19:00 Dundalk

Friday 13 March 2026

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Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 40.80s

(10)

Darkdeserthighway^b⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 72| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good third of 11 in handicap over C&D 56 days ago, faring best of those held up. A likely player.

Form: 05175-3

(11)

Faoladh^t²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 70| D

40/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 8/1) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 462150-

(5)

Albion Power¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 69| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 80/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 77109-8

(7)

Expound^p,t¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 69

16/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 5/1) 168 days. Back down in trip and not dismissed.

Form: 433626-

(14)

Ohailbhic²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Feane| OR: 66| BF| C

10/3

Course winner who got back on the up when third of 14 in handicap here (7f) 21 days ago. Weighted to go very well off the same mark.

Form: 5009-83

(4)

Summer Island^h1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 66| CD

13/8

First run since leaving John McConnell when landing 14-runner handicap over C&D 35 days ago by ½ length from Beat The Devil. Hiked up 7 lb but he can go well again with a hood added.

Form: 73500-1

(1)

Land Of The Giants²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65

33/1

Still a maiden but posted a respectable sixth of 10 in 7f maiden here 21 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 0327-36

(12)

Beat The Devil^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 64| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner in January. 6/4, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 30 days ago, doing too much too soon. Significantly back down in trip and in the mix.

Form: 3-15224

(6)

Ransom^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 64| CD

33/1

A 3-time C&D winner but only ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Unreliable individual though.

Form: 80000-9

(9)

Gaiety Girl²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: P F McEnery| OR: 63

8/1

Lightly-raced Kingman filly who has shaped with promise when third in a pair of 7f maidens here, again doing his best work late on latter occasion 21 days ago. Has more to offer now stepping up in trip for her handicap debut.

Form: 3-3

(2)

Notforalongtime^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 63| CD

20/1

A 3-time C&D winner, latest in November. Only tenth of 14 in handicap here 7 days ago so needs to bounce back in a change of headgear.

Form: 013-550

(15)

Jasmine Affanalis^h¹⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Marnane| OR: 62

66/1

3/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f) 6 months ago. Not ruled out if fully tuned up on her return.

Form: 082521-

(3)

Hosanna Power²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Broad| OR: 60

125/1

Sixteen runs since his last win in 2024 and only twelfth of 14 in handicap here (7f, 100/1) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 6359-00

(8)

On The Cards^h1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59

150/1

Fair form for Marcus Tregoning but has failed to make an impact over hurdles and on Flat for his current yard. Hood is reached for now in bid to gain a maiden success.

Form: 33460/0

Non-Runners

(13)

Comfort Line²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 9

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Summer Island (13/8), Ohailbhic (10/3), Darkdeserthighway (4/1), Beat The Devil (15/2), Gaiety Girl (8/1), Comfort Line (11/1), Expound (16/1), Notforalongtime (20/1), Land Of The Giants (33/1), Ransom (33/1), Albion Power (40/1), Faoladh (40/1), Jasmine Affanalis (66/1), Hosanna Power (125/1), On The Cards (150/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but course winner OHAILBHIC rates the pick of the weights on the back of a resurgent third here so edges the vote from in-form top-weight Darkdeserthighway who bids for a fourth C&D victory. Handicap debutante Gaiety Girl can also have a say with Land Of The Giants and Beat The Devil completing the shortlist.