19:45
BAR 1 Betting '2Up Early Payout' Handicap
1m (1m0f), Flat, 3yo+, €15,000, 8 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Spicy Margarita heads the field on our figures with a rating of 92, a clear four pounds better than Daler and Jolly Roger, who share 88, and that gap looks significant over this eight-furlong trip on the Dundalk surface. Daler and Jolly Roger are the obvious dangers, with Booyea only a pound further back on 87 and capable of making it a tighter finish than the figures suggest. Oro Blanco, Flanker Jet and Exquisite Acclaim are all rated 84 or 85 and look to be chasing the places, while Boston Benjamin is outclassed on 75. Spicy Margarita is the pick and can prove too good for this field.
Runners
David Egan
Robson De Aguiar 0/3
Spicy Margarita has been well beaten in her last few runs, a seventh last time out and a ninth two starts back, but she has run over today's trip and going and tops our ratings at 92 against an official 90, so she's the one to beat from stall 2 off 140 lb.
- Sire
- Earthlight (IRE)
- Dam
- Nahoodh (IRE) by Clodovil
- Owner
- Amo Racing Limited Giselle De Aguiar
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Mullingar, Westmeath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 95
Jack Kearney
Stephen Thorne 2/7
Jolly Roger has been a regular in the frame, finishing second, third and second across the three runs before an eighth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 63-day break and no win in his last six starts are the main concerns.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Threading (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Dooley Thoroughbreds/Roger & Out Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Rush, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 7 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 80
Declan McDonogh
Adrian McGuinness 2/26
Winless in his last six, Exquisite Acclaim was fifth last time out, and though he was second two starts back, he has mostly finished mid-pack. He has run over today's trip and going and is fit after 21 days, but carrying 132 lb from stall 1, he is hard to fancy as our seventh-ranked of eight.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Exquisite Ruby (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Thomas J Oconnor Ms Hazel Mcguinness
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 26 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 74
Colin Keane
G. M. Lyons 3/7
Second last time out and just seven days ago, Daler is in cracking order, having finished in the frame in five of his last six, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 88 sits well clear of his official 81, but he's yet to win in that spell, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Nabeyla (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- David Spratt Sean Jones
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Dunsany, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 7 runs (43%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 74
Donagh O'Connor
Robson De Aguiar 0/3
Flanker Jet has gone unplaced in his last two starts after a win four starts back, though he's fit enough off a 19-day break and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 131 lb from draw 5, he's ranked sixth of eight by our rating of 84, so he looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Critical Time (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Giselle De Aguiar
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Mullingar, Westmeath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 78
W. J. Lee
Thomas Gibney 0/4
Booyea is a leading danger on our figures, ranked fourth of eight on a speed rating of 86 and fresh enough after 19 days, with a second six starts back showing he has the ability. The risk is a winless recent run, with a fifth and a fourth the best of his last five outings, and he carries 130 lb from stall six.
- Sire
- Galileo Gold (GB)
- Dam
- Newgate Lodge (IRE) by Namid
- Owner
- Ballinlough Syndicate
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Trim, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 86
Chris Hayes
Mrs J. Harrington 2/15
Oro Blanco is a mixed bag: a third three starts back and a win six starts back show some ability, but he has slipped to a sixth and then an eighth last time out. He has run over today's trip and is fresh enough after 19 days, though 130 lb from draw 8 looks a tall order.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Style And Grace (IRE) by So You Think
- Owner
- Rebels Rogues Syndicate
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Moone, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 15 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 76
Nina Doherty (10)
Gordon Elliott 8/46
Boston Benjamin looks up against it, ranked last of eight on our figures, and a ninth two starts back sits awkwardly beside an otherwise respectable third last time out. He does have a win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while 21 days off suggests he's fit enough.
- 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
- 8 wins from 46 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, 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.