Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
18:30
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Div I)
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Standard Surface: AW
Win: €15.50 Place: €4 €2.40 €1.10 Exacta: €124.90 Tricast: €184.57 Trifecta: €512.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Storm Eric (IRE) 6 G Poor Jamie Flynn 135 lbs 12/1 Won Took keen hold - towards rear early - midfield over 4f out - headway and prominent on far side of group from 2f out - led and ridden 1f out - edged right but ran on inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the 51-day break coupled with the removal of all the headgear today may have accounted for it)(op 9/1)
2nd 11 Roderick (GB) 9 G Poor P Sweeney 125 lbs 7/1 - Prominent - ridden and switched right towards near side under 2f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
3rd 1 Beauty Bella (IRE) 4 F Poor Adrian McGuinness 137 lbs 5/4F - Prominent early - in touch with leaders under 5f out - headway when switched right under 2f out - kept on towards near side final 110yds(op 13/8 tchd 15/8)
4th 6 Villemacho (IRE) 4 G Poor John James Feane 125 lbs 9/1 - Soon pressed leader - lost position over 1f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 10/1)
5th 2 Arthur Rose (IRE) 4 F AVG Mark Fahey 133 lbs 16/1 - Pushed along briefly - soon towards rear - dropped to last when reminders from under 4f out - headway on far side of group from under 2f out - not reach leaders (jockey said filly never travelled early on)(op 14/1)
6th 12 Royal Tribute (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 115 lbs 14/1 - Slowly away - slightly awkward start - in rear - headway towards near side 2f out - short of room and hampered over 1f out - not clear run inside final furlong - nearest finish (jockey said gelding got tight for room coming into straight)(op 16/1)
7th 7 Zahee (IRE) 10 G Poor John C McConnell 132 lbs 33/1 - Slowly away - in rear - headway from 4f out - in touch with leaders when short of room and switched left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 28/1)
8th 13 Turbo Sprint (IRE) 4 G Poor John C McConnell 118 lbs 11/2 - Midfield - in touch with leaders over 3f out - weakening when switched left inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
9th 8 Eastern Capital (IRE) 4 G Poor Patrick Martin 127 lbs 33/1 - Soon led - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
10th 3 Golden Days (IRE) 7 M Poor M Halford & T Collins 130 lbs 9/1 - Took keen hold - prominent early - dropped to midfield when pushed along briefly over 4f out - bit short of room towards near side when brief headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said mare was squeezed coming into home straight)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 17/2)
11th 5 Eagles Whistle (IRE) 4 F Poor P J F Murphy 132 lbs 20/1 - Soon prominent - weakened from 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
12th 9 Phoenix Princess (IRE) 3 F Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 119 lbs 125/1 - Dwelt start - towards rear early - midfield on inner 4f out - weakened 2f out(tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1)
13th 10 Rhasidat (IRE) 3 F Poor Andrew Slattery 115 lbs 40/1 - Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - weakened from 3f out(op 50/1)