The return of Friday Night Lights at Dundalk Stadium, and we have a selection for each of the seven races on the card.
Dundalk Tips
- 17:25 Force Noir
- 18:00 Kindacan
- 18:30 KC Bear
- 19:00 Starflow
- 19:30 Nakasero
- 20:00 Doctor Grace
- 20.30 Numantia
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17:25 5f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (2yo)
The opening juvenile race of the season saw FORCE NOIR make his debut; he was very quick away and knew his job. He was touched off in the closing stages and beaten a head, and then stepped up massively on his second start to win by four-and-a-quarter lengths at Naas on April 27. In a strange training move, he joined the Kevin Philippart De Foy team ahead of Royal Ascot, where he finished 17th in the Norfolk. He has since rejoined Robson De Aguiar and is a very interesting runner here if showing similar gate speed.
Selection: Force Noir
18:00 6f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (2yo)
Johnny Murtagh has his team in good form, and KINDACAN is a filly who ran a nice debut at the Curragh behind the Andrew Oliver-trained Fighting Tears. She ran on strongly close home, and the race has worked out well for her, with the second Roeillaun winning since. The fourth, Williamsburg, has finished third since, and This That, who finished back in eighth, also won on next start. With improvement to come from Kindacan, I can see her being involved in the finish.
Selection: Kindacan
18:30 7f Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap (3yo+)
Noel Meade and Billy Lee team up with KC BEAR, who is a course and distance winner and is nicely weighted here off a mark of 62. He won off a mark of 60 back in December and has been in consistent form of late, with a second at Fairyhouse on July 1 and then a slightly below-par run at Navan last time out off a mark of 65. A sounder surface at Dundalk might be more to his liking, and the market will tell us plenty about expectations here.
Selection: KC Bear
19:00 1m SIS, Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap (3yo+ 0-60)
The Brookhouse colours, which were carried by Western Warhorse to win an Arkle Chase at Cheltenham back in 2014, will be worn by Conor Cusack here aboard the Henry De Bromhead-trained STARFLOW. Starflow will be drawn in stall one, and when he won last time in first-time blinkers, there was plenty of use made of him from a wide draw. It was a taking performance, and if the blinkers have the same effect this time around, then we could see this gelding attempt to make all the running.
Selection: Starflow
19:30 1m4f Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Apprentice Handicap (4yo+)
It could be a quick double for the Knockeen team as NAKASERO takes his chance here with Adam Grant in the saddle for Henry De Bromhead. Formerly trained by Michael Halford and Tracey Collins, this horse is a course winner from back in December 2024, and Adam also guided him to success at Leopardstown in August 2025. His last run was full of promise when beaten a head at Naas off 77. He will run off the same mark here, but Adam will take seven pounds off his back, and that could be the deciding factor.
Selection: Nakasero
8:00 1m2½f (1m2f150y) BAR 1 Betting ‘Bet #10 Get #70’ Handicap (3yo+ 0-60)
Adrian McGuinness and Adam Caffrey team up here with a locally-owned runner in DOCTOR GRACE who will carry the Dundalk Racing Club colours, and a repeat of her last run at this venue could be more than enough. A two-time winner at the venue over 7f and 10.5f off marks of 54 and 58, the mark of 52 here looks well within her reach. She struggled off higher marks on the turf, and a return to the all-weather could see her back in form.
Selection: Doctor Grace
8:30 1m2½f (1m2f150y) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Maiden (3yo+)
Donnacha O’Brien, fresh from success with Comanche Brave in the BAR 1 Betting Flying Five at the Curragh on Sunday last, will send NUMANTIA to post here with Paddy Harnett in the saddle. This gelding sets a very solid form standard and should get off the mark at fourth time of asking. His second to Wyman on second start is decent form, and the run last time at Curragh was slightly below par, but he wouldn’t need to step up much to oblige on what will be his first run since a gelding operation.
Selection: Numantia
Dundalk Tips
- 17:25 Force Noir
- 18:00 Kindacan
- 18:30 KC Bear
- 19:00 Starflow
- 19:30 Nakasero
- 20:00 Doctor Grace
- 20.30 Numantia
