15:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 3 December 2025

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 26.5s

(6)

Earthwatch^t1⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 79

25/1

Fairly useful gelding. 11/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 532108

(2)

Independent Expert^b1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 82| CD

7/4

Useful mare. C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Respectable third of 14 in claimer at this course (8f, 5/2) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 809513

(7)

Venetian⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Sean Davis| OR: 75| CD

6/4

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 5/1, very good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 094212

(5)

Tortola⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 59

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good to soft, 50/1) 83 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Josh Halley.

Form: 080-08

(9)

Fleetfootsoldier^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 62| BF| CD

13/2

Fair gelding. 4-time course winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (11/8) at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 557119

(8)

Battle Borne¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Leigh Roche| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 57

40/1

Modest gelding. 25/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 496608

(3)

Comfort Line^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| CD

5/1

Fair gelding. 6-time course winner. 13/2, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 630427

(12)

Rock Basher¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Hogan| OR: 53

20/1

Fair gelding. 8/1, first run since leaving Shane Crawley when bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 055025

(10)

Chica Power¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Eryka Snioch⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 38| CD

150/1

Modest mare. 3-time C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. 10¼ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Fleetfootsoldier in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 400-890

(4)

Roman Harry²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Connell| OR: 52| D

50/1

One win from 35 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, beaten 2f out. Others preferred.

Form: 888050

Non-Runners

(11)

Smaoineamh Sile²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: Conor Maxwell J: Darragh O'Sullivan

(1)

Just Jump⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reese Holohan

Forecasts

Venetian (6/4), Independent Expert (7/4), Comfort Line (5/1), Fleetfootsoldier (13/2), Just Jump (12/1), Rock Basher (20/1), Earthwatch (25/1), Smaoineamh Sile (25/1), Battle Borne (40/1), Roman Harry (50/1), Tortola (50/1), Chica Power (150/1)

INDEPENDENT EXPERT comes here in very good form, landing a C&D claimer on her penultimate start prior to finishing a good third in similar company over 1m 3 weeks ago. She makes plenty of appeal again on these favourable terms and earns the vote. Venetian can provide the chief threat, ahead of Earthwatch.