Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Race

Dundalk (AW)

17:35

Date 2025-10-14

Distance 5f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €10,030

Winning Time 58.49s (slow by 0.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Valiant Force (USA) Wayne Lordan · Adrian Murray	15/8F	Won
2nd	Songhai (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	3/1	1.25
3rd	Black Forza (USA) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	12/1	0.2
4th	The Highway Rat (IRE) W J Lee · A Oliver	4/1	0.3
5th	Eclairage (IRE) Shane Foley · Daniel James Murphy	100/30	1.75

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (3)	Valiant Force Roan J:Wayne Lordan T:Adrian Murray	J:Wayne Lordan T:Adrian Murray	138	—	180022	106	115	100	60d	—	—	-8	37.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Rated 106, Has won here at 5f, 6f, and 1m, solid h'cap efforts last twice, tough to beat
6 (6)	Songhai Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	133	t	326334	98	111	-	44d	—	—	+3	22.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Debut 6f winner here, solid form in defeat this year, could go well back at this track
1 (1)	The Highway Rat Bay J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	138	b	133473	95	109	87	47d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Five-time course winner, in decent form on turf recently, bit to find but should run well
5 (2)	Eclairage b/br J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	133	t	-73125	93	107	87	55d	—	—	+8	25.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
20lb worse off for 2l win over Valiant Force here in July, may struggle to uphold form
3 (5)	Black Forza b/br J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	134	t	1144-0	98	108	-	66d	—	—	+7	13.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won a Goodwood Gr 2 last year, poor sole start in 2025, AW debut, probably best watched
NR (4)	Fandom Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	tb	131-59	103	111	-	3d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Listed winner in US, ground possible excuse for below par Irish runs, unproven on AW

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Valiant Force	11/10	11/10	6/5
Songhai	7/2	7/2	7/2
The Highway Rat	9/2	9/2	9/2
Eclairage	5/1	5/1	9/2
Black Forza	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fandom	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Valiant Force

37.5

OR: 14 Form: 8.5 Odds: 15

6/5

2nd

Eclairage

25.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 9.4 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Songhai

22.3

OR: 12 Form: 4.6 Odds: 5.7

7/2

The Highway Rat

20.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Black Forza

13.8

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Fandom

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valiant Force	106	115	100
Fandom	103	111	—
Songhai	98	111	—
Black Forza	98	108	—
The Highway Rat	95	109	87
Eclairage	93	107	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fandom	3d ago	Quick return
Songhai	44d ago	Fit
The Highway Rat	47d ago	Fresh
Eclairage	55d ago	Fresh
Valiant Force	60d ago	Fresh
Black Forza	66d ago	Fresh