17:45
Halloween Mid-Term Racing Next Week Apprentice Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, €7,200, 14 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Faoladh gets the vote at Dundalk, preferred to the top-rated Shoot To Kill thanks to a progressive profile, a clock that backs up the form and a fitness edge in a wide-open 14-runner 7f race. He rates only five pounds behind the top-rated runner on our figures, a gap he can bridge if his improvement continues. Shoot To Kill is the main danger as the highest-rated runner, with Mehman four points and Boston Benjamin six points further back, so little separates the leading contenders. This is a competitive contest, but Faoladh is the one on an upward curve and gets the nod.
Runners
Rory Mulligan
Noel C. Kelly 0/7
Shoot To Kill tops our ranking on an 80 figure, and with a third six starts back and a second five starts back he has shown ability, while he has also run over today's trip and going. The risk is a 63-day absence after a ninth last time out.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Nancy Astor (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- We Never Cash Out Syndicate
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Draperstown, Co. Derry
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 70
Mel Sheridan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan 1/19
Coronado King returns after 272 days off, with two sixths last time out and two starts back, and a win five starts back his best recent result; he has run over today's trip and going, but the long layoff and a yard going 1/22 temper things, while our rating of 72 ranks him fifth of 14.
- Sire
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Dam
- Windsor County (USA) by Elusive Quality
- Owner
- James Doran
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 70
Paddy Harnett
P J F Murphy 1/6
Mehman showed some consistency with a fifth last time out and a third two starts back, and he is fresh enough after 14 days, having run over today's trip and going before. Our rating puts him second of 14, though he is yet to win in recent starts, and 139 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Mitre Peak (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Maureen Hehir
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 71
Reese Holohan (2)
M D O'Callaghan 1/15
Saga Lucia has been beaten in each of her last five, finishing seventh last time out and a ninth two starts back, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after 26 days. Our rating of 66 puts her ninth of 14, and 138 lb from stall 5 looks a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Saga's Legacy (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- Blackbox Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2023
- Stable
- The Curragh, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 62
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
A. Slattery 7/38
Faoladh is quick back after just five days, with a second two starts back and experience over today's trip and going, so he gets the nod, if tentatively, despite a sixth last time out. Our rating of 75 sits well above his official 65, and he runs from stall 13.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Lumiere Astrale (FR) by Trempolino
- Owner
- Men Of Forty Eight Syndicate
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 38 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 79
Nina Doherty (7)
Paul W Flynn 1/16
Rappell has been consistent, finishing second last time out, a fourth two starts back, and a third before that, and he's fresh enough after 14 days with experience of today's trip and going. Carrying 134 lb from draw 14, though, he has only one win in his last six, and our rating of 71 puts him sixth of 14.
- Sire
- Soldier's Call (GB)
- Dam
- Spinning Lucy (IRE) by Spinning World
- Owner
- P Mcguire
- Foaled
- 4 May 2021
- Stable
- Colehill, Co Longford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 73
Jimmy Dalton (4)
W. McCreery 3/22
Socratea is hard to fancy, unplaced in her last two outings after a seventh three starts back and yet to win in that spell, with 133 lb to carry from stall six. She has run over today's trip and returns after 27 days, but our figures leave her well off the pace.
- Sire
- Study Of Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Alambrista (GB) by Bobby's Kitten
- Owner
- Long Inch Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 61
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
A Oliver 1/22
Big Jake is winless in his last four, finishing eighth last time out and eighth three starts back, with a fifth two starts back the best of it, and he's turned out again after just seven days. He has run over this trip and on this going, but the yard's form is poor and our figures rank him 13th of 14.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Countess Chrissy (GB) by Declaration Of War
- Owner
- A Oliver
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Caledon, Co Tyrone
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 22 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 58
Camillus Byrne (7)
Adrian McGuinness 6/42
Comfort Line is a gelding whose form has tailed off, with a ninth last time out and an eighth before that, though he won five starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Back within seven days, he carries 132 lb from draw 15, and our rating of 69 puts him seventh of 14.
- Sire
- Alhebayeb (IRE)
- Dam
- Begin The Beguine (IRE) by Peintre Celebre
- Owner
- Adrian Mcguinness
- Foaled
- 12 May 2017
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 42 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 65
Adam Grant (7)
W. McCreery 3/22
Phoenix Pairc was a sixth last time out after a win two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going, but a seventh and two unplaced efforts earlier leave her patchy. Our rating of 66 ranks her 11th of 14, and 132 lb from stall 11 is no free pass.
- Sire
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)
- Dam
- Tooley Woods (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Cor Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 3 May 2022
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 69
Patrick McGettigan (2)
Edward Lynam 0/9
Fourth last time out and fresh enough after 14 days, Iff In Doubt has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back sits alongside a win five starts back. Though he's out of sorts since, with an unplaced run and a fifth, and he carries 130 lb from stall 17.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Between The Sheets (IRE) by El Kabeir
- Owner
- Cheeky Pups Syndicate
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Dunshaughlin, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 76
Jared Huggan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan 1/19
Montevetro is winless in his last five and has slipped from a second five starts back to an eighth last time out, with the yard also out of form at 1/22 in the last fortnight. He has run over today's trip and going before, and a 19-day break is no concern, but he is ranked last of 14 on our figures.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Halla Na Saoire (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Sunnyhill Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 May 2023
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 61
Jack Cleary
Brendan W Duke 0/1
Unplaced in her last two starts after a win three starts back, Zheleznaya Dama is hard to fancy as an outsider on our figures, carrying 129 lb from stall 16. In her favour, she has run over today's trip and returns after 25 days.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Star Of Bristol (USA) by Speightstown
- Owner
- Martin Hayes Peter Slezak
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Pollardstowm, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 68
Terry Casey (7)
Daniel James Murphy 1/9
Eichan San is in decent heart after a second last time out and just eight days ago, having also run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last six starts. Our rating of 66 ranks him tenth of 14 from stall eight, which points to a midfield finish.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Agent Allison (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Eichan San Partnership
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 68
Nicola Burns (2)
Patrick J McKenna 0/3
Battle Borne is hard to fancy, unplaced last time and without a win in his last six, with a ninth two starts back and an eighth four starts back showing a long drift since a second six starts back. He has run over today's trip and going and is fresh enough after 14 days, but 128 lb from stall 10 is no help.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Rope A Dope (IRE) by Bungle Inthejungle
- Owner
- Patrick J Mckenna
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Dugannon, Co Tyrone
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 63
Jack Cleary
Ms Claire O'Connell 0/10
Dervo Annie is yet to win in her last six starts, with a second six starts back her best finish and just unplaced efforts of late, though she has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after seven days. Drawn two and carrying 120 lb, she looks held by an official 52 and our ranking of 12 of 14.
- Sire
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)
- Dam
- Apple Anni (IRE) by Fast Company
- Owner
- J Dervan
- Foaled
- 23 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Ashbourne, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 63
Gordon Elliott 5/36
Boston Benjamin bounced back with a third last time out just seven days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, plus a winner three starts back. The risk is a ninth two starts back showing his form can be patchy.
- Sire
- Far Above (IRE)
- Dam
- Toffee Galore (GB) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- D J Barry
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 36 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 72
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.