Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	3	Pepper Noir (M) Three-time course winner who has shown signs of returning to form. Finished sixth of 11 in flat handicap at Dundalk (40/1) 35 days ago, took keen hold but lost place approaching final furlong. Now ra…	U0/U	Jessica Maye J C McConnell	5	65.3kg	15 14/1
8th	2	8	Sinbad My Dad (G) Has shown fair form at Dundalk with placed efforts in November/December before finishing ninth of 12 at same C&D (14/1) 14 days ago when hampered in final furlong. Worth another chance on previous AW…	33-9864	Joseph Harnett S Fahey	5	64kg	11 10/1
11th	3	10	Sectarius (G) Struggled in recent races, finishing ninth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (40/1) last September, never involved and beaten 21 lengths. First run for new trainer. Needs a drop in weights to become compe…	6/0659-0	Gary Carroll H De Bromhead	6	63.5kg	8.50 15/2
—	4	5	Palmezzano (G) P Has shown form at Dundalk with consecutive 4th place finishes in maidens. Fourth of 12 in maiden (10.7f) at odds of 7/2 14 days ago, keeping on after being driven 3f out. Cheekpieces back on and coul…	P74-461	Reese Holohan D Hogan	4	62.1kg	4.50 7/2
2nd	5	4	Satono Chevalier (G) Has 3 course and distance wins but gone 6 runs without success, finishing third of 14 in a 10.7f claimer at Dundalk (8/1) last October without headgear. First run for new trainer. Could be more compe…	311813	Jack Kearney Aidan Melia	8	61.7kg	4.33 10/3
10th	6	7	Preparations (M) Showed fair form in turf handicaps last summer before finishing seventh of 14 over course and distance (11/1) 42 days ago, led early but effort flattened out. Now below last winning mark.	0047-06	Declan McDonogh A Slattery	5	59.9kg	5.50 9/2
9th	7	12	Edge Of Darkness (G) B Unsuccessful in 13 runs since 2023 win, finished last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 14 days ago. Handicap drop and first-time blinkers unlikely to spark improvement.	980006	Wayne Lordan D Howard	6	59kg	67 66/1
1st	8	11	Church Mountain (G) PT Has 3 course wins at Dundalk but ran below-par when 8th of 14 in handicap (9/2) 10 days ago, merely plugging on after racing off the pace. Can perform better at this course on a going day.	087400	J M Sheridan D Hogan	8	58.1kg	10 9/1
3rd	9	6	Baila Conmigo (G) FAV Not long with current yard, showing mixed form but better in recent AW run. Fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 7 days ago, ran well despite facing trouble twice in the straight. Looks capabl…	302513	Rory Mulligan Ciaran Murphy	4	56.2kg	4 3/1
12th	10	13	Cala Gracioneta (F) Lightly-raced filly finished 11th of 14 in handicap at this course and distance (80/1) 42 days ago, never involved. Down 5lbs but needs to show significant improvement to figure.	00-0285	Leigh Roche M J Smith	4	55.8kg	26 25/1
6th	11	9	My Vonnie (M) B Maiden who ran respectably at this C&D including when 2nd of 14 (66/1) in November and was sixth of 14 in handicap (7/2 favourite) 14 days ago, failing to justify support. First-time blinkers replace…	7-66600	Wayne Hassett M Rice	5	54.4kg	10 9/1
5th	12	2	Man Is King (G) T Inconsistent performer who has never won in 40 career starts. Ran better when 3rd of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12/1) 44 days ago before finishing 10th of 14 in handicap (7/1) 14 days ago, making no …	415465	Wesley Joyce Thomas Dowling	7	54kg	34 33/1
7th	13	1	Lady Luck (F) T Has shown little in seven starts, finishing ninth of 14 in handicap (22/1) 14 days ago showing little again. Tongue strap back on for significant step up in trip.	8-97066	Julian Pietropaolo R Sweeney	4	54kg	29 28/1

Betting forecast: Baila Conmigo (3/1), Satono Chevalier (10/3), Palmezzano (7/2), Preparations (9/2), Sectarius (15/2), Church Mountain (9/1), My Vonnie (9/1), Sinbad My Dad (10/1), Pepper Noir (14/1), Cala Gracioneta (25/1), Lady Luck (28/1), Man Is King (33/1), Edge Of Darkness (66/1)