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Dundalk · Friday, 16 Jan · 22:45 · 1m · POLYTRACK

WEIGHEDIN

Status

18:45

Off time

Runners

Standard

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

PERFECT JUDGEMENT (IRE

🥈 Second

OCEAN MANIFEST (IRE

🥉 Third

DARKDESERTHIGHWAY (IRE

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Brewing

4

3/1

02 · 🥈 2nd

Ocean Manifest

4.33

10/3

03 · 🥉 3rd

Venetian

7.50

13/2

04 · —

Darkdeserthighway

9

8/1

05 · —

Oiche Rua

9

8/1

06 · —

Mulgrave

9

8/1

07 · —

Charming Whisper

11

10/1

08 · —

Exquisite Acclaim

15

14/1

09 · —

Neo Smart

15

14/1

10 · —

Perfect Judgement

15

14/1

11 · —

Solomon

17

16/1

12 · —

Giselles Defence

201

200/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	8	Exquisite Acclaim (G) [V] 3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. 18/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f) 30 days ago. Visor back on.	Sam Coen	A McGuinness	7	64.9 kg	15 14/1
7th	2	1	Venetian (G) [P] 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Neo Smart, having run of race from front. 8 lb higher here but he is well drawn to attack from the inside st…	Reese Holohan	D Hogan	6	64.4 kg	7.50 13/2
5th	3	6	Brewing (G) FAV Six wins from 22 Flat runs. 14/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.	Scott McCullagh	Kevin Coleman	7	63 kg	4 3/1
10th	4	11	Perfect Judgement (G) [B] 3-time C&D winner, including this race last year. Below par over C&D in the autumn but he's well handicapped if a short break sparks a revival.	Donagh O'Connor	Stephen Thorne	5	63 kg	15 14/1
1st	5	9	Ocean Manifest (G) [BT] C&D winner in November. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (6/1) at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.	Jack Kearney	Stephen Thorne	5	62.1 kg	4.33 10/3
9th	6	4	Charming Whisper (G) 11/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at this C&D 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.	Seamie Heffernan	P Sweeney	5	61.7 kg	11 10/1
3rd	7	7	Darkdeserthighway (M) [B] Three-time C&D winner. Latest win over 7f here in October. 25/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 28 days ago, left with lot to do. Not taken lightly.	Leigh Roche	M O'Callaghan	8	60.3 kg	9 8/1
8th	8	12	Mulgrave (G) [T] Six-time C&D winner. Off 11 months and first run since leaving John McConnell when creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Becoming well treated.	Declan McDonogh	Daniel Murphy	8	60.3 kg	9 8/1
4th	9	10	Neo Smart (M) [T] Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. 12/1, respectable 2¾ lengths second of 14 to Venetian in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago, better placed than most.	Nicola Burns	J S Bolger	5	60.3 kg	15 14/1
6th	10	5	Oiche Rua (F) [H] Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Respectable 5 lengths fifth of 14 to Venetian in handicap at this course (7f, 7/2) 7 days ago, not ideally placed.	Adam Caffrey	A McGuinness	4	59.9 kg	9 8/1
—	11	2	Solomon (G) [H] 14/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 56 days ago. Back down in trip.	Patrick McGettigan	P Sweeney	5	58.1 kg	17 16/1
11th	12	3	Giselles Defence (G) Latest win at Epsom in July. 15¼ lengths last of 14 to Venetian in handicap at this course (7f, 80/1) 7 days ago.	Rory Cleary	Sean Davis	6	57.6 kg	201 200/1

Betting forecast: Brewing (3/1), Ocean Manifest (10/3), Venetian (13/2), Darkdeserthighway (8/1), Oiche Rua (8/1), Mulgrave (8/1), Charming Whisper (10/1), Exquisite Acclaim (14/1), Neo Smart (14/1), Perfect Judgement (14/1), Solomon (16/1), Giselles Defence (200/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	7800.0 EUR
P2	2600.0 EUR
P3	1300.0 EUR
P4	650.0 EUR
P5	390.0 EUR
P6	260.0 EUR