BAR 1 Betting "Download Our App For Cheltenham" Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

17:30

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 1m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,670

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.5°C

Wind 3mph W

Rain 1%

Winning Time 1m 40.75s (slow by 4.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Neo Smart (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	9/1	Won
2nd	Leopold The First (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Andrew Lee	8/1	1.25
3rd	Brewing (GB) Wayne Lordan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	2/1F	0.2
4th	Lahore Da King (IRE) Iqbal Khan · Anthony Mullins	6/1	.5
5th	Musical Act (IRE) Shane Foley · Ciaran Murphy	18/1	1.5
6th	Ocean Manifest (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	5/2	.5
7th	Una Matata (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	10/1	0.2
8th	Albion Power (IRE) James Ryan · Keith Henry Clarke	80/1	0.1
9th	Ruff Justice (GB) Elin Hedman · Eamonn O'Connell	100/1	1.25
10th	Merlin The Wizard (GB) Donagh O'Connor · R P Cody	22/1	0.3
11th	Aratayvo (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	18/1	2.5
12th	Shoot To Kill (IRE) Killian Leonard · Noel C Kelly	66/1	0.3
13th	Free Solo (IRE) W J Lee · P J F Murphy	33/1	6

Runners (13)

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)	Ocean Manifest Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	140	tb	2213-1	80	83	73	42d	—	—	-2	25.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
C&D m'den winner bagged second win in a h'cap last time; 3lb rise is fair; big player
3 (1)	Brewing Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	138	tb	00-522	78	87	50	7d	—	—	-10	14.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Six-time AW winner for William Haggas and found form for new yard recently; shortlisted
12 (12)	Lahore Da King Chestnut J:Iqbal Khan(7) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Iqbal Khan(7) T:Anthony Mullins	127	tp	511-42	67	81	70	7d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Back-to-back 7f winner here was runner-up last time after wandering badly; can go well
4 (9)	Leopold The First Grey J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Lee	J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Lee	138	—	20722-	78	79	57	70d	—	—	+10	19	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Runner-up in three of his five C&D starts; knocking on the door
11 (11)	Una Matata Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	130	—	2-3117	70	85	68	14d	—	—	+3	10.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
3-8 for Ado McGuinness; up 3lb since 7f win earlier in month; put line through last time
8 (4)	Neo Smart Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	132	t	960-24	72	83	46	42d	—	—	0	7.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Running well in defeat recently inc' when a close fourth behind Ocean Manifest last time
2 (5)	Musical Act Grey J:Shane Foley T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Ciaran Murphy	139	p	088-74	79	84	52	21d	—	—	+2	9.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual British winner showed slight improvement on Irish form when fourth last time
13 (3)	Aratayvo Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	126	t	1/07-7	66	83	61	45d	—	—	+5	10.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
C&D m'den winner in 2024; best of 3 h'cap runs since came latest, behind a few of these
6 (10)	Merlin The Wizard Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:R P Cody	J:Donagh O'Connor T:R P Cody	135	—	60570-	75	86	-	213d	—	—	+1	8.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Three wins in Britain in 2023 but regressive in two seasons since; hard to recommend
5 (7)	Free Solo Chestnut J:W J Lee T:P J F Murphy	J:W J Lee T:P J F Murphy	137	t	41580-	77	85	-	137d	—	—	+7	10.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Six wins split evenly between AW/turf; Lee takes ride on return from break; check market
7 (6)	Shoot To Kill Bay J:Killian Leonard T:Noel C Kelly	J:Killian Leonard T:Noel C Kelly	134	—	17447-	74	85	53	119d	—	—	+5	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
12-time winner is on a workable mark if bringing his best after a break
10 (2)	Albion Power Brown J:James Ryan T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:James Ryan T:Keith Henry Clarke	130	—	77109-	70	83	56	70d	—	—	+8	10.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Both wins came here but ran poorly in two starts following his victory
9 (13)	Ruff Justice Bay J:Elin Hedman(5) T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Elin Hedman(5) T:Eamonn O'Connell	131	—	06895-	71	83	35	134d	—	—	+3	6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Two-time winner as 2yo but didn't progress last year; best watched on stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ocean Manifest	2/1	2/1	85/40	2/1	9/4
Brewing	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Lahore Da King	6/1	6/1	6/1	7/1	6/1
Leopold The First	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	11/1
Una Matata	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1
Neo Smart	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Musical Act	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Aratayvo	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Merlin The Wizard	20/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Free Solo	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Shoot To Kill	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	25/1
Albion Power	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ruff Justice	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ocean Manifest

25.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Leopold The First

OR: 7 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.5

11/1

3rd

Brewing

14.3

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Free Solo

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1

33/1

Albion Power

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Una Matata

10.6

OR: 5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Aratayvo

10.5

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Musical Act

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Shoot To Kill

OR: 6 Form: 2 Odds: 1

40/1

Merlin The Wizard

8.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Lahore Da King

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Neo Smart

7.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Ruff Justice

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ocean Manifest	80	83	73
Musical Act	79	84	52
Brewing	78	87	50
Leopold The First	78	79	57
Free Solo	77	85	—
Merlin The Wizard	75	86	—
Shoot To Kill	74	85	53
Neo Smart	72	83	46
Ruff Justice	71	83	35
Una Matata	70	85	68
Albion Power	70	83	56
Lahore Da King	67	81	70
Aratayvo	66	83	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brewing	7d ago	Quick return
Lahore Da King	7d ago	Quick return
Una Matata	14d ago	Fit
Musical Act	21d ago	Fit
Ocean Manifest	42d ago	Fit
Neo Smart	42d ago	Fit
Aratayvo	45d ago	Fit
Leopold The First	70d ago	Fresh
Albion Power	70d ago	Fresh
Shoot To Kill	119d ago	Long break
Ruff Justice	134d ago	Long break
Free Solo	137d ago	Long break
Merlin The Wizard	213d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Musical Act	Prominent
Ocean Manifest	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.