The 2026 TIME Club Derby A4 525 Round 2 Heat 1
| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | ||||||||||||||
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| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | |||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ Coolanga Eliteb 2y 33 | - | - | 39 | - | 70 (3) | 58 (5) | 81 (1) | 59 (5) | 51 (3) | 55 (3) | 46 (3) | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 16 | 62 | 22 | 5 | 3/1 | |
| 2 | ▶ Jacktavern Jennyb 2y 15 | David Byrne — 0% R3 W0 P1 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 27 | - | 61 (3) | 50 (3) | 15 (6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 26 | 6 | 7/2 | |
| 3 | ▶ Dakota Spiritd 1y 15 | - | - | 55 | - | 72 (2) | 57 (2) | 64 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 49 | 3 | 11/4 | |
| 4 | ▶ Da Braked 1y 2 | Molly Finn — 0% R2 W0 P2 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 65 | - | 86 (1) | 66 (3) | 63 (3) | 53 (2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 69 | 57 | 1 | 6/4 | |
| 5 | ▶ Bettyville Pipab 2y 36 | - | - | 56 | - | 80 (2) | 58 (5) | 70 (2) | 53 (6) | 68 (4) | 89 (1) | 89 (1) | 58 (5) | 51 (5) | 88 (1) | - | 51 | 6 | 40 | 70 | 42 | 2 | 4/1 | |
| 6 | ▶ Fat Freddied 1y 11 | - | - | 46 | - | 62 (2) | 43 (4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | 18 | 53 | 38 | 4 | 4/1 | |
Da Brake is the pick of this field on the strength of his superior speed, composite leadership (57), and consistent high-performance ratings. His form reads 86→66→63→53, with that 86 peak showing he can dominate at A4 level. More critically, his best time of 28.91 and last time also 28.91 make him the field's fastest dog — a speed rating of 65 clearly leading this race. His track suitability of 30 and distance suitability of 27 confirm he handles Limerick 525m with a positive track record. He comes from A4 company across his most recent runs (A4→A4→S5), so there is no class concern. The perfHeavy, consensus3, and consensus4 model all converge on him as the selection, which gives confidence in this verdict. From trap 4 he draws a middle-to-wide position, which should allow him to find racing room early and press the pace without being crowded.
Backed by condElite model, consistent recent form, and solid speed. Legitimate threat.
Outstanding Limerick track affinity and class dropper from A2/A3. Serious danger if in form.
Inconsistent form and weak speed rating make her a clear outsider behind the top three.
Too lightly raced with poor speed rating and zero suitability — definite outsider.
Class dropper with thin form base — interesting long-shot angle but insufficient data to trust.
Limerick A4 at 525m has a 15.8% track win rate from 5,574 runs. Runner suitability.trap scores used as trap condition proxy: Da Brake (T4) suit.trap=1, Bettyville Pipa (T5) suit.trap=0, Dakota Spirit (T3) suit.trap=4. All low — trap bias is not a strong differentiator here, deferring to ratings.
Individual suitability scores used — no per-trap win% available from ireland-lab query
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 525m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Only runs at exactly 525m — no cross-distance comparisons. Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.