IE - Dundalk - Race 5

Thoroughbred

15 Runners

Handicap

Synthetic

Standard

11.5K

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Verdict

BEAT THE DEVIL rates just the pick of the weights on the back of a very good recent third here so is fancied to gain a deserved success and thwart in-form top-weight Boyne Valley. Heart Of Darkness, Imperial Fighter and Battle Borne can all have a say too in this wide-open handicap.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
9	Arrives in very good nick without winning, third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 4/1) 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there off the same mark. 1st Pick 9 Beat The Devil (Ire) Jockey: D. W. O'connor Trainer: Patrick Magee, Ireland J: D. W. O'connor T: Patrick Magee, Ireland	100	-	-	-	25%
Analysis Arrives in very good nick without winning, third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 4/1) 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there off the same mark.
1	Winner at Navan in October. Good second of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 15/2) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Back down in trip. Ought to be thereabouts. 2nd Pick 1 Boyne Valley (Ire) Jockey: T. Casey Trainer: Michael Mulvany, Ireland J: T. Casey T: Michael Mulvany, Ireland	97	-	-	-	12%
Analysis Winner at Navan in October. Good second of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 15/2) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Back down in trip. Ought to be thereabouts.
7	Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Failed to get home when ninth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Back down in trip now and merits consideration. 3rd Pick 7 Heart Of Darkness Jockey: R. P. Cleary Trainer: Adrian Mcguinness, Ireland J: R. P. Cleary T: Adrian Mcguinness, Ireland	99	-	-	-	17%
Analysis Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Failed to get home when ninth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Back down in trip now and merits consideration.

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