www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 6f
- (4yo+, 6f, 11 runners)
- Winner €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
Print| Pos | Horse | Distance/th> | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 Farmleigh House | 7/2 | |
| 2nd | 10 Tsar Paul | s.h | 10/1 |
| 3rd | 8 Thats A Fret | 1 | 16/1 |
Racecard
| # | Form | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Naps | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (11) | 58614-0 |
|
8 | 136 9-10 | F Oakes | C T Keane (7) | 80 | 13/2 | |
| 2 (5) | 90/3521- |
|
5 | 134 9-8 | W J Martin | N G McCullagh | 78 | 7/2 | |
| 3 (7) | 111520- |
|
5 | 133 9-7 | S Buggy | G F Carroll | 77 | 6/1 | |
| 4 (3) | 71740-3 |
|
4 | 133 9-7 b | W McCreery | W M Lordan | 77 | 10/3f | |
| 5 (8) | 21108- |
|
4 | 132 9-6 | P M Verling | W J Lee | 76 | 33/1 | |
| 6 (10) | 504078- |
|
9 | 132 9-6 b | T G McCourt | M C Hussey | 76 | 18/1 | |
| 7 (2) | 59647-9 |
|
8 | 129 9-3 | T G McCourt | R P Whelan (5) | 73 | 7/1 | |
| 8 (9) | 00835-5 |
|
6 | 127 9-1 b | L McAteer | C P Hoban (5) | 71 | 16/1 | |
| 9 (6) | 675060- |
|
4 | 122 8-10 b | G M Lyons | G J Phillips (7) | 66 | 16/1 | |
| 10 (1) | 60787-8 |
|
7 | 122 8-10 t | J Nash | F Lynch | 66 | 10/1 | |
| 11 (4) | 0028-34 |
|
7 | 119 8-7 | A McGuinness | C D Hayes | 63 | 10/1 |
In depth
Verdict
Eight of the entries have scored over the C&D including CORE ELEMENT, who improved out of all recognition after scoring here last May. She hasn't run since August but looks nicely handicapped and hopefully she'll be ready. Mcmonagle led to today's trip before fading over 7f here two weeks ago and should set a strong pace while Farmleigh House and Mountain Coral are very difficult to split on their two runs against each other last month. Tornadodancer is held by that pair on latest running but this once-useful sprinter has now dropped to a very lowly mark and is 6lb lower than when scoring here just over a year ago.
Formwatch
Farmleigh House (IRE) 8-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 2f out, switched and ridden into 2nd 1f out, kept on to press leader inside final furlong, led on line, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec beating Dickie's Lad (9-7) by ns, 11 ran.
Tsar Paul (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Mid-division, 8th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Billyford (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol.
Thats A Fret (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 3l behind Billyford (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol.
Mcmonagle (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Billyford (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol.
Red Army Blues (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra from under 2f out, weakened, 11th of 14, 7l behind Mountain Coral (9-7) at Dundalk 6f Handicap (55-75) (3yo+) pol in Dec.
Copper Dock (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, not clear run 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 5l behind Billyford (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol.
Mountain Coral (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra 1f out, 11th of 14, 8l behind Billyford (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol.
Tornadodancer (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 8th of 11, 3l behind Farmleigh House (7-13) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Dash Back (USA) 17-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway under 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Almadaa (9-6) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol.
Core Element (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Prominent, no extra from 2f out, last of 13, 16l behind Alanza (9-1) at Tipperary 7f fll lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Clara Zetkin 22-1 (8-13) Fly leapt start, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Blanche Dubawi (9-4) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.