Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (Div I)

Dundalk (AW)

16:50

Date 2025-11-05

Distance 1m2f150y

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 2m 17.82s (slow by 5.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Blackjack Hills (IRE) Ben Coen · Matthew J Smith	9/2	Won
2nd	Thompson Gunner (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Cian Hughes	11/1	.75
3rd	Power Of Prayer (GER) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8/1	2.25
4th	Georg Zhukov (IRE) Chris Hayes · Noel Meade	7/2F	3.5
5th	Barretstown (IRE) Jack Cleary · Conor O'Dwyer	13/2	0.3
6th	Glyde Ranger (IRE) Robert Whearty · T G McCourt	8/1	.5
7th	Waystar (IRE) Ross Coakley · John C McConnell	28/1	.75
8th	Miss Australie (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	11/2	1.5
9th	Deluca Chop (FR) Alan Casey · S M Duffy	33/1	.75
10th	Ms Messi (IRE) Gary Carroll · Paul W Flynn	15/2	.75
11th	Together Aclaim (GB) Keithen Kennedy · John C McConnell	33/1	.5
12th	Sonoma Sunset (IRE) Neve Bennett · W T Farrell	40/1	2.75
13th	Pure Granite (IRE) Leigh Roche · John M Harney	28/1	.75

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
8 (5)	Blackjack Hills Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Matthew J Smith	J:Ben Coen T:Matthew J Smith	134	b	699001	56	60	-	16d	—	—	-3	17.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Showed huge improvement to win in first-time blinkers at Gowran, up 6lb, first time on AW
1 (9)	Miss Australie Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	142	—	005440	60	74	-	20d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran well in a Curragh maiden in June, had an excuse on stable debut, below best last time
11 (3)	Georg Zhukov Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	131	t	589043	53	60	46	7d	—	—	-7	8.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Third in a 1m claimer here last week, handicap form is modest but this is a weak race
3 (11)	Ms Messi Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Paul W Flynn	J:Gary Carroll T:Paul W Flynn	140	—	709198	58	56	29	40d	—	—	-1	10.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Tipperary win in August came out of the blue, already beaten when hampered here last time
4 (10)	Barretstown Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	138	—	700071	56	62	27	47d	—	—	+4	14.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Confirmed liking for C&D with win here in September, definite chance with good claimer up
14 (4)	Power Of Prayer b/br J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	126	—	000	48	52	-	183d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Beat only three of 45 rivals in maidens in the spring, transformation just about feasible
13 (13)	Glyde Ranger Chestnut J:Robert Whearty T:T G McCourt	J:Robert Whearty T:T G McCourt	126	v	040790	44	70	54	14d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Now 10lb lower than winning over 1m4f here just over a year ago, needs a revival of form
7 (17)	Thompson Gunner Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	135	—	-00000	53	60	24	102d	—	—	-4	2.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Struggled badly on turf this year, best form at this venue but over 1m, others preferred
6 (2)	Deluca Chop Chestnut J:Alan Casey(10) T:S M Duffy	J:Alan Casey(10) T:S M Duffy	136	—	3/0086	54	62	-	23d	—	—	-1	4.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Last success was over C&D in February 2023, missed all of last year, ordinary form in 2025
R16 (7)	Together Aclaim Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	122	t	648500	40	65	50	28d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second reserve, down the field twice at Navan since a fair C&D fifth, modest strike rate
10 (8)	Waystar Bay J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	132	p	940200	50	65	33	34d	—	—	0	3.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Sole win over 1m4f at this venue, has failed to build on a creditable Ayr second in August
5 (14)	Sonoma Sunset Grey J:Neve Bennett(7) T:W T Farrell	J:Neve Bennett(7) T:W T Farrell	137	—	0690	59	60	21	20d	—	—	0	3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Weak maiden form, big price when failing to make any impression in a Curragh handicap
9 (12)	Pure Granite Chestnut J:Leigh Roche T:John M Harney	J:Leigh Roche T:John M Harney	132	—	90-60	54	63	-	20d	—	—	-2	2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ordinary maiden form, down the field in a Curragh handicap, AW debut, new trip
NR (15)	Eighty Eight Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:John James Feane	J:Shane Foley T:John James Feane	140	—	040700	58	66	45	74d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Modest strike rate on Flat (2-36) but placed nine times, had solid course form last winter
NR (16)	Desert Of The Sea Bay J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	127	—	400090	45	65	-	16d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Cheap purchase out of Ed Bethell's yard in July, nothing of note as yet for this stable
NR (6)	Bella Boyne Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	119	—	90-007	41	64	39	19d	—	—	—	0	—	—
First reserve, little to suggest she can win a race, found 7f too sharp here on latest
NR (1)	Aurora's Beauty Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	141	b	020000	59	63	19	5d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Third reserve, placed form in Britain and France, poor in Ireland so far, blinkered now

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Blackjack Hills	7/2	7/2	10/3
Miss Australie	9/2	9/2	9/2
Georg Zhukov	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ms Messi	13/2	7/1	13/2
Barretstown	7/1	7/1	6/1
Power Of Prayer	15/2	8/1	15/2
Glyde Ranger	10/1	10/1	9/1
Thompson Gunner	12/1	12/1	12/1
Deluca Chop	20/1	16/1	18/1
Together Aclaim	25/1	22/1	22/1
Waystar	40/1	33/1	33/1
Sonoma Sunset	40/1	40/1	40/1
Pure Granite	40/1	33/1	33/1
Eighty Eight	-	-	-
Desert Of The Sea	-	-	-
Bella Boyne	-	-	-
Aurora's Beauty	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Blackjack Hills

17.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Barretstown

14.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Ms Messi

10.1

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Georg Zhukov

8.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Miss Australie

6.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Deluca Chop

4.6

OR: 1 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Waystar

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1

40/1

Aurora's Beauty

3.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0

—

Sonoma Sunset

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Power Of Prayer

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Thompson Gunner

2.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Glyde Ranger

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Pure Granite

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Eighty Eight

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Together Aclaim

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Desert Of The Sea

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Bella Boyne

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Miss Australie	60	74	—
Sonoma Sunset	59	60	21
Aurora's Beauty	59	63	19
Ms Messi	58	56	29
Eighty Eight	58	66	45
Blackjack Hills	56	60	—
Barretstown	56	62	27
Deluca Chop	54	62	—
Pure Granite	54	63	—
Georg Zhukov	53	60	46
Thompson Gunner	53	60	24
Waystar	50	65	33
Power Of Prayer	48	52	—
Desert Of The Sea	45	65	—
Glyde Ranger	44	70	54
Bella Boyne	41	64	39
Together Aclaim	40	65	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aurora's Beauty	5d ago	Quick return
Georg Zhukov	7d ago	Quick return
Glyde Ranger	14d ago	Fit
Blackjack Hills	16d ago	Fit
Desert Of The Sea	16d ago	Fit
Bella Boyne	19d ago	Fit
Miss Australie	20d ago	Fit
Sonoma Sunset	20d ago	Fit
Pure Granite	20d ago	Fit
Deluca Chop	23d ago	Fit
Together Aclaim	28d ago	Fit
Waystar	34d ago	Fit
Ms Messi	40d ago	Fit
Barretstown	47d ago	Fresh
Eighty Eight	74d ago	Fresh
Thompson Gunner	102d ago	Long break
Power Of Prayer	183d ago	Long break