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Dundalk (AW)

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Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap

Date 2024-03-22

Distance 5f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

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
8 (5)	Hezahunk Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	133	b	670822	52	74	56	7d	—	—	-2	13.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Went close in a claimer and a handicap last week, both over 6f; first try at this trip
6 (3)	Phil's Dream Brown J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	135	tv	-01303	54	69	58	7d	—	—	-1	12.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
C&D winner in January; return to minimum should suit and looks to have a leading chance
10 (7)	My Girl Sioux Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	132	—	7-7422	51	68	59	14d	—	—	-9	3.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Up 4lb for her last two runs but in fine form and looks likely to go close once again
2 (10)	Sam's Xpress Brown J:James Ryan(5) T:Kieran P Cotter	J:James Ryan(5) T:Kieran P Cotter	142	—	79-557	61	69	63	14d	—	—	-5	5.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Back down to 1lb above his last winning mark now and not beaten far over C&D last week
3 (11)	Havana Notion Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:John James Feane	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:John James Feane	138	—	-15468	57	72	58	7d	—	—	-3	6.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Blinkers left off after a disappointing effort over 6f last week; should do better
9 (4)	Bonny Power Bay J:W J Lee T:Edward Lynam	J:W J Lee T:Edward Lynam	132	—	907-39	51	69	54	14d	—	—	-6	2.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Close third to Phil's Dream over this trip in January; soundly beaten here two weeks ago
11 (13)	Below Deck Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Luke Comer	J:Gary Carroll T:Luke Comer	131	—	2-3260	50	70	55	14d	—	—	-2	5.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Beaten a nose by Phil's Dream in January but below that level twice since; can contend
1 (2)	Coolcalmncollected Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	142	—	00-007	61	66	45	51d	—	—	-1	4.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Struggled last year although did not run badly in a 6f handicap in January; more needed
4 (6)	Pro Bono Alexander Bay J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:W P Browne	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:W P Browne	137	b	/46-00	56	68	45	7d	—	—	-1	2.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Disappointing last twice including on her handicap debut here last week; blinkers tried
5 (9)	Reinforce Chestnut J:Dillon Butler(10) T:Miss Katy Brown	J:Dillon Butler(10) T:Miss Katy Brown	137	—	305-76	56	70	55	32d	—	—	-1	2.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Did not fare badly after racing too freely on his stable debut at Wolverhampton last month
12 (1)	Kuwait Direction Bay J:Rory Mulligan(10) T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Rory Mulligan(10) T:Keith Henry Clarke	128	p	590-80	47	72	46	21d	—	—	-2	0.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Down to a basement mark now and cheekpieces tried but not much cause for optimism
7 (12)	Astral Beat Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Lee Smyth	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Lee Smyth	133	v	0070-9	52	69	48	56d	—	—	-1	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has struggled to find any real form since returning last summer; visor tried here
NR (8)	Maggie Thunder Bay J:TBC T:G Hassett	J: T:G Hassett	128	p	806-00	47	65	49	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Struggled since last year and a falling handicap mark has not improved her fortunes

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hezahunk	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Phil's Dream	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
My Girl Sioux	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Sam's Xpress	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Havana Notion	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Bonny Power	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Below Deck	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Coolcalmncollected	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Pro Bono Alexander	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Reinforce	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Kuwait Direction	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Astral Beat	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hezahunk

13.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Phil's Dream

12.1

OR: 1 Form: 7.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Havana Notion

6.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Sam's Xpress

5.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Below Deck

5.6

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Coolcalmncollected

4.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

My Girl Sioux

3.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Bonny Power

2.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Pro Bono Alexander

2.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Reinforce

2.3

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Astral Beat

1.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Kuwait Direction

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Maggie Thunder

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sam's Xpress	61	69	63
Coolcalmncollected	61	66	45
Havana Notion	57	72	58
Pro Bono Alexander	56	68	45
Reinforce	56	70	55
Phil's Dream	54	69	58
Hezahunk	52	74	56
Astral Beat	52	69	48
My Girl Sioux	51	68	59
Bonny Power	51	69	54
Below Deck	50	70	55
Kuwait Direction	47	72	46
Maggie Thunder	47	65	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hezahunk	7d ago	Quick return
Phil's Dream	7d ago	Quick return
Havana Notion	7d ago	Quick return
Pro Bono Alexander	7d ago	Quick return
My Girl Sioux	14d ago	Fit
Sam's Xpress	14d ago	Fit
Bonny Power	14d ago	Fit
Below Deck	14d ago	Fit
Maggie Thunder	14d ago	Fit
Kuwait Direction	21d ago	Fit
Reinforce	32d ago	Fit
Coolcalmncollected	51d ago	Fresh
Astral Beat	56d ago	Fresh