Banbridge trainer Natalia Lupini looks to hit the jackpot with Dundalk duo on Wednesday
Banbridge trainer Natalia Lupini is not in her busiest time of the season at the moment but she does have two live chances on Wednesday 28th January (2026) at Dundalk.
Lupini sends a couple of runners to the all-weather surface this afternoon to attempt to break a winless streak of 49 days and seven runners.
Pass Me If You Can looks to have the best chance of her duo at Dundalk in midweek in the five furlong maiden contest for horses aged three and older at 2.32.
Jockey Wayne Lordan is booked for the ride, who has attracted a little bit of support in the market having opened up at 8/1 but is now 6-1 in the latest horse racing odds market for the Dundalk meeting.
Pass Me If You Can has run at Dundalk twice, finishing sixth and fourth on his first two starts so will be looking to build on that here. A noteworthy opponent is Spring Is Here for the Joseph O’Brien yard.
Lupini’s other runner on the Dundalk card is Thaloria, who will take their place in the seven furlong handicap at 3.32.
Jockey Lordan has been called upon again by Lupini for this contest, but the market doesn’t fancy their chances too much as a 16/1 shot.
Thaloria has trailed home ninth of ten runners in their last two starts so will have to find a fair bit of improvement if she is to make a visit to the winners’ enclosure this afternoon.
RACE UPDATE:
Natalie Lupini scooed a brace of winner at Dundalk on Wednesday. She said: “It was a lovely double, a nice start to the year for everybody.
“Her [Thaloria’s] work has been good at home, she is a filly that is still developing, we were hoping for a nice run or at least a bit better than last time.
“Thaloria was only a 1000 guineas purchase so no big expectations, but I am very happy with her and she can improve a little bit more. Maybe she could go a mile as well.
“Pass Me If You Can, the drop down in trip helped and we thought he could run a nice race.
“There were two well-fancied runners and we would have been happy with a nice run but again, he put in a good performance, hopefully he can improve.
“He is big, strong and travels well. I think five furlongs is his trip. He could stay six furlongs on nice ground in the summer but we will keep him at five furlongs for now.
“We are starting to get a few of the two year olds in from the pre-trainers.
“Hopefully we will have a couple of early ones, some of them are shaping like they could be towards the end of the year. We have a nice team of horses, hopefully it is onwards and upwards.”
