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1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, €6,000, 14 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Expound heads our ratings on 72, a full 7 lb clear of In The Minus and Young Churchill, who share second on 65, and that is a meaningful margin in a 14-runner 12f standard contest at Dundalk. He sets the standard on our figures, and with the top-rated runner holding that advantage over the pack, he looks the one to beat. In The Minus and Young Churchill are the chief dangers on identical figures, while Chopsticks on 61 is the next of those who could make it awkward if Expound fails to find his best. Expound is our selection.
Runners
Adam Grant (7)
Jamie Flynn 0/2
Storm Eric was third last time out and is back quickly after seven days, with a win three starts back and a second five starts back showing he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, but carrying 141 lb off a mark of 59 and ranked sixth of 14 by our rating, he looks more place-contender than outstanding.
- Sire
- Estidhkaar (IRE)
- Dam
- Storm (IRE) by Excellent Art
- Owner
- Jamie Flynn
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Belinstown, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 65
Mel Sheridan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan 1/12
Winless in his last six, Expound has been beaten in recent outings, but he's fit after 16 days and has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 72 against an official mark of 58 looks well treated on that evidence, even carrying 140 lb.
- Sire
- Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam
- Entity (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Corner House Syndicate
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 71
Sam Coen
Richard John O'Brien 0/1
Our rating of 65 ranks him third of 14 and sits well above his official mark of 57, so he looks a leading danger, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a poor recent book, sixth last time out and winless in his last six, plus 48 days off.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Excelling Spirit (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Young Churchill Syndicate
- Foaled
- 27 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Co Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 71
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (2)
Patrick J Flynn 2/8
Won two starts back and was third the run before, but he was unplaced last time out 30 days ago, and he carries 136 lb. He has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 58 leaves him seventh of 14.
- Sire
- Magna Grecia (IRE)
- Dam
- Hot Wired (GB) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Ger Oneill
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Carrick-On-Suir, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 75
Jimmy Dalton (4)
S M Duffy 0/0
Deluca Chop is in decent recent form, a second last time out and a third two starts back, with a win four starts back and another five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, he has been off 49 days, carries 135 lb, and our rating of 53 ranks him only eighth of 14.
- Sire
- Panis (USA)
- Dam
- Dulcina (FR) by Kendargent
- Owner
- S Dalton
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 69
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Brian Francis Cawley 0/1
Our rating has him second of 14 and his 75 speed figure stands out, while a second five starts back shows his best, and he's fresh enough after 20 days and has run on today's going. The risk is a winless sequence, with unplaced last time out and a fifth two starts back.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- The Sky Is Blazing (IRE) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Christopher Moran
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Craughwell, Co. Galway
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 75
Patrick McGettigan
J. P. Murtagh 1/11
Coilins Girl is yet to win in her last four, finishing ninth last time out and a ninth four starts back, so she is hard to fancy off 132 lb. She has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 50 ranks her eleventh of 14.
- Sire
- Teofilo (IRE)
- Dam
- Silsiyla (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Colm G Griffin
- Foaled
- 18 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Coolaghknock Glebe,Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 51, Speed 57
Ross Fagan (7)
S M Duffy 0/0
Chopsticks has been well beaten in recent starts, but he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 61 ranks him fourth of 14 with a 65 speed figure. The main risk is that he has been beaten in his last six outings and carries 131 lb off a mark of 49.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Clinch (IRE) by High Chaparral
- Owner
- S Dalton
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 65
Cillian Rowan (7)
Adrian McGuinness 3/21
Doctor Grace was a fourth last time out just seven days ago, and she has run over today's trip and going, but she is winless in her last six and her best recent effort was a third four starts back. Our rating of 59 is well clear of her official 49, though 131 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Buratino (IRE)
- Dam
- Firecrown (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Dundalk Racing Club
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 21 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 63
Nina Doherty (7)
Paul W Flynn 1/3
Jazz Forever is winless in his last six, with just a second two starts back to show amid four other unplaced runs, and he was unplaced again last time, 35 days ago. He has run over today's trip and going, but carrying 129 lb and ranked 12 of 14 on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Elzaam (AUS)
- Dam
- Harranda (IRE) by Red Ransom
- Owner
- Staysallday Syndicate
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Colehill, Co Longford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 63
Jessica O'Gorman (4)
D Buckley 0/1
Winless in her last five, Keep It Together has finished eighth last time out and sixth on both runs before that, and she returns after 73 days off. Her official rating of 45 is lowly, and our figures rank her last, so she is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Policy Maker (IRE)
- Dam
- Supreme Harmony (IRE) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- D Buckley
- Foaled
- 12 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 26
Camillus Byrne (7)
P Sweeney 0/3
Roderick has been winless in his last six, with a sixth last time out and a second three starts back the pick of the form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 37-day break and 125 lb leave questions, though our rating of 53 ranks him ninth of 14.
- Sire
- Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
- Dam
- Reeling N' Rocking (IRE) by Mr Greeley
- Owner
- P Sweeney
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Letterkenny, Co Donegal
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 64
Conor Cusack (4)
Daniel McLoughlin 1/4
Chant d'Or is hard to fancy, winless in his last five with a fifth last time out the best of a modest bunch, and he returns after 49 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, but our rating ranks him last of 14.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Bacheliere (USA) by Include
- Owner
- John M Keogh
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 40, Speed 57
Nicola Burns
John McConnell 2/10
Duleek Street is winless in his last four, with a seventh and another seventh two and three starts back after an unplaced run last time, and a ninth four starts back, so he is hard to fancy at 122 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, and our figures rank him 13th of 14.
- Sire
- Estidhkaar (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Rua Dargent (IRE) by Redback
- Owner
- Ms Caroline Ahearn
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Stamullen, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 63
John McConnell 2/10
Lisnadill is winless in her last five, though a sixth last time out just nine days ago shows she's fit, and she has run on today's going before. Carrying 125 lb off an official rating of 43, she still needs to find more; our rating of 52 ranks her tenth of 14.
- Sire
- Masar (IRE)
- Dam
- Elle Shade (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Mrs Orla Cleary Okane
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Stamullen, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 61
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.