

14/1

6th

13

(11)

15th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

20:20 Dundalk (AW)

Teddy Boy

9st 1lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Edward Lynam

Better on turf, particularly with cut in the ground; soundly enough beaten in three starts over the winter and others preferred.

25/1

Form: 182280

Last run: 63 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Running well in the summer but below par here the last twice and now 0-11 on the AW.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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15

(2)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 110y

17:07 Gowran Park

Royal Tribute

8st 11lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: John C McConnell

Both wins came over 7f in 2022; has deteriorated this year and hard to make a case for from 7lb out of handicap.

25/1

13

(4)

12th Jul 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Royal Tribute

8st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: John C McConnell

Both wins came over 7f in 2022; tailed off in a claimer last week and thoroughly exposed, but had competitive form here through the winter.

10/1

9th

10

(9)

4th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:40 Bellewstown

Royal Tribute

9st 5lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: John C McConnell

Both wins came over 7f in 2022; went close on AW last December; weak form since then, rated a lowly 36.

50/1

20/1

Form: 080950

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
No wins in 55 starts and recent form is not encouraging.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

8

(12)

7th Jul 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:30 Bellewstown

Kings View

9st 0lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Lee Smyth

A 57-race maiden; poor form over the last 12 months and low-key reappearance at Navan last month.

50/1

27

(21)

28th Jun 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:30 Naas

Kings View

8st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Lee Smyth

Third reserve; 57-race maiden and didn't beat many home on his return; enough to prove at present.

17th

17

(4)

11th Jun 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:10 Navan

Kings View

8st 8lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Lee Smyth

raced far side, towards rear of midfield

16/1

20/1

Form: 380090

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
20-race maiden who is struggling to find some form and a hood is turned to.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

18

(15)

26th Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

0m 6f 0y

14:30 Cork

My Joker

8st 13lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

Maiden after 25 starts handles this ground but isn't easy to fancy.

28/1

8th

6

(3)

12th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Laytown

My Joker

10st 3lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John C McConnell

Ex-British gelding who is 0-24 overall and has a basement handicap mark; shouldn't be good enough.

40/1

Form: 560336

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Appears to be back in good form as when sixth at the Curragh he was out of the weights; 0-8 on the AW but needs respecting.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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10th

10

(4)

5th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Tammany Hall

8st 9lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Phil McEntee

Poor strike-rate; went close on his stable debut in August (6f, soft) and after three poor runs he offered a bit more when in midfield over 6f here on Saturday; others look stronger.

33/1

6th

10

(7)

30th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Tammany Hall

9st 3lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Phil McEntee

Poor strike-rate; went close in a weak race on his stable debut last month (6f, soft) but he's not beaten a rival in three runs since.

33/1

8th

8

(10)

21st Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

18:10 Yarmouth

Tammany Hall

8st 9lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

1-36; did go close at Lingfield (6f, soft) on yard debut in August but has failed to beat a rival in two outings here since; visored first time.

20/1

Form: 000-07

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden who was only midfield here last time when a 66-1 chance; has been good and bad in the reapplied blinkers.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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14th

16

(9)

25th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 5f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Ceapach Rua

8st 13lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Second reserve; has shown little of note in the past year and easily passed over.

11th

10

(4)

18th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 6f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Ceapach Rua

8st 13lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

13-race maiden who was only midfield here last time when a 66-1 chance; has been good and bad in the reapplied blinkers.

25/1

7th

10

(4)

2nd Nov 2022

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Ceapach Rua

8st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

in touch with leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

20/1

12th
3 (5)
Qaabil

5/1

Form: 700-13

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
First and third in two 1m turf handicaps since joining this yard; historically on a good mark and he's not had many chances on the AW; drop back in trip is a worry.
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10th

7

(9)

5th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Qaabil

9st 2lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Ex-Irish; strike-rate of 1-38 is offputting (0-19 on the AW) but he was a close fourth at Newcastle last time (7f); could run into a place.

