November 11 / 19.15 Dundalk (AW)

19.15

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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £4957.98
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • 15 runners
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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Scattered showers

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £14.00
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 479-30

Last run: 135 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
17-race maiden; placed in handicap hurdle at Cork last time but has a tough ask back on the Flat given his form this year.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

15

26th Aug 2023

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Eastern Tornado

10st 13lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Michael P Hourigan

midfield

14/1

10th

16

20th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:35 Killarney

Eastern Tornado

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Michael P Hourigan

Dundalk 1m4f winner last autumn, pick of six earlier hurdle attempts when placed in 2m3f Cork handicap off this basement mark; opposable on return from lengthy absence although jockey booking encouraging.

25/1

12th

11

(14)

15th Feb 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

13:20 Dundalk (AW)

Eastern Tornado

8st 13lb

J: Jack Enright

T: Michael P Hourigan

took keen hold, midfield, lost position when pushed along over 3f out, dropped to rear when ridden and no impression over 2f out

8/1

12/1

Form: 889269 C

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Beaten 10l when prominent in the market here last month; could have more to give back up in trip but others look stronger.
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2nd

3

15th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 185y

14:50 Punchestown

Pro Bono

11st 7lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Poor on the Flat last time and beaten 14l on last hurdle start at Tramore so has to do much better down 2lb.

14/1

14

(6)

30th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 138y

17:00 Down Royal

Pro Bono

9st 1lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Did not run badly latest hurdling but still well held; good chance at his best but will hardly show that here and rising 10.

33/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: -08772

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden and back to his best when runner-up over C&D last week; nudged up 2lb but a repeat performance should put him in the mix.
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24th

15

(12)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Chutzpal

9st 3lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Capable under both codes, with dual wins in each; won a Killarney handicap in August and was a distant runner-up at Newmarket in September (8l behind Reverend Hubert); finished seventh in this race last year, and may need this comeback run once again.

15/1

7

(1)

20th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:55 Newmarket

Chutzpal

8st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Henry De Bromhead

Another who is capable under both codes and has been on a roll on the Flat this year, gamely repelling allcomers from the front over 1m6f at Killarney last time (good); however, off this mark in today's company, this would be his toughest test yet on the Flat.

13/2

11

(2)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 80y

19:11 Killarney

Chutzpal

8st 7lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won over C&D last summer off 59 and pick of three runs this year when good third at the Curragh, having raced keenly and hanging right under 7lb claimer; not the best of breaks on Wolverhampton AW latest but fair effort; 2lb wrong here but rider's claim negates that.

10/1

Form: /000-9

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Flat winner in 2019; no wins on the level since but twice a winner over hurdles this year; well held back on Flat latest though.
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1

29th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:53 Down Royal

Building Bridges

11st 10lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gary McGill

The last of his six hurdle wins came at Perth in September 2024; a solid effort at Aintree in April over this trip but not as good over 2m at Bellewstown; tough task on these terms.

18/1

11th

1

5th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:30 Bellewstown

Building Bridges

11st 12lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Gary McGill

Course winner on the Flat; six wins over hurdles, best form over longer distances; faces a tough task under a big weight.

20/1

18

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Building Bridges

11st 1lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: Gary McGill

Ran okay to be beaten about 10l at Aintree (behind Park Of Kings) and that was after a lengthy break; however, he's an exposed dual-purpose performer and others are more intriguing.

50/1

20/1

Form: 808346 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Horse

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Beaten roughly 8l when stepped back up in trip over C&D last week; still 3lb above his last winning mark and best form is over shorter.
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4th

10

(2)

5th Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 37y

19:35 Bellewstown

Dr Patrick

8st 12lb

J: Sean Davis

T: Luke Comer

led, headed but prominent after 1f, outpaced 2f out, kept on but lost third towards finish

33/1

9th

12

(6)

20th Jun 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

18:50 Leopardstown

Dr Patrick

8st 13lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Luke Comer

Off for a year and showed very little in three Dundalk runs in the spring; others preferred.

