Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 9th January 2026 Handicap

Dundalk (AW)

7:30

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners 17

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (12)	Aingeal Dorcha gr Adam Browne-Souza(7) · Andrew Slattery	Adam Browne-Souza(7) · Andrew Slattery	135	—	000042	53	62	57	9d	—	—	-8	11.5	9/2 18%
Headed right on the line when beaten a short head here (10.5f) nine days ago; contender
6 (1)	Yup Bro b Rory Cleary · John C McConnell	Rory Cleary · John C McConnell	138	—	0604	60	60	35	35d	—	—	-17	10.9	5/1 17%
Good handicap debut here (10.5f) last month; could have more to offer now upped in trip
2 (10)	Numidia b Seamie Heffernan · Peter Lawlor	Seamie Heffernan · Peter Lawlor	140	v	073914	58	63	49	14d	—	—	0	13.9	6/1 14%
Won here over 2m last month; good fourth behind Doctor Grace on latest; contender
5 (6)	Colugo b Brandon Wilkie(5) · Ian Patrick Donoghue	Brandon Wilkie(5) · Ian Patrick Donoghue	138	ht	344633	56	60	55	9d	—	—	-3	10.6	13/2 13%
Hit the front too soon when third over 10.5f here nine days ago; should stay this far
3 (16)	Captain Hanley b W J Lee · Eamonn O'Connell	W J Lee · Eamonn O'Connell	139	t	453355	57	59	32	67d	—	—	-5	7.8	8/1 11%
Okay fifth on penultimate; didn't enjoy soft at Roscommon; chance back on AW
9 (4)	Jawhary b Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	131	v	300562	49	63	58	35d	—	—	-3	8.3	8/1 11%
0-16 on AW but big improvement on latest when runner-up over C&D; remains well treated
1 (7)	Doctor Grace b Sam Coen(7) · Adrian McGuinness	Sam Coen(7) · Adrian McGuinness	140	v	070092	58	69	51	14d	—	—	0	9.7	9/1 10%
Back to form in first-time visor when runner-up over C&D a fortnight ago; well treated
4 (13)	Desert Friend ch Luke McAteer · P J F Murphy	Luke McAteer · P J F Murphy	139	—	069065	57	58	37	23d	—	—	-4	3.9	10/1 9%
Fifth behind Numidia here (2m) on latest, racing keenly; not discounted dropping in trip
11 (15)	Kartayaz b Zoe McMullan(10) · G A Kingston	Zoe McMullan(10) · G A Kingston	126	—	837051	44	62	58	9d	—	—	+8	11.6	28/1 3%
First win in 3 years on latest and jockey's first ever winning ride; chance with a repeat
10 (2)	Waystar b Adam Grant(7) · John C McConnell	Adam Grant(7) · John C McConnell	128	p	020070	46	58	41	30d	—	—	-1	1.6	50/1 2%
Sole win was over C&D in March from 3lb higher mark; recent form leaves much to be desired
7 (5)	Lady Christa ch Patrick McGettigan(7) · Ciaran Murphy	Patrick McGettigan(7) · Ciaran Murphy	137	p	2-0000	55	57	24	28d	—	—	+2	5.7	33/1 3%
Won over this trip last year; nothing in four runs for this yard; cheekpieces
13 (9)	Carslake b Jessica O'Gorman(7) · Aengus King	Jessica O'Gorman(7) · Aengus King	125	p	/80-08	43	69	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.3	80/1 1%
Longstanding dual-purpose maiden was midfield in C&D claimer nine days ago; hard to fancy
12 (14)	Synchronize ch Shay Wallace(7) · J Morrison	Shay Wallace(7) · J Morrison	126	—	0/5660	44	56	-	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	50/1 2%
Well behind in recent hurdle starts and failed to beat a rival home here 2 weeks ago
NR (11)	Rock Ya Boy Ya b Megan de Souza-Wearen(10) · Francis Casey	Megan de Souza-Wearen(10) · Francis Casey	123	—	/0030/	41	-	-	—	—	—	—	2.1	—
In terrific form over hurdles, winning 3 in a row; 116-rated hurdler could be thrown in
NR (3)	Roman Bull b Jack Cleary(5) · Michael William O'Meara	Jack Cleary(5) · Michael William O'Meara	142	h	0050-0	60	61	-	100d	—	—	—	2.5	—
C&D winner in July 2023 but has lost his way since; hooded; reserve
NR (8)	Cowzer Soze b TBC · Andrew Slattery	· Andrew Slattery	125	—	07900	47	63	47	91d	—	—	—	0	—
Yet to threaten in five starts; plenty to prove at present; reserve
NR (17)	Simpson's Paradox b TBC · John Andrew Kinsella	· John Andrew Kinsella	136	tb	6558-6	54	60	-	—	—	—	—	1	—
Regressive Flat winner was pulled up over hurdles at Fairyhouse six days ago; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Aingeal Dorcha	4/1	-	7/2	4/1	9/2
Yup Bro	5/1	-	15/8	3/1	3/1
Numidia	6/1	-	11/2	5/1	11/2
Colugo	13/2	-	9/2	6/1	6/1
Captain Hanley	8/1	-	15/2	11/2	8/1
Jawhary	8/1	-	6/1	13/2	13/2
Doctor Grace	7/1	-	9/1	9/1	9/1
Desert Friend	9/1	-	9/1	10/1	10/1
Kartayaz	20/1	-	22/1	25/1	28/1
Waystar	50/1	-	33/1	40/1	40/1
Lady Christa	33/1	-	20/1	33/1	33/1
Carslake	80/1	-	80/1	80/1	80/1
Synchronize	33/1	-	50/1	50/1	50/1
Rock Ya Boy Ya	-	-	-	-	-
Roman Bull	-	-	-	-	-
Cowzer Soze	-	-	-	-	-
Simpson's Paradox	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Numidia

13.9

OR: 2 Form: 7.9 Odds: 4

6/1

2nd

Kartayaz

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

Aingeal Dorcha

11.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Yup Bro

10.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/1

Colugo

10.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4

13/2

Doctor Grace

9.7

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Jawhary

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Captain Hanley

7.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.4 Odds: 3.6

8/1

Lady Christa

5.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Desert Friend

3.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Roman Bull

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Rock Ya Boy Ya

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Waystar

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Simpson's Paradox

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Synchronize

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Carslake

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Cowzer Soze

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yup Bro Top Rated	60	60	35
Roman Bull	60	61	—
Numidia	58	63	49
Doctor Grace	58	69	51
Captain Hanley	57	59	32
Desert Friend	57	58	37
Colugo	56	60	55
Lady Christa	55	57	24
Simpson's Paradox	54	60	—
Aingeal Dorcha	53	62	57
Jawhary	49	63	58
Cowzer Soze	47	63	47
Waystar	46	58	41
Kartayaz	44	62	58
Synchronize	44	56	—
Carslake	43	69	—
Rock Ya Boy Ya	41	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aingeal Dorcha	9d ago	Quick return
Yup Bro	35d ago	Fit
Numidia	14d ago	Fit
Colugo	9d ago	Quick return
Captain Hanley	67d ago	Fresh
Jawhary	35d ago	Fit
Doctor Grace	14d ago	Fit
Desert Friend	23d ago	Fit
Kartayaz	9d ago	Quick return
Waystar	30d ago	Fit
Lady Christa	28d ago	Fit
Carslake	9d ago	Quick return
Synchronize	14d ago	Fit
Rock Ya Boy Ya	—	—
Roman Bull	100d ago	Long break
Cowzer Soze	91d ago	Long break
Simpson's Paradox	—	—

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