Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

15:55

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Date 2025-12-03

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 1m 26.50s (slow by 2.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Roman Harry (IRE) N G McCullagh · Ms Claire O'Connell	50/1	Won
2nd	Fleetfootsoldier (IRE) Julian Pietropaolo · Denis Gerard Hogan	13/2	0.3
3rd	Tortola (IRE) Jimmy Dalton · Andrew Slattery	50/1	.5
4th	Venetian (IRE) Paddy Harnett · Sean Davis	6/4F	1.5
5th	Rock Basher (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Denis Gerard Hogan	20/1	.5
6th	Battle Borne (IRE) Leigh Roche · Gavin Cromwell	40/1	0.05
7th	Comfort Line (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Adrian McGuinness	5/1	0.2
8th	Independent Expert (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · Stephen Thorne	7/4	1.75
9th	Earthwatch (IRE) D G Hogan · Denis Gerard Hogan	25/1	1.25
10th	Chica Power (IRE) Eryka Snioch · A J Martin	150/1	.75

Runners (12)

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
2 (2)	Independent Expert Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:Stephen Thorne	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Stephen Thorne	139	b	809513	82	85	57	21d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-4	28	0.47/1	15/8 35%
C&D claimer winner in Oct' and third over 1m latest; should play a big role back at 7f
3 (7)	Venetian Bay J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Sean Davis	J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Sean Davis	137	—	094212	75	80	62	40d	—	—	0	30.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
C&D winner in Oct' and backed that up off new mark a fortnight later; one for shortlist
8 (3)	Comfort Line Grey J:Robbie Colgan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Robbie Colgan T:Adrian McGuinness	127	v	630427	65	83	50	14d	—	—	-2	11.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Six-time course winner finished second in Oct' over 1m but was below that level latest
6 (9)	Fleetfootsoldier Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	129	t	557119	62	73	53	7d	—	—	+7	18.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Winner of a 1m claimer in Oct' and followed with C&D h'cap win; no clear run latest
10 (12)	Rock Basher Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Nathan Crosse T:Denis Gerard Hogan	127	—	055025	53	69	57	14d	—	—	0	5.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Raised 10lb for neck defeat in a claimer, but could only take fifth off new mark last time
1 (6)	Earthwatch Bay J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	142	t	532108	79	84	-	49d	—	—	+11	15.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Sandown winner over 1m but disappointing in 2 starts since; needs to bounce back
7 (8)	Battle Borne Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Leigh Roche T:Gavin Cromwell	127	—	496608	57	70	53	14d	—	—	0	2.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ran okay on h'cap debut here but never sighted in two runs since; best watched
12 (4)	Roman Harry Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:N G McCullagh T:Ms Claire O'Connell	125	—	888050	52	65	58	28d	—	—	-1	1.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Only win from 36 races came at Laytown last year; 16l behind in a C&D h'cap latest
5 (5)	Tortola Bay J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Andrew Slattery	131	—	080-08	59	69	-	83d	—	—	0	3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Weaken maiden form and hasn't improved in two h'cap runs; hard to make a case for her
11 (10)	Chica Power Bay J:Eryka Snioch(10) T:A J Martin	J:Eryka Snioch(10) T:A J Martin	125	—	00-890	38	70	-	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Weak form since 2023 C&D claimer win; a lot on her plate here off these weights
NR (11)	Smaoineamh Sile Chestnut J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Conor David Maxwell	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Conor David Maxwell	133	p	500720	55	55	35	26d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Beaten just a neck over 1m here in Oct' but this is a tough task at these weights
NR (1)	Just Jump Bay J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	127	b	680454	58	79	63	5d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	2	—	—
Won a turf claimer but well held over various trips here since, albeit ran okay latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Independent Expert	7/4	15/8	7/4	6/4	15/8
Venetian	7/4	7/4	9/5	2/1	13/8
Comfort Line	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Fleetfootsoldier	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Rock Basher	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Earthwatch	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Battle Borne	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Roman Harry	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Tortola	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Chica Power	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1
Smaoineamh Sile	-	-	-	-	-
Just Jump	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Venetian

30.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Independent Expert

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Fleetfootsoldier

18.1

OR: 3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Earthwatch

15.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Comfort Line

11.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Rock Basher

5.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Smaoineamh Sile

4.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Tortola

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Battle Borne

2.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Just Jump

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Roman Harry

1.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Chica Power

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Independent Expert	82	85	57
Earthwatch	79	84	—
Venetian	75	80	62
Comfort Line	65	83	50
Fleetfootsoldier	62	73	53
Tortola	59	69	—
Just Jump	58	79	63
Battle Borne	57	70	53
Smaoineamh Sile	55	55	35
Rock Basher	53	69	57
Roman Harry	52	65	58
Chica Power	38	70	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just Jump	5d ago	Quick return
Fleetfootsoldier	7d ago	Quick return
Comfort Line	14d ago	Fit
Rock Basher	14d ago	Fit
Battle Borne	14d ago	Fit
Chica Power	14d ago	Fit
Independent Expert	21d ago	Fit
Smaoineamh Sile	26d ago	Fit
Roman Harry	28d ago	Fit
Venetian	40d ago	Fit
Earthwatch	49d ago	Fresh
Tortola	83d ago	Fresh