Westgrove Hotel Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

17:07

Westgrove Hotel Handicap

Date 2023-03-25

Distance 1m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 1m 53.06s (slow by 16.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Razdan (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Christopher David Timmons	15/2	Won
2nd	Purple Gown (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	28/1	.75
3rd	Magic Charm (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Martin Hassett	14/1	1.75
4th	Superior Force (GB) Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray	16/1	0.1
5th	Starting Monday (IRE) W J Lee · Gillian Scott	7/2	2.25
6th	Rampage (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	33/1	4.5
7th	Wayne R Walker (GB) N G McCullagh · Donal Kinsella	16/1	0.1
8th	Muhalhel (IRE) Shane Markey · Anthony McCann	28/1	0.1
9th	Cliffs Of Freedom (IRE) Gary Halpin · C Byrnes	100/30F	0.1
10th	Lofoten (IRE) Colin Keane · P J Rothwell	15/2	2.5
11th	Search For Thestar (IRE) Jack Cleary · Luke Comer	25/1	1
12th	Dark Note (GB) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	50/1	1.25
13th	Khafaaq (GB) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	25/1	0.2
14th	Tourgar Raude (IRE) Wayne Lordan · Henry De Bromhead	22/1	1.75
15th	Tall Story (IRE) Leigh Roche · Ross O'Sullivan	14/1	1.25
16th	Chilean (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Luke Comer	18/1	0.2
17th	Morning Approach (IRE) Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	28/1	0.3
18th	Storm Eric (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Jamie Flynn	12/1	.75
19th	Chavajod (GB) Shane B Kelly · J P Murtagh	28/1	4.5

Runners (22)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (9)	Try Hard Bay J:TBC T:Luke Comer	J: T:Luke Comer	130	—	0657-0	60	77	38	1d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Does not seem particularly well handicapped on what she showed in four outings last year
NR (14)	Srowland Jack Bay J:TBC T:Adrian Sexton	J: T:Adrian Sexton	119	—	500-09	49	78	36	9d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Modest form on turf, prospects not boosted by two appearances at Dundalk this year
R20 (16)	Dark Note Chestnut J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	144	—	10200-	74	80	51	136d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
First reserve, best form on good ground, ended 2022 campaign with two poor Dundalk runs
R21 (13)	Superior Force Grey J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	144	—	75340-	74	80	66	94d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Second reserve, won twice on turf for George Boughey in 2021, no Irish success so far
NR (11)	Eloquent Arthur Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	147	tp	74235-	77	81	69	154d	—	—	—	11.4	—	—
Third reserve, held his form quite effectively after winning at Killarney last August
1 (4)	Razdan Bay J:Adam Caffrey(7) T:Christopher David Timmons	J:Adam Caffrey(7) T:Christopher David Timmons	142	t	0574-6	72	80	48	—	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
In good shape judged on a recent handicap hurdle second, has yet to win on turf
2 (7)	Starting Monday Chestnut J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	142	—	30720-	72	82	61	145d	—	—	—	9.6	—	—
Won this race off one pound lower two seasons ago, suited by testing conditions
3 (1)	Tourgar Raude Chestnut J:Wayne Lordan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Wayne Lordan T:Henry De Bromhead	140	—	3/058-	70	76	13	115d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
Soundly beaten when tried over 1m4f on his handicap debut, chance is not obvious
4 (6)	Chavajod Grey J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	139	—	007-96	69	78	-	29d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Has struggled to find his best form in five outings at Dundalk for this stable
5 (5)	Morning Approach Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:W Mccreery	J:Nathan Crosse T:W Mccreery	137	—	52000-	67	80	66	182d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Lost form after Leopardstown second last August, now back on her last winning mark
6 (22)	Muhalhel Bay J:Shane Markey(10) T:Anthony Mccann	J:Shane Markey(10) T:Anthony Mccann	134	t	6788-9	64	81	71	80d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Seems to be in decline to judge form his last five outings at Dundalk, up against it here
7 (18)	Chilean Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Luke Comer	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Luke Comer	133	tp	3008-9	63	79	63	57d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
1m1f Group 3 winner in 2018, signs of a minor revival in 2022, has lost form again
8 (8)	Khafaaq Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	133	—	92978-	63	76	63	122d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Most recent of his five wins was gained in September 2021, patchy form last season
9 (19)	Storm Eric Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Jamie Flynn	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Jamie Flynn	133	t	9-0322	63	81	28	15d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Has been running well at Dundalk for his small County Dublin stable, could go close
10 (20)	Rampage Bay J:James Ryan(7) T:T G Mccourt	J:James Ryan(7) T:T G Mccourt	131	—	80928-	61	80	55	151d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Lightly raced in Britain, decent effort over 1m at Thirsk, below that level at Newcastle
12 (12)	Tall Story Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Ross Osullivan	J:Leigh Roche T:Ross Osullivan	128	p	06805-	58	77	51	150d	—	—	—	2	—	—
0-20 record is a negative, nonetheless shaped quite well over 7f here on final 2022 start
13 (17)	Cliffs Of Freedom Bay J:Gary Halpin T:C Byrnes	J:Gary Halpin T:C Byrnes	127	—	30/50-	57	70	-	150d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Not disgraced over 7f here on stable debut last October, worth a market check
14 (3)	Lofoten Bay J:Colin Keane T:P J Rothwell	J:Colin Keane T:P J Rothwell	127	—	/8950-	57	80	49	158d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Gelded son of Frankel, hard to make a strong case for him, jockey booking is a positive
15 (10)	Purple Gown Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	125	—	00848-	55	78	56	145d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
18-race maiden, has shown only flashes of worthwhile form, perhaps premature to write off
16 (21)	Search For Thestar Grey J:Jack Cleary(7) T:Luke Comer	J:Jack Cleary(7) T:Luke Comer	125	b	40-56	55	81	-	43d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
Signs of improvement at Dundalk but will need to find a lot more in first-time blinkers
17 (15)	Magic Charm Bay J:Wayne Hassett(10) T:Martin Hassett	J:Wayne Hassett(10) T:Martin Hassett	120	—	18000-	50	77	61	127d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Winner over this trip at Naas last April, makes little appeal on subsequent form
19 (2)	Wayne R Walker Grey J:N G McCullagh T:Donal Kinsella	J:N G McCullagh T:Donal Kinsella	119	—	63250-	49	81	70	193d	—	—	—	3.4	—	—
15-race maiden, placed twice, may pick up a race at some stage but hard to be confident

