Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

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Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap

Date 2023-12-01

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 1m 12.85s (slow by 1.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Inishmot Prince (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	7/1	Won
2nd	Distillate (GB) Sean D Bowen · Adrian McGuinness	7/1	.75
3rd	Bold Optimist (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Michael McCullagh	7/2F	1.5
4th	Half Nutz (IRE) Jamie Powell · Adrian McGuinness	9/2	.5
5th	Hezahunk (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	9/1	2.25
6th	Sense Of Security (GB) Conor Maxwell · J Larkin	80/1	.5
7th	Marks Bear (IRE) Declan McDonogh · W J Burke	18/1	1.5
8th	Pulse Of Shanghai (IRE) J M Sheridan · James McAuley	15/2	0.1
9th	Sam's Xpress (IRE) Colin Keane · Kieran P Cotter	9/2	3.25
10th	Eastern Wind (GB) Robert Whearty · T G McCourt	10/1	2.75
11th	Najat (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Donal Kinsella	150/1	7

Runners (12)

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
4 (8)	Half Nutz Chestnut J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	140	—	450047	72	82	56	2d	—	—	-9	11.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Only midfield here on Wednesday; slow-starter hard to have total confidence in
1 (5)	Bold Optimist Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Michael McCullagh	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Michael McCullagh	142	p	51	74	81	65	42d	—	—	+3	21.2	0.75/1	4 25%
C&D winner with scope for improvement but likely needed here against seasoned handicappers
8 (6)	Sam's Xpress Brown J:Colin Keane T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Colin Keane T:Kieran P Cotter	135	—	690037	67	80	70	16d	—	—	-6	11.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not the strongest of finishers including on latest; champion jockey now takes over
7 (11)	Inishmot Prince Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	136	v	009914	68	80	70	16d	—	—	+5	14.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Six-time course winner with good recent 5f form; return to 6f to suit so big player
11 (1)	Pulse Of Shanghai Bay J:J M Sheridan T:James McAuley	J:J M Sheridan T:James McAuley	122	tb	262325	54	79	68	23d	—	—	0	10.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Solid recent form puts him in the mix again; good draw for prominent racer
9 (2)	Hezahunk Bay J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	126	—	745267	58	80	68	57d	—	—	-4	7.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Keen-going sort bought out of Mick Appleby's for 4,000gns; needs to settle better
6 (3)	Distillate Chestnut J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	138	—	251540	70	81	-	31d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.00/1	9 11%
7f winner here in March but has the speed for this shorter trip; respected
NR (4)	Furnace Creek Chestnut J:TBC T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J: T:Joseph Anthony Murray	142	p	920080	74	79	45	2d	—	—	-3	10.8	5.25/1	22 5%
Not beaten far over C&D last month but well held here on Wednesday
3 (10)	Marks Bear Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:W J Burke	J:Declan McDonogh T:W J Burke	142	—	0-0050	74	74	34	14d	—	—	+3	7.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Safely held over C&D last month and remains badly handicapped on this surface
5 (9)	Eastern Wind Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:T G McCourt	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:T G McCourt	139	v	085696	71	76	44	26d	—	—	-1	7.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Best form is at 7f but shows pace so worth another shot at this shorter trip
12 (12)	Sense Of Security Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:J Larkin	J:Conor Maxwell T:J Larkin	122	—	805008	54	74	40	7d	—	—	-1	1.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Well held off much higher AW mark over C&D last week; dropped 4lb but remains opposable
10 (7)	Najat Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(7) T:Donal Kinsella	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(7) T:Donal Kinsella	125	—	8-0000	57	73	25	142d	—	—	+1	1.9	31.00/1	125 1%
Shown absolutely nothing for his current trainer; mark plummeting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Half Nutz	4	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Bold Optimist	4	4	4	4	4
Sam's Xpress	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Inishmot Prince	15/2	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Pulse Of Shanghai	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	7
Hezahunk	7	7	13/2	7	7
Distillate	9	9	8	8	9
Furnace Creek	22	22	22	22	22
Marks Bear	20	18	16	16	18
Eastern Wind	10	9	8	9	10
Sense Of Security	50	50	28	40	50
Najat	100	125	100	125	100

Predictor

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

1st

Bold Optimist

21.2

OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

2nd

Inishmot Prince

14.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Half Nutz

11.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Sam's Xpress

11.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Furnace Creek

10.8

OR: 6 Form: 1 Odds: 3.8

Pulse Of Shanghai

10.4

OR: 1 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Distillate

10.4

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Hezahunk

7.8

OR: 2 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Eastern Wind

7.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Marks Bear

7.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Najat

1.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Sense Of Security

1.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bold Optimist	74	81	65
Furnace Creek	74	79	45
Marks Bear	74	74	34
Half Nutz	72	82	56
Eastern Wind	71	76	44
Distillate	70	81	—
Inishmot Prince	68	80	70
Sam's Xpress	67	80	70
Hezahunk	58	80	68
Najat	57	73	25
Pulse Of Shanghai	54	79	68
Sense Of Security	54	74	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Half Nutz	2d ago	Quick return
Furnace Creek	2d ago	Quick return
Sense Of Security	7d ago	Quick return
Marks Bear	14d ago	Fit
Sam's Xpress	16d ago	Fit
Inishmot Prince	16d ago	Fit
Pulse Of Shanghai	23d ago	Fit
Eastern Wind	26d ago	Fit
Distillate	31d ago	Fit
Bold Optimist	42d ago	Fit
Hezahunk	57d ago	Fresh
Najat	142d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Pulse Of Shanghai	Prominent
Half Nutz	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.