16:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 3 December 2025

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New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 26.5s

(11)

Mveve¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

14/1

Last of 11 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 20/1). Off 165 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 3-4U400

(12)

Velvet Skies¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Latest win at Navan in October. Creditable 2¾ lengths fifth of 14 to Notforalongtime in handicap at this course (8f, 22/1) 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 703175

(9)

Nikki Swango⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| CD

1/1

Daul C&D winner this autumn who posted a very good second of 14 in handicap back at 6f here 5 days ago. Big shout back up in trip off an unchanged mark.

Form: 972112

(17)

Notforalongtime^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 66| CD

9/1

4-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Cheekpieces back on when landing 14-runner handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Weighted to go well if headgear has the desired effect again.

Form: 500001

(4)

Salah Belle¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 66| C

5/1

Course winner. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, 6/1) 19 days ago. Uphill task at these weights.

Form: 49-0975

(14)

Si Senior^t,h⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: M K Flannery| OR: 64

50/1

Seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 28/1) 45 days ago, missing break. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Magee. Hood back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 806600

(16)

Gobi Star⁴²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Barcoe| OR: 63| CD

125/1

C&D winner. Last of 18 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft). Off 14 months. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 706000-

(2)

March To The Band¹⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 63

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW). Off 6 months. Rejoined yard after leaving Archie Watson.

Form: 940-59

(10)

Edergole's Angel^v³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 62

40/1

Winner at Bellewstown in October. 40/1, seventh of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 31 days ago, not ideally placed. In the mix.

Form: 607107

(1)

Hot To Foxtrot^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan| T: J Feane| OR: 61

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (5f, soft) 48 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3/5-390

(5)

Imperial Fighter^h³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 61| D

28/1

22/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 35 days ago. Hood back on. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 656500

(6)

Morning Approach²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 61| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Enters calculations if back on her A-game.

Form: 072800

(15)

Not Simple^h³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 61| D

9/1

Winner at Cork in September. Fair eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 10/1) 35 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 982198

(8)

Scarlet Widow^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 60

14/1

Off 5 months before a fading eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE

Form: 482008

Non-Runners

(7)

Ransom⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: P Sweeney J: Patrick McGettigan

(3)

Macadam's Rock²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

(13)

Drafted⁴⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Nikki Swango (1/1), Drafted (11/4), Salah Belle (5/1), Velvet Skies (13/2), Notforalongtime (9/1), Not Simple (9/1), Mveve (14/1), Scarlet Widow (14/1), Macadam's Rock (20/1), Ransom (25/1), Imperial Fighter (28/1), March To The Band (40/1), Edergole's Angel (40/1), Morning Approach (40/1), Hot To Foxtrot (40/1), Si Senior (50/1), Gobi Star (125/1)

Dual C&D scorer NIKKI SWANGO arrives at the top of her game and is fancied to quickly resume winning ways on the back of a very good recent second here with this return to 7f also a likely plus. Course specialist Notforalongtime is feared most with Velvet Skies, Edergole's Angel and Morning Approach all in the picture too.