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Eloquent Arthur

11.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Dark Note

10.5

OR: 6 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Starting Monday

9.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

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Superior Force

7.5

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Tourgar Raude

7.1

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Rampage

6.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Morning Approach

5.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Razdan

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chavajod

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Khafaaq

4.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Muhalhel

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wayne R Walker

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0

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Chilean

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Storm Eric

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Try Hard

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tall Story

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Magic Charm

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Cliffs Of Freedom

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lofoten

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Purple Gown

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Search For Thestar

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Srowland Jack

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eloquent Arthur	77	81	69
Dark Note	74	80	51
Superior Force	74	80	66
Razdan	72	80	48
Starting Monday	72	82	61
Tourgar Raude	70	76	13
Chavajod	69	78	—
Morning Approach	67	80	66
Muhalhel	64	81	71
Chilean	63	79	63
Khafaaq	63	76	63
Storm Eric	63	81	28
Rampage	61	80	55
Try Hard	60	77	38
Tall Story	58	77	51
Cliffs Of Freedom	57	70	—
Lofoten	57	80	49
Purple Gown	55	78	56
Search For Thestar	55	81	—
Magic Charm	50	77	61
Srowland Jack	49	78	36
Wayne R Walker	49	81	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Try Hard	1d ago	Quick return
Srowland Jack	9d ago	Quick return
Storm Eric	15d ago	Fit
Chavajod	29d ago	Fit
Search For Thestar	43d ago	Fit
Chilean	57d ago	Fresh
Muhalhel	80d ago	Fresh
Superior Force	94d ago	Long break
Tourgar Raude	115d ago	Long break
Khafaaq	122d ago	Long break
Magic Charm	127d ago	Long break
Dark Note	136d ago	Long break
Starting Monday	145d ago	Long break
Purple Gown	145d ago	Long break
Tall Story	150d ago	Long break
Cliffs Of Freedom	150d ago	Long break
Rampage	151d ago	Long break
Eloquent Arthur	154d ago	Long break
Lofoten	158d ago	Long break
Morning Approach	182d ago	Long break
Wayne R Walker	193d ago	Long break
Razdan	—	—