Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

17:45

Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap

Date 2024-10-18

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,735

Winning Time 2m 16.37s (slow by 4.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Walhaan (IRE) Ben Coen · Ciaran Murphy	5/1	Won
2nd	Psalm (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	10/11F	0.2
3rd	Gesture (IRE) Shane Foley · E J O'Neill	9/4	11
4th	San Andreas (IRE) Hugh Horgan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	11/1	2.75
5th	Casanova (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	25/1	8
6th	Matt Connor (IRE) Chris Hayes · Martin Brassil	66/1	4.75

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (3)	Psalm Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	126	tp	734142	83	102	75	7d	—	—	-6	30.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Just denied last week over 1m4f; bold bid expected although no rider's claim available now
5 (2)	Gesture Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:E J O'Neill	J:Shane Foley T:E J O'Neill	129	—	211502	86	100	84	31d	—	—	-1	27.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Dual C&D winner in the spring; just denied at Punchestown recently but stiff enough task
2 (4)	Walhaan Grey J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	136	tp	961425	89	97	75	11d	—	—	+4	21.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Hasn't won off this high a mark but respected on overall record here
1 (1)	San Andreas Bay J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	140	—	-15695	93	103	32	86d	—	—	+7	15	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only one of six wins here in a handicap; reduced mark but still vulnerable over this far
3 (5)	Casanova Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	132	v	605108	85	96	-	12d	—	—	+11	15	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Listowel winner well held twice since off this mark; AW return with a bit to find
6 (6)	Matt Connor Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Martin Brassil	J:Chris Hayes T:Martin Brassil	126	tp	1179-0	79	97	-	13d	—	—	+5	8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Poor effort on yard debut in Curragh lady riders' handicap and probably best watched
NR (7)	Apercu Bay J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	136	b	421671	89	96	-	1d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
C&D maiden winner with good turf form, winning yesterday at the Curragh

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Psalm	5/4	11/8	5/4	6/5	5/4
Gesture	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Walhaan	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
San Andreas	12/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Casanova	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Matt Connor	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Psalm

30.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Gesture

27.7

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 8.7

2/1

3rd

Apercu

23.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 14 Odds: 0

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Walhaan

21.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

5/1

San Andreas

OR: 10.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Casanova

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Matt Connor

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
San Andreas	93	103	32
Walhaan	89	97	75
Apercu	89	96	—
Gesture	86	100	84
Casanova	85	96	—
Psalm	83	102	75
Matt Connor	79	97	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Apercu	1d ago	Quick return
Psalm	7d ago	Quick return
Walhaan	11d ago	Quick return
Casanova	12d ago	Quick return
Matt Connor	13d ago	Quick return
Gesture	31d ago	Fit
San Andreas	86d ago	Fresh