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Dundalk (AW)

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Date 2025-01-17

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 1m 26.42s (slow by 2.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Volatile Analyst (USA) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	85/40F	Won
2nd	Free Solo (IRE) Sam Coen · P J F Murphy	9/4	1.5
3rd	Clonmacash (GB) Nicola Burns · Adrian McGuinness	10/1	2.25
4th	Circles (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Anthony McCann	11/1	0.3
5th	Little Keilee (IRE) Darragh O'Sullivan · Ciaran Murphy	9/1	4
6th	Nikki Swango (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	50/1	2
7th	I'm Spartacus (IRE) Jamie Powell · Adrian McGuinness	11/2	1.25
8th	Nika Pika (IRE) Killian Leonard · Noel C Kelly	16/1	1.25
9th	Port Louis (IRE) Robert Whearty · Noel Meade	14/1	0.3
10th	Sarmiento Power (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Matthew J Smith	22/1	9.5

Runners (12)

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
5 (3)	Volatile Analyst Bay J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	141	tb	00845-	66	70	42	49d	—	—	-12	10.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Encouraging enough yard debut here over 7f but didn't quite match that back at six
8 (8)	Free Solo Chestnut J:Sam Coen(7) T:P J F Murphy	J:Sam Coen(7) T:P J F Murphy	139	et	0070-2	64	71	61	7d	—	—	-8	15.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Second to subsequent winner Cousin Shay over 1m last week; should go well again
3 (12)	I'm Spartacus Chestnut J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	141	—	04323-	66	70	62	30d	—	—	+1	16.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Tries seven here, but two previous runs over this trip were not promising; respected
6 (9)	Little Keilee Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	140	—	52806-	65	67	51	58d	—	—	-2	8.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Course winner; ran well while possibly not getting home over 1m here last time; trip suits
9 (2)	Clonmacash Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	138	v	78084-	63	68	54	30d	—	—	-4	5.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not a bad effort over 7f last month behind Fly To Glory; each-way chance
7 (11)	Port Louis Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Noel Meade	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Noel Meade	140	b	30000-	65	63	40	28d	—	—	-2	6.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
No impact in four outings this winter; looks up against it at present
4 (5)	Nika Pika Bay J:Killian Leonard T:Noel C Kelly	J:Killian Leonard T:Noel C Kelly	141	h	0278-3	66	63	60	7d	—	—	+2	8.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Drops back to this trip after a good effort over 1m4f last week; could go well
11 (7)	Circles Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Anthony McCann	J:Declan McDonogh T:Anthony McCann	134	tb	503-37	59	66	57	11d	—	—	-2	3.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Did not run to her best at Wolverhampton latest; can get into the frame on her best form
2 (6)	Sarmiento Power Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	142	—	87262-	67	71	51	85d	—	—	+8	13.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
200,000euros yearling picked up for just 8,000gns after leaving Roger Varian; market watch
10 (10)	Nikki Swango Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	137	—	2938-0	62	67	56	7d	—	—	+2	3.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well beaten in two C&D starts for her current trainer; probably best watched
NR (4)	Fly To Glory Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:P J F Murphy	J:NON-RUNNER T:P J F Murphy	144	—	0051-1	69	68	-	3d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Bidding for a quick hat-trick here after winning on Tuesday over 6f; should go close
NR (1)	Blue Wood Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Kevin Michael Smith	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Kevin Michael Smith	131	t	2300-0	56	68	34	3d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Lost her form a bit in the Autumn and did not regain it here on Tuesday; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Volatile Analyst	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4
Free Solo	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2	11/4
I'm Spartacus	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Little Keilee	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Clonmacash	7/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Port Louis	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Nika Pika	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	10/1
Circles	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Sarmiento Power	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Nikki Swango	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Fly To Glory	-	-	-	-	-
Blue Wood	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

I'm Spartacus

16.4

OR: 4 Form: 8 Odds: 4.4

13/2

2nd

Free Solo

15.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Fly To Glory

14.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Sarmiento Power

13.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Volatile Analyst

10.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Nika Pika

8.9

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Little Keilee

8.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Port Louis

6.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Clonmacash

5.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Circles

3.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Nikki Swango

3.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Blue Wood

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fly To Glory	69	68	—
Sarmiento Power	67	71	51
Volatile Analyst	66	70	42
I'm Spartacus	66	70	62
Nika Pika	66	63	60
Little Keilee	65	67	51
Port Louis	65	63	40
Free Solo	64	71	61
Clonmacash	63	68	54
Nikki Swango	62	67	56
Circles	59	66	57
Blue Wood	56	68	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fly To Glory	3d ago	Quick return
Blue Wood	3d ago	Quick return
Free Solo	7d ago	Quick return
Nika Pika	7d ago	Quick return
Nikki Swango	7d ago	Quick return
Circles	11d ago	Quick return
Port Louis	28d ago	Fit
I'm Spartacus	30d ago	Fit
Clonmacash	30d ago	Fit
Volatile Analyst	49d ago	Fresh
Little Keilee	58d ago	Fresh
Sarmiento Power	85d ago	Fresh