Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

17:15

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-11-21

Distance 5f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize €7,670

Runners (8)

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
4 (7)	Final Melody Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	133	—	784222	70	71	59	28d	—	—	-8	27.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Clear C&D second last month but 6lb rise looks harsh; still respected
3 (6)	This Guy Bay J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	135	p	54267	72	76	-	98d	—	—	-7	14.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Initial promise but well held in nurseries for Clive Cox; gelded and cheekpieces on now
1 (1)	Ninth Crusade Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	138	ht	1706	75	78	66	28d	—	—	-1	13.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Never landed a blow over C&D last month from wide draw but showed mild promise; hooded now
5 (8)	The Love Machine Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Michael Mulvany	133	t	556145	70	74	52	9d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+2	13.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Navan win came at 6f; improvement needed on recent form here
6 (3)	Alkutonic Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	126	—	804	63	73	47	23d	—	—	-3	5.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Plenty of pace here last month over 6f; drop back in trip could suit
2 (5)	Love Bomb Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:W McCreery	J:Sam Coen(7) T:W McCreery	135	v	94818	72	72	39	28d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	14.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Down Royal winner but tame C&D effort latest and now tried visored
7 (2)	Hello Isla Bay J:Robert Whearty T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Robert Whearty T:Keith Henry Clarke	123	—	475033	60	70	55	25d	—	—	+5	8.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed in nurseries for Richard Hannon before offloaded for 4,000gns last month
8 (4)	Mini Cotai Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Mulvany	J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Mulvany	119	—	7070	56	71	46	38d	—	—	0	2.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Always trailing last of 14 on handicap debut over C&D last month; 4lb wrong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Final Melody	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
This Guy	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Ninth Crusade	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
The Love Machine	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Alkutonic	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1
Love Bomb	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Hello Isla	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Mini Cotai	66/1	50/1	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

Final Melody

27.4

OR: 5 Form: 11 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

This Guy

14.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Love Bomb

14.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ninth Crusade

13.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

The Love Machine

13.1

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Hello Isla

8.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Alkutonic

5.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Mini Cotai

2.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ninth Crusade	75	78	66
This Guy	72	76	—
Love Bomb	72	72	39
Final Melody	70	71	59
The Love Machine	70	74	52
Alkutonic	63	73	47
Hello Isla	60	70	55
Mini Cotai	56	71	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Love Machine	9d ago	Quick return
Alkutonic	23d ago	Fit
Hello Isla	25d ago	Fit
Final Melody	28d ago	Fit
Ninth Crusade	28d ago	Fit
Love Bomb	28d ago	Fit
Mini Cotai	38d ago	Fit
This Guy	98d ago	Long break