Gateway Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

17:10

Gateway Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap

Date 2023-09-29

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 1m 13.25s (slow by 2.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tai Sing Yeh (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · James McAuley	6/1	Won
2nd	Rumbled Again (IRE) Paddy Harnett · Adrian Brendan Joyce	6/1	.5
3rd	Petit Calvados (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · E J O'Neill	12/1	0.1
4th	Wooden Head (IRE) Robert Whearty · D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	8/1	1.75
5th	Havana Notion (GB) Danny Sheehy · John James Feane	10/1	2.5
6th	Poet's Pride (GB) Wesley Joyce · David Marnane	33/1	0.3
7th	Rocky Dreams (GB) Adam Caffrey · James McAuley	15/2	.75
8th	Lockdown (GB) Shane Markey · Anthony McCann	22/1	.5
9th	Inishmot Prince (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	15/2	0.3
10th	Hero Of The Hour (GB) Siobhan Rutledge · G A Kingston	9/1	.75
11th	Sam's Xpress (IRE) Scott McCullagh · Kieran P Cotter	12/1	0.2
12th	Might And Mercy (GB) Wayne Hassett · Patrick J McKenna	4/1F	1.75
13th	Vikki Wall (IRE) Jack Kearney · Ian Patrick Donoghue	40/1	0.1
14th	Ledger (IRE) Cian Horgan · Paul Traynor	66/1	7

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (1)	Might And Mercy Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Patrick J Mckenna	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Patrick J Mckenna	128	tp	767060	61	93	49	29d	—	—	-8	7.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Decent course form, kind draw, rider claims a valuable 7lb, first-time cheekpieces
1 (5)	Tai Sing Yeh Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(4) T:James Mcauley	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(4) T:James Mcauley	142	tb	421927	75	86	41	17d	—	—	+4	17.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Folded tamely enough on recent visit to Laytown, that over a furlong further, handy here
11 (6)	Hero Of The Hour Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge T:G A Kingston	J:Siobhan Rutledge T:G A Kingston	125	—	114120	58	89	69	151d	—	—	+5	15.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Signed off with a lack lustre run but in fine form here previously, goes well fresh
4 (8)	Rocky Dreams Bay J:Adam Caffrey(2) T:James Mcauley	J:Adam Caffrey(2) T:James Mcauley	139	p	808818	72	88	58	17d	—	—	+6	15.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Never going the pace at Laytown but an effective operator around here (seven wins)
5 (4)	Rumbled Again Bay J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Adrian Brendan Joyce	J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Adrian Brendan Joyce	138	b	315200	73	82	-	34d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Found life tough at Curragh and ground probably too testing prior to that, stable debut
7 (15)	Inishmot Prince Bay J:James Ryan(2) T:T G Mccourt	J:James Ryan(2) T:T G Mccourt	132	—	730009	65	88	71	7d	—	—	-2	6.9	1.75/1	8 13%
Fine operator but not at the peak of his powers lately, including here last week
NR (7)	Bears Hug Bay J:TBC T:J P Dempsey	J: T:J P Dempsey	139	—	5100-7	72	83	-	2d	—	—	-2	8.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Has won two around here and showed a bit more life at Bellewstown on Wednesday
2 (9)	Petit Calvados Bay J:Cian MacRedmond T:E J Oneill	J:Cian MacRedmond T:E J Oneill	141	—	6114-6	74	85	-	124d	—	—	0	8.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Four-time winner in France, including one on the Polytrack, stable on song, interesting
6 (13)	Sams Xpress Brown J:Scott McCullagh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Scott McCullagh T:Kieran P Cotter	134	p	113690	69	87	60	42d	—	—	+3	9.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Below best last couple of starts but dual winner here and cheekpieces could spark revival
NR (2)	Theriverrunsdeep Bay J:TBC T:Seamus G Odonnell	J: T:Seamus G Odonnell	119	p	870700	52	87	67	62d	—	—	-7	3.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Third reserve: better than latest placings suggest (3 wins here) but 5lb out of the h'cap
12 (14)	Havana Notion Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:John James Feane	J:Danny Sheehy T:John James Feane	123	—	451080	58	85	-	34d	—	—	+1	6.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Seems to have gone off the boil a bit, capable but needs to come out swinging
NR (16)	Kuwait Direction Bay J:TBC T:Keith Henry Clarke	J: T:Keith Henry Clarke	119	—	-10300	52	86	76	120d	—	—	-1	6	5.25/1	22 5%
Second reserve: two wins from seventeen previous visits, lack of a recent run worries
9 (3)	Wooden Head Bay J:Robert Whearty(2) T:D J Bunyan & G Oleary	J:Robert Whearty(2) T:D J Bunyan & G Oleary	130	t	4560	63	85	-	34d	—	—	-3	5.8	1.75/1	8 13%
Showed good early toe at Curragh on h'cap debut until runnng out of steam, stamina doubts
8 (10)	Lockdown Bay J:Shane Markey(7) T:Anthony Mccann	J:Shane Markey(7) T:Anthony Mccann	131	t	8-3504	64	85	25	17d	—	—	+1	4.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not a bad effort at Laytown (eased close home with a slipped saddle), but more needed
13 (12)	Vikki Wall Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(4) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Jack Kearney(4) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	122	t	400600	57	90	34	85d	—	—	0	2.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Seemed to like it here both previous visits but poor on turf in the interim
R15 (17)	Poets Pride Bay J:Wesley Joyce(4) T:David Marnane	J:Wesley Joyce(4) T:David Marnane	119	—	928798	52	85	63	79d	—	—	0	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
First reserve: three victories here, latest in February off 47, bad draw to contend with
14 (11)	Ledger Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Paul Traynor	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Paul Traynor	119	h	60-007	54	88	-	31d	—	—	0	1.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not coming across with the goods; work to be done and a tricky draw adds to complications

