Bar One Racing Your No1 Bookmaker Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

17:40

Bar One Racing Your No1 Bookmaker Handicap

Date 2024-08-15

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

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
4 (14)	Chopsticks Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:S M Duffy	J:Nathan Crosse T:S M Duffy	134	t	027443	55	67	44	7d	—	—	-9	11	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Last week's Leopardstown third over 1m1f makes him a leading player
11 (10)	Stepdance Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Henry De Bromhead	126	—	70999-	47	34	-	346d	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
First start for Henry de Bromhead after 11 months absence and market may prove best guide
5 (6)	Epaulawn b/br J:James Ryan(5) T:Noel G Hynds	J:James Ryan(5) T:Noel G Hynds	130	tp	595430	51	64	38	33d	—	—	-3	4.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Too keen at Navan but has to enter calculations on previous Down Royal run
9 (1)	Gardone Brown J:Chris Hayes T:E McNamara	J:Chris Hayes T:E McNamara	126	b	8-8057	47	62	-	24d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Maiden quickly reached basement mark; back to AW now and 5lb wrong
8 (8)	Designer Cailin Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Patrick Martin	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Patrick Martin	126	—	-04604	47	67	28	19d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Gowran fourth officially 1lb wrong here but could go well with talented claimer aboard
10 (9)	Kartayaz Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:John C McConnell	J:Gavin Ryan T:John C McConnell	126	—	630744	47	69	52	41d	—	—	-6	3.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Last C&D win came off 54; recent form augurs well though
2 (12)	Alex The Great Grey J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Adrian Murray	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Adrian Murray	138	—	79-399	59	65	52	183d	—	—	-3	4.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed over 2m early in the year but may need this after six month's absence
3 (13)	Tara Power Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Declan McDonogh T:Keith Henry Clarke	136	—	-25370	57	66	51	69d	—	—	-1	6.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Poor strike rate but C&D third in March would put him in the mix
1 (3)	No Trouble Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:John C McConnell	J:Seamie Heffernan T:John C McConnell	140	t	097727	61	58	-	—	—	—	+1	8.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Five-time winner here but on a long losing run
14 (16)	Dark Blue Diamond Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	119	—	760084	48	67	30	8d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Recent Sligo fourth over 1m5f encouraging; needs to settle better, could play a role
6 (11)	Lady Delila Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	130	—	/9-040	51	56	16	68d	—	—	-2	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Eyecatching fourth at Cork on handicap debut bur ran no sort of race afterwards at Navan
7 (15)	Albion Princess Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Donal Kinsella	J:Robbie Colgan T:Donal Kinsella	126	ht	0-0060	47	66	46	43d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Yet to show much in Ireland; down to basement mark now but remains opposable
13 (5)	Bofa Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:John James Feane	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:John James Feane	120	—	045-00	49	62	-	31d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Stone-last on both handicap runs this year; tongue-tie worn on latest now discarded
12 (7)	Answer Me Nay Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	124	—	5876-0	53	57	-	36d	—	—	-1	1.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Poor yard debut last month at Fairyhouse (7f); major step up in trip here
NR (4)	Dancing Steve Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	131	v	800378	60	64	-	27d	—	—	—	4	—	—
AW debut with trip to suit and good draw so one to consider; reserve
NR (2)	Dynamite Defense Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	125	p	2960	54	68	-	24d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Lightly-raced 3yo hard to fancy on AW debut after poor handicap run last time; reserve
NR (17)	Nosey Anna Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	126	—	0850	55	59	-	24d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
Weak in market for handicap debut (1m5f) and ran accordingly so best watched; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Chopsticks	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Stepdance	5/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Epaulawn	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2	9/1
Gardone	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Designer Cailin	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Kartayaz	8/1	8/1	17/2	7/1	8/1
Alex The Great	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Tara Power	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
No Trouble	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Dark Blue Diamond	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lady Delila	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Albion Princess	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Bofa	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Answer Me Nay	80/1	66/1	40/1	50/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Chopsticks

OR: 1.3 Form: 4 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

No Trouble

8.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Tara Power

6.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Epaulawn

4.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Alex The Great

4.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Stepdance

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Dancing Steve

OR: 2.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Kartayaz

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Gardone

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Dynamite Defense

2.5

OR: 1 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Designer Cailin

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Dark Blue Diamond

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Nosey Anna

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lady Delila

1.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Answer Me Nay

1.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Albion Princess

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Bofa

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
No Trouble	61	58	—
Dancing Steve	60	64	—
Alex The Great	59	65	52
Tara Power	57	66	51
Chopsticks	55	67	44
Nosey Anna	55	59	—
Dynamite Defense	54	68	—
Answer Me Nay	53	57	—
Epaulawn	51	64	38
Lady Delila	51	56	16
Bofa	49	62	—
Dark Blue Diamond	48	67	30
Stepdance	47	34	—
Gardone	47	62	—
Designer Cailin	47	67	28
Kartayaz	47	69	52
Albion Princess	47	66	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chopsticks	7d ago	Quick return
Dark Blue Diamond	8d ago	Quick return
Designer Cailin	19d ago	Fit
Gardone	24d ago	Fit
Dynamite Defense	24d ago	Fit
Nosey Anna	24d ago	Fit
Dancing Steve	27d ago	Fit
Bofa	31d ago	Fit
Epaulawn	33d ago	Fit
Answer Me Nay	36d ago	Fit
Kartayaz	41d ago	Fit
Albion Princess	43d ago	Fit
Lady Delila	68d ago	Fresh
Tara Power	69d ago	Fresh
Alex The Great	183d ago	Long break
Stepdance	346d ago	Long break
No Trouble	—	—