18.30
StandardGateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap
- Prize money: £6156.52
- 1m 0f 0y
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.90
- Place: £2.30
Form: 06717- CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 5 (23) |
12th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Inconsistent on turf last season; capable in this grade when on song but out of form at Dundalk during the winter campaign. |
25/1 |
|
12th 8 (2) |
6th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Has won twice at this venue; very hard to fancy on the evidence of recent form; others preferred. |
25/1 |
11/2
- Place: £2.40
Form: 13226- C
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (3) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
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 |
9st 10lb |
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 |
9st 4lb |
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 |
7/1
- Place: £3.30
Form: 90738- CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 (6) |
13th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
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 |
9st 11lb |
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 |
5/1
Form: 4422-4 C
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (4) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 12lb |
Three course wins at 7f/1m and is now 2lb below his last winning mark from January last year; knocking on the door here recently, placing in four of his last five runs (three over C&D); took third in a higher grade last week; leading chance. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 11 (3) |
20th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
8st 13lb |
Three course wins at 7f/1m and is now 2lb below his last winning mark from January last year; consistent runs since the turn of the year, placing in three of his four runs; left with plenty to do last time before running on to take a distant second behind Aingeal Dorcha; decent chance off same mark and kind draw, but this is a higher level. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 9 (10) |
13th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 11lb |
Three-time course winner at 7f/1m; consistent lately; last two runs at this trip suggest he can be competitive here; took him a while to get an opening when running on into fourth behind Aingeal Dorcha last time; definite chance of turning the tables. |
5/1 |
9/2
Form: 44251- C
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 (11) |
16th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Fairly treated on her back-to-back runner-up efforts over 7f on AW/turf in August but not quite at the same level in recent starts; Captain Parma is the more obvious of her prolific stable's pair. |
15/2 |
|
5th 3 (6) |
17th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Ex-Irish soft/heavy-ground winner; 0-10 for James Owen since June; has posted some good efforts in defeat but struggles for consistency and it was one of her lesser efforts when fifth of seven at Chester (7f, good) on Friday; first run at 6f for over two years. |
7/2 |
|
5th 6 (1) |
12th Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Ex-Irish 5yo who is 0-9 for James Owen since the spring; has posted some good efforts in defeat, most recently when third at Lingfield (7f, AW) last week, but her tendency to race too freely and/or start slowly is a nagging concern. |
9/2 |
13/2
Form: 64423- CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 11 (12) |
15th Mar 2024 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 8lb |
Smart at his best, once had a rating of 110; nothing like the horse he was but has found plenty of excuses not to win as well; didn't fare that well on his claimer debut last month but capable of better. |
6/1 |
|
7th 2 (11) |
16th Feb 2024 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
High class horse at his best, once had a rating of 110; nothing like the horse he was but has found plenty of excuses not to win as well; first time in claiming company. |
4/1 |
|
8th 5 (17) |
2nd Feb 2024 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 13lb |
took keen hold, midfield on outer |
10/1 |
22/1
Form: 0069-0 CD
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (6) |
30th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Six-time C&D winner for John McConnell including this race in 2023 and 2024; modest efforts first two runs for this yard but is now 4lb below his last success and a big run would come as no surprise. |
18/1 |
|
8th 8 (12) |
16th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Six-time winner on the AW; back from nearly a year off the track when sixth of 13 here (7f) behind a couple of today's rivals on stable debut; yard's runners highly respected at this track and he's entitled to strip fitter; wide draw. |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 (2) |
17th Jan 2025 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
dwelt start, in rear, headway when bit short of room 1f out, ran on well final 110yds, not reach leaders |
20/1 |
4/1
Form: 75901- CD
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (16) |
15th Jun 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Best form on AW, rated 11lb higher in that sphere; lacks the advantage of a recent run; not an obvious contender. |
14/1 |
|
13th 3 (18) |
3rd Sep 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Four-time winner, at 7f and 1m; 5f was too sharp last time but others have more compelling claims. |
20/1 |
|
10th 9 (5) |
13th Jul 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Wins have been gained up to 1m; has never run over this trip, up against it against that background. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 00066- CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 8st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (12) |
6th Jul 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Irish challenger who is a six-time AW scorer; 0-30 on turf but has some respectable form this term; fighting chance at the weights in this first classified attempt. |
9/2 |
|
7 (13) |
19th Jun 2025 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Six AW wins; yet to score on turf after 29 starts; third in four of his last six races; not the most consistent, but possible he can pick up one of these at some stage. |
8/1 |
|
9th 4 (5) |
12th Jun 2025 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Six-time AW winner yet to score on turf after 28 starts although Naas third in April would give him a definite shout here (upset in stalls both starts since). |
11/2 |
150/1
Form: 67008- CD
Last run: 116 days
W: 8st 7lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 (11) |
24th Jul 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Four years since his last win and recent evidence suggests he'll be waiting a while longer (7lb wrong). |
25/1 |
|
18th 20 (19) |
21st Apr 2024 Heavy 0m 6f 0y |
8st 12lb |
A long time since his last win (July 2020); all four wins on better ground; veteran is hard to fancy based on overall profile and recent mid-field run at Leopardstown. |
40/1 |
|
18th 20 (19) |
21st Apr 2024 Heavy 0m 6f 0y |
8st 12lb |
A long time since his last win (July 2020); all four wins on better ground; veteran is hard to fancy based on overall profile and recent mid-field run at Leopardstown. |
40/1 |
25/1
Form: 41670- D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (7) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Five turf wins, most recently here over 1m2f last October off 70; yet to hit form this season however and remains opposable. |
16/1 |
|
18th 20 (21) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Five turf wins include a 1m4f course success during a solid 2025 campaign; below his best in two outings this term; mid-field behind today's Perry Mason on the first occasion. |
33/1 |
|
8th 1 (3) |
8th May 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 183y |
10st 2lb |
Five turf wins include last year at the Curragh and when bolting up off 70 at Leopardstown in October; didn't count on seasonal return at the Curragh over a short enough trip; drops in class and upped to more suitable trip so has to be considered. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 3/070- D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 14 (3) |
29th Jun 2024 Good 1m 2f 0y |
8st 10lb |
1-27 on Flat, 0-13 over hurdles, although better hurdles form than Flat form this year; only one pound out of the handicap. |
20/1 |
|
4th 5 |
9th Jun 2024 Good 2m 3f 49y |
11st 9lb |
soon led, clear after 3rd, reduced lead halfway, headed last (usual 2 out) |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €54.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €51.94 |
| Tricast | €408.84 |
| Trifecta | €801.70 |
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POSTDATA:
Pierre Lapin