Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap – Cork

Cork

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Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap

Date 2023-04-21

Distance 1m2f30y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €12,390

Winning Time 2m 13.21s (slow by 4.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mashhoor (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	9/2	Won
2nd	Timourid (IRE) Jamie Powell · Paul W Flynn	13/2	.5
3rd	Giladah (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	12/1	0.2
4th	Timeless Soul (GER) Hugh Horgan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	14/1	.5
5th	Vellner (IRE) W J Lee · P Twomey	9/4F	2.5
6th	Finans Bay (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	20/1	.5
7th	Morph Speed (IRE) Mikey Sheehy · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	22/1	.5
8th	Smooth Tom (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	13/2	0.3
9th	Sionnach Eile (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	10/1	.5
10th	New Hill (IRE) Rory Cleary · Ms Sheila Lavery	8/1	2
11th	Cold Steel (USA) Wayne Lordan · A Oliver	14/1	0.3

Runners (12)

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
5 (6)	Vellner Chestnut J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	132	t	441-	92	104	90	336d	—	—	+4	27.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Gelded, tongue-tie goes on and layers will take no chances with Curragh maiden winner
10 (11)	Smooth Tom Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	123	—	4214-7	83	108	83	16d	—	—	+1	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Didn't get much daylight down the inner when beaten 3l on his reappearance at Leopardstown
2 (4)	Mashhoor Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	136	—	/410-0	96	99	99	27d	—	—	-2	17.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Premier H'cap winner over this trip at Curragh last May; late headway in Irish Lincoln
1 (1)	Sionnach Eile Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	144	—	/2711-	104	102	93	266d	—	—	+26	34.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Handicapper has had his say and hood left off for this return over an inadequate trip
11 (2)	Timourid Bay J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Paul W Flynn	119	t	9684-2	79	114	104	16d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second of 16 over this trip at Leopardstown, just run down late by well-treated winner
8 (8)	Cold Steel Brown J:Wayne Lordan T:A Oliver	J:Wayne Lordan T:A Oliver	123	—	0411-6	83	104	80	28d	—	—	+3	10.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual AW winner; not clearest of runs when beaten 3l back at Dundalk last month
7 (3)	Giladah Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	124	h	15116-	84	108	89	180d	—	—	+18	24.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Won 3 of her four starts in 1m/1m1f h'caps last term; hood worn for last two wins back on
3 (12)	Timeless Soul Chestnut J:Hugh Horgan(7) T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Hugh Horgan(7) T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	136	—	4/052-	96	107	64	203d	—	—	+8	12.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Second in Saint-Cloud Listed contest over this trip for David O'Meara; Irish debut
9 (9)	Morph Speed Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	123	—	/6707-	83	101	86	277d	—	—	+5	9.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Didn't shine last term and now 1lb lower than latest winning mark but off nine months
12 (5)	New Hill Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Sheila Lavery	119	—	4402-4	79	104	78	16d	—	—	+2	9.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Pleasing return when fourth at Leopardstown, only half a length off runner-up Timourid
4 (7)	Finans Bay Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Mcguinness	132	p	401-3R	92	100	86	27d	—	—	+8	11.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Third at Dundalk on yard bow; blotted his copybook when refusing to race in Irish Lincoln
NR (10)	Fizzical Chestnut J:TBC T:J A Stack	J: T:J A Stack	124	h	130-	84	98	88	216d	—	—	+3	20.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Winning debut in 1m maiden at Limerick almost a year ago; failed to beat a rival since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Vellner	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
Smooth Tom	8	7	13/2	7	15/2
Mashhoor	3	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Sionnach Eile	9	17/2	8	17/2	17/2
Timourid	6	13/2	6	13/2	15/2
Cold Steel	12	12	11	12	12/1
Giladah	12	11	11	11	11
Timeless Soul	20	16	14	16	14
Morph Speed	33	25	18	25/1	22
New Hill	12	11	10	11	11
Finans Bay	33	25	22	25	25
Fizzical	66	40	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Sionnach Eile

34.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

2nd

Vellner

27.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Giladah

24.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 14 Odds: 1.7

Fizzical

20.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.1

Mashhoor

17.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Timourid

15.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Timeless Soul

12.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Finans Bay

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Smooth Tom

11.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Cold Steel

10.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Morph Speed

9.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

New Hill

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sionnach Eile	104	102	93
Mashhoor	96	99	99
Timeless Soul	96	107	64
Vellner	92	104	90
Finans Bay	92	100	86
Giladah	84	108	89
Fizzical	84	98	88
Smooth Tom	83	108	83
Cold Steel	83	104	80
Morph Speed	83	101	86
Timourid	79	114	104
New Hill	79	104	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smooth Tom	16d ago	Fit
Timourid	16d ago	Fit
New Hill	16d ago	Fit
Mashhoor	27d ago	Fit
Finans Bay	27d ago	Fit
Cold Steel	28d ago	Fit
Giladah	180d ago	Long break
Timeless Soul	203d ago	Long break
Fizzical	216d ago	Long break
Sionnach Eile	266d ago	Long break
Morph Speed	277d ago	Long break
Vellner	336d ago	Long break