Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

16:15

Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

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
4 (3)	Mehman Chestnut J:Declan McDonogh T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Declan McDonogh T:Gerard O'Leary	135	—	65322-	77	86	81	35d	—	—	-12	30.9	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Strong-finishing C&D second last month; major player
6 (1)	Mint Man Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P J F Murphy	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P J F Murphy	130	t	27631-	72	94	79	37d	—	—	+4	24.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Recent maiden win franked since; major chance with rider's claim a positive
7 (4)	Crystal Luna Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	125	b	35821-	67	88	79	30d	—	—	+10	21.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Best form here at 5f; respected but possibly vulnerable
1 (5)	Heart Of Darkness Bay J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	140	—	4166-	82	80	-	128d	—	—	+6	15.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lightly raced C&D maiden winner with Paddy Twomey; could have more to offer
5 (7)	Dream Today Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Stephen Thorne	134	tb	82560-	76	88	71	35d	—	—	+3	10.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Last year's winner will appreciate return to more positive tactics
3 (6)	Genesis Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Alan McIntyre	J:Robbie Colgan T:Alan McIntyre	137	—	12578-	79	87	-	160d	—	—	+5	12.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Best form over C&D but lacks a recent run
NR (2)	Inishmot Prince Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	139	v	12646-	81	83	72	35d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Prolific winner here; respectable recent form here but needs a bit more

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mehman	evn	evn	Evens
Mint Man	7/2	10/3	10/3
Crystal Luna	7/1	7/1	7/1
Heart Of Darkness	15/2	15/2	15/2
Dream Today	10/1	10/1	10/1
Genesis	14/1	14/1	14/1
Inishmot Prince	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mehman

30.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Mint Man

24.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 13.1 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Crystal Luna

21.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 14.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Heart Of Darkness

15.7

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Genesis

12.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Inishmot Prince

11.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Dream Today

10.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heart Of Darkness	82	80	—
Inishmot Prince	81	83	72
Genesis	79	87	—
Mehman	77	86	81
Dream Today	76	88	71
Mint Man	72	94	79
Crystal Luna	67	88	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Crystal Luna	30d ago	Fit
Mehman	35d ago	Fit
Dream Today	35d ago	Fit
Inishmot Prince	35d ago	Fit
Mint Man	37d ago	Fit
Heart Of Darkness	128d ago	Long break
Genesis	160d ago	Long break