33/1

14th

12

(15)

12th Apr 2024

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1m 2f 150y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Dr Patrick

8st 12lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Luke Comer

Sole win from 27 runs came over C&D in 2021; recent runs not encouraging and 7lb wrong.

20/1

Form: 1/64-0 CD

Last run: 88 days

W: 10st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Missed nearly all of 2021 and struggled since returning; tailed off over hurdles last time.
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9th

6

(7)

7th Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 110y

17:00 Sligo

Make The Switch

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

towards rear throughout, eased inside final furlong

25/1

12th

13

(8)

25th Jul 2024

Yielding

1m 7f 0y

20:20 Leopardstown

Make The Switch

8st 10lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: T G McCourt

First run since October when pulling up at Roscommon on first start for new stable over hurdles this month; sole Flat victory came in a Dundalk claimer and has it all to prove now.

28/1

5

8th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 149y

19:45 Roscommon

Make The Switch

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: T G McCourt

Dual-purpose winner was poor when last seen on the Flat and over hurdles; best watched on debut for new yard.

28/1

7th
13 (4)
Hinemoa

40/1

Form: 0600/0

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
11-race maiden and tailed off when returning from lengthy absence last month; enough to prove.
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3rd

7

(5)

3rd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 120y

20:20 Tipperary

Hinemoa

9st 2lb

J: Alan Persse

T: M A Cahill

Both wins came over 1m4f on AW in 2023; low-key return to turf at Limerick in May; improved considerably from that when chasing home a 6l front-running winner at Fairyhouse.

6/1

2nd

13

(7)

7th Jun 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:17 Fairyhouse

Hinemoa

9st 2lb

J: Alan Persse

T: M A Cahill

prominent

10/1

11th

7

(6)

16th May 2024

Soft To Heavy

1m 3f 55y

16:38 Limerick

Hinemoa

9st 4lb

J: Alan Persse

T: M A Cahill

Has done the vast majority of her racing on AW, winning twice; limited turf form is not so impressive; best watched on the softest surface she has encountered by far.

12/1

Form: -97670

Last run: 121 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
No Flat wins since 2019 and best form has come over further but got her head back in front over timber last time out; needs to prove she's as good on AW.
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13th

7

(16)

13th Jan 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Well Funded

9st 5lb

J: Jack Enright

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Progressive over hurdles last autumn, winning handicaps at Listowel and Punchestown; in good form here in November, including when runner-up over this trip (Make The Switch fourth, Tenth Amendment fifth); needs to bounce back after two low-key hurdling displays

13/2

13th

11

26th Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:45 Leopardstown

Well Funded

11st 1lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

in touch with leaders

9/1

5th

7

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

1m 7f 111y

14:14 Thurles

Well Funded

10st 11lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Was rated in the 50s on the Flat before winning off a Punchestown handicap hurdle off 100; current rating of 107 leaves her with a mountain to climb here.

66/1

Form: 01-000 CD

Last run: 56 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Four-time course winner, latest last winter; struggling for form on the Flat this year, including back here latest.
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10th

23

5th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 150y

13:10 Leopardstown

Getaway Queen

10st 0lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: David Kenneth Budds

Dundalk specialist on Flat, fit from action on AW; fair hurdles form but has failed to add to her tally since two Wexford victories in 2021; tough task here, 2lb out of the handicap.

25/1

3rd

9

(2)

18th Jan 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Getaway Queen

8st 7lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: David Kenneth Budds

midfield

6/1

5th

15

(7)

13th Jan 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Getaway Queen

10st 3lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: David Kenneth Budds

Five-time course winner including over this trip in November off 4lb lower; satisfactory sixth over 1m4f five weeks ago; return to this trip likely to suit; first reserve.

50/1

Form: 0800

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden form and tailed off on handicap debut latest.
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12th

12

(8)

24th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Coushty

8st 13lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Andrew McNamara

Wasn't beaten all that far in a couple of 1m4f course handicaps in November but tailed off when too keen over C&D last time; gelded.

