Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

15:37

Date 2024-01-12

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 2m 41.62s (slow by 12.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Old Peculier (GB) Jack Kearney · Mark Fahey	3/1J	Won
2nd	Palace Rock (IRE) Hugh Horgan · Francis Casey	3/1J	1.5
3rd	John Alexander (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Luke Comer	7/2	1
4th	Storm Eric (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Jamie Flynn	4/1	.75
5th	Celtic Revival (IRE) James Ryan · Edward Lynam	8/1	.5
6th	Hasten Slowly (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · John C McConnell	14/1	.5
7th	Rockview Consort (GB) Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell	20/1	1.25
8th	Nibiru (IRE) Jack Cleary · A J Martin	50/1	.5
9th	Pachmena (IRE) Calum Hogan · Gavin Cromwell	25/1	0.3
10th	Tudor City (IRE) Paddy Harnett · A J Martin	66/1	0.3
11th	War Correspondent (IRE) Jake Coen · R P Cody	18/1	1
12th	Fascinating Shadow (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · John Joseph Hanlon	33/1	5.5
13th	Indigo Desert (GB) Rory Mulligan · Paul Stafford	125/1	11

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
9 (2)	Palace Rock Bay J:Hugh Horgan(2) T:Francis Casey	J:Hugh Horgan(2) T:Francis Casey	136	b	62/44-	73	82	73	21d	—	—	-10	12.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Did not seem to get home over 2m here last month; should fare better back at this trip
13 (7)	Old Peculier Bay J:Jack Kearney T:Mark Fahey	J:Jack Kearney T:Mark Fahey	129	b	07521-	66	80	56	30d	—	—	+4	23.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Up 8lb for last month's win but entitled to head the market and one of the ones to beat
8 (9)	John Alexander Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Luke Comer	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Luke Comer	136	p	94739-	73	88	65	28d	—	—	-6	13.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won this race off a 2lb higher mark last year; not consistent and enough reasons to oppose
10 (17)	Storm Eric Bay J:Wesley Joyce T:Jamie Flynn	J:Wesley Joyce T:Jamie Flynn	135	t	14422-	72	83	66	37d	—	—	+8	19.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Narrowly beaten in a pair of 1m2f handicaps here before Christmas; solid claims
4 (8)	Celtic Revival Chestnut J:James Ryan T:Edward Lynam	J:James Ryan T:Edward Lynam	139	—	11235-	76	83	73	28d	—	—	+10	18.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Slightly below par effort here last month but hard to see him out of the frame at his best
2 (1)	War Correspondent Grey J:Jake Coen T:R P Cody	J:Jake Coen T:R P Cody	141	tp	3445D5-	78	83	62	42d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
A trio of solid efforts here from 1m2f to 2m before Christmas; each-way chance
14 (16)	Hasten Slowly Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:John C McConnell	127	—	39215-	67	82	65	23d	—	—	+10	16	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won over 1m2f; tries this trip for the first time and unlikely to be far away if it suits
5 (10)	Tudor City Bay J:Paddy Harnett T:A J Martin	J:Paddy Harnett T:A J Martin	138	t	6/010-	75	81	-	124d	—	—	+4	7.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Down the field in a Curragh premier handicap in September latest; probably best watched
11 (15)	Rockview Consort Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	134	—	2/213-	71	91	-	—	—	—	+4	10.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Last run on this surface when winning a 1m2f maiden in February and runs off the same mark
7 (11)	Fascinating Shadow Bay J:Cian MacRedmond T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Cian MacRedmond T:John Joseph Hanlon	137	—	476/0-	74	62	-	136d	—	—	+2	7.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Winner on this surface but showed nothing over hurdles in a light campaign last year
3 (3)	Pachmena Bay J:Calum Hogan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	140	t	21363-	77	71	47	30d	—	—	+13	16.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Decent effort in a claimer here last month; no surprise if she was in the frame
1 (6)	Nibiru Bay J:Jack Cleary(4) T:A J Martin	J:Jack Cleary(4) T:A J Martin	142	tp	/2060-	79	85	-	125d	—	—	+7	9.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Likely to be his prep run for the Dublin Racing Festival and probably best watched
12 (14)	Indigo Desert Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Stafford	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Stafford	130	—	1/900/	67	85	-	501d	—	—	+10	11.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Not seen since three poor runs for Willie Mullins in 2022; best watched on stable debut
NR (4)	Autocrat Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	137	p	16742-	77	85	61	30d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Claimed out of James McAuley's over C&D last month; likes the surface and could go well
NR (5)	Spyfall Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	128	p	/4060-	65	87	-	23d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
First reserve; well beaten in maiden hurdles and a 1m2f handicap here last month
NR (12)	Secret Rock Bay J:TBC T:A J Martin	J: T:A J Martin	125	—	/4318-	62	82	-	—	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Second reserve; won a handicap over this trip at Roscommon; claims if getting a run
NR (13)	Arctic Blaze Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	121	—	30/00-	58	65	34	42d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Third reserve; winner here two years ago over 1m2f but stays this trip; recent runs poor

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Palace Rock	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1	11/4
Old Peculier	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
John Alexander	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Storm Eric	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Celtic Revival	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
War Correspondent	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Hasten Slowly	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Tudor City	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Rockview Consort	10/1	12/1	16/1	12/1	12/1
Fascinating Shadow	25/1	16/1	20/1	12/1	16/1
Pachmena	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Nibiru	50/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Indigo Desert	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Old Peculier

23.2

OR: 4 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Storm Eric

19.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Celtic Revival

18.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 9.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Pachmena

16.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1

22/1

Hasten Slowly

OR: 4.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Autocrat

13.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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John Alexander

13.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Palace Rock

12.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Indigo Desert

11.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Secret Rock

11.5

OR: 3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Rockview Consort

10.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Nibiru

9.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

War Correspondent

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Fascinating Shadow

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

25/1

Tudor City

7.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Spyfall

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Arctic Blaze

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nibiru	79	85	—
War Correspondent	78	83	62
Pachmena	77	71	47
Autocrat	77	85	61
Celtic Revival	76	83	73
Tudor City	75	81	—
Fascinating Shadow	74	62	—
Palace Rock	73	82	73
John Alexander	73	88	65
Storm Eric	72	83	66
Rockview Consort	71	91	—
Hasten Slowly	67	82	65
Indigo Desert	67	85	—
Old Peculier	66	80	56
Spyfall	65	87	—
Secret Rock	62	82	—
Arctic Blaze	58	65	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Palace Rock	21d ago	Fit
Hasten Slowly	23d ago	Fit
Spyfall	23d ago	Fit
John Alexander	28d ago	Fit
Celtic Revival	28d ago	Fit
Old Peculier	30d ago	Fit
Pachmena	30d ago	Fit
Autocrat	30d ago	Fit
Storm Eric	37d ago	Fit
War Correspondent	42d ago	Fit
Arctic Blaze	42d ago	Fit
Tudor City	124d ago	Long break
Nibiru	125d ago	Long break
Fascinating Shadow	136d ago	Long break
Indigo Desert	501d ago	Long break
Rockview Consort	—	—
Secret Rock	—	—