Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap (0-60).
Dundalk · Friday, 6 Mar · 22:45
· 1m 4f
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
18:45
Off time
14
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 17 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.33
10/3
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
15
14/1
11 · —
15
14/1
12 · —
21
20/1
13 · —
29
28/1
14 · —
29
28/1
15 · —
67
66/1
16 · —
67
66/1
17 · —
101
100/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 1 | 13 |
Disco Boy (G)
[H]
8/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Killarney (14.4f, soft). Off 7 months. The betting should help guide to expectations.
|
Keithen Kennedy | S Byrne | 7 | 64.4 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 6th | 2 | 17 |
Midnight Stagger (G)
[PT1]
Course winner. First run since leaving Mark Fahey when good fifth of 12 in claimer at this course (8f, 100/1) 21 days ago, having to pick way through. Tongue strap on 1st time.
|
Brandon Wilkie | Ian Donoghue | 4 | 64 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 1 |
Syosset (G)
[H1]
Lightly-raced winner on Flat. C&D winner in November. 7/1, good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 105 days. Hood on 1st time. Respected.
|
Adam Grant | J C McConnell | 5 | 64 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 10th | 4 | 4 |
Doctor Grace (M)
[P]
Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Went close over 10.7f here in January and not seen to best effect (trapped wide) when eighth of 14 back here (10.7f again) 14 days ago. Treated as if still in good form.
|
Gabriella Hill | A McGuinness | 6 | 63.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 9 |
Captain Hanley (G)
[H1T]
Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 28 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Has good chance on form.
|
Conor Cusack | E O'Connell | 6 | 60.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 11th | 6 | 12 |
Desert Friend (G)
Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 23 days ago.
|
Wayne Hassett | P J F Murphy | 10 | 60.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 13th | 7 | 7 |
Powerful Rosie (F)
[P1]
Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 13¼ lengths eleventh of 14 to Without Love in handicap (40/1) at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.
|
J Cleary | Liz Doyle | 4 | 59.9 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 14th | 8 | 2 |
Rushford (G)
Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 19 months. Poor on last Flat outing.
|
Hugh Horgan | T R Hughes | 7 | 59.9 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 5th | 9 | 3 |
Jurality (G)
7/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Enters calculations for last year's winning yard.
|
Jack Kearney | P W Flynn | 5 | 59.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 1st | 10 | 16 |
Celtic Druid (G)
17/2, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f). Off 107 days. Something to find on form.
|
Sadhbh Tormey | T G McCourt | 5 | 59 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 3rd | 11 | 15 |
Deluca Chop (G)
[P]
Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. 22/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago.
|
Reese Holohan | S M Duffy | 7 | 59 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 4th | 12 | 14 |
Without Love (G)
FAV
[V]
Course winner in January. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 23 days ago. Considered.
|
Wesley Joyce | Cian Hughes | 4 | 59 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 12th | 13 | 5 |
My Vonnie (M)
[BH]
Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 12/1) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Hood back on.
|
Paddy Harnett | M Rice | 5 | 58.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 9th | 14 | 6 |
Deep Vein (G)
Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 176 days. Up in trip. Remains relatively unexposed after only 6 career starts.
|
Emily Grifferty | N Meade | 4 | 56.7 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 15 | 10 |
Ethelwulf (G)
66/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 1 | D Hogan | 4 | 63.5 kg |
101
100/1
|
| — | 16 | 8 |
Jawhary (G)
C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 16/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 2 | A McGuinness | 8 | 61.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 17 | 11 |
Storm Eric (G)
Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. 11/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 3 | Jamie Flynn | 7 | 62.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
Betting forecast: Without Love (10/3), Jurality (7/2), Deluca Chop (5/1), Captain Hanley (7/1), Storm Eric (7/1), Syosset (9/1), Doctor Grace (11/1), Celtic Druid (12/1), My Vonnie (12/1), Desert Friend (14/1), Jawhary (14/1), Deep Vein (20/1), Midnight Stagger (28/1), Disco Boy (28/1), Powerful Rosie (66/1), Rushford (66/1), Ethelwulf (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 999.0 EUR |
| P4 | 500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 300.0 EUR |
| P6 | 200.0 EUR |