Happy Halloween Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

17:15

Happy Halloween Handicap

Date 2024-10-30

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

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
6 (12)	Forlio Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	135	p	063546	61	69	-	7d	—	—	-12	10.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Best form has been on soft ground, no impact in two AW starts in Britain in 2022
3 (10)	Picpoul Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:M M Rice	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:M M Rice	140	t	383982	66	71	66	12d	—	—	-3	15.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Boasts a fair record at this venue, leading chance now after recent second here
9 (4)	Chopsticks Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:S M Duffy	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:S M Duffy	127	tp	274437	53	70	60	76d	—	—	-6	6.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second over C&D in March, fair form on turf before unplaced favourite here on latest
8 (11)	Glyde Ranger Chestnut J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	128	v	700474	54	72	51	19d	—	—	-7	4.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
1-30 Flat record is off-putting, has run creditably on his last two visits to this track
12 (7)	Imperial Miss Bay J:N G McCullagh T:M Halford & T Collins	J:N G McCullagh T:M Halford & T Collins	119	p	900549	51	72	66	16d	—	—	-8	3.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Met trouble in running last time, place chance based on previous fourth at this venue
10 (5)	Velvet And Vine Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	126	—	065500	52	74	-	7d	—	—	-7	3.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No encouragement from two outings since fifth of 22 over 1m6f at Navan in August
5 (1)	Numidia Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Peter Lawlor	J:Luke McAteer T:Peter Lawlor	136	v	713094	62	69	-	27d	—	—	0	8.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Winner and four-times runner-up from 12 starts at the venue, fair fourth on turf last time
11 (9)	Action Motion Grey J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	122	b	85-904	48	75	-	20d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Winning hurdler, satisfactory run at Thurles, ran in the 4.20 at Galway on Monday
2 (2)	Doctor Grace Bay J:Donagh Murphy(10) T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Donagh Murphy(10) T:M Halford & T Collins	140	p	242100	66	70	48	12d	—	—	+8	11.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
In good form during the summer, appears well held by Picpoul on running here 12 days ago
4 (8)	Highland King Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	138	p	-03160	64	68	57	—	—	—	+7	10.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not much of note in his form since C&D win in March off 7lb lower, hurdling lately
7 (6)	Slowdownbarney Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	135	t	555000	67	71	38	8d	—	—	+3	4.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Weak form lately, perhaps some chance that a reduced mark will bring him into the picture
1 (3)	Morph Speed Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	142	tv	-00800	68	73	33	19d	—	—	+3	5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
C&D winner over four years ago, later won four times on turf, on a long losing run.
13 (13)	Begleys Forge Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	119	—	08-089	51	74	25	12d	—	—	-1	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Weak form in maidens and has failed to make an impact in claimers, hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Forlio	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Picpoul	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Chopsticks	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Glyde Ranger	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
Imperial Miss	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1
Velvet And Vine	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	13/2
Numidia	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Action Motion	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Doctor Grace	20/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	18/1
Highland King	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Slowdownbarney	50/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Morph Speed	100/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Begleys Forge	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Picpoul

15.1

OR: 4 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

Doctor Grace

11.6

OR: 4 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

3rd

Forlio

10.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Highland King

10.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Numidia

8.3

OR: 3 Form: 2.9 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Chopsticks

6.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Morph Speed

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Slowdownbarney

4.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Glyde Ranger

4.1

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Imperial Miss

3.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Velvet And Vine

3.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Action Motion

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Begleys Forge

0.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Morph Speed	68	73	33
Slowdownbarney	67	71	38
Picpoul	66	71	66
Doctor Grace	66	70	48
Highland King	64	68	57
Numidia	62	69	—
Forlio	61	69	—
Glyde Ranger	54	72	51
Chopsticks	53	70	60
Velvet And Vine	52	74	—
Imperial Miss	51	72	66
Begleys Forge	51	74	25
Action Motion	48	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Forlio	7d ago	Quick return
Velvet And Vine	7d ago	Quick return
Slowdownbarney	8d ago	Quick return
Picpoul	12d ago	Quick return
Doctor Grace	12d ago	Quick return
Begleys Forge	12d ago	Quick return
Imperial Miss	16d ago	Fit
Glyde Ranger	19d ago	Fit
Morph Speed	19d ago	Fit
Action Motion	20d ago	Fit
Numidia	27d ago	Fit
Chopsticks	76d ago	Fresh
Highland King	—	—