Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (Div II)

Dundalk (AW)

17:25

Date 2023-11-08

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 2m 18.68s (slow by 6.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Snag It (IRE) Gavin Ryan · P J F Murphy	10/1	Won
2nd	Wishes And Dreams (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	33/1	.75
3rd	Wajaaha (IRE) Daniel King · Patrick J McKenna	4/1	0.2
4th	Darkened (IRE) Sean D Bowen · Shane Ryder	8/1	1.25
5th	Nyota (IRE) Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	7/2F	0.2
6th	Mads Black Eights (IRE) Gary Carroll · Matthew J Smith	12/1	1.25
7th	Bell Manannan (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Mark Fahey	50/1	1.25
8th	He Knows When (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Luke Comer	22/1	.5
9th	Riyami (IRE) J M Sheridan · Miss Shauna Larkin	11/2	0.3
10th	Pollanassa (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · R P Cody	11/1	1
11th	Mater Matuta (IRE) Shane Foley · E D Delany	28/1	0.1
12th	Landue (GB) Karen Kenny · R K Watson	200/1	.5
13th	Halcyon Spirit (GB) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	12/1	1
14th	St Cianans Fire (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	6/1	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
1 (1)	Wajaaha Bay J:Daniel King(5) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Daniel King(5) T:Patrick J McKenna	142	v	000923	65	77	53	7d	—	—	-4	16	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Good recent form so obvious claims, especially if he can exploit good draw
5 (4)	St Cianans Fire Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	137	t	0-0004	60	78	-	67d	—	—	-10	7.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won this 2 years ago and interesting after encouraging Navan effort
NR (16)	Power Drive Bay J:TBC T:Paul W Flynn	J: T:Paul W Flynn	132	—	90-334	55	74	42	257d	—	—	-8	5.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Dual C&D winner absent since February so may need this; yard in good form; reserve
2 (14)	Darkened Bay J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Shane Ryder	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Shane Ryder	140	tb	057725	63	69	39	7d	—	—	0	9.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
1m too short here last Friday; major claims on previous narrow C&D defeat
14 (17)	Pollanassa Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:R P Cody	J:Seamie Heffernan T:R P Cody	124	t	000550	47	69	-	35d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Down from opening mark of 72 to lowly 45 now; bad draw
8 (11)	Snag It Grey J:Gavin Ryan T:P J F Murphy	J:Gavin Ryan T:P J F Murphy	133	t	-07746	56	75	-	116d	—	—	-4	3.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Turf winner in Britain at 1m1f; likely best watched on yard debut
NR (12)	Happaugue Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	132	—	-57209	55	73	43	—	—	—	-4	6.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Dual C&D winner in 2020 but hasn't won since and remains opposable off this mark; reserve
4 (10)	Mads Black Eights Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Matthew J Smith	J:Gary Carroll T:Matthew J Smith	137	—	084654	60	77	50	7d	—	—	-2	4.2	3.75/1	16 6%
Trip on the short side last time when badly drawn; place claims back up in trip
9 (8)	Nyota Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	132	p	34-005	58	72	16	26d	—	—	-7	5.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Caught the eye over C&D last month and likely has more to offer
NR (3)	Bedelia Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Hanlon	J: T:John Joseph Hanlon	129	t	0-0010	55	71	-	—	—	—	-7	4.4	6.75/1	28 4%
Claiming winner hasn't shown much over hurdles; reserve
12 (15)	Wishes And Dreams Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	126	t	099	52	71	-	39d	—	—	-2	1.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Worth a market check with tongue tie fitted and in-form claimer booked for handicap debut
3 (2)	Halcyon Spirit Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	138	—	990704	61	77	46	19d	—	—	-3	5.1	2.00/1	9 11%
Bit more encouraging in C&D claimer last time but more needed here
10 (7)	He Knows When Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	131	t	559009	57	77	45	47d	—	—	0	2.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Well held so far in handicaps and despite declining mark remains opposable
11 (6)	Mater Matuta Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:E D Delany	J:Shane Foley T:E D Delany	127	p	00/543	50	76	40	—	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Solid run on the beach at Laytown; only second polytrack start and not one to rule out
6 (5)	Riyami Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Shauna Larkin	J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Shauna Larkin	135	—	0-3708	58	75	-	70d	—	—	-3	3.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Blinkers tried last time now discarded for AW debut; hard to fancy
13 (9)	Bell Manannan Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Mark Fahey	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Mark Fahey	124	—	000/5-	47	69	-	635d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Absent since February 2022 and 7lb out of handicap on first start for current trainer
7 (13)	Landue Bay J:Karen Kenny(7) T:R K Watson	J:Karen Kenny(7) T:R K Watson	134	v	/5/000	57	76	24	47d	—	—	+1	2	49.75/1	200 1%
Last of 14 on C&D comeback run in September and now visor replaces cheekpieces

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Wajaaha	3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3
St Cianans Fire	4	4/1	4	4	7/2
Power Drive	8	8	17/2	8	17/2
Darkened	17/2	15/2	8	8	17/2
Pollanassa	13/2	6	11/2	6	13/2
Snag It	12	10/1	9/1	10/1	10
Happaugue	16	16	16	16	16
Mads Black Eights	16	16	16	16	16
Nyota	6	5	11/2	11/2	6
Bedelia	SP	22	22	25	28
Wishes And Dreams	33	33	28	33	33
Halcyon Spirit	8	9	9	9	9
He Knows When	33	33	28/1	33	33
Mater Matuta	33	33	28	33	33
Riyami	12	12	12	12	12
Bell Manannan	28	33	28	33	33
Landue	200	150	125	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Wajaaha

OR: 3.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Darkened

9.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

St Cianans Fire

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Happaugue

6.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.1

Nyota

5.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Power Drive

5.1

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

17/2

Halcyon Spirit

5.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Bedelia

4.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Mads Black Eights

4.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Snag It

3.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Riyami

3.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Pollanassa

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

He Knows When

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Landue

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Wishes And Dreams

1.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Mater Matuta

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Bell Manannan

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wajaaha	65	77	53
Darkened	63	69	39
Halcyon Spirit	61	77	46
St Cianans Fire	60	78	—
Mads Black Eights	60	77	50
Nyota	58	72	16
Riyami	58	75	—
He Knows When	57	77	45
Landue	57	76	24
Snag It	56	75	—
Power Drive	55	74	42
Happaugue	55	73	43
Bedelia	55	71	—
Wishes And Dreams	52	71	—
Mater Matuta	50	76	40
Pollanassa	47	69	—
Bell Manannan	47	69	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wajaaha	7d ago	Quick return
Darkened	7d ago	Quick return
Mads Black Eights	7d ago	Quick return
Halcyon Spirit	19d ago	Fit
Nyota	26d ago	Fit
Pollanassa	35d ago	Fit
Wishes And Dreams	39d ago	Fit
He Knows When	47d ago	Fresh
Landue	47d ago	Fresh
St Cianans Fire	67d ago	Fresh
Riyami	70d ago	Fresh
Snag It	116d ago	Long break
Power Drive	257d ago	Long break
Bell Manannan	635d ago	Long break
Happaugue	—	—
Bedelia	—	—
Mater Matuta	—	—