16:30
William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m4f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, €6,000, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 7.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Diamond Tipp heads our ratings on 102, three pounds clear of Bossy Bird on 99, and that edge is enough to make her the one to beat in this 18-runner contest over 20 furlongs on good ground. Bossy Bird is the chief danger, with Kazbek on 96 and Le Roi Arthur on 95 also in the picture, but each of them has to find improvement to close the gap on our top-rated runner. In a big field, a horse with the best figure on our ratings looks the most solid proposition. Diamond Tipp is the selection.
Result
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Danny Mullins
Peter Fahey
James Smith (3)
Thomas Gibney
Kevin Healy (7)
Martin Hassett
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Josh Younge (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey
Philip Donovan
Liz Doyle
Daniel King
James M Barcoe
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy
No. 9
10yo, 10-12, OR 87
J: Shane O'Callaghan (3) · T: James Andrew Fahey
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
James Andrew Fahey
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Conor Smithers (7)
Patrick J Duffy
Non-runners: Granlahan, Talas Kera, Poetic Focus
Racecard
James Smith (3)
Thomas Gibney 1/5
Bossy Bird has been consistent, finishing fifth last time out, with a second four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 99 ranks her second of 18. The main risk is that she is yet to win in her last five starts and carries 168 lb off a mark of 100.
- Sire
- Lauro (GER)
- Dam
- Nowheretoexit (GB) by Exit To Nowhere
- Owner
- Stackallen Jumpers Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Trim, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Kevin Healy (7)
Martin Hassett 0/6
Diamond Tipp has run over today's trip and going and is fresh from a run just eight days ago, with a second five starts back the best of her recent efforts. Our top-rated runner at 102 against an official 97, she is the one to beat despite being winless in her last six, though 165 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Soundout (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Only Tools Horses Syndicate
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Burnchurch, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Danny Mullins
Peter Fahey 1/1
Kazbek has run over today's trip and on this going, and our figures rank him third of 18 at 96 against an official 93, so there is a case from a competitive weight of 161 lb after 20 days off. The risk is obvious: he is winless in his last five, with a ninth last time out and three pull-ups.
- Sire
- Hillstar (GB)
- Dam
- Roaming Wild (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Ms Bernadette Leigh
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- MonasterevIn, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 1 runs (100%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley 0/5
Quick back-to-action sort, Le Roi Arthur ran just 11 days ago and has experience on today's going, while our rating of 95 ranks him fourth of 18 and sits above his official 92. The risk is a winless recent run, with unplaced efforts last time out and two starts back, plus 160 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Robin De Reine (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Molly Paul Willis
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Ratoath, Co.Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Darragh O'Keeffe
Adrian McGuinness 4/38
Granlahan won last time out and has been second in four of the five runs before that, so the form is sound, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Only three days since that win and 159 lb on his back temper the enthusiasm, though our rating of 91 ranks him sixth of 18.
- Sire
- Equiano (FR)
- Dam
- Fiuntach (IRE) by Intense Focus
- Owner
- Hem Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 38 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Cian Quirke
A. Slattery 9/45
Fresh from a second last time out just 12 days ago, Poetic Focus has run over today's trip and going, but she is yet to win in her last six starts and carries 158 lb off an official mark of 90, which leaves her a midfield type on our rating.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- Western Focus (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Sean Cleere
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 45 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Conor Smithers (7)
Patrick J Duffy 0/0
Maxicourt has been consistent without a win, with a third two starts back and another third five starts back, but he was eighth last time out and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 157 lb off an official mark of 89 is a stiff task, though our rating of 92 ranks him fifth of 18.
- Sire
- Maxios (GB)
- Dam
- Kibara (GB) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Patrick J Duffy
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Cappoquin, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Mark Fahey 0/13
Mellem is hard to fancy after 364 days off, unplaced last time out and winless in his last four, with a fourth two starts back and a second four starts back the best of it. He has run over today's trip and going and the 88 mark is workable, but 156 lb is a big ask, and our rating has him eleventh of 18.
