Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

19:00

Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden

Date 2026-02-13

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 2.5°C

Wind 10mph N

Rain 100%

Winning Time 2m 35.13s (slow by 5.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Palmezzano (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/1	Won
2nd	Ebony King (IRE) Ben Coen · Andrew Slattery	11/8F	.5
3rd	Ballyadam (IRE) W J Lee · Henry De Bromhead	5/1	1.5
4th	Pedro The Poet (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Paul Traynor	200/1	1.25
5th	Milan Forth (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · Simon Cavanagh	20/1	.75
6th	Jet Renegade (IRE) Colin Keane · Andrew Kinirons	13/2	3
7th	El Galvino (GB) Robbie Colgan · Andrew Lee	7/2	6
8th	Disco Dancer (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Gordon Elliott	11/1	2.5
9th	Stay In The Game (IRE) Ronan Whelan · John Joseph Hanlon	22/1	14
10th	Poet's Willow (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Fergal Birrane	150/1	52

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
2 (3)	Ebony King Bay J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	137	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Front-runner won a bumper and hurdle; not without a chance here on AW/Flat debut
1 (4)	Ballyadam Bay J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	137	t	3-	-	78	13	—	—	—	-12	9.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Third in C&D maiden in November (El Galvino second); poor over hurdles since; chance
3 (9)	El Galvino Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Lee	J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Lee	137	—	6932-	75	81	54	79d	—	—	+1	18.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up over C&D last time; holds Ballyadam on that effort; leading player
4 (7)	Jet Renegade Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Kinirons	137	—	3	-	69	37	31d	—	—	-5	6.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Third over C&D last month after being slowly away; likely improver with Colin Keane booked
8 (8)	Palmezzano Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	135	b	P74-46	69	80	34	16d	—	—	0	6.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below best when sent off 5-2 for 10.5f course maiden on latest; blinkers can spark revival
5 (5)	Milan Forth Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:Simon Cavanagh	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Simon Cavanagh	137	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Very decent winning chaser; ran in Listed handicap at DRF on latest; AW/Flat debut
9 (1)	Disco Dancer b/br J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	132	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Off the track for almost a year, hard to be confident against that background; Flat debut
7 (6)	Stay In The Game Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Ronan Whelan T:John Joseph Hanlon	137	—	/428-6	74	78	15	35d	—	—	+3	7.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Dual-purpose; midfield on AW debut here (10.5f) last month; needs to pull out more
10 (2)	Poet's Willow Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Fergal Birrane	J:Adam Caffrey T:Fergal Birrane	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Towards rear throughout - tailed off over 3f out(op 125/1)
6 (10)	Pedro The Poet Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Paul Traynor	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Paul Traynor	137	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Completely tailed off in pair of bumpers; makes no appeal on AW/Flat debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ebony King	7/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Ballyadam	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
El Galvino	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Jet Renegade	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Palmezzano	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Milan Forth	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Disco Dancer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Stay In The Game	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Poet's Willow	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Pedro The Poet	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

El Galvino

18.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Ballyadam

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Ebony King

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Stay In The Game

7.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Palmezzano

6.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Jet Renegade

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Milan Forth

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Disco Dancer

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Poet's Willow

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Pedro The Poet

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Galvino	75	81	54
Stay In The Game	74	78	15
Palmezzano	69	80	34
Ebony King	—	—	—
Ballyadam	—	78	13
Jet Renegade	—	69	37
Milan Forth	—	—	—
Disco Dancer	—	—	—
Poet's Willow	—	—	—
Pedro The Poet	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Palmezzano	16d ago	Fit
Jet Renegade	31d ago	Fit
Stay In The Game	35d ago	Fit
El Galvino	79d ago	Fresh
Ebony King	—	—
Ballyadam	—	—
Milan Forth	—	—
Disco Dancer	—	—
Poet's Willow	—	—
Pedro The Poet	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Ebony King	Front Runner
Stay In The Game	Mid-Pack
Poet's Willow	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 10 runners classified.