Next Friday Fixture At Dundalk 10th April Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

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Next Friday Fixture At Dundalk 10th April Handicap

Date 2026-03-27

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Clear

Temp 5.3°C

Wind 4mph NW

Rain 16%

Runners (9)

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
5 (4)	Storm Eric Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Jamie Flynn	J:Adam Caffrey T:Jamie Flynn	138	—	-32423	55	62	51	7d	—	—	-11	19.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Knocking on the door here recently with multiple placed efforts; leading chance
6 (7)	Captain Hanley Bay J:Colin Keane T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Colin Keane T:Eamonn O'Connell	135	ht	54-642	52	63	59	21d	—	—	-18	8.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
0-16 but a handful of good efforts recently inc' when second latest; Keane rides now
7 (1)	Barretstown Bay J:W J Lee T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:W J Lee T:Conor O'Dwyer	133	—	15-003	50	66	50	14d	—	—	-14	5.7	1.00/1	4/1 ▼ 20%
Won off this mark in Sept; 0.75l behind Storm Eric last time; shortlisted
2 (5)	Rising Sky Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Anthony McCann	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Anthony McCann	139	tb	4647-7	56	64	51	44d	—	—	-6	4.4	2.13/1	17/2 ▼ 11%
Consistent if limited m'den; positive efforts here in 2025; place chance
1 (3)	Star Mind Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	142	—	5900-8	59	64	26	42d	—	—	-3	4.4	4.00/1	16/1 ▼ 6%
British AW winner but never a factor in 7 tries here; drops into this lower grade
9 (6)	Harbanaker Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:William Harvey	J:Nathan Crosse T:William Harvey	123	tp	600-77	40	61	41	56d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 ▼ 4%
Dual 1m course winner off higher mark than this; beaten 8l over C&D when last seen
4 (2)	Palazzo Persico Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	138	—	97-070	55	63	21	7d	—	—	-1	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 ▼ 3%
Four-time winner for Ed Dunlop; poor efforts in two of three starts for new yard
3 (8)	On The Cards Brown J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	138	h	460/00	55	62	11	14d	—	—	-1	2	12.50/1	50/1 ▼ 2%
0-13; triple figure odds for last six runs (two of those in course h'caps); hard to fancy
8 (9)	Rushford Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Thomas R Hughes	J:Chris Hayes T:Thomas R Hughes	132	p	/809/0	49	61	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 ▼ 1%
Last of 14 back from lengthy absence here last time; hard to fancy based on that

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Storm Eric	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8
Captain Hanley	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Barretstown	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	4/1
Rising Sky	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Star Mind	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Harbanaker	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Palazzo Persico	33/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
On The Cards	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Rushford	125/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Storm Eric

19.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Captain Hanley

8.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Barretstown

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Rising Sky

4.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Star Mind

4.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Palazzo Persico

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

On The Cards

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Harbanaker

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Rushford

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Mind	59	64	26
Rising Sky	56	64	51
Storm Eric	55	62	51
Palazzo Persico	55	63	21
On The Cards	55	62	11
Captain Hanley	52	63	59
Barretstown	50	66	50
Rushford	49	61	—
Harbanaker	40	61	41

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Storm Eric	7d ago	Quick return
Palazzo Persico	7d ago	Quick return
Barretstown	14d ago	Fit
On The Cards	14d ago	Fit
Captain Hanley	21d ago	Fit
Rushford	21d ago	Fit
Star Mind	42d ago	Fit
Rising Sky	44d ago	Fit
Harbanaker	56d ago	Fresh