DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap

Date 2026-02-20

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 17

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.1°C

Wind 10mph S

Rain 80%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (13)	Eighty Eight ch Brandon Wilkie · John James Feane	Brandon Wilkie · John James Feane	137	—	7008-3	55	63	60	21d	—	—	-11	10.9	3/1 25%
Recent C&D third off much reduced mark; one to consider off unchanged mark
3 (7)	Marians Gal b Julian Pietropaolo(4) · Kevin Michael Smith	Julian Pietropaolo(4) · Kevin Michael Smith	138	p	615-43	56	63	60	7d	—	—	-12	7.2	7/2 22%
Couple of decent runs of late off this mark and should again be thereabouts
1 (6)	Doctor Grace b Reese Holohan(7) · Adrian McGuinness	Reese Holohan(7) · Adrian McGuinness	140	p	927-92	58	63	60	21d	—	—	-9	6.4	5/1 17%
Back to form when narrowly beaten over C&D last month; same mark so has to be respected
4 (4)	Storm Eric b Adam Grant(7) · Jamie Flynn	Adam Grant(7) · Jamie Flynn	138	—	000-32	56	62	46	38d	—	—	-7	4.8	13/2 13%
Good C&D second last month; 3lb higher but 7lb claimer now booked
8 (16)	Aingeal Dorcha gr Adam Browne-Souza(7) · Andrew Slattery	Adam Browne-Souza(7) · Andrew Slattery	133	t	28-356	51	64	59	21d	—	—	-7	2.9	9/1 10%
Narrowly beaten over C&D off this mark in December; needs to improve on last month's run
10 (2)	Hale Bopp b Patrick McGettigan(2) · R Donohoe	Patrick McGettigan(2) · R Donohoe	130	—	824-54	48	63	51	21d	—	—	-5	1.8	14/1 7%
Rare run over this trip last month augurs well; can go well from a good draw
9 (3)	My Vonnie b Rory Mulligan · M M Rice	Rory Mulligan · M M Rice	131	b	457-66	49	64	58	28d	—	—	-5	1.7	16/1 6%
Maiden's best form is at 1m4f; opposable
12 (8)	Not Even Maybe b Shay Wallace(7) · William Delahunty	Shay Wallace(7) · William Delahunty	124	—	7/94-6	42	59	55	7d	—	—	-5	1.9	14/1 7%
9lb out of handicap on latest so that run excused; runs off correct mark here
2 (17)	Imperial Fighter b Paddy Harnett · Patrick J McKenna	Paddy Harnett · Patrick J McKenna	140	h	5-5274	58	69	51	7d	—	—	-2	3.4	18/1 5%
Good second over 1m off this mark; doesn't appear an obvious improver at this longer trip
13 (15)	Cowzer Soze b Jimmy Dalton(7) · Andrew Slattery	Jimmy Dalton(7) · Andrew Slattery	123	p	900-70	42	61	52	21d	—	—	-3	1.1	25/1 4%
Didn't seem to stay 1m4f latest; cheekpieces now tried and back in trip
7 (9)	Barretstown b Jack Cleary · Conor O'Dwyer	Jack Cleary · Conor O'Dwyer	134	—	0715-0	52	65	38	38d	—	—	-3	1.6	28/1 3%
Improvement needed on recent runs but down to an okay mark
6 (11)	Hasten Slowly b Nicola Burns · John C McConnell	Nicola Burns · John C McConnell	135	—	/069-9	53	62	51	28d	—	—	-1	1.6	66/1 1%
Entitled to come on for last month's comeback run but hard to be totally confident in
14 (1)	Bright Night b Conor Cusack(7) · Denis Gerard Hogan	Conor Cusack(7) · Denis Gerard Hogan	121	b	000-98	40	66	45	9d	—	—	-2	0.6	66/1 1%
Opening handicap efforts none too encouraging; down 8lb to basement mark but hard to fancy
11 (10)	Hell Left Loose b Mel Sheridan(7) · Denis Gerard Hogan	Mel Sheridan(7) · Denis Gerard Hogan	125	b	00-060	43	64	48	7d	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
Won here in November over 1m; well held of late though and now steps up in trip
NR (12)	Al What b Emily Grifferty · Noel Meade	Emily Grifferty · Noel Meade	139	—	90586-	58	66	-	180d	—	—	—	2	—
Just glimpses of form last year: AW debut on first run since August; reserve
NR (14)	Kings Gesture b TBC · Michael Paul Ryan	· Michael Paul Ryan	142	—	55-8	60	68	25	38d	—	—	—	2.5	—
Mild AW debut promise but hasn't progressed; opening mark on the high side; reserve
NR (5)	Powerful Rosie b TBC · Liz Doyle	· Liz Doyle	132	p	78-70	51	68	39	21d	—	—	—	0.3	—
Never sighted on handicap debut over this trip last month; cheekpieces tried; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Eighty Eight	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1
Marians Gal	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Doctor Grace	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Storm Eric	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	11/2
Aingeal Dorcha	9/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Hale Bopp	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	11/1
My Vonnie	16/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Not Even Maybe	11/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	10/1
Imperial Fighter	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Cowzer Soze	22/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Barretstown	28/1	20/1	25/1	20/1	20/1
Hasten Slowly	33/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	50/1
Bright Night	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	40/1
Hell Left Loose	50/1	66/1	80/1	50/1	80/1
Al What	-	-	-	-	-
Kings Gesture	-	-	-	-	-
Powerful Rosie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Eighty Eight

10.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Marians Gal

7.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Doctor Grace

6.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Storm Eric

4.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Imperial Fighter

3.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Aingeal Dorcha

2.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Kings Gesture

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Al What

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Not Even Maybe

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Hale Bopp

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

My Vonnie

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Barretstown

1.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Hasten Slowly

1.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Cowzer Soze

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Bright Night

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Hell Left Loose

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Powerful Rosie

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kings Gesture Top Rated	60	68	25
Doctor Grace	58	63	60
Imperial Fighter	58	69	51
Al What	58	66	—
Marians Gal	56	63	60
Storm Eric	56	62	46
Eighty Eight	55	63	60
Hasten Slowly	53	62	51
Barretstown	52	65	38
Aingeal Dorcha	51	64	59
Powerful Rosie	51	68	39
My Vonnie	49	64	58
Hale Bopp	48	63	51
Hell Left Loose	43	64	48
Not Even Maybe	42	59	55
Cowzer Soze	42	61	52
Bright Night	40	66	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eighty Eight	21d ago	Fit
Marians Gal	7d ago	Quick return
Doctor Grace	21d ago	Fit
Storm Eric	38d ago	Fit
Aingeal Dorcha	21d ago	Fit
Hale Bopp	21d ago	Fit
My Vonnie	28d ago	Fit
Not Even Maybe	7d ago	Quick return
Imperial Fighter	7d ago	Quick return
Cowzer Soze	21d ago	Fit
Barretstown	38d ago	Fit
Hasten Slowly	28d ago	Fit
Bright Night	9d ago	Quick return
Hell Left Loose	7d ago	Quick return
Al What	180d ago	Long break
Kings Gesture	38d ago	Fit
Powerful Rosie	21d ago	Fit

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