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Dundalk (AW)

17:55

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €14,750

Winning Time 1m 26.05s (slow by 2.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Instant Appeal (GB) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	6/5F	Won
2nd	Big Gossey (IRE) W J Lee · Charles O'Brien	11/1	1.25
3rd	Dark Ace (IRE) Rory Cleary · Adrian McGuinness	7/2	0.1
4th	Apache Outlaw (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	22/1	.5
5th	Howyoulikethat (IRE) Chris Hayes · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	11/1	1.5
6th	Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Adrian McGuinness	18/1	.5
7th	The Liffey (IRE) Luke McAteer · Denis Gerard Hogan	25/1	0.2
8th	Musical Act (IRE) N G McCullagh · Ciaran Murphy	100/1	0.3
9th	Mehman (GB) Wayne Hassett · Denis Gerard Hogan	16/1	1.25
10th	Flaming Rib (IRE) Shane Foley · Adrian McGuinness	5/1	2.25

Runners (10)

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 (3)	Instant Appeal Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	128	—	348311	88	105	84	12d	—	—	+1	41.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Has gone up an aggregate 13lb for two 1m wins here, could still be well enough handicapped
10 (8)	Dark Ace Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	119	—	406124	79	107	86	5d	—	—	+3	21	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Two C&D wins over 6f, won over 5f on turf in October, holding his form at this venue
8 (5)	Flaming Rib Bay J:Shane Foley T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Shane Foley T:Adrian McGuinness	123	p	6-4494	83	105	87	26d	—	—	-3	12.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Former top-class sprinter, second in 2022 Commonwealth Cup, last month's run offers hope
1 (7)	Big Gossey Grey J:W J Lee T:Charles O'Brien	J:W J Lee T:Charles O'Brien	140	t	588205	100	110	-	67d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Veteran Curragh specialist, also effective on AW, excellent handicap run three starts ago
7 (6)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	124	—	660933	84	105	73	12d	—	—	+9	15.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Three-time course 1m winner, solid display when third behind Instant Appeal on latest
2 (1)	Apache Outlaw Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	136	—	820487	96	104	39	12d	—	—	+9	14	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Winner of this race in 2023 and again last year, should not be left out of calculations
6 (10)	Exquisite Acclaim Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Declan McDonogh T:Adrian McGuinness	124	p	059184	84	106	78	12d	—	—	+10	14.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won twice here at the start of the year, fair fourth behind Instant Appeal last time
9 (9)	Mehman Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	121	tb	505997	81	107	72	5d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+5	9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Four-time course winner, needs to reverse last Friday's form with Dark Ace
3 (2)	The Liffey Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Luke McAteer T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	tb	1-4074	94	105	-	108d	—	—	+15	19	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won twice for Aidan O'Brien, highly tried by Joseph O'Brien, cheap addition to this yard
5 (4)	Musical Act Grey J:N G McCullagh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:N G McCullagh T:Ciaran Murphy	127	—	725-08	87	101	42	12d	—	—	+8	9.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won two Kempton AW novice events at two; has failed to shine in two races for this stable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Instant Appeal	6/5	6/5	6/5
Dark Ace	4/1	4/1	4/1
Flaming Rib	9/2	5/1	9/2
Big Gossey	9/1	15/2	17/2
Howyoulikethat	14/1	12/1	14/1
Apache Outlaw	18/1	16/1	16/1
Exquisite Acclaim	18/1	16/1	18/1
Mehman	22/1	22/1	20/1
The Liffey	28/1	25/1	25/1
Musical Act	100/1	66/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Instant Appeal

41.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Dark Ace

OR: 7.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

The Liffey

OR: 11 Form: 7 Odds: 1

28/1

Big Gossey

17.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Howyoulikethat

15.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Exquisite Acclaim

14.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Apache Outlaw

OR: 11.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Flaming Rib

12.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Musical Act

9.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Mehman

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Gossey	100	110	—
Apache Outlaw	96	104	39
The Liffey	94	105	—
Instant Appeal	88	105	84
Musical Act	87	101	42
Howyoulikethat	84	105	73
Exquisite Acclaim	84	106	78
Flaming Rib	83	105	87
Mehman	81	107	72
Dark Ace	79	107	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Ace	5d ago	Quick return
Mehman	5d ago	Quick return
Instant Appeal	12d ago	Quick return
Howyoulikethat	12d ago	Quick return
Apache Outlaw	12d ago	Quick return
Exquisite Acclaim	12d ago	Quick return
Musical Act	12d ago	Quick return
Flaming Rib	26d ago	Fit
Big Gossey	67d ago	Fresh
The Liffey	108d ago	Long break