December 20 / 17.15 Dundalk (AW)

17.15

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Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

  • Prize money: £11486.73
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 9 runners
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Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 800623

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Useful for Joseph O'Brien; below par on turf on first three starts for this yard; has found his form again in 6f handicaps at this venue; second on penultimate start; failed to uphold that form with Dandyville when third last time, but has a slight edge over Hodd's Girl and Big Gossey on that running.
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Distance / Class
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(12)

1st Aug 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

17:35 Galway

Apache Outlaw

10st 0lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Had been running well before a below par effort at the Curragh last time over an inadequate 5f; runner up over C&D last year off 8lb higher; could bounce back.

15/2

11th

8

(15)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

17:45 Curragh

Apache Outlaw

9st 5lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Solid form in four runs on turf since an unproductive spell on AW; needs to find extra on the evidence of last Saturday's third at Limerick; previous third at this venue was over 7f.

16/1

5th

6

(1)

11th Jul 2026

Firm

0m 6f 150y

17:25 Limerick

Apache Outlaw

9st 7lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: Adrian McGuinness

Solid form in three runs on turf since an unproductive spell on AW; 7lb claimer in the saddle here, with a senior rider on stablemate Clonmacash.

8/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: -36611 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Unplaced on handicap debut in a 1m contest here in October; won C&D maiden early last month in workmanlike fashion, wandering once hitting the front; more professional when following up in a conditions event last time; only 6lb higher as a result of those two wins; could be well treated know that he has got the hang of things
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11th

5

(8)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:45 Cork

Pier Pressure

9st 8lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: G M Lyons

Gained his second career win and second win at Gowran off 4lb lower on penultimate (1m, good); ran on well for fifth off revised mark in the Sovereign Path (7f, good) latest; down 1lb and the return to 1m is a plus; considered.

11/2

14

(15)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

14:50 Leopardstown

Pier Pressure

8st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: G M Lyons

Both turf wins have come at Gowran, most recently last month over 1m off 80, having previously gone close here over same trip under regular rider; 4lb rise okay but draw is a negative and soft ground a concern.

12/1

1st

1

(4)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:58 Gowran Park

Pier Pressure

10st 0lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: G M Lyons

Most recent win came in this race last year from a 1lb higher mark (1m, good); has worn a hood on his last two starts, which has resulted in a pair of seconds at 7f/1m; chance returned to the scene of his win wearing the hood.

3/1

OUR TIP

13/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 085342 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Tough and durable mare with a 6-26 record at this venue and placed eight times here; seemed to get the 1m trip well when creditable third in a Listed race here in November; finished behind Dandyville and Apache Law in a 6f handicap her on her next start; runner-up over 1m last time with Ransom back in third.
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7th

2

(3)

29th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

15:00 Newcastle (AW)

Hodds Girl

9st 7lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Prolific winner at Dundalk, most recently a 7f handicap in January off 4lb lower; respectable efforts twice since but she'll do well to better last year's third in this race.

14/1

3rd

6

(3)

8th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Hodds Girl

9st 0lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Seven-time winner here including in January when gaining reward for a string of solid runs with a comfortable win over 7f; rarely competes over this trip and may struggle to reverse recent C&D form with Freescape.

7/1

4th

2

(6)

23rd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

16:05 Dundalk (AW)

Hodds Girl

10st 1lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

dwelt start, towards rear, headway under 2f out, pressed leaders 1f out, no extra when bit short of room inside final 110yds

100/30

Form: 243716 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Tough sort, seven wins and 14 places from 53 starts, and has often run well in stakes races without winning one; much better known for his prowess as a sprinter but won over this trip at the Curragh on his penultimate start; finished behind three of these rivals here last time.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

1

(14)

29th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Big Gossey

10st 2lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Charles O’Brien

Course legend has won 10 of his 12 races at this track and amassed 575,000GBP in prizemoney; has won twice at Listed level this season and second in a Group 2; however, wasn't himself when eased and well beaten last time; has run well in defeat in this race for the last two years but the trip stretches him and is vulnerable again.

14/1

5th

1

(2)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

15:25 Curragh

Big Gossey

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: Charles O’Brien

Course specialist made it ten wins here with a Listed race success over this trip in June; also won the Gladness Stakes over 7f here in March; second to subsequent Group 1 winner Comanche Brave in the Greenlands in May, with James Delight in third; holding his form admirably on the evidence of Group 2 second over 7f here three weeks ago.

