Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 15:55 Info At dundalkstadium.com Maiden1m

  • Weighed In - €8,000 added, 3yo+, 14 runners
  • Winner €5,520 2nd €1,280 3rd €560 4th €320
  • Going: Standard Surface: Polytrack

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 41.64s
  • Off time: 15:59:14
Pos Horse Odds
1st That Boy David 7/2
2nd Russian Soul (IRE) 12/1
3rd Free Spin (IRE) 3/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (13) 39 DARK BLUE, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond Russian Soul (IRE) 5 4 9-13 p D P McDonogh M Halford 12/1
2 (5) 924846/ Pink, large purple spots, purple spots on cap Slew Charm (FR) 8 10 9-13 A P Thornton (3) Mrs S Dawson 54 20/1
3 (4) ROYAL BLUE, red panel, striped cap Vale Of Clara (IRE) 4 9-8 F M Berry E Lynam 10/1
4 (6) 932-5 MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Curia Regis 49 Beaten Favourite 3 9-5 F Lynch D Marnane 71 7/2
5 (1) 943- MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Free Spin (IRE) 248 3 9-5 S Foley M Halford 70 3/1
6 (10) 4-35 Mauve & pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Pacific Ridge (USA) 57 3 9-5 p1 W M Lordan D Wachman 78 10/3
7 (14) 32253 Light blue & brown chevrons, brown cap That Boy David 8 3 9-5 G F Carroll G M Lyons 82 7/2
8 (8) 08 WHITE, red spots, purple sleeves & cap Catch A Peach (IRE) 8 3 9-0 R P Cleary Ms J Morgan 20/1
9 (12) Royal blue, white epaulettes, diabolo on sleeves, royal blue cap, white stars Miss Bella (IRE) 3 9-0 L F Roche (5) D Marnane 10/1
10 (9) 70- Royal blue, white diamond, white diamonds on sleeves, white diamond on cap Pearl Of Romance (IRE) 255 3 9-0 B A Curtis W McCreery 25/1
11 (11) MAROON, maroon & light blue striped cap Res Nullius (IRE) 3 9-0 P C O'Donnell (10) P F O'Donnell 25/1
12 (2) 567 Navy blue, sky blue sash, quartered cap Sailrfly (IRE) 8 3 9-0 t1 J A Heffernan T Hogan 16/1
13 (3) WHITE, brown sash, emerald green cap Shifting (IRE) 3 9-0 C O'Donoghue W McCreery 12/1
14 (7) DARK GREEN, red hoop, halved sleeves, quartered cap Youve Got A Friend (IRE) 3 9-0 M C Hussey E Lynam 20/1
Non runners
158Exact39-5A P O'BrienReserve 1
169Morningbird (USA)39-0K PrendergastReserve 2
170Happy Maverick (IRE)49-13D KinsellaReserve 3

Verdict

Exact is first reserve here and would be of interest if getting a run despite a poor debut in testing ground at Navan. Curia Regis ran two fine races here last autumn and was made favourite on his reappearance at Ballinrobe in May but failed to fire. He can do better while Free Spin also showed promise around the same time last year though an absence since November is a concern. Pacific Ridge ran very well over 1m3f here in May so it was a surprise to see him dropping back to this trip a couple of weeks later and he couldn't quite quicken at the finish. He should get in the firing-line but this looks made for THAT BOY DAVID. Ger Lyons' has definitely been disappointing after his tremendous run behind Van Ellis here in May but he's been racing on Turf so a return to Polytrack may enable him to gain that elusive first success.

Formwatch

Russian Soul (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, 7th and ridden straight, soon no extra, 9th of 12, 31l behind Loreto (9-0) at Naas 1m mdn stks hvy.

Slew Charm (FR) 10-1 (9-7) In rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind King's Realm (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct '10.

Vale Of Clara (IRE) Iffraaj filly out of Luggala.

Curia Regis 6-4fav (9-5) Soon chased leaders and struggling, no impression and kept on same pace from under 3f out, 5th of 8, 10l behind Jimtown (9-5) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f mdn auc stks gf in May.

Free Spin (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 6th 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Hot Bed (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.

Pacific Ridge (USA) 2-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Coin Of Courage (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn stks gd in May.

That Boy David 3-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Lord Jim (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m 3yo mdn aut sft.

Catch A Peach (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, 8th of 10, 13l behind Lord Jim (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m 3yo mdn aut sft.

Miss Bella (IRE) Elnadim filly out of Stuttgart.

Pearl Of Romance (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, last of 14, 11l behind Piri Wango (9-5) at Dundalk 6f 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.

Res Nullius (IRE) Rakti filly out of Top Of The Form.

Sailrfly (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division early, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th and no extra 2f out, 7th of 10, 12l behind Lord Jim (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m 3yo mdn aut sft.

Shifting (IRE) Oratorio filly out of Shifting Place.

Youve Got A Friend (IRE) Alhaarth filly out of Kawaha.

Exact 4-1 (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, 3rd and no extra 2f out, weakened, 8th of 11, 24l behind Karatash (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo mdn sft in Apr.

Morningbird (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and hampered 2f out, soon no extra, 9th of 10, 15l behind Oonagh (8-9) at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn fll pol in May.

Happy Maverick (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 8th after halfway and no threat entering straight, 11th of 12, 48l behind Oilily (10-9) at Leopardstown 1m 6f amat mdn stks gs.

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