Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

16:15

Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,670

Winning Time 1m 12.71s (slow by 2.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dontspoilasale (IRE) Reese Holohan · Denis Gerard Hogan	15/8F	Won
2nd	Go Out (FR) Patrick McGettigan · Daniel James Murphy	7/1	.75
3rd	Mehman (GB) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	9/1	.75
4th	Tai Tam Bay (IRE) Jessica O'Gorman · Eddie & Patrick Harty	7/2	1.25
5th	Pints In Peace (IRE) Conor Cusack · Daniel McLoughlin	5/2	1.5
6th	Arctic Steps (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · Ross O'Sullivan	14/1	1.75
7th	Gobi Star (IRE) Orla Tynan · James M Barcoe	100/1	1.75

Runners (9)

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
8 (2)	Pints In Peace Bay J:Conor Cusack(7) T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Conor Cusack(7) T:Daniel McLoughlin	120	p	08033-	72	79	73	30d	—	—	-8	19	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Promise since switch to AW and interesting off same mark since close third last time
1 (3)	Dontspoilasale Bay J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Reese Holohan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	140	b	1566-4	76	84	72	7d	—	—	-7	12.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Dual C&D winner has struggled off revised mark since last win in Nov' but not ruled out
6 (1)	Tai Tam Bay Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	125	b	00443-	61	83	55	49d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-9	11.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Down 1lb since third over C&D latest and form looks good; appealing from good draw
3 (4)	Go Out Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Daniel James Murphy	137	—	344-	73	74	36	273d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Promise in opening m'dens; worth a market check on h'cap/stable debut
5 (6)	Arctic Steps Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	130	p	30001-	66	79	69	49d	—	—	+8	17.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Turf winner got AW win last time, keeping on over 5f; up 7lb but not ruled out
2 (9)	Mehman Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	140	—	9979-9	76	81	53	7d	—	—	+1	8.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Last win came in this race last year off 77; no impression in last two runs here
7 (8)	Gobi Star Bay J:Orla Tynan(10) T:James M Barcoe	J:Orla Tynan(10) T:James M Barcoe	122	—	00/0-0	58	78	36	7d	—	—	+1	2.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
No wins since 2023 and poor form shown in five runs for new yard; best watched
NR (7)	Sporting Hero Bay J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	136	b	2848-6	72	82	72	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.5	—	—
Good record on this surface but has been a bit below best recently; player at his best
NR (5)	Doitforjill Ronnie Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donncha Duggan	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donncha Duggan	119	t	07980-	71	50	36	30d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Hasn't shown a lot in his six runs to date and is 29lb wrong; ruled out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Pints In Peace	2/1	15/8	2/1
Dontspoilasale	10/3	10/3	10/3
Tai Tam Bay	10/3	3/1	10/3
Go Out	6/1	5/1	11/2
Arctic Steps	9/1	17/2	17/2
Mehman	11/1	11/1	11/1
Gobi Star	100/1	66/1	80/1
Sporting Hero	-	-	-
Doitforjill Ronnie	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Pints In Peace

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Arctic Steps

17.3

OR: 4 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Dontspoilasale

12.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Tai Tam Bay

11.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Go Out

11.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Mehman

8.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Sporting Hero

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Doitforjill Ronnie

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Gobi Star

2.5

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dontspoilasale	76	84	72
Mehman	76	81	53
Go Out	73	74	36
Pints In Peace	72	79	73
Sporting Hero	72	82	72
Doitforjill Ronnie	71	50	36
Arctic Steps	66	79	69
Tai Tam Bay	61	83	55
Gobi Star	58	78	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dontspoilasale	7d ago	Quick return
Mehman	7d ago	Quick return
Gobi Star	7d ago	Quick return
Sporting Hero	7d ago	Quick return
Pints In Peace	30d ago	Fit
Doitforjill Ronnie	30d ago	Fit
Tai Tam Bay	49d ago	Fresh
Arctic Steps	49d ago	Fresh
Go Out	273d ago	Long break