October 27 / 18.00 Dundalk (AW)

18.00

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Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • 13 runners
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Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £50.50
  • Place: £11.20

Form: 907906

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Went close over C&D in January but struggled since, including when sixth of eight in a C&D maiden claimer here last month; hard to recommend on the back of that.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

10

(6)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 6

14:50 Hamilton

Empress Of Bough

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Cian Collins

disputed lead, in touch with leaders after 1f, carried right over 1f out, soon switched left and no extra, weakened inside final furlong

9/1

7th

9

(7)

1st Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

15:28 Wolverhampton (AW)

Empress Of Bough

8st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Anthony McCann

Got off the mark in a Dundalk handicap (6f, Polytrack) in October but she's not gone on from that in four runs since; had tough task in a claimer last month but she's now 1-20 and others are more convincing.

10/1

7th

9

(7)

1st Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

15:28 Wolverhampton (AW)

Empress Of Bough

8st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Anthony McCann

Got off the mark in a Dundalk handicap (6f, Polytrack) in October but she's not gone on from that in four runs since; had tough task in a claimer last month but she's now 1-20 and others are more convincing.

10/1

16/1

  • Place: £5.40

Form: -35048 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Sole win in 20 starts came on Polytrack at Kempton; has looked regressive in recent times and bled when eighth over C&D last month.
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11th

13

(2)

15th May 2024

Good

0m 5f 206y

17:10 Sligo

Lockdown

8st 12lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Anthony McCann

led but pestered, headed 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong

11/2

11th

13

(2)

15th May 2024

Good

0m 5f 206y

17:10 Sligo

Lockdown

8st 12lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Anthony McCann

led, soon joined, headed 2f out

11/2

4/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 997262 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Four-time course winner; was only beaten half a length when runner-up at Navan last week with some of these in behind and should relish a return to this surface; leading claims.
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No / Draw
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8

(6)

21st Jul 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 135y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Pulse Of Shanghai

8st 8lb

J: Zoe McMullan

T: G A Kingston

Losing run stretches back to March 2021; no sign of the drought ending in either start this season; rated just 39 and difficult to make a case for.

33/1

13

(6)

12th Jul 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:02 Dundalk (AW)

Pulse Of Shanghai

8st 10lb

J: Zoe McMullan

T: G A Kingston

Four-time AW winner but last win came in 2021; entitled to come on from poor comeback run at Fairyhouse but needs a return to form; 1lb wrong

28/1

12th

17

(20)

13th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

18:50 Fairyhouse

Pulse Of Shanghai

8st 13lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: G A Kingston

AW winner without a win on turf since 2019; out of form when last seen at Bellewstown in October; entitled to need this run after absence.

33/1

Form: 141200 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
All three wins have come over C&D; probably needed last month's return from five-month break and could be a big player from his last winning mark; one to be interested in.
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10th

9

(17)

1st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Hero Of The Hour

9st 4lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: William Delahunty

Seven wins between turf and AW over 5f-6f for former yard; made a good start for this stable with C&D fourth; midfield last week in a Naas event in which Tawaazon was second.

12/1

12th

11

(2)

24th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 0y

17:40 Naas

Hero Of The Hour

9st 7lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: William Delahunty

Seven wins (incl' at this track) between turf and AW over 5f-6f for former yard; not a bad stable debut at Fairyhouse last time and can be in the mix with some improvement.

8/1

4th

4

(1)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:37 Fairyhouse

Hero Of The Hour

9st 8lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: William Delahunty

Seven-time winner for his former yard between 5f-6f on turf plus AW; some fair AW runs in spring; 2lb below last winning mark, so not ruled out.

14/1

Form: -10300 CD

Last run: 148 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner; struggling for form on turf when last seen and might need this after a five-month absence.
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Verdict Starting price

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

16/1

Form: 409655

Last run: 29 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
7f winner at Chepstow last year was her sole success to date; ran with credit on this year's return but struggling for form since and needs to prove she's as effective on AW.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

3

(1)

31st Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

18:25 Lingfield (AW)

Darcys Rock

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Pat Murphy

in touch with leaders

33/1

11th

12

(14)

26th Aug 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:10 Chepstow

Darcys Rock

9st 0lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Pat Murphy

Won over C&D two years ago and seemed to respond well to first-time cheekpieces when second in 6f AW claimer at Dundalk in the autumn, but both turf runs for new stable this year (5.7f/6f) have been very underwhelming.

25/1

5th

3

(2)

10th Aug 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:22 Lingfield

Darcys Rock

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Pat Murphy

Placed in Polytrack claimer in Ireland in the autumn but made low-key seasonal/stable debut in Brighton handicap in May and has been off for another 81 days since; others have much less to prove.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 80-000 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
All seven wins have come here, all over sprint trips; didn't beat a rival over 7f here last month; remains well treated on his form from a couple of seasons ago but hard to recommend at present.
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7th

12

(9)

16th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

15:47 Dundalk (AW)

Adams Barbour

8st 8lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Lee Smyth

midfield, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms

20/1

9th

8

(4)

14th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

14:40 Dundalk (AW)

Adams Barbour

9st 5lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Lee Smyth

Losing run goes back to a course hat-trick in January/February 2022; out of the money on his last seven visits to this track, a majority of them over 5f; plenty to find at this stage.