12/1

4th

8

(4)

25th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Qaabil

9st 2lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tony Coyle

Arrives on a long losing sequence but he fared better than of late when sixth of 12 in 1m classified event here nine days ago; shortlisted.

9/1

0

8

(1)

16th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

16:25 Newcastle (AW)

Qaabil

9st 2lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tony Coyle

1-36; with Peter Fahey when notching that sole win in a 1m apprentice handicap at Gowran Park in the summer of 2022; a bit better on third start for Tony Coyle at Southwell (1m, classified; sixth of 11; 18-1) last week.

14/1

Form: 354560

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Maiden after 37 starts and was last to finish here a month ago; opposable.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

13

(11)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:23 Roscommon

Manhattan Dandy

8st 11lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Thomas Coyle

One of his three wins came over C&D and has often run well in defeat here, too; second to well-treated types at Galway and Dundalk in later months of last year; well supported into 10-3 when third to Kitty Bear at Gowran last month.

5/1

3rd

14

(4)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

19:18 Gowran Park

Manhattan Dandy

8st 10lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Thomas Coyle

Three-time turf winner and often placed but 0-22 on AW and placed only three times; hard to make a strong case on recent AW form; however, he is so much more effective on turf that a good showing is not out of the question.

12/1

8th

14

(1)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Manhattan Dandy

8st 11lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Thomas Coyle

Three-time turf winner but 0-21 on AW; 1.25l second over C&D in December off 1lb higher; finished 1l behind Roman Harry over 1m here last time; others preferred.

12/1

Form: 0300

Last run: 193 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Not beaten far in a claimer here but poor in two runs since, the latest a handicap.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14th

8

(15)

18th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 6f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Artistic Rhythm

8st 13lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Paul W Flynn

Not beaten far in a claimer here but poor in two runs since, the latest a handicap.

20/1

15

(9)

9th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Artistic Rhythm

9st 1lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Paul W Flynn

First reserve; not beaten far in a claimer here but poor form twice since; off 184 days.

17

(15)

28th Oct 2022

Standard

0m 5f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Artistic Rhythm

9st 0lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Paul W Flynn

Third reserve; not a bad run in a claimer here second time out but struggled twice since; off 172 days.

Form: 7-8600 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Place /
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

10

(8)

4th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:20 Newcastle (AW)

Drummond Warrior

9st 0lb

J: Paula Muir

T: R K Watson

took keen hold, prominent

16/1

8th

10

(6)

21st Dec 2022

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:15 Dundalk (AW)

Drummond Warrior

8st 12lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: R K Watson

in touch with leaders

14/1

6th

12

(13)

7th Dec 2022

Standard

0m 6f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Drummond Warrior

8st 12lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: R K Watson

Turf wins came some time ago and continues to struggle off basement mark; 7lb wrong.

33/1

Form: 548492 BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

11

(9)

15th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Bronze River

8st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: John C McConnell

midfield

20/1

9th

12

(17)

8th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Bronze River

9st 0lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

7f winner here last winter but struggling for form, particularly for his new yard and only beat one home last week.

20/1

13th

10

(1)

1st Dec 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Bronze River

9st 0lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

Completely out of form of late including over C&D last week; makes no appeal.

50/1

Form: 8000-

Last run: 392 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Place /
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

20

(20)

4th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 205y

14:46 Naas

Shimmerz

8st 10lb

J: Neve Bennett

T: Charles O’Brien

Has been out of form for quite a while now and too much to prove at present.

50/1

14th

16

(17)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:05 Gowran Park

Shimmerz

8st 10lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Charles O’Brien

in touch with leaders, prominent after 2f

66/1

14th

16

(17)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:05 Gowran Park

Shimmerz

8st 10lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Charles O’Brien

in touch with leaders, prominent after 2f

66/1

Non-runners

Drummond Warrior, Bronze River, Shimmerz

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €45.30
Straight Forecast €32.82
Tricast €230.10
Trifecta €465.20

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Florence Thompson

SPOTLIGHT:

Teddy Boy

POSTDATA:

Florence Thompson

The Irish Sun:

Teddy Boy