DKITSU Race Day Maiden – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

16:05

DKITSU Race Day Maiden

Date 2023-11-22

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 1m 12.68s (slow by 1.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Never Cry Never (IRE) Colin Keane · J A Stack	9/2	Won
2nd	Cross Border (GB) W J Lee · Edward Lynam	4/5F	2.75
3rd	Reinforce (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Daniel James Murphy	11/2	3.5
4th	Pro Bono Alexander (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · W P Browne	5/1	0.3
5th	First Gentleman (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	11/1	5.5
6th	Santabella (GER) Siobhan Rutledge · Anthony McCann	200/1	6.5
7th	Dream Token (IRE) Leigh Roche · Ross O'Sullivan	125/1	23

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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 (5)	Cross Border Bay J:W J Lee T:Edward Lynam	J:W J Lee T:Edward Lynam	134	p	84332	70	88	72	33d	—	—	-15	27.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Placed on his last three starts, beaten a neck over C&D last time, should go close again
3 (4)	Never Cry Never Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:J A Stack	J:Colin Keane T:J A Stack	134	p	655	69	79	42	14d	—	—	-9	10.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Closely matched with First Gentleman on Navan running, cheekpieces may help his cause
2 (1)	First Gentleman Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	134	p	233786	70	85	-	35d	—	—	+1	8.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Placed on his first five starts, now looking regressive but could feature in this company
4 (7)	Reinforce Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	134	t	30-6D84	67	73	54	12d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Seems well exposed at this stage but could feature if retrieving last season's best form
6 (2)	Pro Bono Alexander Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:W P Browne	J:Seamie Heffernan T:W P Browne	129	—	0-	-	71	-	458d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.00/1	5 20%
Made little impression in a 7f maiden on her only start for Jessica Harrington at two
5 (3)	Dream Token Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Leigh Roche T:Ross O'Sullivan	129	—	—	-	-	-	257d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.25/1	250 0%
Never involved in a 1m maiden here on March on her only start for her previous trainer
7 (6)	Santabella Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Anthony McCann	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Anthony McCann	129	t	88-008	49	65	-	12d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.25/1	250 0%
Placed three times in Britain as a juvenile, has struggled in three Irish starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Cross Border	1	1	1	1	10/11
Never Cry Never	10/3	10/3	3	10/3	10/3
First Gentleman	11	9	9	9	9
Reinforce	6	11/2	6	11/2	6
Pro Bono Alexander	5	5	5	5	5
Dream Token	250	125	125	125	150
Santabella	250	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Cross Border

27.8

OR: 5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 14.2

10/11

2nd

Never Cry Never

10.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

First Gentleman

8.6

OR: 5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

Reinforce

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Pro Bono Alexander

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Dream Token

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250

Santabella

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cross Border	70	88	72
First Gentleman	70	85	—
Never Cry Never	69	79	42
Reinforce	67	73	54
Santabella	49	65	—
Pro Bono Alexander	—	71	—
Dream Token	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Reinforce	12d ago	Quick return
Santabella	12d ago	Quick return
Never Cry Never	14d ago	Fit
Cross Border	33d ago	Fit
First Gentleman	35d ago	Fit
Dream Token	257d ago	Long break
Pro Bono Alexander	458d ago	Long break