- Sire
- French Navy (GB)
- Dam
- Niamh Machine (IRE) by Indian Danehill
- Owner
- Edward Byrne Jnr
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Cloneygath, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
348 days
10yo, 11-1, OR 87 26450-
J: Shane O'Callaghan (3) · T: James Andrew Fahey
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
James Andrew Fahey 1/11
Without a win in her last five starts and unplaced last time out, Angelsworknovrtime is back after 348 days off, though she has run over today's trip and going and a second five starts back shows ability. Carrying 155 lb off 87, she looks midfield at best, and our rating of 91 doesn't shift that.
- Sire
- Sageburg (IRE)
- Dam
- Western Kate (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Miss Heather Heffernan
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2016
- Stable
- Stradbally, Co Laois
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Josh Younge (7)
John Joseph Hanlon 1/15
Winless in her last five and unplaced last time out, Portetta has a sixth three starts back as her best recent effort, though she's fresh from a run 12 days ago and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 155 lb off 87 is a stiff ask, though our rating of 89 offers some support.
- Sire
- Le Havre (IRE)
- Dam
- Loch Ma Naire (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Stonebridge Syndicate
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell 1/29
Piper Street is winless in his last four, unplaced in his last three and a sixth four starts back, and with the yard just 1/33 in the last 14 days he is hard to fancy at 153 lb off 85. He is back quickly after 11 days and has run on today's going, but our figures rank him 14th of 18.
- Sire
- Roman Candle (GB)
- Dam
- Pepples Beach (GER) by Lomitas
- Owner
- Luckythistime Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 29 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 77
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan 0/7
Won last time out, but that was 70 days ago and his other recent finishes read a seventh, a second, an eighth and a ninth, so consistency is a worry. Carrying 150 lb, ranked 12 of 18 on our figures, he has run over today's trip and going, which is about the best that can be said.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Society Lady (IRE) by Getaway
- Owner
- Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Rathcoole, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 86
Richard Condon (5)
P A Fahy 0/9
Lightly raced and yet to win in his last three, Plus Or Minus was unplaced last time out and two starts back, with a fifth three starts back, and returns after just 11 days. Carrying 148 lb off an official mark of 82, he looks unexposed with scope for improvement.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Micras (GB) by Medicean
- Owner
- George Moore
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
Eoghan Finegan (5)
John G Carr 0/3
Talas Kera comes into this off a second last time out, just 11 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, but she is yet to win in her last six starts and carries a hefty 148 lb off an official mark of 80. Our rating of 88 hints at a bit more in hand.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Takizada (IRE) by Sendawar
- Owner
- Richard J Farrell
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Maynooth, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey 1/1
Bethpage Theatre is yet to win in her last five starts and was unplaced last time, 19 days ago, with a sixth three starts back her best recent finish. Carrying 147 lb off 79, she looks unexposed and could have more to offer.
- Sire
- Fascinating Rock (IRE)
- Dam
- Medinah Theatre (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Festival Dreamers Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- MonasterevIn, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 1 runs (100%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
Philip Donovan
Liz Doyle 2/4
Winless in her last six, Cinnabar Moth was unplaced last time out and has finished no better than a fourth two starts back, so she is hard to fancy at 145 lb. She has run over today's trip and going before, and 24 days since her last run is fine, but our rating ranks her 13th of 18.
- Sire
- Poet's Word (IRE)
- Dam
- Ville Sainte (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Cinnabar Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Crossabeg, Co Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 86
Daniel King
James M Barcoe 1/5
Winless in her last six, Hob's Angel unseated last time out just four days ago, and a fourth and a sixth before that give little to fancy at 144 lb. On the plus side, she has run over today's trip and going, and our figures rank her 15th of 18.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Kiss Debride (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Ms Yvonne Hennessy H Williams
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2016
- Stable
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 77
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott 8/53
Lightly raced and unexposed, Westin Pimpernel has been pulled up last time out and is yet to win in her last five starts, so any improvement is unproven. She returns after 135 days off carrying 143 lb off an official mark of 77.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Westinmare (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- VPW & MOS Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 53 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.