Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

16:37

Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap

Date 2026-03-20

Distance 5f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,835

Weather Fog

Temp 5.2°C

Wind 2mph W

Rain 0%

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
1 (8)	Bold Optimist Bay J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	140	—	608-36	70	74	49	14d	—	—	-13	13	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Close third over C&D in February under this rider; hung when sixth last time; nice mark
6 (9)	Jampa Ling Bay J:W J Lee T:Kieran P Cotter	J:W J Lee T:Kieran P Cotter	126	—	00-2	68	73	27	21d	—	—	-5	15.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well-supported for AW debut when a close second in a m'den latest; h'cap debutant
4 (3)	This Guy Bay J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	130	t	22-235	72	75	68	36d	—	—	-7	10.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Tendency to find one too good in runs here despite being fav'; well beaten on turf latest
2 (6)	Arctic Steps Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	138	p	001-62	68	73	61	35d	—	—	-5	8.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D winner off 59 in Nov'; raised 3lb for close second here last time; good chance
8 (1)	Hasiyna Chestnut J:Jessica Maye(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Jessica Maye(7) T:John C McConnell	124	—	21-269	54	74	62	14d	—	—	-5	3.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Three-time course winner raced wide here last time when ninth; can do better
5 (7)	Jered Maddox Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	128	v	0-8080	58	76	51	14d	—	—	-4	4.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
12-85 inc' nine course wins; generally poor form shown recently
7 (5)	Only Spoofing Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Rory Cleary T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	125	—	2260-4	55	73	54	14d	—	—	-2	2.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Attractive h'cap mark but all wins came on turf; fourth here latest is a reason for hope
9 (10)	Bye Bye Now Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	122	—	6-44	52	73	61	37d	—	—	-2	1.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Weakened into fourth in 6f m'den here last time; return to 5f suits for h'cap debut
3 (4)	Irish Ballet Bay J:Adam Grant(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Adam Grant(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	137	t	300/69	67	63	43	35d	—	—	+2	5.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has returned from long absence with two moderate runs; mark looks high
10 (2)	Mina Bonita Bay J:Reese Holohan(7) T:C W J Farrell	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:C W J Farrell	119	—	4490-	61	74	21	91d	—	—	+2	3.1	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Promise in opening runs but way below that in two recent starts; 8lb wrong for h'cap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bold Optimist	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Jampa Ling	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1	7/2
This Guy	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Arctic Steps	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hasiyna	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	15/2
Jered Maddox	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Only Spoofing	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Bye Bye Now	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Irish Ballet	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Mina Bonita	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jampa Ling

15.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Bold Optimist

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

This Guy

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Arctic Steps

8.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Irish Ballet

5.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Jered Maddox

4.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Hasiyna

3.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Mina Bonita

3.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Only Spoofing

2.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Bye Bye Now

1.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
This Guy	72	75	68
Bold Optimist	70	74	49
Jampa Ling	68	73	27
Arctic Steps	68	73	61
Irish Ballet	67	63	43
Mina Bonita	61	74	21
Jered Maddox	58	76	51
Only Spoofing	55	73	54
Hasiyna	54	74	62
Bye Bye Now	52	73	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bold Optimist	14d ago	Fit
Hasiyna	14d ago	Fit
Jered Maddox	14d ago	Fit
Only Spoofing	14d ago	Fit
Jampa Ling	21d ago	Fit
Arctic Steps	35d ago	Fit
Irish Ballet	35d ago	Fit
This Guy	36d ago	Fit
Bye Bye Now	37d ago	Fit
Mina Bonita	91d ago	Long break