Dundalk Stadium, One Of The Only Horse & Greyhound Venues In Europe Handicap (Div II)

Dundalk (AW)

18:00

Date 2023-11-29

Distance 2m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (11)	Riyami Bay J:Killian Leonard T:Miss Shauna Larkin	J:Killian Leonard T:Miss Shauna Larkin	133	tp	370892	56	72	62	5d	—	—	-12	14.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Stayed on strongly off the pace in a 1m4f handicap last Friday, could be hard to beat now
3 (2)	Elzaamsan Bay J:N G McCullagh T:M Halford & T Collins	J:N G McCullagh T:M Halford & T Collins	137	tb	907054	60	80	57	12d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Now 0-18 but has plenty of placed form at this venue and his yard is in excellent form
7 (7)	Molly Hall Grey J:Gary Halpin T:Barry J Fitzgerald	J:Gary Halpin T:Barry J Fitzgerald	129	—	9-9016	52	69	-	42d	—	—	-9	4.1	1.00/1	5 20%
Stayed well when scoring at Clonmel, had plenty of horses behind her when sixth at Navan
2 (6)	Curious Bride Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	138	t	235573	61	73	58	28d	—	—	-1	9.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second over this trip here in January, decent effort over 1m4f here four weeks ago
1 (4)	Kottayam Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:John Queally	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:John Queally	140	—	-68075	63	74	-	29d	—	—	-5	6.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Suited by this trip, ran well in a conditions race last time, interesting with 7lb claim
4 (12)	Picpoul Bay J:Jack Kearney(5) T:M M Rice	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:M M Rice	137	—	60-570	60	72	-	28d	—	—	-3	4.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Dual course 1m4f winner in 2021, in rear 12 days ago on return from a break
9 (5)	Breagagh Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:S Michael Millar	J:Mikey Sheehy T:S Michael Millar	124	p	-02054	47	75	-	—	—	—	-3	3.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Making his 40th appearance and still a maiden, some positive signs but hard to have faith
8 (13)	Astrophysicist Bay J:Sean Davis T:J A Nash	J:Sean Davis T:J A Nash	125	—	033-05	48	78	53	5d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Ran with credit here on Friday but appears held by the runner-up Riyami
12 (3)	Swelltime Bay J:Jack Cleary(7) T:W J O'Doherty	J:Jack Cleary(7) T:W J O'Doherty	124	h	12-070	47	69	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Has solid 1m6f Navan form to his credit and was also second over 2m at Tramore last year
13 (10)	Cant Catch Camacho Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Mary Ellen Doyle	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Mary Ellen Doyle	120	—	-70000	50	74	-	42d	—	—	-3	1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Tailed off when tried over 1m6f on his third handicap start, massive improvement required
5 (9)	Kashi Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:Karl Thornton	J:Conor Maxwell T:Karl Thornton	133	—	4/0-07	56	71	-	—	—	—	-1	2.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Much better known as a winning hurdler, Flat credentials are not very convincing
10 (1)	Camino Mission Chestnut J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Seamus Fahey	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Seamus Fahey	124	—	04/00-	47	71	-	350d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Some promise here in 2021, has returned to his original trainer, probably best watched
11 (8)	Gains Of War Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Luke Comer	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Luke Comer	124	p	0-900	47	63	-	42d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Nothing of merit in his maiden form, 100-1 chance when tailed off in a 1m6f Navan handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Riyami	9/4	9/4	9/4	2	9/4
Elzaamsan	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Molly Hall	5	5	5	5	5
Curious Bride	8	7/1	8	8	15/2
Kottayam	7	6/1	13/2	6	13/2
Picpoul	14	11/1	10	10	10
Breagagh	14	14	14	14	14
Astrophysicist	14	12	11	12	14
Swelltime	20	18/1	20	18	20
Cant Catch Camacho	20	22/1	22	20	20/1
Kashi	25	22/1	20/1	20	22
Camino Mission	100	100/1	125	100/1	125/1
Gains Of War	100	100	100	100	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Riyami

14.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 5 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Curious Bride

9.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Elzaamsan

6.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Kottayam

6.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Picpoul

4.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Molly Hall

4.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Breagagh

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

Kashi

2.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Astrophysicist

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Swelltime

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Cant Catch Camacho

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Camino Mission

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Gains Of War

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kottayam	63	74	—
Curious Bride	61	73	58
Elzaamsan	60	80	57
Picpoul	60	72	—
Riyami	56	72	62
Kashi	56	71	—
Molly Hall	52	69	—
Cant Catch Camacho	50	74	—
Astrophysicist	48	78	53
Breagagh	47	75	—
Swelltime	47	69	—
Camino Mission	47	71	—
Gains Of War	47	63	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Riyami	5d ago	Quick return
Astrophysicist	5d ago	Quick return
Elzaamsan	12d ago	Quick return
Curious Bride	28d ago	Fit
Picpoul	28d ago	Fit
Kottayam	29d ago	Fit
Molly Hall	42d ago	Fit
Cant Catch Camacho	42d ago	Fit
Gains Of War	42d ago	Fit
Camino Mission	350d ago	Long break
Breagagh	—	—
Swelltime	—	—
Kashi	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Molly Hall	Prominent
Riyami	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.