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Kilbeggan

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Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase

Date 2023-04-21

Distance 2m3f100y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 20.90s (slow by 33.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Arctic Ambition (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	7/1	Won
2nd	Huntingtown (IRE) Ben Harvey · E J O'Grady	11/4F	5.5
3rd	The Connector (IRE) Simon Torrens · Michael Hourigan	15/2	4.25
4th	Big Leg Up (IRE) Liam McKenna · J G Cosgrave	20/1	0.3
5th	Seskin Flyer (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Patrick Carey	25/1	1.25
6th	Oscer Romero (IRE) P J O'Hanlon · P J Rothwell	10/1	1.75
7th	Donnrua Dream (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	9/2	2.75
8th	Dylan Lombardy (IRE) Richard Deegan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	11/1	22
9th	Ciankyle (IRE) Donagh Meyler · P Cluskey	50/1	4.25
10th	Elusive Star (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Michael Hourigan	18/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Gali Flight (FR) Niall Moore · Philip Fenton	9/2
P.U.	Quantatmental (IRE) Denis O'Regan · Cian Collins	40/1

Runners (17)

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
7	Huntingtown Bay J:Ben Harvey(5) T:E J Ogrady	J:Ben Harvey(5) T:E J Ogrady	160	p	0469P3	101	111	89	34d	—	—	-4	22.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Hurdles winner here and promising Thurles comeback run; could make his presence felt here
6	Donnrua Dream Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	149-PP	102	110	-	41d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.25/1	6 17%
Pulled up on both recent outings; hard to be confident in on handicap chase debut
1	Gali Flight Bay J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	168	p	724523	109	121	107	15d	—	—	+10	27.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Frustrating maiden but penultimate Thurles run gives him prospects here on handicap debut
8	The Connector Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Michael Hourigan	J:Simon Torrens T:Michael Hourigan	158	—	704317	99	-	-	22d	—	—	+15	23.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Lightly raced 5yo makes chasing debut, interesting if he takes to it
3	Arctic Ambition Bay J:Danny Gilligan(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(7) T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	-31U04	105	112	85	68d	—	—	+8	19.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Decent run back hurdling latest; needs to clean up his jumping (better ground may help)
2	Oscer Romero Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:P J Rothwell	167	p	294U41	108	116	104	21d	—	—	+18	26.1	2.25/1	10 10%
All-the-way Wexford winner can make another bold bid off 5lb higher; ground okay
NR	Withallduerespect Bay J:TBC T:Michael G Kennedy	J: T:Michael G Kennedy	157	—	6-1795	98	106	100	71d	—	—	+8	13.6	3.25/1	14 7%
All the better for recent Thurles comeback run and not one to rule out
NR	Park Hind Bay J:TBC T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J: T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	152	p	055678	93	-	-	19d	—	—	-1	15.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Recent hurdles form has been over inadequate trips when below best and now tries fences
10	Dylan Lombardy Chestnut J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	152	t	307P26	93	-	-	39d	—	—	+10	14.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Half-brother to Noble Yeats makes chasing debut now and ground should suit
11	Elusive Star Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	152	—	50/F-0	93	111	-	176d	—	—	+7	12.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Back from winter break for third attempt chasing and hard to fancy
13	Big Leg Up Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:J G Cosgrave	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:J G Cosgrave	151	b	30-PPP	92	110	-	19d	—	—	+8	11.4	6.75/1	28 4%
Pulled up after never travelling at Downpatrick after a long absence; blinkers tried
R17	Seskin Flyer Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Patrick Carey	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Patrick Carey	140	—	4-075P	81	101	57	34d	—	—	+6	8.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Veteran hasn't scored since 2019; tumbling down weights but difficult to fancy; reserve
NR	Danegeld Bay J:TBC T:J Morrison	J: T:J Morrison	148	—	-00098	89	90	71	5d	—	—	0	13.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Never counted on Tramore comeback run last Sunday; hard to see him featuring
NR	Whip Whitaker Brown J:TBC T:John Patrick Ryan	J: T:John Patrick Ryan	140	—	055993	81	-	-	1d	—	—	+1	14.5	12.25/1	50 2%
0-13 hurdling and hard to see him having an immediate impact chasing; 1lb wrong; reserve
NR	So Easy Way Brown J:TBC T:I Madden	J: T:I Madden	140	—	07PP00	81	101	66	169d	—	—	+4	9	12.25/1	50 2%
No win since French chase success in 2019, soundly beaten over hurdles in autumn; reserve
5	Quantatmental Chestnut J:Denis O'Regan T:Cian Michael Collins	J:Denis O'Regan T:Cian Michael Collins	163	b	/89-U0	104	95	-	160d	—	—	+11	14.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Let down by jumping final two starts for Gavin Cromwell; blinkers tried on yard debut
4	Ciankyle Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:P Cluskey	J:Donagh Meyler T:P Cluskey	163	—	046808	104	86	-	217d	—	—	+12	14.1	12.25/1	50 2%
Both chase wins came some time ago; absent since September and hard to be confident in

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Huntingtown	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Donnrua Dream	6	5	4	5	5
Gali Flight	4	4	10/3	4	4
The Connector	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Arctic Ambition	11/2	6	6	6	13/2
Oscer Romero	8	10	9	9	8
Withallduerespect	14	14	12	14	14
Park Hind	18	20	20	20	20
Dylan Lombardy	16	14	14	16	16
Elusive Star	20	18	14	18	18
Big Leg Up	25	28	28	28	28
Seskin Flyer	33	33	33	33	33
Danegeld	50	50	50	40	50
Whip Whitaker	50	25	25	25	25
So Easy Way	50	50	50	50	50
Quantatmental	40	33	33	33	25
Ciankyle	50	50	50	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Gali Flight

27.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Oscer Romero

26.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.3 Odds: 2.4

3rd

The Connector

23.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Huntingtown

22.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 2 Odds: 8

9/4

Arctic Ambition

19.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Donnrua Dream

17.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Park Hind

15.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

Dylan Lombardy

14.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.8 Odds: 1.4

Whip Whitaker

14.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.8

Quantatmental

14.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ciankyle

14.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Danegeld

13.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Withallduerespect

13.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Elusive Star

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Big Leg Up

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

So Easy Way

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

Seskin Flyer

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gali Flight	109	121	107
Oscer Romero	108	116	104
Arctic Ambition	105	112	85
Quantatmental	104	95	—
Ciankyle	104	86	—
Donnrua Dream	102	110	—
Huntingtown	101	111	89
The Connector	99	—	—
Withallduerespect	98	106	100
Park Hind	93	—	—
Dylan Lombardy	93	—	—
Elusive Star	93	111	—
Big Leg Up	92	110	—
Danegeld	89	90	71
Seskin Flyer	81	101	57
Whip Whitaker	81	—	—
So Easy Way	81	101	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whip Whitaker	1d ago	Quick return
Danegeld	5d ago	Quick return
Gali Flight	15d ago	Fit
Park Hind	19d ago	Fit
Big Leg Up	19d ago	Fit
Oscer Romero	21d ago	Fit
The Connector	22d ago	Fit
Huntingtown	34d ago	Fit
Seskin Flyer	34d ago	Fit
Dylan Lombardy	39d ago	Fit
Donnrua Dream	41d ago	Fit
Arctic Ambition	68d ago	Fresh
Withallduerespect	71d ago	Fresh
Quantatmental	160d ago	Long break
So Easy Way	169d ago	Long break
Elusive Star	176d ago	Long break
Ciankyle	217d ago	Long break