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💰 TUESDAY EVENING EXTRA DOUBLE 💰 5.35 Dundalk – Valiant Force (Top 2) 8.30 Newcastle – Second Fiddle (Win) ODDS: 2.46 ⚡️ Valiant Force – 5.35 Dundalk (Top 2) This is his track, his trip, and his time to shine again. 🏇 A 3-time course winner and 4-time career victor, Valiant Force absolutely thrives under the Dundalk lights. He’s been runner-up on his last two starts here – both over 6f – and now drops to his ideal 5f, a distance at which he’s already struck twice. Drawn well, and with Wayne Lordan booked (20% strike rate in the last fortnight), everything lines up perfectly for another big run. The opposition looks weaker, and his consistency at this venue is rock-solid – 3 wins and 2 seconds from 6 runs here. The stable have placed him cleverly, and this looks like the ideal chance to get that deserved win – or at worst, hit the frame again. Top 2 looks nailed on for a horse that simply loves Dundalk. Second Fiddle – 8.30 Newcastle (Win) This mare is flying since joining Iain Jardine – and there’s no reason the streak stops tonight. 🎯 She was winless in Ireland but has been transformed since the yard switch, landing three straight victories, including back-to-back course and distance wins at Newcastle. Her last success came just last week, winning by over a length while still looking full of running. She now runs off a 4lb lighter effective mark thanks to Aiden Brookes’ 3lb claim, which makes her extremely hard to oppose. The setup is ideal – same track, same trip, same jockey, same conditions. Everything points to win number four on the bounce for a mare who’s loving life right now. Form: 🔥🔥🔥 – unbeatable rhythm and perfect placement from the yard. Summary 🧠 Two in red-hot form and perfectly placed: * Valiant Force – Dundalk specialist, ideal draw and trip, solid Top 2 banker. * Second Fiddle – thriving since joining Jardine, chasing a four-timer, looks a class above.