17:45 Dundalk

Friday 15 August 2025

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Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 19th September Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 14.84s

1^st

(4)

Church Mountain

710-2

9/1

T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan

Mid-division, 11th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, headway under 2f out, progress to lead inside final furlong, went on, easily tchd 17/2

3^rd

3 ¾

(3)

Porsche Lad

410-1

5/1

T: C ByrnesJ: S P Davis

Prominent, 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra and hampered rival inside final 150 yards, finished 2nd, placed 3rd op 9/2 tchd 11/2

2^nd

(2)

Cala Bonita

39-7

16/1

T: M J SmithJ: Robbie Colgan

Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway when pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, finished 3rd, placed 2nd op 18/1

4^th

(9)

Tara Power

79-6

14/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: Adam Caffrey

Towards rear, 10th halfway, switched left when pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 12/1

5^th

(10)

Together Aclaim

68-12

12/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)

Slowly away, in rear, headway when pushed along under 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

(12)

So Messi

58-11

17/2

T: T G McCourtJ: Robert Whearty (3)

Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway when pushed along 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

(7)

If Dora Could

39-5

20/1

T: Dermot KilmartinJ: Wayne Lordan

In rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1

8^th

(5)

Tartaraghan

410-1

4/1f

T: J C McConnellJ: Sam Coen (7)

Prominent, 2nd halfway, progress to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong op 11/2 tchd 7/1

9^th

3 ¾

(15)

Vervain

39-6

6/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Ben Coen

Mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 13/2

10^th

4 ½

(17)

Kartayaz

88-10

16/1

T: G A KingstonJ: Zoe McMullan (10)

Slowly away, raced wide, towards rear of mid-division, headway on outer under 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11^th

3 ¾

(1)

Sunny Dude

58-12

12/1

T: D BuckleyJ: Rory Cleary

Led, pushed along when headed over 2f out, bumped when weakening over 1f out, tailed off op 10/1

12^th

(11)

Harseva

59-2

17/2

T: P MageeJ: Jack Kearney (3)

Dwelt, in rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, ridden along over 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 8/1

13^th

3 ¾

(8)

Ocean Diamond

49-6

20/1

T: Derek McCormackJ: Nicola Burns (7)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, weakened and dropped out quickly 3f out, tailed off op 33/1

14^th

(13)

Lord Talbot

49-6

16/1

T: T G McCourtJ: James Ryan

Prominent, raced wide and freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased over 1f out, tailed off op 28/1

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Result Amended

Cala Bonita - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Porsche Lad - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Non-Runners

(6)

Tomahawk King²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 3

(14)

Glyde Ranger²⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

(16)

Master Garvey³⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Joseph Murray J: Colin Keane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.10Pl:€3.30, €6.20, €1.90EX:€174.10, €85.40Trifecta:€576.40Tricast:€818.22SF:€158.26

Forecasts

Master Garvey (7/2), Tartaraghan (4/1), Porsche Lad (5/1), Vervain (6/1), So Messi (17/2), Harseva (17/2), Church Mountain (9/1), Together Aclaim (12/1), Sunny Dude (12/1), Tara Power (14/1), Cala Bonita (16/1), Kartayaz (16/1), Lord Talbot (16/1), If Dora Could (20/1), Ocean Diamond (20/1), Tomahawk King (33/1), Glyde Ranger (33/1)

MASTER GARVEY rarely runs a bad race here and is taken to resume winning ways with Colin Keane doing the steering. Last week's Sligo runner-up Tartaraghan and recent Cork scorer Vervain are others likely to have a say. The Charles Byrnes-trained Porsche Lad has a first and second to show for 2 previous visits to Dundalk and would also firmly enter the reckoning should the betting vibes be strong on his return from a short break.

MASTER GARVEY (IRE)
TARTARAGHAN (IRE)
VERVAIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Gardone

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 4

J: Chris Hayes | T: E McNamara

17/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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