Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Date 2026-01-28

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.8°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 25.82s (slow by 2.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thaloria (GB) Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini	40/1	Won
2nd	Desert Of The Sea (IRE) Wesley Joyce · T G McCourt	18/1	1.75
3rd	Alex Belardo (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	20/1	0.3
4th	Winemaker (FR) Declan McDonogh · H D McGuigan	100/30	.5
5th	Mount Ruapehu (IRE) Shane Gray · Mark Fahey	9/4F	.5
6th	Ballymagreehan (GB) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	4/1	.5
7th	Manhattan Dandy (IRE) Jimmy Dalton · Thomas Coyle	25/1	1.5
8th	Pete's Dream (IRE) Sam Coen · Andrew Slattery	11/2	0.1
9th	Jackie Brown (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A J Martin	10/1	1.25
10th	Platino Bianco (IRE) James Ryan · Conor David Maxwell	11/1	.5
11th	Kayamite (IRE) Milo Malone · Chris Timmons	50/1	2
12th	Macadam's Rock (IRE) Ben Coen · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	22/1	1.75
13th	Rough Diamond (IRE) Adam Caffrey · John G Carr	40/1	1.75
14th	Eliza Garfield (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Timothy Doyle	100/1	4.25

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Mount Ruapehu Bay J:Shane Gray T:Mark Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Mark Fahey	139	—	0401-2	57	64	49	15d	—	—	-9	13.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Modest record on turf, 2-4 on AW and second to Winemaker here last time, leading chance
7 (6)	Winemaker Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:H D McGuigan	J:Declan McDonogh T:H D McGuigan	139	—	5485-1	57	65	48	15d	—	—	-1	17	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Winner over 5f and 7f here in 2024, beat Mount Ruapehu quite snugly over 6f here recently
4 (11)	Ballymagreehan Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	139	—	3233-7	57	62	53	15d	—	—	-10	6.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not at his best over 6f here last time, previous 7f/1m form shows him in a better light
6 (7)	Pete's Dream Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	139	—	77606-	57	58	31	70d	—	—	-7	5.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Regressive on turf last season, mildly encouraging run when sixth on AW debut in November
10 (9)	Jackie Brown Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A J Martin	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A J Martin	131	t	7533-6	49	65	57	15d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
High draw not ideal in the race won by Winemaker, previous form gives her a good chance
8 (3)	Platino Bianco Grey J:James Ryan T:Conor David Maxwell	J:James Ryan T:Conor David Maxwell	134	t	3601-5	52	63	52	15d	—	—	-5	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won at Newcastle last month, kept on for fifth behind Winemaker over 6f here last time
3 (12)	Alex Belardo Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	139	v	23847-	57	63	54	47d	—	—	0	5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
7f win at Down Royal in 2024 his sole success from 19 starts, has run well over 1m on AW
14 (15)	Desert Of The Sea Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:T G McCourt	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:T G McCourt	122	—	09084-	40	60	53	42d	—	—	-5	1.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
13-race maiden, respectable C&D fourth last month, high draw is a potential negative
13 (5)	Manhattan Dandy b/br J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Thomas Coyle	J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Thomas Coyle	125	—	38292-	43	63	54	49d	—	—	+5	9.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Solid form in the latter part of 2025 turf campaign, respected after C&D second last month
1 (1)	Macadam's Rock Bay J:Ben Coen T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	142	—	92100-	60	60	29	77d	—	—	+5	10.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Four-time C&D winner, latest win last April, may have needed November run after a break
R16 (8)	Rough Diamond Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:John G Carr	J:Adam Caffrey T:John G Carr	138	ht	978-00	56	62	44	12d	—	—	-2	2.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Second reserve, C&D winner, five-time scorer in all; has struggled in two recent C&D runs
11 (13)	Kayamite Bay J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	127	t	70987-	45	61	50	42d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Unplaced all nine starts, down the field though not beaten far in two C&D runs in December
2 (14)	Thaloria Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	142	—	699-	60	56	18	47d	—	—	0	3.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran twice in Britain, moderate C&D run on Irish debut, may fare better now in a handicap
12 (16)	Eliza Garfield Bay J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Timothy Doyle	125	p	0880-	43	59	-	63d	—	—	-1	0.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Last of 14 on handicap debut over C&D, cheekpieces tried now, no apparent chance
NR (17)	Jazzy Dancer Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:W J Martin	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:W J Martin	132	p	56360-	50	64	57	42d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Two course wins over 6f, good C&D effort three starts ago, a long way below best on latest
NR (2)	Ukiyo Bay J:TBC T:Andrew Kinirons	J: T:Andrew Kinirons	136	—	0610-0	54	61	33	12d	—	—	—	1	—	—
First reserve, 6f turf winner last autumn, big price when down the field on AW debut
NR (10)	Gobi Star Bay J:TBC T:James M Barcoe	J: T:James M Barcoe	136	—	0/0-07	54	57	22	12d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Third reserve, three of his four wins have come at this venue but no success since 2023

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mount Ruapehu	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Winemaker	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Ballymagreehan	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Pete's Dream	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Jackie Brown	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Platino Bianco	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Alex Belardo	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Desert Of The Sea	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Manhattan Dandy	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Macadam's Rock	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Rough Diamond	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Kayamite	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Thaloria	50/1	33/1	50/1	25/1	28/1
Eliza Garfield	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Jazzy Dancer	-	-	-	-	-
Ukiyo	-	-	-	-	-
Gobi Star	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Winemaker

OR: 1.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Mount Ruapehu

13.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Macadam's Rock

10.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Manhattan Dandy

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 8.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ballymagreehan

6.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Pete's Dream

5.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Alex Belardo

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Thaloria

3.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Rough Diamond

2.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

33/1

Platino Bianco

2.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Jackie Brown

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Desert Of The Sea

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Jazzy Dancer

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Ukiyo

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Gobi Star

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Kayamite

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Eliza Garfield

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Macadam's Rock	60	60	29
Thaloria	60	56	18
Mount Ruapehu	57	64	49
Winemaker	57	65	48
Ballymagreehan	57	62	53
Pete's Dream	57	58	31
Alex Belardo	57	63	54
Rough Diamond	56	62	44
Ukiyo	54	61	33
Gobi Star	54	57	22
Platino Bianco	52	63	52
Jazzy Dancer	50	64	57
Jackie Brown	49	65	57
Kayamite	45	61	50
Manhattan Dandy	43	63	54
Eliza Garfield	43	59	—
Desert Of The Sea	40	60	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rough Diamond	12d ago	Quick return
Ukiyo	12d ago	Quick return
Gobi Star	12d ago	Quick return
Mount Ruapehu	15d ago	Fit
Winemaker	15d ago	Fit
Ballymagreehan	15d ago	Fit
Jackie Brown	15d ago	Fit
Platino Bianco	15d ago	Fit
Desert Of The Sea	42d ago	Fit
Kayamite	42d ago	Fit
Jazzy Dancer	42d ago	Fit
Alex Belardo	47d ago	Fresh
Thaloria	47d ago	Fresh
Manhattan Dandy	49d ago	Fresh
Eliza Garfield	63d ago	Fresh
Pete's Dream	70d ago	Fresh
Macadam's Rock	77d ago	Fresh