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.	5-33086	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.	169001	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.	109-849	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.	26-5404	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.	9-83117	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.	163121	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.	037360	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.	247250	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.	833858	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.	752002	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	431256	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)