17:45 Dundalk

Friday 24 October 2025

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View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 27.07s

(10)

Dontspoilasale^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Laytown in September. 10/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 106480

(9)

Venetian¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Joseph Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Davis| OR: 72| CD

5/1

Resumed winning ways in 14-runner handicap at this C&D (9/1) 14 days ago, well positioned. 10 lb higher mark asks for more.

Form: 309421

(14)

Tribal Moon^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Wesley Joyce| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 70| C

5/1

Course winner who ran respectably when 2¾ lengths third of 14 to Venetian in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, well positioned. Blinkers and tongue strap back on. Fancied to reverse the form.

Form: 933403

(6)

Darkdeserthighway^b⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 68| C

15/2

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 5-05805

(5)

Marbush^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

14/1

100/1, run best excused when sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 695006

(13)

Lough Leane^v³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 66

10/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 3 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 600000

(12)

I'm Spartacus²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64| BF| C

9/1

Course winner who again ran below form when fifth of 10 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to soft, 10/3) 24 days ago. Merits consideration on pick of form back on all-weather.

Form: 030875

(11)

Land Of The Giants⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden who ran poorly on first run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when ninth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy, 14/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 40-879

(15)

Skillman Ave¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Grant⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

50/1

50/1, fared no better dropped in grade when 7½ lengths tenth of 14 to Venetian in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 207050

(8)

Wegotogether¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 63

9/1

Respectable 4¼ lengths fifth of 14 to Venetian in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 693445

(1)

Arctic Steps⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 61

66/1

First run since leaving Peter Lawlor when twelfth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (5f, soft) 8 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 701300

(17)

Greek Gift^h1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61| D

80/1

Offered little on first run since leaving K. R. Burke when last of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 50/1) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 12469-0

(3)

Inishmot Prince¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 71| C

20/1

9-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 16/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good). 20lb higher back on all-weather. Off 126 days. RESERVE.

Form: 300008

(7)

Imperial Dream³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 71| BF| D

4/1

7/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago, better placed than most. RESERVE.

Form: 49-7562

Non-Runners

(16)

Carrigans Grove²⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

(4)

Morning Approach²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: W McCreery J: Megan Telford-Kelly

(2)

Ransom²⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: P Sweeney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Imperial Dream (4/1), Venetian (5/1), Tribal Moon (5/1), Carrigans Grove (6/1), Darkdeserthighway (15/2), Dontspoilasale (8/1), Wegotogether (9/1), I'm Spartacus (9/1), Lough Leane (10/1), Land Of The Giants (12/1), Marbush (14/1), Inishmot Prince (20/1), Ransom (20/1), Morning Approach (20/1), Skillman Ave (50/1), Arctic Steps (66/1), Greek Gift (80/1)

TRIBAL MOON meets Venetian on far more favourable terms than over C&D a fortnight earlier, so he's put forward as the answer. I'm Spartacus merits consideration on the pick of his all-weather form, while Carrigans Grove appeals as the type to bounce back quickly from a poor run.