May 26 / 20.18 Dundalk (AW)

20.18

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  • Prize money: £5633.91
  • 1m 2f 150y
  • 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly sunny

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7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.20
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 643-25 BF

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Ran well on seasonal debut when second in 1m2f Leopardstown handicap on good ground; disappointing on softer terrain since; AW debut.
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1st

2

(4)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Kilcrea Rock

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Ran well on seasonal debut when second in 1m2f Leopardstown handicap on good ground; disappointing on softer terrain since; AW debut.

7/2

5th

4

(8)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 63y

18:50 Roscommon

Kilcrea Rock

10st 1lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Promise in two runs at two, notably when second to the subsequent 2025 Irish Derby runner-up Serious Contender; uneven form last year; just denied at Leopardstown on handicap/seasonal debut; up 4lb but still a leading contender for in-form yard.

11/4

2nd

12

(13)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:50 Leopardstown

Kilcrea Rock

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Promise in two runs at two, notably when second to the subsequent 2025 Irish Derby runner-up Serious Contender; uneven form last year, best efforts were over further than this.

13/2

2nd
6 (10)
Steel Cut

25/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 9-

Last run: 367 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
22s, showed nothing in Curragh maiden a year ago; half-brother won on AW.
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4th

3

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

16:40 Navan

Steel Cut

10st 0lb

J: Sam Coen

T: A Oliver

Handicap debutant went close in a 10.5f maiden at Dundalk in May; soft ground may not have suited on latest; wears blinkers for the first time and could go well for yard with decent record at this venue.

13/2

5th

8

(6)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:43 Down Royal

Steel Cut

9st 9lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: A Oliver

Never counted in a 1m2f maiden at the Curragh on only start last year; shaped well when second to an 83-rated stabeknate of Duvessa at Dundalk after 12 months off; cheekpeiced added now

6/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 22224- BF

Last run: 218 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Runner-up first four starts last year (7f/1m) and maybe heavy didn't suit on her final start over 9.5f; half-sister won on AW and winning stayers in family.
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13th

4

(5)

26th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:35 Curragh

Therewillbeglory

9st 12lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Has been consistent in defeat in six maidens up to 1m2.5f; carried her head awkwardly at Dundalk last time and a visor is applied; needs her best on handicap bow.

11/1

3rd

12

(3)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Therewillbeglory

9st 4lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Runner-up first four starts last year (7f/1m) and maybe heavy didn't suit on her final start over 9.5f; half-sister won on AW and winning stayers in family.

9/4

8

(4)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 100y

16:50 Gowran Park

Therewillbeglory

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Rated 76; runner up in all four starts at 7f-1m on good and yielding ground; cheekpieces worn last time discarded; worth a go at this longer trip but whether testing ground will suit is debatable; obvious chance if she acts on it.

11/8

3/1

Form: 55/252 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Twice finished third at two and missed all of last year; first two runs this term were good, including fifth in decent handicap at Cork; in first-time blinkers, was no match for a patiently-ridden winner after trying to make all at Ballinrobe; first go on Polytrack and related to AW winners.
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2nd

5

(9)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 163y

18:25 Ballinrobe

Mano Chicago

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Twice placed at two; missed all of last year; second in two turf maidens this year, and also a fair fifth of 16 in a competitive handicap at Cork; a bit too keen when not quite failing to match his best form on AW debut at Dundalk last month; good overall credentials for this.

13/8

4th

3

(1)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Mano Chicago

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Twice finished third at two and missed all of last year; first two runs this term were good, including fifth in decent handicap at Cork; in first-time blinkers, was no match for a patiently-ridden winner after trying to make all at Ballinrobe; first go on Polytrack and related to AW winners.

3/1

2nd

3

(4)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

17:50 Ballinrobe

Mano Chicago

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Rated 85; has returned from mammoth layoff with encouraging runs in a Gowran maiden (Cracking Cloud a nose behind) and in a handicap at Cork (10.5f, gd-yld); should be thereabouts returned to maiden company in first-time blinkers.

