DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-03-07

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 2m 35.18s (slow by 5.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dromore Glory (IRE) Nicola Burns · Paul W Flynn	EvensF	Won
2nd	Slowdownbarney (IRE) Sam Coen · John C McConnell	6/1	.5
3rd	Gardone (IRE) James Ryan · E McNamara	5/1	1.25
4th	T Or Coffey (IRE) Rory Mulligan · Paul Mulligan	66/1	3.75
5th	Randall Poets Lass (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · Seamus Fahey	33/1	0.1
6th	Burvea (IRE) Jack Kearney · D Broad	10/1	0.1
7th	Tastyee (IRE) Julian Pietropaolo · David Kenneth Budds	20/1	0.3
8th	Noble Expression (GB) Robert Whearty · G A Kingston	33/1	1
9th	Highland King (IRE) Cian Fahy · John C McConnell	12/1	5.5
10th	Rock Basher (IRE) Paddy Harnett · Shane Crawley	9/1	2.75

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
1 (2)	Dromore Glory Chestnut J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Paul W Flynn	140	p	40-122	61	68	56	23d	—	—	-27	17.6	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Excellent form over C&D since the starts of the year, rider's 7lb claim a major asset
5 (4)	Gardone Brown J:James Ryan T:E McNamara	J:James Ryan T:E McNamara	133	b	464-46	54	65	61	23d	—	—	-11	5.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Needs to reverse the form of last month's clash with Dromore Glory and Slowdownbarney
6 (5)	Slowdownbarney Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Sam Coen(7) T:John C McConnell	133	tv	7803-3	55	66	57	23d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-6	8.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Closely matched with Gallo Dell Cielo and Dromore Glory based on two C&D third places
10 (7)	Rock Basher Bay J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Shane Crawley	J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Shane Crawley	129	—	3574-0	50	65	24	14d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Missed the break when quite well fancied here on recent stable debut, can do better
3 (11)	Highland King Chestnut J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C McConnell	135	p	086-75	56	66	56	14d	—	—	-4	3.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Course winner, possible he could find his best form again after two outings last month
4 (3)	Burvea Chestnut J:Jack Kearney T:D Broad	J:Jack Kearney T:D Broad	134	—	66/88-	55	64	-	—	—	—	-5	3.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Winning hurdler, modest Flat maiden, unplaced in nine starts including two at this venue
11 (6)	Noble Expression Bay J:Robert Whearty T:G A Kingston	J:Robert Whearty T:G A Kingston	126	v	08/20-	47	64	41	77d	—	—	-5	1.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Good effort over 2m at this venue on stable debut, failed to reproduce that form on latest
8 (12)	Randall Poets Lass Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(2) T:Seamus Fahey	J:Keithen Kennedy(2) T:Seamus Fahey	130	h	00709-	51	67	-	—	—	—	-2	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
No real sign of winning potential since placed in two maidens in 2023, much reduced mark
12 (1)	Tastyee Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:David Kenneth Budds	126	t	2990-6	47	64	46	52d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Winner on turf over 1m4f but yet to show the same level of ability on this surface
7 (9)	T Or Coffey Bay J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:Paul Mulligan	133	tp	63657-	55	65	-	—	—	—	0	2.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Modest turf form on Flat, has failed to build on a satisfactory first run over hurdles
NR (8)	Gallo Dell Cielo Bay J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	140	—	13221-	61	60	37	77d	—	—	—	21.7	—	—
Two wins and three places from five starts since last October, likely to be thereabouts
NR (10)	Viva Voce Bay J:Jack Cleary(2) T:Tom McGuinness	J:Jack Cleary(2) T:Tom McGuinness	130	—	831-88	51	65	55	46d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Two poor runs at Wolverhampton since 1m course win, this trip could stretch his stamina

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dromore Glory	evn	evn	Evens
Gardone	5/1	9/2	9/2
Slowdownbarney	7/1	6/1	13/2
Rock Basher	6/1	8/1	15/2
Highland King	11/1	11/1	10/1
Burvea	11/1	14/1	12/1
Noble Expression	22/1	25/1	25/1
Randall Poets Lass	28/1	28/1	28/1
Tastyee	33/1	33/1	33/1
T Or Coffey	40/1	33/1	33/1
Gallo Dell Cielo	-	-	-
Viva Voce	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gallo Dell Cielo

21.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 18.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Dromore Glory

17.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 14.8

Evens

3rd

Slowdownbarney

8.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

7/1

Gardone

5.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 4.9

5/1

Highland King

3.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Burvea

3.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Rock Basher

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

T Or Coffey

2.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Noble Expression

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

25/1

Randall Poets Lass

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Tastyee

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Viva Voce

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dromore Glory	61	68	56
Gallo Dell Cielo	61	60	37
Highland King	56	66	56
Slowdownbarney	55	66	57
Burvea	55	64	—
T Or Coffey	55	65	—
Gardone	54	65	61
Randall Poets Lass	51	67	—
Viva Voce	51	65	55
Rock Basher	50	65	24
Noble Expression	47	64	41
Tastyee	47	64	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rock Basher	14d ago	Fit
Highland King	14d ago	Fit
Dromore Glory	23d ago	Fit
Gardone	23d ago	Fit
Slowdownbarney	23d ago	Fit
Viva Voce	46d ago	Fresh
Tastyee	52d ago	Fresh
Noble Expression	77d ago	Fresh
Gallo Dell Cielo	77d ago	Fresh
Burvea	—	—
Randall Poets Lass	—	—
T Or Coffey	—	—