Full Result 5.40 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 9 January 2026

New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)

(0-60, 4yo+) 1m Standard

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	9. Beat The Devil (IRE) 100/30F Donagh O'Connor Patrick Magee	Donagh O'Connor Patrick Magee	4	96 t	50	54	65	–
b g Estidhkaar (IRE) - Xerxes (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Travelled strongly, midfield, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, drifted left inside final furlong, won going away (op 3/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 4	7. Heart Of Darkness 11/2 Rory Cleary Adrian McGuinness	Rory Cleary Adrian McGuinness	5	99	53	48	55	–
b m Mehmas (IRE) - One Kiss (Sayif)
Towards rear, headway over 1f out, went second towards finish (op 7/1 tchd 5/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4½]	5. Battle Borne (IRE) 22/1 Paddy Harnett ⁵ Patrick J McKenna	Paddy Harnett ⁵ Patrick J McKenna	4	97	56	50	57	–
b g Acclamation - Rope A Dope (IRE) (Bungle Inthejungle)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, went third towards finish, kept on (op 20/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	13. Kitty Bear (IRE) 16/1 Orla Tynan ¹⁰ Andrew Slattery	Orla Tynan ¹⁰ Andrew Slattery	4	82	42	35	42	–
b f Kodi Bear (IRE) - Nanabad (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
Prominent, led after 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on (tchd 20/1)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [5½]	2. Imperial Fighter (IRE) 11/1 Rory Mulligan ⁷ Patrick J McKenna	Rory Mulligan ⁷ Patrick J McKenna	7	98 h	59	51	58	–
b g The Gurkha (IRE) - Endure (IRE) (Green Desert)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [7¾]	1. Boyne Valley (IRE) 10/1 Terry Casey ⁷ Michael Mulvany	Terry Casey ⁷ Michael Mulvany	4	99 t	60	46	54	–
b f Churchill (IRE) - Always Special (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, outpaced 4f out, rallied and some headway inside final furlong (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [9]	12. Carrickfinn 22/1 Julian Pietropaolo ⁷ Shane Gallagher	Julian Pietropaolo ⁷ Shane Gallagher	7	85 tb	42	25	33	–
gb g Gutaifan (IRE) - Kekova (Montjeu)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened 2f out (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [9¾]	6. Marbush 14/1 Nicola Burns ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	Nicola Burns ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	4	95 b	54	35	43	–
b g Raven's Pass (USA) - Anaamil (IRE) (Darshaan)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 12/1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ hd [10]	11. Gold Dublooms (IRE) 25/1 Killian Leonard Eamonn O'Connell	Killian Leonard Eamonn O'Connell	4	813 t	43	24	32	–
b g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - Myopic (Teofilo)
Always behind (op 33/1 tchd 20/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [10¼]	14. Man Is King (IRE) 7/1 Jimmy Dalton ⁷ Thomas Dowling	Jimmy Dalton ⁷ Thomas Dowling	7	83 t	40	20	28	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Mahlah (IRE) (Acclamation)
In touch with leaders on outer, weakened quickly under 2f out

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [11]	8. La Campanella (IRE) 8/1 Mark Crehan Gerard Keane	Mark Crehan Gerard Keane	4	99	53	31	39	–
ch f Profitable (IRE) - Isabella Vite (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Towards rear, some headway under 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong (op 15/2 tchd 10/1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 1 [12]	4. Morning Approach (IRE) 18/1 Nathan Crosse W McCreery	Nathan Crosse W McCreery	8	913	57	33	41	–
b m Dawn Approach (IRE) - Cape Of Night (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Always behind (op 16/1)

13⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [14¼]	10. Alto Sax (IRE) 9/1 Leigh Roche Peter Fahey	Leigh Roche Peter Fahey	5	93 h	47	17	26	–
b g Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Full Credit (Cacique)
Dwelt start, always behind (op 16/1 tchd 17/2)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 13 [27¼]	3. Brains (IRE) 7/1 Patrick McGettigan ⁷ R Donohoe	Patrick McGettigan ⁷ R Donohoe	10	97 tb	58	–	7	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Pure Jazz (IRE) (Marju)
Led, headed after 2f, weakened quickly under 2f out (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise in running) (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

14 ran Off time: 5:40:21 Winning time: 1m 39.44s (slow by 3.44s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Surf On Jamie (previously declared)
1st owner: Black Steel Square Syndicate (Beat The Devil) 1st breeder: Limestone & Tara Studs
2nd owner: B O'Sullivan & D Whyte & D McHugh & M O'Loghlen (Heart Of Darkness)
3rd owner: Patrick J McKenna (Battle Borne)
Tote win: €4.34 PL: €1.10 €2.50 €7.90 Ex: €23.80 CSF: €22.22 Tricast: €378.80 Trifecta: €386.80

5:40 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 9 Jan 2026

New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)