Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

13:20

Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap

Date 2025-07-12

Distance 5f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 59.15s (slow by 0.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eclairage (IRE) Shane Foley · Daniel James Murphy	10/1	Won
2nd	Valiant Force (USA) Donagh O'Connor · Adrian Murray	7/1	2
3rd	The Highway Rat (IRE) Ben Coen · A Oliver	7/2	1.25
4th	Dark Ace (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Adrian McGuinness	12/1	.5
5th	Little Queenie (IRE) Robert Whearty · Paul W Flynn	4/1	0.3
6th	Cuban Grey (GB) Rory Mulligan · Patrick J McKenna	11/1	.75
7th	Sporting Hero (GB) Alan Casey · Denis Gerard Hogan	22/1	.5
8th	Moral Turpitude (IRE) Patrick McGettigan · Daniel James Murphy	25/1	.75
9th	Revoke (GB) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	100/30F	2.25
10th	Greatest Drama (IRE) N G McCullagh · J P Murtagh	16/1	0.3
11th	Solvency (IRE) Rory Cleary · Aidan Melia	33/1	1.25

Runners (11)

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
3 (1)	Little Queenie Grey J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Paul W Flynn	130	b	9-8027	90	113	-	13d	—	—	-4	15.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Headed late on at Navan and 2.5l behind The Highway Brat last time at the Curragh; player
4 (10)	Revoke Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	130	—	12-93	95	100	-	17d	—	—	-3	17	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won on debut; beaten a head here in a quality 2yo Listed race; handicap debutante
2 (8)	The Highway Rat Bay J:Ben Coen T:A Oliver	J:Ben Coen T:A Oliver	139	b	0-6013	99	107	-	13d	—	—	0	17.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
5-11 on AW; won in May and went close last time in a quality Curragh handicap; big player
1 (3)	Valiant Force Roan J:Donagh O'Connor T:Adrian Murray	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Adrian Murray	147	—	131800	107	106	91	21d	—	—	+9	21.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Classy 2yo form; three-time winner at this track; poor in two starts recently
6 (2)	Eclairage b/br J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	122	t	111-73	87	103	100	10d	—	—	+2	12.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Three-time winner here last winter; good run last time when 1.25l behind the winner
8 (4)	Dark Ace Bay J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	119	—	11-508	84	109	92	38d	—	—	+2	11.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won twice here as 2yo; average runs on turf/AW this season; possibilities returned to AW
11 (7)	Cuban Grey Grey J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	119	p	215825	79	106	-	13d	—	—	+7	14.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good fifth last time despite racing out of the handicap; not dismissed despite 5lb wrong
7 (9)	Sporting Hero Bay J:Alan Casey(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Alan Casey(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	122	b	311208	82	109	97	13d	—	—	+11	17.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Six wins on AW; 3l behind The Highway Brat at the Curragh last time; not discounted
5 (6)	Greatest Drama Bay J:N G McCullagh T:J P Murtagh	J:N G McCullagh T:J P Murtagh	123	—	518-8	88	97	-	105d	—	—	+7	10.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Gowran maiden winner; dropped to 5f last time on handicap debut when 7l behind; down 4lb
9 (5)	Moral Turpitude Chestnut J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Daniel James Murphy	119	tp	/4-520	79	101	-	13d	—	—	+5	8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Sole win came here in 2023; last of all in Curragh handicap last time; 1lb wrong
10 (11)	Solvency Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Aidan Melia	J:Rory Cleary T:Aidan Melia	119	—	1021-	84	101	87	211d	—	—	+22	26	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two wins from four starts; gelded and switched yard since win at Southwell; 2lb wrong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Little Queenie	10/3	7/2	7/2	9/2	7/2
Revoke	4/1	4/1	4/1	3/1	7/2
The Highway Rat	4/1	4/1	4/1	5/1	4/1
Valiant Force	13/2	7/1	7/1	5/1	13/2
Eclairage	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Dark Ace	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Cuban Grey	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sporting Hero	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Greatest Drama	25/1	25/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
Moral Turpitude	28/1	28/1	28/1	40/1	28/1
Solvency	28/1	25/1	25/1	40/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solvency

OR: 8.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1

40/1

2nd

Valiant Force

21.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

The Highway Rat

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Sporting Hero

17.2

OR: 8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Revoke

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Little Queenie

15.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Cuban Grey

14.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Eclairage

12.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Dark Ace

11.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Greatest Drama

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Moral Turpitude

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valiant Force	107	106	91
The Highway Rat	99	107	—
Revoke	95	100	—
Little Queenie	90	113	—
Greatest Drama	88	97	—
Eclairage	87	103	100
Dark Ace	84	109	92
Solvency	84	101	87
Sporting Hero	82	109	97
Cuban Grey	79	106	—
Moral Turpitude	79	101	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eclairage	10d ago	Quick return
Little Queenie	13d ago	Quick return
The Highway Rat	13d ago	Quick return
Cuban Grey	13d ago	Quick return
Sporting Hero	13d ago	Quick return
Moral Turpitude	13d ago	Quick return
Revoke	17d ago	Fit
Valiant Force	21d ago	Fit
Dark Ace	38d ago	Fit
Greatest Drama	105d ago	Long break
Solvency	211d ago	Long break