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Dundalk (AW)

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Date 2026-01-09

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,670

Rain 6%

Runners (14)

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
12 (9)	Salah Belle Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Nathan Crosse T:Ms Sheila Lavery	123	—	09755-	63	81	68	37d	—	—	-12	9.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won two of her first three races, has failed to add to her tally, fair fifth on latest
8 (14)	Clonmacash Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	130	v	12094-	70	89	77	21d	—	—	-6	14.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has useful course form, below his best twice before signs of a return to form last time
6 (3)	Oiche Rua Bay J:Scott McCullagh T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Scott McCullagh T:Adrian McGuinness	133	h	34516-	73	83	76	21d	—	—	+1	18.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Went up 5lb for a C&D win in November, lost ground at the start last time, could feature
2 (11)	Musical Act Grey J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	143	—	5/088-	83	80	48	23d	—	—	+1	11.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two Kempton AW wins for Charlie Appleby in 2023, no encouragement from his Irish form
4 (7)	Venetian Bay J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	p	21247-	74	83	65	21d	—	—	+5	15.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Three-time AW winner, last success over C&D off 62 in October, cheekpieces on now
5 (6)	Neo Smart Bay J:Nicola Burns(5) T:J S Bolger	J:Nicola Burns(5) T:J S Bolger	133	t	42960-	73	85	45	21d	—	—	+1	9.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Modest strike-rate on turf (1-25), C&D winner in 2023, poor run here three weeks ago
10 (8)	Amemri Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:David Marnane	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:David Marnane	126	—	08585-	66	89	64	44d	—	—	-2	6.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Six course wins, five over this trip, out of form before a more encouraging run on latest
1 (4)	Alfred Tennyson Bay J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	143	—	53/91-	83	86	-	202d	—	—	+4	9.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden winner over 7f for Aidan O'Brien, blinkers worn then discarded by his new trainer
11 (13)	Never Shout Never Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Andrew McNamara	J:Gary Halpin T:Andrew McNamara	124	—	58277-	64	87	78	35d	—	—	+2	7.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hard to win with, both successes over 5f but ran poorly over that trip here five weeks ago
9 (5)	Vibrato Bay J:Killian Leonard T:Cian Collins	J:Killian Leonard T:Cian Collins	127	—	18600-	67	88	59	85d	—	—	+4	7.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Useful overall AW form in Britain, a long way below best since Southwell win last August
3 (12)	Heart Of Eternity Chestnut J:Leigh Roche T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Leigh Roche T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	—	334-	74	77	-	184d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	10.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made the frame on all three outings for Charlie Appleby, one of three for the stable here
14 (1)	Rough Diamond Bay J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:John G Carr	J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:John G Carr	122	ht	8/978-	62	82	60	94d	—	—	+1	3.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
C&D winner, his best days seem to be behind him judged on form in Britain
7 (10)	Giselles Defence Bay J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	131	—	18470-	71	81	28	37d	—	—	+6	7.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Four-time winner on turf, 0-8 on AW, always at the back over longer trip on stable debut
13 (2)	Gobi Star Bay J:Shay Wallace(7) T:James M Barcoe	J:Shay Wallace(7) T:James M Barcoe	122	—	000/0-	62	83	36	37d	—	—	+2	3.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Dual C&D winner, has deteriorated, huge price when last of 14 over C&D last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Salah Belle	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4	3/1
Clonmacash	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	11/4
Oiche Rua	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Musical Act	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	17/2
Venetian	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Neo Smart	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Amemri	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Alfred Tennyson	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Never Shout Never	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Vibrato	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Heart Of Eternity	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Rough Diamond	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1
Giselles Defence	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Gobi Star	150/1	125/1	150/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Oiche Rua

18.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Venetian

15.4

OR: 6 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Clonmacash

14.7

OR: 5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Musical Act

11.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Heart Of Eternity

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Salah Belle

9.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Alfred Tennyson

9.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Neo Smart

9.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Giselles Defence

7.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Never Shout Never

7.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Vibrato

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Amemri

6.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Rough Diamond

3.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Gobi Star

3.3

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Musical Act	83	80	48
Alfred Tennyson	83	86	—
Venetian	74	83	65
Heart Of Eternity	74	77	—
Oiche Rua	73	83	76
Neo Smart	73	85	45
Giselles Defence	71	81	28
Clonmacash	70	89	77
Vibrato	67	88	59
Amemri	66	89	64
Never Shout Never	64	87	78
Salah Belle	63	81	68
Rough Diamond	62	82	60
Gobi Star	62	83	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Clonmacash	21d ago	Fit
Oiche Rua	21d ago	Fit
Venetian	21d ago	Fit
Neo Smart	21d ago	Fit
Musical Act	23d ago	Fit
Never Shout Never	35d ago	Fit
Salah Belle	37d ago	Fit
Giselles Defence	37d ago	Fit
Gobi Star	37d ago	Fit
Amemri	44d ago	Fit
Vibrato	85d ago	Fresh
Rough Diamond	94d ago	Long break
Heart Of Eternity	184d ago	Long break
Alfred Tennyson	202d ago	Long break