16:20
QuinnBet Finale Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, €30,000, 12 runners
- Going
- YIELDING
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry & Windy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Thread Of Gold No. 8, stall 5
W. J. Lee · W. P. Mullins
✓ Course winner ✓ Trainer in form (4/19, 14 days)
Thread Of Gold is our selection, and a progressive profile is the reason we prefer him to In My Teens, who is rated only 5 lb better on our figures. At 106 he sits well up the order in a competitive Class 1 over twelve furlongs, and the soft ground should place a premium on stamina and a rising profile like his. In My Teens is the obvious danger as the top-rated runner on 111, while Shaool and Shosholoza, both on 103, are close enough to take advantage if our pick fails to build on his improvement. Thread Of Gold looks the one to side with.
Runners
Robbie Colgan
Henry de Bromhead 6/34
Fourth last time out and third the start before, Factual Fact has been running consistently after a win five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 133 lb off an official mark of 89 and ranked fifth of thirteen by our rating, he looks more solid than spectacular.
- Sire
- Authorized (IRE)
- Dam
- Sweet Rose (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- C Acheson
- Foaled
- 11 May 2019
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 34 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 100, Speed 73
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/34
Contorsion arrives fresh from a win last time out, just 12 days ago, and has two wins in her last four starts, though a fifth twice in between shows some inconsistency. She has run over today's trip, but 128 lb and a ninth-place ranking of 13 on our rating of 92 hint at a midfield ceiling.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Distortion (GB) by Distorted Humor
- Owner
- Sue Ann Foley
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 34 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/34
Golden Splendour has won her last two starts, which is a strong calling card, but 47 days off and a hefty 128 lb could blunt her edge. Our rating of 94 puts her seventh of 13, so she looks more solid than spectacular here.
- Sire
- Golden Horn (GB)
- Dam
- Winsili (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Kieran Leavy
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 34 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
G. F. Carroll
Gavin Cromwell 5/36
In My Teens won four starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 111 ranks her top of the 13 and she's fresh enough after 21 days off. The risk is obvious: she's been unplaced, eighth and sixth in her last three outings, and carries 128 lb.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Jer's Girl (IRE) by Jeremy
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 19 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 36 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 111, Speed 99
Ben Coen
J. P. Murtagh 4/26
Shaool has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 103 ranks her third of 13, so she has a case as a leading danger off 128 lb and an official 98. The main risk is a winless sequence of sixth-to-eighth finishes in her last six starts, including an eighth last time out.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Imtidaad (USA) by Lemon Drop Kid
- Owner
- Broadfield Group Syndicate
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Coolaghknock Glebe,Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 26 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 97
Paddy Harnett
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/34
Shosholoza rates a leading danger, fourth last time out just 12 days ago, with experience of today's trip and going and our rating of 103 ranking him fourth of 13 against an official 95. The risk is he's yet to win in his last five starts, with 128 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Australia (GB)
- Dam
- Ecosse (GB) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Rectory Road Holdings Limited & Emma Palmer & William Slattery & Mrs A M O'Brien
- Foaled
- 18 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 34 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 84
Seamie Heffernan
Mrs J. Harrington 3/23
The Austrian arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and again two starts back, after a second three starts back, and he's fresh enough off 24 days' rest and has run over today's trip. Carrying 128 lb off an official 95, he'll need to prove it again, as our rating of 93 ranks him only eighth of 13.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Snow Pixie (USA) by Flower Alley
- Owner
- Anamoine Limited
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Moone, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 23 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 59
W. J. Lee
W. P. Mullins 4/19
Thread Of Gold counts back-to-back wins two and three starts back, then a fifth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 50-day break is the one query, but that winning sequence makes him our pick on overall profile.
- Sire
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)
- Dam
- Woven Lace (GB) by Hard Spun
- Owner
- Team Valor International Llc Gary Barber
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 19 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 106, Speed 96
R. P. Cleary
Gavin Cromwell 5/36
Camino Vino has dipped since winning four starts back, finishing a fifth three starts back, then unplaced, then a sixth last time, and she returns after 99 days off. She has run over today's trip and carries 123 lb off 83, but our rating of 86 ranks her 11th of 13.
- Sire
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Winiata (IRE) by Society Rock
- Owner
- Mrs Wendy Oleary
- Foaled
- 18 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 36 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 76
Nathan Crosse
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/34
Mawhibah arrives a winner last time out, with a second and a fourth before that, and she has run over today's trip and going, but a 60-day break and a 123 lb burden are concerns. Our figures rank her 13th of 13, so she is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Australia (GB)
- Dam
- Bruxcalina (FR) by Linamix
- Owner
- Mohammed Hamad Khalifa Al Attiyah
- Foaled
- 24 May 2023
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 34 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 64
Andrew Slattery
W. McCreery 1/17
Last-time winner who has also run over today's trip and going, but she's been off 62 days and, at 123 lb, rates only 12th of 13 on our figures, so she's hard to fancy despite a third two starts back.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Paza (USA) by Galileo
- Owner
- Giampiero Vellucci
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 63
Gavin Ryan
Aidan O'Brien 10/40
Hard to fancy at 10th of 13 on our figures, despite winning last time out, a second, a third and another second before that, and returning just 12 days later. She has run over today's trip and going, and the yard is in form (16 from 56), but carrying 123 lb leaves plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Together Forever (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 10 wins from 40 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 76
Chris Hayes
D K Weld 0/12
Zadawa was seventh last time out after a win two starts back, and she's been in the frame before that, but she's looking for a repeat after a flat effort. She has run over today's trip and going, and 21 days since her last run keeps her fresh, though 123 lb and a 94 mark leave little in hand.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Zawara (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Exors Of The Late H H Aga Khan
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 97, Speed 91
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.