Eddie G

His trainer is Adrian McGuinness, based at Lusk in County Dublin, and the yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 45 winners. McGuinness clearly knows what he has in Eddie G, and the Dundalk record suggests he picks his spots carefully. In the saddle most often is Adam Caffrey, who has partnered the horse in 9 of his 18 races and shares that single Dundalk winner — they win together at a rate of 1 in every 9 rides, which mirrors the horse's overall profile neatly.

Eddie G broke his duck at Dundalk back in January 2024, then returned there in October of the same year for his second and most recent win — now 21 months ago. Since then, his last six runs read 9-3-9-6-3-9, which means a lot of mid-pack finishes and a couple of decent placed efforts, but no winner's enclosure. He raced just yesterday, so he's as fit and active as a horse can be, which matters when you're trying to read the form. On ground conditions, he's at his sharpest on a normal surface — 2 wins from 4 races there, compared to nothing on wet or muddy ground. His best trips are the shorter ones, between five and six-and-a-half furlongs, where he's won 1 from 4.

Put it all together and you have a horse who is tricky to catch at his best but absolutely worth watching when the conditions line up: Dundalk, normal ground, a short trip. When those boxes get ticked, Eddie G has a habit of surprising people.