Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
11th	1	6	Old Peculier (G) B Effective Dundalk performer with three course wins who finished fifth of 11 in handicap at this course over 10.7f (6/1) 21 days ago when racing wide without cover and weakening late. Could improve ba…	1124/55-	Joseph Harnett M Fahey	7	64.9kg	9.50 17/2
2nd	2	5	Nakasero (G) T Won a handicap at Leopardstown over 9f in August. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk over 10.7f (4/1) 21 days ago, not settling fully in a race not run to suit. Now goes up further in trip.	27-2889	Adam Grant H De Bromhead	5	63.5kg	7.50 13/2
6th	3	9	Pavilion End (G) Alternates between Flat and hurdles with mixed results, running creditably when third of 11 in handicap over C&D (33/1) 70 days ago after temporary reprieve from stewards' ban.	690023	Keithen Kennedy C O'Brien	6	62.1kg	11 10/1
1st	4	3	Voice Of Reason (G) Won back-to-back races at this C&D in October and November. Finished third of 14 in a handicap at Dundalk over 16f (15/2) 21 days ago, running well in hat-trick bid but not lasting out over the longe…	259801	Hugh Horgan W Delahunty	6	62.1kg	6.50 11/2
4th	5	4	Wandering Rocks (G) TP Ninth in chase at Punchestown (33/1) in October 2024. Switches to Flat racing after lengthy absence and has a lot to prove.	140039/	Jamie Orr W Durkan	7	62.1kg	67 66/1
3rd	6	11	Cinammon Coco (G) FAV Mixed Flat and hurdles results, finishing 8th of 10 in hurdles race at Cheltenham (28/1) 27 days ago where little went right. C&D maiden winner prior to that and while mark has suffered back in a han…	3201-36	Julian Pietropaolo J P O'Brien	4	60.8kg	5 4/1
5th	7	7	Trishuli River (M) PT Multiple Dundalk winner who performs much better on AW than turf, proving better than ever for latest C&D success 4 weeks ago. Up 5 lb, which asks a new question but she's clearly in excellent heart.	1-52300	Patrick McGettigan S Crawley	6	60.8kg	6 5/1
8th	8	12	Benavente (G) Course specialist with five Dundalk wins, adding to tally over 10.7f (7/1) 23 days ago, staying on well to lead in final strides. Now up 5 lb for hat-trick bid but has proven versatile over different…	642381	Reese Holohan D Hogan	8	60.3kg	10 9/1
10th	9	1	Riyami (G) T Three-time course winner who weakened to 14th of 16 in hurdle at Punchestown (15/2) 451 days ago. Returns to Flat racing with cheekpieces removed.	001070	Mel Sheridan D Hogan	7	60.3kg	101 100/1
9th	10	2	Sinbad My Dad (G) Finished third of 12 over 10.7f (7/1) here last month. Going through a good spell currently and now tries a new trip. Player if seeing it out.	33-9864	Paddy Harnett S Fahey	5	59.4kg	15 14/1
12th	11	8	Edge Of Darkness (G) P Below form in Flat race 15 months ago and pulled up in hurdle at Cork (80/1) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he has a lot to prove.	980006	Darragh O'Sullivan D Howard	6	57.2kg	51 50/1
7th	12	10	Porsche Lad (G) P AW performer who finished fourth of 14 in a handicap over 16f (8/1) 21 days ago (third behind Benavente in a C&D claimer prior to that). Will remain of interest back at this trip.	224300	Nicola Burns D Hogan	5	55.8kg	6.50 11/2

Betting forecast: Cinammon Coco (4/1), Trishuli River (5/1), Voice Of Reason (11/2), Porsche Lad (11/2), Nakasero (13/2), Old Peculier (17/2), Benavente (9/1), Pavilion End (10/1), Sinbad My Dad (14/1), Edge Of Darkness (50/1), Wandering Rocks (66/1), Riyami (100/1)