Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
17:45
Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 19th September Handicap
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Surface: AW
Win: €11.10
Place: €3.30 €1.90 €6.20
Exacta: €174.10
Tricast: €818.22
Trifecta: €576.40
Non-Runners: Glyde Ranger (reserve), Master Garvey (stone bruise), Tomahawk King (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Church Mountain (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 142 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Held up in midfield - switched right and good headway 2f out - led inside final furlong - soon clear - comfortably(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Cala Bonita (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Matthew J Smith | 133 lbs | 16/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and challenging over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong - kept on - finished 3rd - placed 2nd (jockey said filly was badly hampered)(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Porsche Lad (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 141 lbs | 5/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - ridden and led narrowly over 1f out - soon hung left - headed and hampered rival inside final furlong - soon no extra - finished 2nd - placed 3rd(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Tara Power (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Keith Henry Clarke | 132 lbs | 14/1 | 4 | Towards rear - headway on outer 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Together Aclaim (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Keithen Kennedy
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 119 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Slowly away - in rear - headway 2f out - hampered over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 13 | So Messi (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Robert Whearty
(3)lbs
|
T G McCourt | 120 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | If Dora Could (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Dermot Kilmartin | 131 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In rear - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Tartaraghan (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Sam Coen
(7)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 134 lbs | 4/1F | 2 | Pressed leader - led narrowly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/2 tchd 7/1) | |
| 9th | 7 | Vervain (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Joseph G Murphy | 132 lbs | 6/1 | 3.75 | Never better than midfield(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 10th | 14 | Kartayaz (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Zoe McMullan
(10)lbs
|
G A Kingston | 112 lbs | 16/1 | 4.5 | Slowly away - held up in midfield on outer - headway 4f out - weakened over 1f out | |
| 11th | 11 | Sunny Dude (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | D Buckley | 124 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | Led narrowly - headed over 2f out - outpaced when hampered over 1f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 12th | 10 | Harseva (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Jack Kearney
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Magee | 125 lbs | 17/2 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - towards rear throughout (jockey said mare hung right)(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 13th | 15 | Ocean Diamond (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Nicola Burns
(7)lbs
|
Derek McCormack | 125 lbs | 20/1 | 3.75 | In touch with leaders - lost position 4f out - weakened 2f out(op 33/1) | |
| 14th | 5 | Lord Talbot (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | T G McCourt | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 3 | Pressed leaders on outer - weakened over 2f out(op 28/1) |