5:15 Dundalk Tips

This lightly-raced gelding showed promise with a second-place finish on his handicap debut at this course. Gelding operation and a step up in trip suggest he's ready to break his maiden.

Won last time on turf off a mark of 62. That effort deserves marking up as he got up to win having come from way off the pace. Makes polytrack debut, but his dam won at Dundalk on her only run on polytrack.

Adam Caffrey has a good set of winners today, improving except for a blip on the all-weather. Should be fine though, and good practice to get in the frame. Good draw.

Although easy to overlook on paper, I think he's slowly improving tactically. He has strong speed and a value edge at current odds. He looks ready to deliver a big performance and conditions suit him today.

Kept on very well over extended 1.1 miles on turf @ Gowran Park Lto, when coming 6/17 beaten 7.25 lengths in a similar value handicap. Is a C,D winner so return to this surface/distance going to be a big plus, down to a very attractive mark of 62 here, good jockey retains ride and shrewd trainer 19 percent with his 4yo plus here last 5 seasons, making current 16/1 decent Ew value in the race.

Been sent off at big odds for his four flat starts, having shown modest form in a couple of bumpers, but has shown a bit more on his last two starts at Down Royal, the latest on handicap debut. Switching to the AW now, going up in trip, and could outrun likely odds.

This one is far from consistent, but has the ability on a going day and just pops in a win out of nowhere from time to time. I'm hoping today's the day.