Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

3:48

Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Date 2025-11-26

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €12,980

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (6)	Valiant Force ro David Egan · Robson De Aguiar	David Egan · Robson De Aguiar	146	—	800221	106	107	92	43d	—	—	+9	39.4	7/4 36%
Goes well here, deserves his high mark and will take some beating if on his game
4 (2)	Sir Les Patterson b Jack Kearney(3) · Stephen Thorne	Jack Kearney(3) · Stephen Thorne	130	—	173304	90	106	98	26d	—	—	-2	18.6	10/3 23%
Early days with current yard and ran well from a wide draw here a month ago
3 (3)	Little Queenie gr Colin Keane · Paul W Flynn	Colin Keane · Paul W Flynn	131	—	551692	91	105	82	26d	—	—	+10	21.3	13/2 13%
Not easy to predict but another good run here last month when collared on the line (at 6f)
6 (10)	Bishopton b Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini	Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini	123	—	698116	83	108	85	46d	—	—	+12	23.3	15/2 12%
Progress stalled at Naas last time and improvement has come over further
7 (4)	Little Empire b Patrick McGettigan(7) · Anthony McCann	Patrick McGettigan(7) · Anthony McCann	121	—	413631	81	102	83	5d	—	—	+16	25.4	8/1 11%
Consistent but this is a very belated return to sprinting and others might be too sharp
8 (5)	Dark Ace b Rory Cleary · Adrian McGuinness	Rory Cleary · Adrian McGuinness	120	—	084061	80	106	94	35d	—	—	+13	19.1	14/1 7%
This is harder than the Navan race he won but he won twice over C&D last year
9 (1)	Dontspoilasale b Chris Hayes · Denis Gerard Hogan	Chris Hayes · Denis Gerard Hogan	119	b	002415	79	106	93	5d	—	—	+11	17.5	14/1 7%
Went up 8lb for his recent win here and only fifth to Little Empire last week
10 (9)	Sporting Hero b Mel Sheridan(10) · Denis Gerard Hogan	Mel Sheridan(10) · Denis Gerard Hogan	119	b	707712	79	105	89	12d	—	—	+16	20.4	22/1 4%
Won a claimer before finishing second in a handicap here; this is tougher and 2lb wrong
5 (8)	Nezeeh b Shane Foley · Denis Gerard Hogan	Shane Foley · Denis Gerard Hogan	127	b	219106	87	105	36	19d	—	—	+14	16.9	50/1 2%
Capable gelding but last couple of efforts weren't his best and he's 0-9 on the AW
NR (7)	Big Gossey gr W J Lee · Charles O'Brien	W J Lee · Charles O'Brien	140	—	588205	100	107	-	46d	—	—	—	15	—
Multiple winner who loves the Curragh but effective here and this mark isn't beyond him

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Valiant Force	13/8	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4
Sir Les Patterson	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	11/4
Little Queenie	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1
Bishopton	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Little Empire	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Dark Ace	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dontspoilasale	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Sporting Hero	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Nezeeh	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Big Gossey	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Valiant Force

39.4

OR: 14 Form: 16 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Little Empire

25.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 15 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Bishopton

23.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Little Queenie

21.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 8 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Sporting Hero

20.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Dark Ace

19.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Sir Les Patterson

18.6

OR: 10 Form: 2.4 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Dontspoilasale

17.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Nezeeh

16.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Big Gossey

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valiant Force Top Rated	106	107	92
Big Gossey	100	107	—
Little Queenie	91	105	82
Sir Les Patterson	90	106	98
Nezeeh	87	105	36
Bishopton	83	108	85
Little Empire	81	102	83
Dark Ace	80	106	94
Dontspoilasale	79	106	93
Sporting Hero	79	105	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Valiant Force	43d ago	Fit
Sir Les Patterson	26d ago	Fit
Little Queenie	26d ago	Fit
Bishopton	46d ago	Fresh
Little Empire	5d ago	Quick return
Dark Ace	35d ago	Fit
Dontspoilasale	5d ago	Quick return
Sporting Hero	12d ago	Quick return
Nezeeh	19d ago	Fit
Big Gossey	46d ago	Fresh

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