Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

7:30

Date 2023-09-22

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (9)	Longclaw b J:Jamie Powell T:P J F Murphy	J:Jamie Powell T:P J F Murphy	142	p	013272	79	84	-	18d	—	—	+11	20.3	15/2 12%
Has been in fine form on turf this year and was just denied last time; placed on AW
6 (5)	Luke Short b J:Robert Whearty T:Noel Meade	J:Robert Whearty T:Noel Meade	137	—	09-329	74	82	-	18d	—	—	-4	10	9/2 18%
Last win was over 3 years ago at 1m; two fine runs last month but below that last time
5 (11)	Sall Good Man b J:Cian MacRedmond T:W T Farrell	J:Cian MacRedmond T:W T Farrell	138	p	5-1053	75	83	68	72d	—	—	0	8.5	10 10%
Dual C&D winner again ran well here in July; can go well after a break, so a player
1 (3)	Cold Steel br J:Jake Coen T:A Oliver	J:Jake Coen T:A Oliver	142	—	11-600	79	85	47	118d	—	—	-1	10.6	15/2 12%
Won twice here last winter but not as good in two turf runs in spring; not discounted
7 (14)	Palace Rock b J:Cillian McConnell(7) T:Francis Casey	J:Cillian McConnell(7) T:Francis Casey	137	—	2/862-	74	83	-	—	—	—	-5	15.7	10/3 23%
Has won a 1m4f maiden here and useful hurdler since; first run since December
9 (13)	Liberated Light b J:Conor Stone-Walsh(2) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(2) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	134	—	9-0512	71	82	-	25d	—	—	-6	9.7	9/2 18%
Won a Killarney maiden over 1m6f; distant 2nd in 1m4f Epsom amateur event since; player
11 (2)	Killeemore Lad b J:Amy Jo Hayes(4) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Amy Jo Hayes(4) T:Andrew Slattery	131	—	0683	68	83	-	15d	—	—	+3	9.2	14 7%
Dual purpose sort ran well over 2m at Clonmel last time and might find this a bit sharp
2 (10)	Dalvey b J:Adam Caffrey T:James Mcauley	J:Adam Caffrey T:James Mcauley	142	tp	978606	79	89	-	44d	—	—	+4	8.6	20 5%
Four-time winner here has been poor on turf lately but can't be ruled out at this track
8 (8)	Khadaash b J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C Mcconnell	135	—	33150	72	85	63	24d	—	—	+8	13.4	20 5%
Won over 2m here in March but was poor on return at Bellewstown last time
NR (12)	Influential Lady b J:TBC T:James M Barcoe	J: T:James M Barcoe	127	—	3-0003	64	83	-	9d	—	—	-5	9.9	40 3%
Dual-purpose mare ran well on the Flat at Tramore last time; makes AW debut
14 (6)	Elzaamsan b J:Jack Kearney(2) T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Jack Kearney(2) T:M Halford & T Collins	125	tb	339070	62	88	79	22d	—	—	-1	5.5	11 9%
Maiden after 17 starts and has become disappointing so others preferred
4 (1)	In Favour ch J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Luke Comer	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Luke Comer	139	t	7-8570	76	83	-	48d	—	—	+5	7.1	50 2%
Dual winner in France years ago; has a chance on his Leopardstown 5th in May
12 (4)	Patience Patience b J:James Ryan T:Mrs Jessica Magnier	J:James Ryan T:Mrs Jessica Magnier	130	tp	346/0-	67	81	-	—	—	—	+2	5	50 2%
Maiden hurdle winner in 2020 hasn't run on the Flat in a while and probably best watched
10 (7)	Rushford b J:Cian Horgan(4) T:Thomas R Hughes	J:Cian Horgan(4) T:Thomas R Hughes	132	—	693-60	69	85	-	14d	—	—	+2	5.8	40 3%
Dual winner in UK has been well beaten on the Flat for this yard lately

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Longclaw	8	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Luke Short	5	9/2	5	5	5
Sall Good Man	10	10	9	10	10
Cold Steel	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Palace Rock	10/3	3	3	3	3
Liberated Light	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Killeemore Lad	12	14	12	14	14
Dalvey	20	16	14	16	16
Khadaash	20	16	14	16	16
Influential Lady	40	40	40	40	40
Elzaamsan	11	10	10	10	10
In Favour	50	50	33	50	50
Patience Patience	50	33	25	33	33
Rushford	40	28	25	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Longclaw

20.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 2.7

15/2

2nd

Palace Rock

15.7

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Khadaash

13.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

Cold Steel

10.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Luke Short

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Influential Lady

9.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.3

Liberated Light

9.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Killeemore Lad

9.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

Dalvey

8.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Sall Good Man

8.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

In Favour

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Rushford

5.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Elzaamsan

5.5

OR: 3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.9

Patience Patience

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Longclaw Top Rated	79	84	—
Cold Steel	79	85	47
Dalvey	79	89	—
In Favour	76	83	—
Sall Good Man	75	83	68
Luke Short	74	82	—
Palace Rock	74	83	—
Khadaash	72	85	63
Liberated Light	71	82	—
Rushford	69	85	—
Killeemore Lad	68	83	—
Patience Patience	67	81	—
Influential Lady	64	83	—
Elzaamsan	62	88	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Influential Lady	9d ago	Quick return
Rushford	14d ago	Fit
Killeemore Lad	15d ago	Fit
Longclaw	18d ago	Fit
Luke Short	18d ago	Fit
Elzaamsan	22d ago	Fit
Khadaash	24d ago	Fit
Liberated Light	25d ago	Fit
Dalvey	44d ago	Fit
In Favour	48d ago	Fresh
Sall Good Man	72d ago	Fresh
Cold Steel	118d ago	Long break
Palace Rock	—	—
Patience Patience	—	—