William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

18:30

William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap

Date 2025-03-28

Distance 2m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

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
5 (11)	Billie Frechette Grey J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	134	t	52623-	55	62	59	—	—	—	-8	16.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Shaped like 2m may suit when beaten a neck over 1m4f here; good run over timber latest
11 (8)	Duke Otto Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	127	—	/0/45-	47	61	21	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Gained 3rd win over timber last week; only beaten 2l over C&D previously
2 (2)	Omakase Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:P G Fahey	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:P G Fahey	136	—	557-13	54	62	47	28d	—	—	-10	5.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
1m4f winner here; interference when beaten 1l latest; stamina to prove at 2m
3 (5)	Slowdownbarney Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	135	tv	803-32	56	66	53	21d	—	—	-9	5.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in 3 1m4f h'caps here lately; 2m may suit but latest form knocked and he's 0-14
8 (1)	Bright Start Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:S M Duffy	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:S M Duffy	131	p	43-675	49	64	47	28d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Only win came on dirt in 2021; distant 3rd over C&D in Dec'; hasn't built on that since
1 (4)	Metamorpheus Bay J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Richard John O'Brien	142	—	7855-9	60	64	-	14d	—	—	-4	5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
0-6 on the Flat; unsuited by drop in trip here latest; workable mark
4 (6)	Tara Power Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:N G McCullagh T:Keith Henry Clarke	135	t	59-417	53	62	45	7d	—	—	-4	2.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Gained first win since 2021 with 1m4f win here last month; stamina to prove at 2m
6 (7)	Makaiah Bay J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	134	—	70727-	55	65	48	—	—	—	0	6.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Some promise for Ger Lyons without winning; back from hurdle runs; interesting at new trip
9 (13)	Is She Now Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:V C Ward	J:Robbie Colgan T:V C Ward	131	p	637-74	49	63	50	44d	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
0-12; below form fourth of seven over C&D last month in first-time cheekpieces (retained)
12 (9)	Uberrima Fides Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:S R B Crawford	J:Wayne Lordan T:S R B Crawford	126	tp	2/0-08	47	64	-	14d	—	—	+1	3.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-13 on the level and this new trip needs to spark significant improvement
7 (12)	Pegasus Of Harry Bay J:Killian Leonard T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Killian Leonard T:Eamonn O'Connell	134	t	54068-	55	65	41	98d	—	—	-1	2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
1m4f Wolverhampton winner; hasn't shown enough for new connections; tongue-tie; new trip
10 (3)	Noble Expression Bay J:Chris Hayes T:G A Kingston	J:Chris Hayes T:G A Kingston	128	v	8/20-8	47	62	39	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Highly encouraging narrow C&D defeat on yard debut; not near that level twice since
13 (10)	Knock Flyer Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Gordon Elliott	J:Leigh Roche T:Gordon Elliott	122	—	/7/00-	47	63	-	135d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Long-standing maiden and hasn't beaten a rival in last three Flat runs; off 135 days

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Billie Frechette	11/4	7/2	11/4	9/4	11/4
Duke Otto	5/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Omakase	11/2	7/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Slowdownbarney	5/1	9/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Bright Start	9/1	9/1	8/1	17/2	15/2
Metamorpheus	15/2	8/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Tara Power	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Makaiah	12/1	14/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Is She Now	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Uberrima Fides	40/1	40/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Pegasus Of Harry	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Noble Expression	66/1	28/1	28/1	40/1	33/1
Knock Flyer	66/1	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Billie Frechette

16.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 8 Odds: 7.3

7/2

2nd

Makaiah

6.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Slowdownbarney

5.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Omakase

5.4

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

7/1

Metamorpheus

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Duke Otto

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Uberrima Fides

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Tara Power

2.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Bright Start

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Pegasus Of Harry

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Is She Now

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Noble Expression

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Knock Flyer

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Metamorpheus	60	64	—
Slowdownbarney	56	66	53
Billie Frechette	55	62	59
Makaiah	55	65	48
Pegasus Of Harry	55	65	41
Omakase	54	62	47
Tara Power	53	62	45
Bright Start	49	64	47
Is She Now	49	63	50
Duke Otto	47	61	21
Uberrima Fides	47	64	—
Noble Expression	47	62	39
Knock Flyer	47	63	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tara Power	7d ago	Quick return
Metamorpheus	14d ago	Fit
Uberrima Fides	14d ago	Fit
Slowdownbarney	21d ago	Fit
Omakase	28d ago	Fit
Bright Start	28d ago	Fit
Is She Now	44d ago	Fit
Pegasus Of Harry	98d ago	Long break
Knock Flyer	135d ago	Long break
Billie Frechette	—	—
Duke Otto	—	—
Makaiah	—	—
Noble Expression	—	—