Horse	bet365	Coral
Might And Mercy	9/2	4/1
Tai Sing Yeh	11/2	5/1
Hero Of The Hour	7/1	7
Rocky Dreams	15/2	7
Rumbled Again	10	9/1
Inishmot Prince	8	8
Bears Hug	11	10
Petit Calvados	9/1	10/1
Sams Xpress	10	11
Theriverrunsdeep	16	16
Havana Notion	14/1	14
Kuwait Direction	20	22
Wooden Head	8	8
Lockdown	33/1	28/1
Vikki Wall	28/1	33/1
Poets Pride	33/1	33/1
Ledger	66/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Tai Sing Yeh

17.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Hero Of The Hour

15.6

OR: 2 Form: 10.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Rocky Dreams

15.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Rumbled Again

12.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

Sams Xpress

9.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.9

Petit Calvados

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Bears Hug

8.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Might And Mercy

7.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Inishmot Prince

6.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.5

Havana Notion

6.6

OR: 2 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Kuwait Direction

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2

Wooden Head

5.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Lockdown

4.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Theriverrunsdeep

3.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Vikki Wall

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Poets Pride

2.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ledger

1.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tai Sing Yeh	75	86	41
Petit Calvados	74	85	—
Rumbled Again	73	82	—
Rocky Dreams	72	88	58
Bears Hug	72	83	—
Sams Xpress	69	87	60
Inishmot Prince	65	88	71
Lockdown	64	85	25
Wooden Head	63	85	—
Might And Mercy	61	93	49
Hero Of The Hour	58	89	69
Havana Notion	58	85	—
Vikki Wall	57	90	34
Ledger	54	88	—
Theriverrunsdeep	52	87	67
Kuwait Direction	52	86	76
Poets Pride	52	85	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bears Hug	2d ago	Quick return
Inishmot Prince	7d ago	Quick return
Tai Sing Yeh	17d ago	Fit
Rocky Dreams	17d ago	Fit
Lockdown	17d ago	Fit
Might And Mercy	29d ago	Fit
Ledger	31d ago	Fit
Rumbled Again	34d ago	Fit
Havana Notion	34d ago	Fit
Wooden Head	34d ago	Fit
Sams Xpress	42d ago	Fit
Theriverrunsdeep	62d ago	Fresh
Poets Pride	79d ago	Fresh
Vikki Wall	85d ago	Fresh
Kuwait Direction	120d ago	Long break
Petit Calvados	124d ago	Long break
Hero Of The Hour	151d ago	Long break