16/1

12th

8

(12)

26th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Adams Barbour

9st 2lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Lee Smyth

Losing run goes back to a course hat-trick two years ago; not a bad run when beaten roughly 3l over C&D last month and eased 1lb; very well treated if he can build on that.

7/1

Form: 508379 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Course winner; struggling for form on testing ground of late but switch of surface might help spark a revival.
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4th

1

(7)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

13:13 Newcastle (AW)

Catherine Chroi

9st 9lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

No AW win since March 2024; respectable showings, behind in-form rivals, over a range of trips (6f-1m) recently, without doing enough to suggest that she's primed to strike; drop back to 7f is helpful and she might have place possibilities; one of two for Iain Jardine.

8/1

9

(10)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

16:10 Catterick

Catherine Chroi

8st 12lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove.

7/1

9

(10)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

16:10 Catterick

Catherine Chroi

8st 12lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove.

7/1

Form: 58-700

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in nine starts; didn't beat a rival here last time over 1m and 6f unlikely to help; wears first-time tongue-tie.
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10th

7

(7)

8th Jul 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Miltonia

9st 3lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ruth Carr

in rear throughout

12/1

9th

14

(6)

12th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 6

21:00 Hamilton

Miltonia

9st 2lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Ex-Irish 5yo who is 0-11, but she kept on for an encouraging fourth on last month's stable debut at Chelmsford (7f, AW) and could benefit from this step back up in trip; she's one to consider.

9/1

4th

10

(4)

23rd May 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:47 Chelmsford (AW)

Miltonia

9st 0lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

midfield

25/1

10th
16 (6)
My Little Tip

Form: 654000

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Second reserve; all three wins came on turf in 2021; hasn't really threatened in two recent starts and probably best watched back on AW.
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14th

9

(4)

8th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

My Little Tip

9st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: James McAuley

All three wins came on turf in Britain in quick succession during September 2021; no sign of that standard lately; twice down the field at this venue in recent months.

20/1

10th

16

(6)

27th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

My Little Tip

9st 7lb

T: James McAuley

slowly away

11th

10

(6)

18th Oct 2023

Yielding

0m 5f 164y

13:45 Navan

My Little Tip

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: James McAuley

Rider booking interesting; hard otherwise to give gelding much chance and flopped when he last ran on soft; some nice AW efforts earlier this year.

25/1

25/1

Form: 626090 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Lost her way on turf in recent starts and she's 0-13 on AW.
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11th

7

(1)

27th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Ever Rock

9st 0lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J J Lambe

led

25/1

15th

17

(18)

18th Oct 2023

Yielding

0m 5f 164y

13:45 Navan

Ever Rock

8st 10lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J J Lambe

Course winner but two last runs very disappointing and thoroughly exposed so percentage call to oppose.

25/1

9th

5

(7)

28th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 5f 0y

16:00 Bellewstown

Ever Rock

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: J J Lambe

towards rear

10/1

8/1

Form: 860400 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Four-time course winner; long losing run since C&D success in 2021; struggling for form this year and needs a return to AW to spark a revival.
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11th

14

(10)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Sister Lola

8st 13lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Sexton

Four course wins up to 7f but has been regressive in the last two years; others preferred.

28/1

11th

14

(10)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Sister Lola

8st 13lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Sexton

Four course wins up to 7f but has been regressive in the last two years; others preferred.

28/1

10th

11

(1)

22nd Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sister Lola

8st 12lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Adrian Sexton

Three-time winner here including over C&D off 78 but that win was back in November 2021; signs of a revival here the last twice over 6f and 7f on latest; drop back to 6f a plus but she needs more from 4lb out of the handicap.

22/1

13th
15 (2)
Eruption

Form: 022000

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
First reserve; sole win came on turf for Tim Easterby 18 months ago; hit the crossbar in two runs in July but shown nothing in three runs since.
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18

(16)

22nd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 180y

14:47 Navan

Eruption

8st 10lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: John C McConnell

Three-time winner; has failed to make the frame in seven outings this year; one of her better displays when sixth of 12 behind Art Of Unity at Bellewstown early in the month; down the field over C&D a fortnight ago; up against it.

20/1

13

(15)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

0m 5f 180y

15:22 Navan

Eruption

9st 1lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: John C McConnell

Three-time winner has failed to make the frame in six outings this year; one of her better displays when sixth of 12 at Bellewstown last week.

14/1

Non-runners

Wooden Head, Teddy Boy, Eglish, Zig Zag Zyggy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €57.20
Straight Forecast €489.96
Tricast €1231.46

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Pulse Of Shanghai

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Pulse Of Shanghai

POSTDATA:

Pulse Of Shanghai

The Irish Sun:

Pulse Of Shanghai