Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

16:55

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Date 2025-03-07

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize €5,900

Runners (8)

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 (2)	Merchants Arch Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	133	v	706-23	62	73	54	23d	—	—	-16	11.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Proven recent C&D handicap form could count for a lot here despite ratings differential
6 (4)	Captain Ciano Brown J:Chris Hayes T:Jack W Davison	J:Chris Hayes T:Jack W Davison	123	p	0-57	-	89	64	7d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
More promising efforts here recently over 1m; not sure drop in trip here in his favour
1 (3)	Shamanka Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	138	—	03-6	73	75	46	35d	—	—	-8	11.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Return to 7f to suit but no easy task at the weights
2 (1)	Timandi Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:James M Barrett	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:James M Barrett	138	—	04-5	72	75	49	23d	—	—	-4	9.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Likely has a bit to find but rider's claim could bring her into the mix
7 (7)	Elegante Lady Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Adrian Murray	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Adrian Murray	123	—	7890-	70	79	65	98d	—	—	+1	6.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Official mark of 70 gives her claims but not sure if she warrants that
4 (6)	Letters Of Love Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	—	08	-	58	30	21d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two runs here over the winter leave her with plenty to find
3 (8)	Far Above Dream Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Market best guide on debut but likely all the better for the experience
8 (5)	Weegeebear Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:C W J Farrell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:C W J Farrell	123	b	507-76	53	77	51	23d	—	—	-1	1.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Regressive for current yard; plenty to find with Merchants Arch on latest C&D handicap run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Merchants Arch	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Captain Ciano	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	85/40
Shamanka	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	4/1
Timandi	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Elegante Lady	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Letters Of Love	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Far Above Dream	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Weegeebear	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shamanka

11.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Merchants Arch

11.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Timandi

9.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Captain Ciano

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Elegante Lady

6.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Weegeebear

1.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Letters Of Love

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Far Above Dream

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shamanka	73	75	46
Timandi	72	75	49
Elegante Lady	70	79	65
Merchants Arch	62	73	54
Weegeebear	53	77	51
Captain Ciano	—	89	64
Letters Of Love	—	58	30
Far Above Dream	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captain Ciano	7d ago	Quick return
Letters Of Love	21d ago	Fit
Merchants Arch	23d ago	Fit
Timandi	23d ago	Fit
Weegeebear	23d ago	Fit
Shamanka	35d ago	Fit
Elegante Lady	98d ago	Long break
Far Above Dream	—	—