Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

19:00

Date 2026-03-13

Distance 1m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,068

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.4°C

Wind 15mph SW

Rain 27%

Winning Time 1m 40.80s (slow by 4.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ohailbhic (IRE) Ronan Whelan · John James Feane	100/30	Won
2nd	Gaiety Girl (IRE) Nathan Crosse · P F McEnery	8/1	1
3rd	Darkdeserthighway (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	4/1	.5
4th	Albion Power (IRE) Dylan Kidd · Keith Henry Clarke	40/1	1.25
5th	Expound (GB) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	16/1	.5
6th	Summer Island (USA) Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini	13/8F	.5
7th	Beat The Devil (IRE) Jack Kearney · Patrick Magee	15/2	0.2
8th	Notforalongtime (GB) Wayne Hassett · Laura Hourigan	20/1	0.3
9th	Faoladh (IRE) Sam Coen · Andrew Slattery	40/1	.5
10th	Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) Robbie Colgan · David Marnane	66/1	.75
11th	On The Cards (FR) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	150/1	.5
12th	Land Of The Giants (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	33/1	.5
13th	Hosanna Power (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · D Broad	125/1	2.5
14th	Ransom (GB) Patrick McGettigan · P Sweeney	33/1	53

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
6 (4)	Summer Island Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	136	h	3500-1	66	74	66	35d	—	—	-10	25.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Accounted for the well-fancied Beat The Devil here five weeks ago on yard debut, up 7lb
5 (14)	Ohailbhic Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:John James Feane	J:Ronan Whelan T:John James Feane	136	—	009-83	66	72	56	21d	—	—	-11	10.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Attracted good support when third over 7f last time, should be in the mix if he stays
1 (10)	Darkdeserthighway Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	142	b	5175-3	72	73	62	56d	—	—	-2	12.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Four-time course winner (three over C&D), ran on well when third here in January
8 (12)	Beat The Devil Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick Magee	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Patrick Magee	134	t	-15224	64	74	67	30d	—	—	+5	14	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won over C&D in January, holding his form well enough but beaten favourite last four runs
10 (9)	Gaiety Girl Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:P F McEnery	J:Nathan Crosse T:P F McEnery	133	—	3-3	63	73	42	21d	—	—	+4	10.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has shown winning potential in two 7f maiden attempts here, unexposed filly could feature
4 (7)	Expound Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	139	tp	33626-	69	72	57	168d	—	—	+3	12.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Multiple Flat/hurdles winner, lacks a recent outing, 0-10 AW record is a negative
11 (2)	Notforalongtime Bay J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Laura Hourigan	133	p	13-550	63	73	60	7d	—	—	+1	4.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Recorded a ninth AW win here in November by a short head; not quite at his best last time
7 (1)	Land Of The Giants Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	135	—	327-36	65	76	53	21d	—	—	+1	4.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fair form in maidens at this venue, has a bit to find with Gaiety Girl on recent running
2 (11)	Faoladh Bay J:Sam Coen(5) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Sam Coen(5) T:Andrew Slattery	140	t	62150-	70	73	-	242d	—	—	+9	12.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Enjoyed a good spell of form on turf last summer, suited by 1m and should handle surface
12 (15)	Jasmine Affanalis Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	J:Robbie Colgan T:David Marnane	132	h	82521-	62	72	-	194d	—	—	+16	18.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ended last season on a positive note with 1m1f Tipperary win, interesting on AW debut
9 (6)	Ransom Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:P Sweeney	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:P Sweeney	134	t	0000-9	64	55	25	21d	—	—	+1	4.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Five-time AW winner has struggled since winning a 20-runner 1m Curragh handicap last May
3 (5)	Albion Power Brown J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:Keith Henry Clarke	139	—	7109-8	69	74	47	14d	—	—	+3	5.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has failed to sustain the form shown when winning over C&D in November, inconsistent sort
14 (8)	On The Cards Brown J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	129	h	3460/0	59	71	-	28d	—	—	+1	2.7	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Minor promise in Britain in 2023/2024. poor form in Ireland, here and over hurdles
13 (3)	Hosanna Power Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:D Broad	J:Donagh O'Connor T:D Broad	130	—	359-00	60	73	31	21d	—	—	+2	2.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
1m2f turf winner for Sir Michael Stoute in May 2024, 0-12 on AW, poor form for this yard
NR (13)	Comfort Line Grey J:Cillian Rowan(10) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cillian Rowan(10) T:Adrian McGuinness	129	v	77-605	59	75	65	28d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Reserve, six-time course winner; has rejoined this team, latest fifth here was encouraging

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Summer Island	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	11/8
Ohailbhic	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Darkdeserthighway	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Beat The Devil	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Gaiety Girl	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Expound	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	15/2
Notforalongtime	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Land Of The Giants	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Faoladh	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Jasmine Affanalis	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Ransom	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Albion Power	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
On The Cards	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1	40/1
Hosanna Power	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	66/1
Comfort Line	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Summer Island

25.4

OR: 4 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

Jasmine Affanalis

18.8

OR: 3 Form: 15 Odds: 0.8

33/1

3rd

Beat The Devil

OR: 3.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Darkdeserthighway

12.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

Faoladh

12.4

OR: 5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Expound

12.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

14/1

Ohailbhic

10.2

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Gaiety Girl

10.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Albion Power

5.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Land Of The Giants

4.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ransom

4.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Notforalongtime

4.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Hosanna Power

2.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

On The Cards

2.7

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Comfort Line

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Darkdeserthighway	72	73	62
Faoladh	70	73	—
Expound	69	72	57
Albion Power	69	74	47
Summer Island	66	74	66
Ohailbhic	66	72	56
Land Of The Giants	65	76	53
Beat The Devil	64	74	67
Ransom	64	55	25
Gaiety Girl	63	73	42
Notforalongtime	63	73	60
Jasmine Affanalis	62	72	—
Hosanna Power	60	73	31
On The Cards	59	71	—
Comfort Line	59	75	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Notforalongtime	7d ago	Quick return
Albion Power	14d ago	Fit
Ohailbhic	21d ago	Fit
Gaiety Girl	21d ago	Fit
Land Of The Giants	21d ago	Fit
Ransom	21d ago	Fit
Hosanna Power	21d ago	Fit
On The Cards	28d ago	Fit
Comfort Line	28d ago	Fit
Beat The Devil	30d ago	Fit
Summer Island	35d ago	Fit
Darkdeserthighway	56d ago	Fresh
Expound	168d ago	Long break
Jasmine Affanalis	194d ago	Long break
Faoladh	242d ago	Long break