Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	13	Benavente (G) Performer at Dundalk with three course wins including one at this C&D, finished seventh of 14 in handicap (13/2) 12 days ago without headgear and form halted at longer trip. Likely more suited by thi…	642381	J M Sheridan D Hogan	7	59.9kg	5.50 9/2
7th	2	9	Loyal Touch (G) T Won at Pontefract (10f) 440 days ago but form dipped in subsequent starts. Fifth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f) at 10/1 237 days ago, merely closing late. First-time tongue strap could help improve…	544606	Alan Casey D Hogan	5	59.9kg	11 10/1
10th	3	5	Tell Me This (M) H Poor runs over fences before finishing 12th of 13 in a maiden at Dundalk (200/1) 12 days ago, never involved.	47-870P	Robbie Colgan A Kinirons	7	59.9kg	251 250/1
11th	4	7	Money Shuffler (M) P Has shown little in 5 career starts, finishing eighth of 14 in maiden over C&D (200/1) 14 days ago where showed more than previously, chasing leaders before weakening. Makes little appeal in this cla…	0680-	J Cleary W M Roper	5	58.1kg	151 150/1
6th	5	1	North Winterfell (G) Recently returned to flat after hurdle campaigns, finishing 13th of 14 in handicap at Dundalk over 10.7f (50/1) 19 days ago when tracking pace before weakening. Needs significant improvement to make …	40-0006	Luke McAteer C Byrnes	4	58.1kg	8 7/1
3rd	6	6	Porsche Lad (G) FAV P Performs well on AW at Dundalk with 2 course wins. First of 14 in handicap over 10.7f (6/4) 28 days ago, needing a strong drive to prevail by a neck. First run for new trainer. Will appreciate return…	224300	Colin Keane D Hogan	4	58.1kg	2.25 5/4
4th	7	4	Stormie Outlook (M) BT Best effort when second of 14 in handicap at Roscommon in July, but ninth of 14 at Dundalk (12/1) 21 days ago when racing off the pace. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces and step up in trip cou…	245094	Seamie Heffernan A Slattery	6	58.1kg	19 18/1
9th	8	2	Fleetfootsoldier (G) T Dundalk specialist with 4 course wins finished second of 10 in claimer over 7f (13/2) 7 days ago with tongue strap refitted. Significant step up in trip raises stamina concerns based on previous atte…	929-890	Shane Foley D Hogan	5	57.2kg	10 9/1
12th	9	11	Run Maggie Run (F) Last of 14 in a handicap at Dundalk (100/1) 5 days ago, beaten by 23½ lengths.	0000-00	Killian Leonard Miss K Brown	3	55.8kg	251 250/1
8th	10	10	Carslake (G) P Winless in 35 starts. Last of 13 at C&D (100/1) 285 days ago.	85/80-08	Jessica O'Gorman Aengus King	6	55.3kg	201 200/1
2nd	11	12	Theophilos (G) PT Has been inconsistent over the past year with 23 runs since last win. Ran respectably when fourth of 14 in a handicap over 10.7f at huge odds (50/1) here 12 days ago. Return to claiming company could…	00U8/7-	Nicola Burns G Keane	6	55.3kg	5 4/1
5th	12	8	Timandi (F) Showed fair form when 4th at Killarney (11f) but ran badly when 12th of 14 in claimer at this course (8f) at 16/1 42 days ago. Blinkers now removed for significant step up in trip.	009412	Rory Cleary J M Barrett	3	54.9kg	41 40/1
13th	13	3	Joy Pain And Sky (F) Once raced filly finished last of 10 in a Bumper at Doncaster (28/1) 11 days ago when well held. First run on AW surface.	—	Yudish Geerdharry John O'Donoghue	3	54kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Porsche Lad (5/4), Theophilos (4/1), Benavente (9/2), North Winterfell (7/1), Fleetfootsoldier (9/1), Loyal Touch (10/1), Stormie Outlook (18/1), Timandi (40/1), Joy Pain And Sky (50/1), Money Shuffler (150/1), Carslake (200/1), Tell Me This (250/1), Run Maggie Run (250/1)