Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 19th September Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

5:45

Date 2025-08-15

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (17)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (16)	Master Garvey b J:Colin Keane T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Colin Keane T:Joseph Anthony Murray	131	t	480633	49	60	57	34d	—	—	-22	18.4	9/2 18%
Won at 1m here earlier in year and third last time; stays this trip so a player; wide draw
7 (15)	Vervain b J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	132	—	080731	59	60	-	21d	—	—	+3	18.8	9/2 18%
Off the mark at Cork last time over 1m4f; should be fine over this trip but AW debut
2 (3)	Porsche Lad ch J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	141	p	60-120	59	60	48	91d	—	—	-10	7.3	5/1 17%
Won over C&D in March; poor on turf for new yard but can do better back to AW
3 (5)	Tartaraghan b J:Sam Coen(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Sam Coen(7) T:John C McConnell	141	—	705132	59	64	-	9d	—	—	+4	18.4	13/2 13%
Won at Navan and solid runs in defeat since; has a shout if transferring that to AW
1 (4)	Church Mountain b J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	142	tp	909880	60	57	37	8d	—	—	-4	5	9/1 10%
Two C&D wins last autumn and won on turf at Limerick this term; had an excuse last time
13 (12)	So Messi ch J:Robert Whearty(3) T:T G McCourt	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:T G McCourt	123	t	-67492	41	62	-	30d	—	—	-3	8.1	9/1 10%
Maiden has run well on two of last three starts on soft but different conditions today
12 (10)	Together Aclaim b J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	124	t	091648	42	64	29	20d	—	—	-3	5.1	10/1 9%
C&D winner won at Cork in May; not bad runs since and can go well off this mark
10 (11)	Harseva br J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick Magee	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick Magee	128	h	-69076	46	58	49	34d	—	—	-6	2.2	10/1 9%
Maiden needs to improve on recent starts but up in trip may help
11 (1)	Sunny Dude ch J:Rory Cleary T:D Buckley	J:Rory Cleary T:D Buckley	124	—	50-740	42	57	-	49d	—	—	-6	2.1	10/1 9%
Fourth at Navan but no chance from out of the weights last time; still needs more
6 (9)	Tara Power b J:Adam Caffrey T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Adam Caffrey T:Keith Henry Clarke	132	t	178060	50	61	48	36d	—	—	-4	1.6	14/1 7%
Dual AW winner is only 2lb above last winning mark so could go well if back to form
NR (6)	Tomahawk King b J:TBC T:Thomas Coyle	J: T:Thomas Coyle	133	b	430-09	51	63	42	20d	—	—	-27	13.6	18/1 5%
Sole win was at Wolverhampton in 2022; poor on turf lately; needs best back on AW; reserve
14 (17)	Kartayaz b J:Zoe McMullan(10) T:G A Kingston	J:Zoe McMullan(10) T:G A Kingston	122	—	534837	40	58	-	33d	—	—	-1	4.1	16/1 6%
The last of three C&D wins came in 2022; can improve on recent turf runs back on AW
4 (2)	Cala Bonita b J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	133	—	-21007	60	56	42	34d	—	—	+2	8.1	18/1 5%
Won over 1m at Gowran in May but not as good thrice since and has to rebound
8 (7)	If Dora Could b J:Wayne Lordan T:Dermot Kilmartin	J:Wayne Lordan T:Dermot Kilmartin	131	—	90-9	58	62	-	45d	—	—	-2	3.4	18/1 5%
A hint of ability in three turf maidens; watch the market on AW debut
5 (13)	Lord Talbot b J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	132	tv	510-07	50	62	45	—	—	—	-2	0.9	28/1 3%
C&D winner last winter hasn't been as good since and has to do better after a break
NR (14)	Glyde Ranger ch J:TBC T:T G McCourt	J: T:T G McCourt	133	v	890040	51	63	52	25d	—	—	-27	13.6	33/1 3%
One win apiece on turf and AW; regressive lately and not easy to fancy; reserve
R15 (8)	Ocean Diamond b J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Derek McCormack	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Derek McCormack	132	p	7-450	50	63	42	30d	—	—	-28	13.3	33/1 3%
The best of four maiden runs came here; one to watch in market if getting in; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Master Garvey	-	-	9/2	-	-
Vervain	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Porsche Lad	5/1	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Tartaraghan	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Church Mountain	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
So Messi	9/1	8/1	9/1	8/1	15/2
Together Aclaim	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Harseva	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Sunny Dude	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Tara Power	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Tomahawk King	-	-	18/1	-	-
Kartayaz	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Cala Bonita	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
If Dora Could	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Lord Talbot	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Glyde Ranger	-	-	33/1	-	-
Ocean Diamond	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Vervain

18.8

OR: 2.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Master Garvey

18.4

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 13.3

9/2

3rd

Tartaraghan

18.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4

13/2

Tomahawk King

13.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

18/1

Glyde Ranger

13.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

33/1

Ocean Diamond

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

33/1

So Messi

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Cala Bonita

8.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 4 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Porsche Lad

7.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Together Aclaim

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Church Mountain

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Kartayaz

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

If Dora Could

3.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Harseva

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Sunny Dude

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Tara Power

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Lord Talbot

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Church Mountain Top Rated	60	57	37
Cala Bonita	60	56	42
Vervain	59	60	—
Porsche Lad	59	60	48
Tartaraghan	59	64	—
If Dora Could	58	62	—
Tomahawk King	51	63	42
Glyde Ranger	51	63	52
Tara Power	50	61	48
Lord Talbot	50	62	45
Ocean Diamond	50	63	42
Master Garvey	49	60	57
Harseva	46	58	49
Together Aclaim	42	64	29
Sunny Dude	42	57	—
So Messi	41	62	—
Kartayaz	40	58	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Church Mountain	8d ago	Quick return
Tartaraghan	9d ago	Quick return
Together Aclaim	20d ago	Fit
Tomahawk King	20d ago	Fit
Vervain	21d ago	Fit
Glyde Ranger	25d ago	Fit
So Messi	30d ago	Fit
Ocean Diamond	30d ago	Fit
Kartayaz	33d ago	Fit
Master Garvey	34d ago	Fit
Harseva	34d ago	Fit
Cala Bonita	34d ago	Fit
Tara Power	36d ago	Fit
If Dora Could	45d ago	Fit
Sunny Dude	49d ago	Fresh
Porsche Lad	91d ago	Long break
Lord Talbot	—	—