Christmas Party Nights Bookings Are Open Handicap (Div I)

Dundalk (AW)

20:00

Date 2023-09-22

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 2m 17.74s (slow by 5.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fairytale Princess (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	4/1F	Won
2nd	Barretstown (IRE) W J Lee · Conor O'Dwyer	9/2	2.75
3rd	Union Flag (IRE) Robert Whearty · Noel Meade	13/2	2.5
4th	Nevada Brave (IRE) Chris Hayes · Luke Comer	5/1	.5
5th	Tara Power (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Keith Henry Clarke	16/1	.5
6th	King Of Wessex (IRE) Gary Carroll · A Oliver	16/1	.5
7th	Draco Pulchrac (IRE) Ben Coen · A J Martin	9/2	1.5
8th	Hinemoa (FR) Alan Persse · M A Cahill	28/1	1.75
9th	He Knows When (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Luke Comer	33/1	.5
10th	Lilac Lady (IRE) Danny Sheehy · M C Grassick	16/1	1.25
11th	Taxiing (USA) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	20/1	0.3
12th	Barrys Rock (IRE) James Ryan · Anthony Mullins	16/1	3.25
13th	Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) Declan McDonogh · P Cluskey	20/1	1
14th	Double Martini (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	25/1	2.5

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (5)	Fairytale Princess Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	128	—	670069	55	76	-	20d	—	—	-11	6.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Maiden hasn't been beaten far in handicaps lately on turf and can get involved
1 (14)	Draco Pulchrac Bay J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	140	t	8-6063	62	72	-	14d	—	—	-9	8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won twice here last year and back to form with a fine turf run last time; should go well
NR (9)	Lucky Question Bay J:TBC T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J: T:Ms Sheila Lavery	121	—	-00435	48	66	-	56d	—	—	-13	8.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Maiden has run well in some handicaps lately and has a squeak on his better efforts
3 (10)	Union Flag Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Noel Meade	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Noel Meade	136	—	-66205	63	66	-	36d	—	—	-2	8.6	1.50/1	7 14%
Some decent handicap runs in defeat on turf; found 1m1f too sharp last time; chance
11 (7)	Nevada Brave Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	125	—	633803	47	77	65	38d	—	—	-6	8.5	1.00/1	5 20%
C&D winner in January and was a close 3rd back here last month; big player on that form
NR (16)	Mauras Gift Bay J:TBC T:Paul W Flynn	J: T:Paul W Flynn	131	—	-58999	53	76	58	9d	—	—	-9	4.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Won over 1m4f here last winter but has to rebound from a poor Tramore run; reserve
NR (17)	Jomont Bay J:TBC T:H D Mcguigan	J: T:H D Mcguigan	137	tb	-00270	59	65	-	22d	—	—	-6	9.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Dual AW winner in UK was 2nd in a Sligo claimer last month but two lesser efforts since
R15 (3)	Barrys Rock Chestnut J:James Ryan(5) T:Anthony Mullins	J:James Ryan(5) T:Anthony Mullins	138	v	-24705	60	74	-	14d	—	—	-1	5.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Maiden after 21 starts under all rules but has a chance on his better runs; reserve
4 (2)	Barretstown Bay J:W J Lee T:Conor Odwyer	J:W J Lee T:Conor Odwyer	135	—	840689	57	77	42	9d	—	—	-8	5.8	1.00/1	5 20%
Won over C&D in February; some decent runs since but has to rebound from a lesser effort
6 (15)	Taxiing Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	131	—	00074	58	68	5	14d	—	—	-2	3.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Maiden ran respectably on handicap debut at Down Royal last time and can do so again
14 (6)	Lilac Lady Bay J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:M C Grassick	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:M C Grassick	120	p	095246	47	66	23	18d	—	—	-2	4.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Maiden has run well in some handicaps lately and shouldn't be far away if repeating best
9 (1)	Ballycommon Chapel Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:P Cluskey	J:Declan McDonogh T:P Cluskey	125	—	60-070	47	76	38	—	—	—	-4	1.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Maiden hasn't delivered on her early promise and poor over hurdles lately
5 (4)	He Knows When Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	133	t	555900	60	73	45	29d	—	—	0	3.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Ran his best race in a 1m maiden here in spring; up in trip after a poor 7f run last time
7 (11)	Hinemoa Chestnut J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	130	—	-16918	52	71	47	182d	—	—	+7	10.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Won twice over 1m4f here earlier in year; might need this first run since March
10 (13)	Double Martini Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	125	t	0-2507	47	70	45	24d	—	—	-4	1.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Just touched off over 1m here in April but is unproven over this far
12 (8)	Tara Power Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Gavin Ryan T:Keith Henry Clarke	125	—	867260	47	76	-	20d	—	—	-1	3.7	4.75/1	20 5%
Sole win came over 1m here in 2021; has a chance on his Leopardstown 2nd in June
R16 (12)	King Of Wessex Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	137	—	9000	64	70	-	14d	—	—	0	4.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Showed a glimpse of ability in maidens but has to improve on h'cap debut; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Fairytale Princess	9/2	4	4	4	4
Draco Pulchrac	7/2	4	4	4	9/2
Lucky Question	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Union Flag	7	7	7	7	7
Nevada Brave	5	5	5	5	5
Mauras Gift	14	14	14	14	SP
Jomont	18	16	16	16	16
Barrys Rock	12	14	12	14	16
Barretstown	5	5	5	5	5
Taxiing	18	16	16	12	18
Lilac Lady	16	14	14	14	14
Ballycommon Chapel	25	16	14	16	16
He Knows When	28	28	28	28	28
Hinemoa	28	28	28	28	28
Double Martini	25	18	16	14	22
Tara Power	20	20	18	18	20
King Of Wessex	20	16	16	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Hinemoa

10.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 9 Odds: 0.8

2nd

Jomont

9.1

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.3

3rd

Union Flag

8.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.9

Nevada Brave

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4

Lucky Question

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

13/2

Draco Pulchrac

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Fairytale Princess

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Barretstown

5.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Barrys Rock

5.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.6

King Of Wessex

4.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Mauras Gift

4.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.9

Lilac Lady

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

Tara Power

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

Taxiing

3.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

He Knows When

3.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ballycommon Chapel

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Double Martini

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Wessex	64	70	—
Union Flag	63	66	—
Draco Pulchrac	62	72	—
Barrys Rock	60	74	—
He Knows When	60	73	45
Jomont	59	65	—
Taxiing	58	68	5
Barretstown	57	77	42
Fairytale Princess	55	76	—
Mauras Gift	53	76	58
Hinemoa	52	71	47
Lucky Question	48	66	—
Nevada Brave	47	77	65
Lilac Lady	47	66	23
Ballycommon Chapel	47	76	38
Double Martini	47	70	45
Tara Power	47	76	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mauras Gift	9d ago	Quick return
Barretstown	9d ago	Quick return
Draco Pulchrac	14d ago	Fit
Barrys Rock	14d ago	Fit
Taxiing	14d ago	Fit
King Of Wessex	14d ago	Fit
Lilac Lady	18d ago	Fit
Fairytale Princess	20d ago	Fit
Tara Power	20d ago	Fit
Jomont	22d ago	Fit
Double Martini	24d ago	Fit
He Knows When	29d ago	Fit
Union Flag	36d ago	Fit
Nevada Brave	38d ago	Fit
Lucky Question	56d ago	Fresh
Hinemoa	182d ago	Long break
Ballycommon Chapel	—	—