UK Horse Racing Tips: Dundalk

CHESTNUTTER was a dual winner this summer and drops to claimer company. She was well held on all-weather debut here 14 days ago but should benefit from that experience, is suited by this distance and contests a winnable race. One Boss was beaten in a heavy-ground maiden claimer in September but ran well in a course-and-distance maiden recently. Dumb Love's form is all on easy or heavy ground but was nonetheless a maiden winner in September, while lightly-weighted Starnight was a Nottingham handicap winner in May but tries this trip for the first time. Hasten Slowly was third in a recent claimer but drops back markedly in distance, while Un Bacio Ancora is a 23-race maiden who tries this distance for the first time.
Prediction : 1st Chestnutter 2nd One Boss 3rd Dumb Love

EXQUISITE ACCLAIM's only previous win was here in September 2021 but his rating has recently fallen. Rated 98 in May 2022 and unplaced in an Italian (Group 3) 2,000 Guineas, he returned to some form recently and a reproduction of his latest course-and-distance placings might prove enough to win. Bobby K, a six-time winner, is an all-weather specialist who would prefer a mile but has good recent form and should compete under his 7lb claimer. Lasting Peace ran satisfactorily in his two all-weather runs and runs in first-time cheekpieces while Princess Rajj took a late stumble when disappointing on her last run but reappears following a break under a 7lb claimer. Harbanaker and The Bog Bank's best form is over a mile while Boadicea Belle is a three-time all-weather winner but is out of form.
Prediction : 1st Exquisite Acclaim 2nd Bobby K 3rd Lasting Peace

WOODEN HEAD was a E120,000 foal who showed promise in a recent course-and-distance handicap. That recent race was a higher-grade handicap and today he competes in a lesser race with his jockey claiming an extra 5lb. Teddy Boy is a five-time winner who continues to hold form, although has won just once from 22 all-weather starts. Pulse Of Shanghai, another five-time winner, is winless since March 2021 but also continues in form and likes this distance. Hero Of The Hour was slowly away on his recent reappearance and has solid claims if progressing from the run.
Prediction : 1st Wooden Head 2nd Teddy Boy 3rd Ever Rock

MILLIETHEMOLLIE ran well on recent handicap debut. Running in first-time hood and tongue-tie, she beat Buddy Batt into fifth in that Naas race and while 3lb higher, can continue to progress and should be ok on the all-weather, being a good-ground performer. Buddy Batt was later raised 7lb following a slightly improved Listed run here recently but has enough on his plate, despite his same rider claiming 7lb today. Seven Eleven improved to win on handicap debut at Down Royal but is 7lb higher and meets contrasting ground. Scorchio has disappointed since a promising debut in June, when comfortably beating Blame Thechampagne and Harry The Rogue. She has a feather weight but needs to show her old ability on all-weather debut. Clonmacash has contested some hot races and debuts in handicaps wearing second-time blinkers while Moral Turpitude runs in cheekpieces on handicap debut. Beano Power has turf form and debuts on the all-weather.
Prediction : 1st Milliethemollie 2nd Buddy Batt 3rd Seven Eleven

BOUTTEMONT's name should ring a bell and he reverts to Group 3 company, having encountered trouble in the Prix de l'Abbaye. His form is in-and-out and a shower of rain derailed him at the Curragh in September but, at Longchamp, he met notable in-running traffic in a messy race. He is a Newcastle All-Weather Championship winner so this surface will suit. The Highway Rat is proven over course and distance and while beaten a neck by Harry's Bar recently, was slowly away then and is 5lb better off. Harry's Bar, a 15-time all-weather winner, might struggle to win while two-year-old Alabama is experienced but has a tough task. Big Gossey has a better turf record than all-weather while Twilight Jet makes his all-weather debut. UK raider Queen Me, running in first-time cheekpieces, also debuts on the all-weather, having dropped to this distance on recent runs.
Prediction : 1st Bouttemont 2nd The Highway Rat 3rd Harrys Bar

PAGAN SUN cost E360,000 at an Arqana May breeze-up sale and represents a trainer whose juveniles are flying. Irish-trained, French-bred and American-owned, he is from the first crop of Enable's German-trained Arc conqueror Waldgeist, while his English-trained half-brother is rated in the 90s. Soldier's Empire and Chicago Fireball are closely matched on September's Goffs Million form and while both receive 2lb from the selection, are vulnerable to smart types. Taraj also has useful recent form and debuts on the all-weather. It is discouraging to see blinkers applied on debutante Emphasis which is Ballydoyle-trained and out of a Listed winner. Lady Doris is the ninth foal and whose only winning sibling scored at Group 3 level. Rothstein is out of a Listed winner, Zenato is a half-brother to six winners while Mrs Haggerston is a half-sister to a Listed winner.
Prediction : 1st Pagan Sun 2nd Soldiers Empire 3rd Chicago Fireball

KEEPER'S HEART showed promise on debut. A half-brother to a Group 3 winner, he shaped well at Naas and with the third winning subsequently, should take beating. Benvoy, out of a Group 2 winner, ran well on Navan debut and while that form is nothing special, can progress. Debutante Presence could be useful being a half-sister to two winners and is by a promising stallion which currently stands for E75,000. Cherry Wild is a sibling to nine winners, two of which were black type-placed, while Puente Romano is a half-brother to a Listed-placed winner but debuts in a tongue-tie. Nine Lives was well-supported when disappointing on Tipperary debut but may have been unsuited by heavy ground. Wonderwalk ran a nice race on her Roscommon debut when meeting experienced rivals.
Prediction : 1st Keepers Heart 2nd Benvoy 3rd Presence

SHREWSBURY ROAD is progressive and has recent form at this distance. By Sea The Stars and from a good family, he ran well on soft ground at the Curragh last month but had previously shown form on good in August - suggesting he will be suited by the all-weather. Saturn, by Galileo and out of top racemare Alpha Centauri, ran well in two summer maidens but there is nothing exciting about the form of either race and he returns following a layoff. Dawn Rider is out of an ex-Irish trained American Grade 2 winner, whose half-sister won a Royal Ascot and while she could be smart, makes a belated debut. Apercu also debuts quite late but carries the colours of Team Valor and is a sibling to four winners. All Time Great, by Justify and out of a Canadian Group 1 winner, has flopped in two runs and runs in first-time blinkers.
Prediction : 1st Shrewsbury Road 2nd Saturn 3rd Dawn Rider