7/2

4/1

Form: 220132 CD BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Seven wins include three at this track, the last of them over this trip in October; placed on his last two visits and was in front of several of these when beaten only a neck over 6f three weeks ago; generally reliable over the past 15 months in terms of finishing position but has regularly been a beaten favourite; first run for this yard.
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8

(3)

5th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:10 Navan

Dandyville

8st 7lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Has won seven times but on losing run since October 2023 and has failed to beat a rival in first two runs for this yard; 4lb wrong and others arrive in better fettle.

50/1

16th

7

(13)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

16:38 Navan

Dandyville

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Winner of seven races; in rear at Dundalk last month after a lengthy break, and on first outing for this stable; up against it.

50/1

12th

10

(2)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

14:25 Dundalk (AW)

Dandyville

8st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Dual C&D winner (from 7 career wins) but relatively lightly raced in recent years without success; absent for a year and starts off with a new trainer off much-reduced mark (3lb wrong).

16/1

Form: 971322 CD BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
C&D winner in January, beating today's rival Hodd's Girl; won twice at Leopardstown during an eighth-race turf campaign this year; placed at Laytown in September and at this venue on his last two starts; closely matched with Pier Pressure on running in a conditions event last time.
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7th

2

(3)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Hightimeyouwon

9st 9lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Stephen Thorne

11-wins include five here, including in March claimer; most recent run at the Curragh in August was a solid one and has to be respected given his record here.

9/2

2

(3)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Hightimeyouwon

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Stephen Thorne

11-wins winner, 6-38 on turf; winner of four of his seven 2025 starts, best on AW, though won at Cork on penultimate start; 0-15 record at this venue is a possible negative, placed four times.

8/1

9th

9

(11)

13th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Cork

Hightimeyouwon

9st 4lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Stephen Thorne

An 11-time winner, 6-37 on turf, including three over C&D; winning favourite in a six-runner contest last month, supplementing three Dundalk wins gained in the opening months of the year; 5lb higher than last time, but still 5lb below AW mark.

10/1

7th
9 (1)
Marsa

6/1

Form: 13-963 CD

Last run: 171 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
More effective at this venue than on turf, with four of her five wins gained here, three of them over this trip; ran only three times on turf this year; excellent effort from 4lb out of the handicap when third of 11 in a premier handicap over this trip at the Curragh in July.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

(13)

19th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Marsa

9st 5lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Edward Lynam

dwelt start, towards rear

9/1

7th

9

(1)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Marsa

8st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Edward Lynam

More effective at this venue than on turf, with four of her five wins gained here, three of them over this trip; ran only three times on turf this year; excellent effort from 4lb out of the handicap when third of 11 in a premier handicap over this trip at the Curragh in July.

6/1

10/1

Form: 049073 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Dual course 1m winner, and also twice successful on AW in Britain early in his career; 0-12 on turf; had lost form before showing signs of a revival when third over 1m here 12 days ago, 1 1/4l behind runner-up Hodd's Girl.
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14th

9

(6)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Ransom

9st 8lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: P Sweeney

Five-time AW winner; has struggled since winning a 20-runner 1m Curragh handicap last May; down the field in the race in which Ohalbhic was third here three weeks ago.

20/1

9th

8

(15)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:40 Dundalk (AW)

Ransom

9st 11lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: P Sweeney

Five-time AW winner has struggled for form since winning a 20-runner Curragh handicap off 64 in May; last of 12 over 1m here when last seen in November; poor draw.

25/1

Form: 392710 CD BF

Last run: 40 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m maiden a year ago; uneven form on turf this year before a narrow C&D handicap win in October; not well treated at the weights in a Listed race here last month, so it was a surprise when she was sent off favourite; finished with only one behind her; should be much more at home down in grade here.
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9th

7

(8)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Vadiana

8st 13lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: M Halford & T Collins

Won a 1m maiden a year ago; uneven form on turf this year before a narrow C&D handicap win in October; not well treated at the weights in a Listed race here last month, so it was a surprise when she was sent off favourite; finished with only one behind her; should be much more at home down in grade here.

5/1

5

(10)

10th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Vadiana

9st 4lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: M Halford & T Collins

Won C&D maiden last winter and first success since here last month when getting up on post over 7f in handicap; plenty to find on ratings but likely capable of better again at this trip and don't rule out her nicking some black type.

10/1

1st

7

(2)

20th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Vadiana

8st 9lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: M Halford & T Collins

Won 1m maiden here last winter; two solid efforts in defeat over this trip in the current season but below form last time; chance if bouncing back.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €22.80
Straight Forecast €22.47
Tricast €140.05
Trifecta €184.70

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Vadiana

SPOTLIGHT:

Marsa

TOPSPEED:

Ransom

The Irish Sun:

Hightimeyouwon

POSTDATA:

Vadiana