11/4

13/2

Form: 5554-0

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Coughed after poor return, so forget that; best run last year was strong-finishing fifth at Navan (1m2f, good); tongue-tie on for AW debut and dam won 5f maiden here.
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7th

7

(8)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 163y

18:25 Ballinrobe

Take Me

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Showed ability last year, though failed to improve after a strong-finishing fifth of 18 at Navan (1m2f, good) on the second of four starts; reported coughing after a below-par run on seasonal debut at Gowran; showed a tendency to hang right when unplaced at Dundalk last time.

5/1

6th

7

(2)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Take Me

9st 9lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Noel Meade

Coughed after poor return, so forget that; best run last year was strong-finishing fifth at Navan (1m2f, good); tongue-tie on for AW debut and dam won 5f maiden here.

13/2

10th

9

(1)

9th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 1f 130y

18:45 Gowran Park

Take Me

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Solid maiden form last year, the best of those a strong-finishing fifth at Navan over 1m2f (good); rounded off the season with a good fourth at Leopardstown (1m1f, heavy); shortlisted on return with Colin Keane aboard again for red-hot yard.

7/1

Form: 4050

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Has run okay in pair of maidens here, over farther and shorter, but has probably got himself badly handicapped as a result; up against it here.
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8th

4

(12)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Pedro The Poet

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Paul Traynor

Has run okay in pair of maidens here, over farther and shorter, but has probably got himself badly handicapped as a result; up against it here.

40/1

15th

4

(6)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:50 Navan

Pedro The Poet

10st 0lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Paul Traynor

Tailed-off in two bumpers but better runs in two AW maidens (1m-1m4f) either side of a poor run on heavy ground; hood added for handicap debut and can run well.

11/1

5th

3

(5)

27th Mar 2026

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1m 0f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Pedro The Poet

9st 9lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Paul Traynor

Tailed off in opening two bumper runs; decent fourth over 1m4f here in February but didn't build on that at the Curragh (1m, heavy) last time when 29l behind.

25/1

33/1

Form: 8

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Ran okay in a bumper and on Flat debut at Leopardstown; hood and tongue-tie removed and she's likely more of a long-term project.
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11th

11

(7)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Jerpoint Abbey

9st 4lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Emmet Mullins

Ran okay in a bumper and on Flat debut at Leopardstown; hood and tongue-tie removed and she's likely more of a long-term project.

33/1

8th

1

(10)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:15 Leopardstown

Jerpoint Abbey

10st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Emmet Mullins

Justify filly was a USD275,000 yearling purchase; not bred with Irish winter heavy ground in mind but made a fair debut in a bumper at Naas in January; reported to have made an abnormal respiratory noise in a bumper at the Punchestown festival; hood added to tongue-tie worn then.

25/1

17th

18

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

18:35 Punchestown

Jerpoint Abbey

11st 3lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: Emmet Mullins

Justify filly was a USD275,000 yearling purchase; half-sister to US 6.5f AW/1m dirt winner Lady Lowery; dam unraced half-sister to US Grade 3 1m AW winner Speightster, out of unraced sister to BC Distaff winner Dance Smartly; not a typical recruit to jumping.

8/1

250/1

Form: 000-0

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Nothing so far at massive prices; tongue-tie added.
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12th

1

(9)

26th May 2026

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1m 2f 150y

20:18 Dundalk (AW)

Chico Chico

9st 9lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Donal Kinsella

Nothing so far at massive prices; tongue-tie added.

250/1

13th

1

(4)

5th May 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:37 Gowran Park

Chico Chico

10st 7lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Donal Kinsella

Impossible to fancy on the evidence of three runs last season.

150/1

4

(4)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 195y

16:25 Bellewstown

Chico Chico

9st 8lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Donal Kinsella

Beaten a long way in two maidens and handicaps will suit better.

100/1

Form: 46

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: 057

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 75

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Last run:

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: 04

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

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Payout
Exacta €52.50
Straight Forecast €42.75
Trifecta €298.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Therewillbeglory

The Irish Sun:

Kilcrea Rock

POSTDATA:

Mano Chicago

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Therewillbeglory