14:00
Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming Race
1m, Flat, 3yo+, €6,000, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 38.92s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Sonoran No. 6, stall 7
G. F. Carroll · G. M. Lyons
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (3/13, 14 days)
Sonoran heads our ratings on 82 and gets the nod over a competitive-looking 12-runner field at Dundalk, with a narrow two-pound edge over Glyndwr rather than any commanding superiority. That rating puts him a step ahead of Justenzia on 76 and Venetian on 75, and the bottom half of the field looks well short of this quartet. Glyndwr is the chief danger and sits right on his heels, while Justenzia and Venetian are close enough to take advantage if Sonoran is not fully tuned up over the eight furlongs. Still, Sonoran looks the most likely winner on balance, so he is our selection.
Result
G. F. Carroll
G. M. Lyons
Chris Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan
Jack Kearney
W. McCreery
Nathan Crosse
A Oliver
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Danny O'Leary (10)
G. O'Leary
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Luke McAteer
Joseph Anthony Murray
Gavin Ryan
Adrian McGuinness
Reese Holohan (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Non-runners: Sherekiya
Racecard
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/40
Blooming Rose arrives with a fourth last time out and a third two starts back, so she is running consistently, though she is yet to win in that spell. She has run over today's trip and is fresh after 30 days off, but 139 lb from draw 8 is a hefty burden for a runner ranked seventh of twelve by our rating.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Bloomfield (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Millennium Stud Sp Z Oo
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 40 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 60
James Ryan
Jack W Davison 0/1
Estrallita arrives off a third last time out, after a sixth two starts back and another sixth three starts back, and she has run over today's trip before. Yet to win in her last three, she's rated 60 by us against an official 69, and 42 days off with 139 lb from stall 5 leaves plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Fresnel (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Mrs Clodagh Mcstay
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Dunboyne, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 65
Danny O'Leary (10)
G. O'Leary 0/14
Glyndwr's recent form is patchy, with a ninth last time out following a seventh, but he has run over today's trip and going before, is fresh enough after 19 days, and our rating of 80 sits well clear of his official 72; the risk is that he is yet to win in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Arizona (IRE)
- Dam
- Tonkolili (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Lance Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 72
Chris Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan 1/15
Justenzia arrives fit after 16 days, having finished second twice in her last three starts before a sixth last time, and she has run over today's distance and going before. Our rating of 76 puts her third of 12, but she is yet to win in recent form and carries 139 lb from draw 4.
- Sire
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)
- Dam
- Renzia (GER) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Varland Syndicate
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 64
Sam Coen (5)
D K Weld 1/16
Sherekiya is winless in her last five, though a third three starts back and a fourth five starts back show she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip. A sixth last time out, 23 days ago, and 139 lb from stall nine leave her a midfield sort, with our rating of 68 only marginally above her official 67.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Shehreen (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Exors Of The Late H H Aga Khan
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
G. F. Carroll
G. M. Lyons 3/13
Sonoran won two starts back and has run over today's trip and on this going, returning after 19 days. Our rating of 82 tops the field, and while he was unplaced last time, he's the one to beat off 139 lb from stall seven.
- Sire
- Arizona (IRE)
- Dam
- Falling Rain (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Sean Jones Mrs Lynne Lyons
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Dunsany, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 13 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 69
Reese Holohan (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan 1/15
Venetian finished seventh last time out after a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going, but a 200-day layoff is the big question mark for a gelding yet to win in his last six, even with our rating of 75 ranking him fourth of twelve.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Venetian Beauty (USA) by Lear Fan
- Owner
- James Doran
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 68
Luke McAteer
Joseph Anthony Murray 0/2
Master Garvey is winless in his last six, having finished fifth last time out, and a ninth four starts back shows how inconsistent he has been; his only bright spot is a third five starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, but ranking 11th of 12 on our figures makes him hard to fancy from stall 1.
- Sire
- Dragon Pulse (IRE)
- Dam
- Free Lance (IRE) by Grand Lodge
- Owner
- Patrick M Obrienlarry Murrayrichard W Walshderek Cummins
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 46, Speed 66
Jack Kearney
W. McCreery 2/16
Morning Approach is yet to win in her last six, with five straight unplaced runs since a sixth six starts back, though 21 days off suggests she's fresh enough and she has run over today's trip and going. Official rating of 41 and 128 lb from stall three give her a workable profile, but she needs to improve.
- Sire
- Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Dam
- Cape Of Night (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Its A New Day Syndicate
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 16 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 65
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt 1/16
Rampage is hard to fancy, winless in his last six and unplaced last time, with an eighth and a sixth before that, though a second four starts back shows he has some ability. He has run over today's trip and going, is back quickly after nine days, and our rating ranks him tenth of twelve.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Hall Hee (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Mrs P Mccourtwhytes Stamullen Syndicates Sweeney
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Stamullen, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 65
Nathan Crosse
A Oliver 1/19
King Of Eze is winless in his last five, unplaced in each of his last three and a seventh four starts back, so he is hard to fancy. He is back quickly after 13 days, has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 53 ranks him ninth of twelve.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Punting (IRE) by Power
- Owner
- N W T Dalzell
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Caledon, Co Tyrone
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 57
Gavin Ryan
Adrian McGuinness 4/29
Thumama Sands is winless in his last six, with an eighth last time out and another eighth two starts back, so he's hard to fancy as our bottom-ranked runner of twelve. On the plus side, he's back quickly after 12 days and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Ghalia Al Thumama (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Al Thumama Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 45, Speed 56
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.