Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Champion Jockey Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

19:15

Date 2026-03-20

Distance 1m

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,835

Weather Fog

Temp 3.5°C

Wind 1mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 40.61s (slow by 4.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ohailbhic (IRE) Ronan Whelan · John James Feane	100/30	Won
2nd	Merlin The Wizard (GB) Donagh O'Connor · R P Cody	12/1	2
3rd	Hugo's Girl (IRE) Jack Cleary · Thomas Dowling	28/1	1.25
4th	Ocean Manifest (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	11/2	0.3
5th	Ben Lawers (GB) Keithen Kennedy · Mrs John Harrington	9/1	.5
6th	Una Matata (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	.5
7th	Howyoulikethat (IRE) Chris Hayes · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	11/1	.5
8th	Daler (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	9/4F	.75
9th	Neo Smart (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	15/2	0.3
10th	Battle Borne (IRE) Patrick McGettigan · Patrick J McKenna	40/1	3
11th	Selective Power (IRE) Reese Holohan · Thomas Coyle	50/1	0.3

Runners (11)

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
9 (5)	Ohailbhic Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:John James Feane	J:Ronan Whelan T:John James Feane	130	—	09-831	72	81	62	7d	—	—	-11	12.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Dominant performance to win last time over C&D; up 6lb but was rated 85 once
2 (9)	Daler Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	139	t	51364-	81	87	70	91d	—	—	-2	18	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Comfortable C&D winner off 72 in Oct'; just fair efforts last twice; capable of more
3 (4)	Ocean Manifest Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	138	tb	213-16	80	85	75	21d	—	—	-4	11.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual C&D winner was pestered for lead last time; worth another go.
5 (6)	Neo Smart Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	135	t	60-241	77	84	43	21d	—	—	-2	10.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Poor overall record but good on this surface; up 5lb for win last time but can improve
1 (3)	Ben Lawers Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	143	t	3924-1	85	85	50	37d	—	—	+12	21.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ran to RPR of just 70 when winning m'den last time; needs to improve off this mark
4 (2)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	137	—	335-84	79	85	63	14d	—	—	+2	9.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Three-time C&D winner but no wins since 2023; okay 4th here last time and this trip a help
7 (10)	Una Matata Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	132	—	311771	74	85	66	14d	—	—	+16	22.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Excellent record since joining yard; won again last time; perhaps not her ideal trip
6 (8)	Merlin The Wizard Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:R P Cody	J:Donagh O'Connor T:R P Cody	132	—	0570-0	74	85	34	21d	—	—	0	8.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Regressive in last two seasons; well beaten here on stable debut; hard to recommend
10 (7)	Hugo's Girl Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Thomas Dowling	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Thomas Dowling	122	—	33544-	64	86	74	135d	—	—	+3	5.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
M'den ran some solid races here; outpaced on first try over 1m latest; others preferred
8 (1)	Battle Borne Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	130	p	-39210	72	86	63	14d	—	—	+13	16.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Good m'den form here recently inc' a win; well beaten behind Una Matata in h'cap latest
11 (11)	Selective Power Chestnut J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Thomas Coyle	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Thomas Coyle	122	—	90780-	64	80	65	93d	—	—	+2	4.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four-time winner has never won from a mark this high; this trip looks more suitable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ohailbhic	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Daler	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Ocean Manifest	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Neo Smart	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Ben Lawers	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Howyoulikethat	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Una Matata	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Merlin The Wizard	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Hugo's Girl	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Battle Borne	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Selective Power	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Una Matata

22.7

OR: 6 Form: 15 Odds: 1.7

12/1

2nd

Ben Lawers

21.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Daler

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Battle Borne

16.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ohailbhic

12.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Ocean Manifest

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Neo Smart

10.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Howyoulikethat

9.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Merlin The Wizard

8.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Hugo's Girl

5.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Selective Power

4.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ben Lawers	85	85	50
Daler	81	87	70
Ocean Manifest	80	85	75
Howyoulikethat	79	85	63
Neo Smart	77	84	43
Una Matata	74	85	66
Merlin The Wizard	74	85	34
Ohailbhic	72	81	62
Battle Borne	72	86	63
Hugo's Girl	64	86	74
Selective Power	64	80	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ohailbhic	7d ago	Quick return
Howyoulikethat	14d ago	Fit
Una Matata	14d ago	Fit
Battle Borne	14d ago	Fit
Ocean Manifest	21d ago	Fit
Neo Smart	21d ago	Fit
Merlin The Wizard	21d ago	Fit
Ben Lawers	37d ago	Fit
Daler	91d ago	Long break
Selective Power	93d ago	Long break
Hugo's Girl	135d ago	Long break