33/1

13th

14

(9)

18th Jan 2023

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1m 2f 150y

14:05 Dundalk (AW)

Coushty

8st 11lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Andrew McNamara

took keen hold, soon raced in second, lost second but close up over 6f out, ridden and lost position when weakened gradually from over 4f out

8/1

14

(10)

16th Dec 2022

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Coushty

8st 11lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Andrew McNamara

25/1

Form: 000/00 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Missed all of 2021 and completely tailed off in two runs since; blinkers on.
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14th

13

(13)

18th Jan 2023

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1m 2f 150y

14:35 Dundalk (AW)

A Few Bob Short

8st 12lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Shane Ryder

raced wide, slowly into stride, towards rear, headway and in touch with leaders after 3f, pushed along and weakened quickly from 3f out, eased 2f out

25/1

17

(4)

4th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

A Few Bob Short

8st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Shane Ryder

Two turf wins were in 2019; poor form in 2020, missed all of 2021; down the field in two C&D runs in November; third reserve.

9th

11

(11)

25th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

A Few Bob Short

8st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Shane Ryder

Won twice on turf in 2019, ran only three times in 2020 and missed all of last year; has struggled in three outings this year; in rear over C&D two weeks ago.

50/1

Form: 07-335

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner; beaten 7l back on the Flat last time but might have more to give at this sort of trip.
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11

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Red Ball Of Fire

10st 5lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

All three wins over hurdles at Sligo but only one success since 2021 and she's been off 276 days; tough ask given her record fresh.

40/1

12

27th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Curragh

Red Ball Of Fire

11st 9lb

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Three hurdle wins but is a maiden on the Flat and has to find improvement off a break.

28/1

6th

12

27th Oct 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 11y

16:13 Galway

Red Ball Of Fire

11st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Mark Michael McNiff

prominent, outpaced approaching last, kept on, not reach leaders

12/1

Form: 700-13

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Made a winning start for this yard at Gowran in August and creditable effort when third from 6lb higher at Sligo; higher AW mark here but feasibly treated on old form.
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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: 33040-

Last run: 389 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Sole win came in 2019; good run over timber last time; in poor form when last seen on the Flat but he's down to a good mark.
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18th

11

16th Sep 2023

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 120y

15:20 Navan

Muntahez

11st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Flat winner; 0-13 over timber and it was a low-key return at Kilbeggan last month; wants quicker ground than what is likely here.

33/1

8th

6

12th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:55 Kilbeggan

Muntahez

11st 8lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Is 0-12 over hurdles but nearly made all when last seen over hurdles in October; however, well below form on the Flat when last seen in January and absent since; may need this.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 300807

Last run: 2 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
First reserve; 13-race maiden and showed little in two starts last month but was only beaten 6l here on Wedensday.
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13th

17

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Folly Beach

11st 7lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Only win came on the Flat in 2023; back to something like her best with a third at Tipperary on penultimate start but not as good at Killarney since and this is tough race to try and break the maiden tag.

25/1

7th

12

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Folly Beach

11st 2lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Running well in defeat on the Flat prior to her return to hurdles when third, not beaten far by Queenofthelodge; might have finished closer without a late error that day but best form has come on quicker ground than what is likely here.

12/1

10

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Folly Beach

11st 6lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: M A Molloy

Pulled up on last two hurdle starts in the spring; showed some promise in two runs on the Flat, especially last time at the Curragh when finishing close fourth of 16 (1m4f, good); needs to convert that promise now back hurdling.

25/1

Non-runners

Qaabil, Muntahez, Folly Beach

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €129.00
Straight Forecast €75.77
Tricast €238.93
Trifecta €816.30

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Well Funded

SPOTLIGHT:

Chutzpal

The Irish Sun:

Eastern Tornado

POSTDATA:

Well Funded