17:45 Dundalk

Friday 15 August 2025

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Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 19th September Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 14.84s

(4)

Church Mountain^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 60| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 33/1, eighteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 8 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 909880

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(3)

Porsche Lad^p⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 59| CD

5/1

C&D winner in March. Also runner-up over 12f here in cheekpieces later that month. First run since leaving Sean Davis when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good, 10/3). Off 91 days. Cheekpieces back on. Market confidence would look significant returned to AW after a break.

Form: 060-120

(5)

Tartaraghan⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59| BF

4/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Winner at Navan in July. Respectable second of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 7/2) 9 days ago, never nearer. Enters calculations.

Form: 705132

(2)

Cala Bonita³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 60

16/1

Winner at Gowran in May. 40/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 34 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 0-21007

(13)

Lord Talbot^t,v¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 50| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, last of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.3f, soft) on NH debut 117 days ago. Off 117 days.

Form: 0510-07

(9)

Tara Power^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: K H Clarke| OR: 50| C

14/1

Course winner. Two wins from 46 Flat runs. Latest win here in February. 33/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 36 days ago.

Form: 178060

(15)

Vervain²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR: 59

6/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Cork (12f, good to firm, 10/3) 21 days ago, just holding on. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 080731

(7)

If Dora Could⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Dermot Kilmartin| OR: 58

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving W. Ross when ninth of 12 in maiden (250/1) at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 90-9

(11)

Harseva^h³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 46

17/2

Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f) 34 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9-69076

(1)

Sunny Dude⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Buckley| OR: 42

12/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 050-740

(10)

Together Aclaim^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 42| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Cork in May. 8/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good) 20 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 091648

(12)

So Messi^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 41

17/2

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 6/1, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 0-67492

(17)

Kartayaz³³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Zoe McMullan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 40| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2022. 9 lengths seventh of 11 to Tartaraghan in handicap at Navan (10.2f, good to firm, 11/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 534837

(8)

Ocean Diamond^p1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Derek McCormack| OR: 50

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Killarney (8.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Difficult ask. RESERVE.

Form: 7-450

Result Amended

Porsche Lad - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Cala Bonita - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Non-Runners

(16)

Master Garvey³⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Joseph Murray J: Colin Keane

(14)

Glyde Ranger²⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

(6)

Tomahawk King²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Master Garvey (7/2), Tartaraghan (4/1), Porsche Lad (5/1), Vervain (6/1), So Messi (17/2), Harseva (17/2), Church Mountain (9/1), Together Aclaim (12/1), Sunny Dude (12/1), Tara Power (14/1), Cala Bonita (16/1), Kartayaz (16/1), Lord Talbot (16/1), If Dora Could (20/1), Ocean Diamond (20/1), Tomahawk King (33/1), Glyde Ranger (33/1)

MASTER GARVEY rarely runs a bad race here and is taken to resume winning ways with Colin Keane doing the steering. Last week's Sligo runner-up Tartaraghan and recent Cork scorer Vervain are others likely to have a say. The Charles Byrnes-trained Porsche Lad has a first and second to show for 2 previous visits to Dundalk and would also firmly enter the reckoning should the betting vibes be strong on his return from a short break.