McGrath Limestone Works 60th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Ballinrobe

17:50

Date 2023-04-14

Distance 2m1f98y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,735

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Your Honor Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:J A Nash	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:J A Nash	154	—	77751	121	145	132	33d	—	—	+14	33.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bolted up in a Limerick 4yo hurdle; handles soft ground but will have to pull out more
8	Bal De Rio Bay J:Daniel King(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	143	—	620F17	102	140	104	4d	—	—	+10	24.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won a Clonmel claimer and not disgraced off this mark at Cork last time; this is tougher
9	Wee Charlie Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Kieran Callaghan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	141	—	-35521	100	131	112	33d	—	—	+12	32.8	0.50/1	3 33%
Off the mark 2m at last time; this trip will be fine but will have to improve again up 7lb
NR	Holmes St Georges Bay J:TBC T:S R B Crawford	J: T:S R B Crawford	159	—	-42122	118	133	101	53d	—	—	+16	39	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Easy winner at Musselburgh (1m7f, soft) in November; twice 2nd since; has form claims.
1	Cafe Con Leche b/br J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	166	—	-U0061	125	131	88	19d	—	—	+17	32.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Easily won a Limerick handicap last time; raised 13lb for that makes this a stiffer task
2	Carbon King Black J:Mr M C O'Donovan(7) T:Declan Queally	J:Mr M C O'Donovan(7) T:Declan Queally	166	t	591311	125	128	112	25d	—	—	+23	47.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Raised 13lb for his Navan win last time but rider takes off a useful 7lb, so respected
3	Ebasari Bay J:Corey McGivern(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Corey McGivern(7) T:Gordon Elliott	164	t	-14550	123	129	116	160d	—	—	+15	22.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Useful sort; both wins have come after a break, so respected on ground he handles
7	Darkened Bay J:Shane Mulcahy(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Shane Mulcahy(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	153	t	711400	112	130	121	25d	—	—	+19	21.1	16.25/1	66 2%
Beaten a long way by Carbon King on recent return and has work to do
4	Razzle Dazzle Love Bay J:E Walsh(5) T:Thomas Gibney	J:E Walsh(5) T:Thomas Gibney	160	t	-23PFP	119	126	-	25d	—	—	+15	18.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Has dropped down the handicap returned to hurdles but others still preferred

Horse	bet365	Coral
Your Honor	4	9/2
Bal De Rio	6	11/2
Wee Charlie	3	3
Holmes St Georges	15/2	8
Cafe Con Leche	5	5/1
Carbon King	9/4	9/4
Ebasari	18	14
Darkened	66	40
Razzle Dazzle Love	40	28

Predictor

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

1st

Carbon King

47.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 21.5 Odds: 7.6

9/4

2nd

Holmes St Georges

OR: 17 Form: 15 Odds: 7

15/2

3rd

Your Honor

33.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Cafe Con Leche

32.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 9.7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Wee Charlie

32.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 6.2

Bal De Rio

24.3

OR: 13 Form: 7.3 Odds: 4

11/2

Ebasari

22.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

Darkened

21.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

Razzle Dazzle Love

18.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cafe Con Leche	125	131	88
Carbon King	125	128	112
Ebasari	123	129	116
Your Honor	121	145	132
Razzle Dazzle Love	119	126	—
Holmes St Georges	118	133	101
Darkened	112	130	121
Bal De Rio	102	140	104
Wee Charlie	100	131	112

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bal De Rio	4d ago	Quick return
Cafe Con Leche	19d ago	Fit
Carbon King	25d ago	Fit
Darkened	25d ago	Fit
Razzle Dazzle Love	25d ago	Fit
Your Honor	33d ago	Fit
Wee Charlie	33d ago	Fit
Holmes St Georges	53d ago	Fresh
Ebasari	160d ago	Long break