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Dundalk (AW)

19:15

Date 2026-01-30

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Drizzle

Temp 5.7°C

Wind 20mph SE

Rain 100%

Winning Time 2m 15.46s (slow by 2.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Without Love (GB) Wesley Joyce · Cian Hughes	9/2	Won
2nd	Doctor Grace (IRE) Sam Coen · Adrian McGuinness	12/1	0.3
3rd	Eighty Eight (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · John James Feane	4/1F	0.1
4th	Marians Gal (IRE) Julian Pietropaolo · Kevin Michael Smith	7/1	0.1
5th	Yquem (IRE) Rory Mulligan · John S O'Donoghue	12/1	1.25
6th	Aingeal Dorcha (IRE) Adam Browne-Souza · Andrew Slattery	5/1	1.5
7th	Church Mountain (IRE) Darragh O'Sullivan · Denis Gerard Hogan	9/2	5.5
8th	Methgal (IRE) Conor Cusack · P J F Murphy	14/1	2
9th	Jazz Dreamers (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · Seamus Fahey	80/1	.5
10th	Mapa (CAN) Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	10/1	.75
11th	Powerful Rosie (GER) Reese Holohan · Liz Doyle	40/1	1.5
12th	Alto Sax (IRE) Leigh Roche · Peter Fahey	20/1	0.3
13th	General Grant (IRE) James Ryan · Noel Meade	50/1	7.5
14th	Lady Crossing (IRE) Gary Halpin · William J Fitzpatrick	100/1	22

Runners (15)

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
1 (8)	Church Mountain Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	147	tp	083-81	65	67	49	7d	—	—	-7	8.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Three-time C&D winner, 1m4f win here latest, rider's claim negates 7lb rise, go well again
12 (14)	Without Love Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	125	v	0060-3	45	63	46	14d	—	—	-10	8.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Better effort over 1m4f here latest, go well back in trip if gets a strong pace to aim at
3 (1)	Marians Gal Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Michael Smith	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Michael Smith	138	—	33615-	56	60	53	51d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won over C&D in November, came up short off 10lb higher latest, may be on tough mark
4 (11)	Eighty Eight Chestnut J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:John James Feane	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:John James Feane	137	—	07008-	55	63	48	51d	—	—	-8	4.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D winner off 12lb higher in 2024, below best in 2025, well treated but revival required
7 (6)	Aingeal Dorcha Grey J:Adam Browne-Souza(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Adam Browne-Souza(7) T:Andrew Slattery	134	—	428-35	52	63	58	7d	—	—	-7	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two-time turf winner, has run well over C&D, well held in claimer latest, could rebound
5 (4)	Mapa Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	136	p	0524-6	54	63	59	17d	—	—	-5	3.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Maiden, 0-3 on AW but went close off 2lb higher in Nov', below-par latest, can't discount
2 (2)	Doctor Grace Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	140	p	0927-9	58	62	51	14d	—	—	-3	3.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below best at 1m4f here the last twice, needs to rebound dropped back in distance
14 (9)	Yquem Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John S O'Donoghue	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John S O'Donoghue	122	p	7069-3	42	58	43	17d	—	—	-2	5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Best effort yet over C&D latest, thereabouts with a repeat of that off the same mark
6 (10)	Methgal Bay J:Conor Cusack(7) T:P J F Murphy	J:Conor Cusack(7) T:P J F Murphy	136	t	7080-4	56	61	40	21d	—	—	-2	2.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Weakened late over 1m when fourth here latest, this longer trip raises questions
13 (7)	Alto Sax Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Peter Fahey	J:Leigh Roche T:Peter Fahey	124	b	7907-0	42	61	54	21d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Turf winner, 0-10 on AW, latest efforts not encouraging, others make more appeal
9 (12)	General Grant Bay J:James Ryan T:Noel Meade	J:James Ryan T:Noel Meade	131	—	090-8	51	58	41	17d	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Modest effort over C&D on handicap debut latest, 3lb drop not enough to tempt
8 (15)	Powerful Rosie Bay J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Liz Doyle	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Liz Doyle	134	—	78-7	54	65	10	21d	—	—	-1	1.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Handicap debutante, latest run over C&D not devoid of promise, check the market
R15 (13)	Jazz Dreamers Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Seamus Fahey	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Seamus Fahey	122	—	0060-7	40	57	34	21d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Turf winner, 0-9 on AW, beaten 4.75l over 1m here latest; others preferred; reserve
10 (3)	Lady Crossing Chestnut J:Gary Halpin T:William J Fitzpatrick	J:Gary Halpin T:William J Fitzpatrick	130	—	9000-8	50	67	13	21d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Handicap debutante, weakened over C&D on latest when 500-1, likely best watched
NR (5)	La Campanella Chestnut J:Mark Crehan T:Gerard Keane	J:Mark Crehan T:Gerard Keane	129	—	005-07	49	64	57	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Not a bad run here last month (1m), hasn't backed it up twice since, more needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Church Mountain	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Without Love	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3
Marians Gal	5/1	9/2	5/1	11/2	9/2
Eighty Eight	11/2	6/1	6/1	5/1	15/2
Aingeal Dorcha	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
Mapa	9/1	17/2	9/1	10/1	8/1
Doctor Grace	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Yquem	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Methgal	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Alto Sax	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
General Grant	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Powerful Rosie	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Jazz Dreamers	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Lady Crossing	100/1	80/1	100/1	66/1	66/1
La Campanella	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Marians Gal

14.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Church Mountain

8.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Without Love

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Yquem

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2

14/1

Eighty Eight

4.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Doctor Grace

3.9

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Aingeal Dorcha

3.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Mapa

3.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Methgal

2.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Powerful Rosie

1.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Alto Sax

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

General Grant

0.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jazz Dreamers

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Lady Crossing

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

La Campanella

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Church Mountain	65	67	49
Doctor Grace	58	62	51
Marians Gal	56	60	53
Methgal	56	61	40
Eighty Eight	55	63	48
Mapa	54	63	59
Powerful Rosie	54	65	10
Aingeal Dorcha	52	63	58
General Grant	51	58	41
Lady Crossing	50	67	13
La Campanella	49	64	57
Without Love	45	63	46
Yquem	42	58	43
Alto Sax	42	61	54
Jazz Dreamers	40	57	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Church Mountain	7d ago	Quick return
Aingeal Dorcha	7d ago	Quick return
La Campanella	7d ago	Quick return
Without Love	14d ago	Fit
Doctor Grace	14d ago	Fit
Mapa	17d ago	Fit
Yquem	17d ago	Fit
General Grant	17d ago	Fit
Methgal	21d ago	Fit
Alto Sax	21d ago	Fit
Powerful Rosie	21d ago	Fit
Jazz Dreamers	21d ago	Fit
Lady Crossing	21d ago	Fit
Marians Gal	51d ago	Fresh
Eighty Eight	51d ago	Fresh