Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	10	Darkdeserthighway (M) B 3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good third of 11 in handicap over C&D 56 days ago, faring best of those held up. A likely player.	624700	Colin Keane M O'Callaghan	8	64.4kg	5 4/1
9th	2	11	Faoladh (G) T Tenth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 8/1) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.	150426	Sam Coen A Slattery	4	63.5kg	41 40/1
4th	3	5	Albion Power (G) C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 80/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs considering.	09-8490	Dylan Kidd K H Clarke	5	63kg	41 40/1
5th	4	7	Expound (G) PT Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 5/1) 168 days. Back down in trip and not dismissed.	047480	J M Sheridan D Hogan	7	63kg	17 16/1
1st	5	14	Ohailbhic (G) Course winner who got back on the up when third of 14 in handicap here (7f) 21 days ago. Weighted to go very well off the same mark.	311767	Ronan Whelan J Feane	5	61.7kg	4.33 10/3
6th	6	4	Summer Island (G) FAV H First run since leaving John McConnell when landing 14-runner handicap over C&D 35 days ago by ½ length from Beat The Devil. Hiked up 7 lb but he can go well again with a hood added.	312159	Wayne Lordan N Lupini	4	61.7kg	2.63 13/8
12th	7	1	Land Of The Giants (G) Still a maiden but posted a respectable sixth of 10 in 7f maiden here 21 days ago. Not ruled out.	736041	Adam Caffrey A McGuinness	4	61.2kg	34 33/1
7th	8	12	Beat The Devil (G) T C&D winner in January. 6/4, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 30 days ago, doing too much too soon. Significantly back down in trip and in the mix.	P-97	Jack Kearney P Magee	4	60.8kg	8.50 15/2
14th	9	6	Ransom (G) T A 3-time C&D winner but only ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Unreliable individual though.	80000-9	Patrick McGettigan P Sweeney	9	60.8kg	34 33/1
2nd	10	9	Gaiety Girl (F) Lightly-raced Kingman filly who has shaped with promise when third in a pair of 7f maidens here, again doing his best work late on latter occasion 21 days ago. Has more to offer now stepping up in tr…	3-321	Nathan Crosse P F McEnery	4	60.3kg	9 8/1
8th	11	2	Notforalongtime (G) P A 3-time C&D winner, latest in November. Only tenth of 14 in handicap here 7 days ago so needs to bounce back in a change of headgear.	385800	Wayne Hassett Laura Hourigan	9	60.3kg	21 20/1
10th	12	15	Jasmine Affanalis (F) H 3/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f) 6 months ago. Not ruled out if fully tuned up on her return.	002071	Robbie Colgan D Marnane	4	59.9kg	67 66/1
13th	13	3	Hosanna Power (G) Sixteen runs since his last win in 2024 and only twelfth of 14 in handicap here (7f, 100/1) 21 days ago. Has work to do.	000079	Donagh O'Connor D Broad	6	59kg	126 125/1
11th	14	8	On The Cards (G) H Fair form for Marcus Tregoning but has failed to make an impact over hurdles and on Flat for his current yard. Hood is reached for now in bid to gain a maiden success.	3460/00	Siobhan Rutledge J C McConnell	6	58.5kg	151 150/1
—	15	13	Comfort Line (G) V A 4-time C&D winner for Denis Hogan. Not disgraced for new handler when fifth of 13 in handicap here (7f) 28 days ago, having to pick way through. Enters calculations. RESERVE	413589	Reserve 1 A McGuinness	9	58.5kg	12 11/1

Betting forecast: Summer Island (13/8), Ohailbhic (10/3), Darkdeserthighway (4/1), Beat The Devil (15/2), Gaiety Girl (8/1), Comfort Line (11/1), Expound (16/1), Notforalongtime (20/1), Land Of The Giants (33/1), Ransom (33/1), Albion Power (40/1), Faoladh (40/1), Jasmine Affanalis (66/1), Hosanna Power (125/1), On The Cards (150/1)