Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

19:45

Date 2026-03-06

Distance 1m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Clear

Temp 0.7°C

Wind 4mph NW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 40.06s (slow by 4.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bella Colombia (IRE) W J Lee · W McCreery	7/1	Won
2nd	Desert Of The Sea (IRE) Wesley Joyce · T G McCourt	7/2F	1.25
3rd	Alex Belardo (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	11/2	0.3
4th	Roman Harry (IRE) N G McCullagh · S M Duffy	22/1	0.2
5th	Heart Of Darkness (GB) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	7/1	.5
6th	Manhattan Dandy (IRE) Jimmy Dalton · Thomas Coyle	20/1	.5
7th	Distillate (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	13/2	0.05
8th	Punk Poet (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Edward Lynam	14/1	1
9th	Imperial Fighter (IRE) Jack Kearney · Patrick J McKenna	7/1	0.2
10th	Amemri (GB) Robbie Colgan · David Marnane	11/1	0.3
11th	Lady Arwen (GB) Jack Cleary · Conor O'Dwyer	50/1	.75
12th	Chavajod (GB) Ross Coakley · D P Coakley	7/1	3.5
13th	Vocology (IRE) Chris Hayes · Thomas Coyle	50/1	3

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
12 (6)	Desert Of The Sea Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:T G McCourt	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:T G McCourt	124	p	084-23	42	62	54	28d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Getting the hang of things for this yard with some big runs in defeat; chance again
5 (4)	Alex Belardo Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	140	v	847-33	58	62	56	21d	—	—	-8	6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Third of 13 here (7f) three weeks ago, 2l behind Distillate; can go well
6 (17)	Distillate Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	140	t	8649-2	58	65	57	21d	—	—	-2	10.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Given plenty to do when thundering home to finish second last time; wide draw here
7 (9)	Imperial Fighter Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick J McKenna	140	ht	-52740	58	69	51	14d	—	—	-4	6.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good C&D second off this mark in January; tardy start costly last time; chance
2 (16)	Bella Colombia Bay J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	141	—	/0-267	59	65	45	28d	—	—	-6	5.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second of 14 over C&D in January; failed to back that up in two 7f outings since
10 (10)	Heart Of Darkness Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	134	v	49-200	52	68	56	28d	—	—	-6	3.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up in C&D handicap in January, but below that level last two times
1 (1)	Amemri Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	142	v	585-97	60	62	48	35d	—	—	-6	5.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Six-time course winner won this race last year; back down to nice mark; visored
8 (2)	Chavajod Grey J:Ross Coakley T:D P Coakley	J:Ross Coakley T:D P Coakley	139	v	80000-	57	67	20	86d	—	—	-4	3.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has won twice at this venue; very hard to fancy on the evidence of recent form
9 (3)	Punk Poet Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Edward Lynam	J:Declan McDonogh T:Edward Lynam	137	t	4900-0	55	67	60	28d	—	—	-2	2.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Six-time C&D winner, most recently in September when making all off 57; 2lb lower now
R17 (12)	Manhattan Dandy b/br J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Thomas Coyle	J:Jimmy Dalton(7) T:Thomas Coyle	124	—	292-74	42	66	55	21d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Respected after 7f runner-up in December; 4th behind a couple of these on latest; reserve
4 (11)	Roman Harry Bay J:N G McCullagh T:S M Duffy	J:N G McCullagh T:S M Duffy	141	—	80501-	59	66	50	93d	—	—	+9	13.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
50-1 shock in 7f claimer in Dec'; will find life much tougher back in competitive handicap
3 (15)	Lady Arwen Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	141	h	4200-0	59	61	-	35d	—	—	0	3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
On a long losing run and tailed off over C&D in January; hooded; wide draw
13 (7)	Kayamite Bay J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	124	t	0987-0	42	61	53	37d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Unplaced all ten starts; needs to reverse form with a couple of these rivals on latest run
R15 (5)	Vocology Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Thomas Coyle	J:Chris Hayes T:Thomas Coyle	122	—	0800-0	40	59	39	52d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Weak maiden form; never involved in three course handicaps; safe to rule out; reserve
NR (13)	Will Be King Bay J:Shane Foley T:John C McConnell	J:Shane Foley T:John C McConnell	126	—	00/06/	44	64	-	912d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Seems to have had training issues as off the track 912 days; veteran is best watched
NR (14)	Alto Sax Bay J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Peter Fahey	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Peter Fahey	122	b	907-00	40	63	56	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
0-11 on AW; latest efforts have not suggested a trip to the winner's enclosure is imminent
NR (8)	Hell Left Loose Bay J:Mel Sheridan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Mel Sheridan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	123	b	0-0609	41	65	50	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won over C&D off 46 in November; 5lb lower now; fairly treated; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Desert Of The Sea	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3
Alex Belardo	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Distillate	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Imperial Fighter	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Bella Colombia	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Heart Of Darkness	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Amemri	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Chavajod	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Punk Poet	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	22/1
Manhattan Dandy	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Roman Harry	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lady Arwen	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Kayamite	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Vocology	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Will Be King	-	-	-	-	-
Alto Sax	-	-	-	-	-
Hell Left Loose	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Roman Harry

13.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

28/1

2nd

Distillate

10.6

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Imperial Fighter

6.6

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Alex Belardo

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Amemri

5.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Desert Of The Sea

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Bella Colombia

5.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Chavajod

3.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Heart Of Darkness

3.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Lady Arwen

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Punk Poet

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Manhattan Dandy

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Kayamite

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Vocology

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Will Be King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Alto Sax

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Hell Left Loose

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Amemri	60	62	48
Bella Colombia	59	65	45
Roman Harry	59	66	50
Lady Arwen	59	61	—
Alex Belardo	58	62	56
Distillate	58	65	57
Imperial Fighter	58	69	51
Chavajod	57	67	20
Punk Poet	55	67	60
Heart Of Darkness	52	68	56
Will Be King	44	64	—
Desert Of The Sea	42	62	54
Manhattan Dandy	42	66	55
Kayamite	42	61	53
Hell Left Loose	41	65	50
Vocology	40	59	39
Alto Sax	40	63	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Imperial Fighter	14d ago	Fit
Hell Left Loose	14d ago	Fit
Alex Belardo	21d ago	Fit
Distillate	21d ago	Fit
Manhattan Dandy	21d ago	Fit
Desert Of The Sea	28d ago	Fit
Bella Colombia	28d ago	Fit
Heart Of Darkness	28d ago	Fit
Punk Poet	28d ago	Fit
Amemri	35d ago	Fit
Lady Arwen	35d ago	Fit
Alto Sax	35d ago	Fit
Kayamite	37d ago	Fit
Vocology	52d ago	Fresh
Chavajod	86d ago	Fresh
Roman Harry	93d ago	Long break
Will Be King	912d ago	Long break