Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden – Limerick

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Date 2023-04-22

Distance 7f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 1m 35.81s (slow by 9.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Empty Metaphor (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Ms Claire O'Connell	6/1	Won
2nd	Toughen Up (IRE) Gary Carroll · A Oliver	4/1	0.2
3rd	Fort Vega (FR) Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	17/2	.5
4th	Magnanimous Mehmus (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Adrian Murray	3/1	2
5th	Portreath (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Mrs John Harrington	12/1	1.25
6th	Monitola (GB) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	13/2	2.25
7th	Change Sings (IRE) Scott McCullagh · P Twomey	11/4F	3
8th	Get Set Jet (GB) Mark Gallagher · Ross O'Sullivan	200/1	.5
9th	News At Dawn (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	40/1	1.5
10th	Goldmoyne (IRE) Mark Enright · Timothy Doyle	125/1	5
11th	Teejaydee (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · K J Condon	125/1	1.25

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
NR (2)	Winston Spencer Bay J:TBC T:Noel Meade	J: T:Noel Meade	134	—	7	-	81	35	28d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Not a bad debut effort over this trip at the Curragh; this doesn't look as competitive
1 (6)	Change Sings Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:P Twomey	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:P Twomey	134	—	3	-	83	-	11d	—	—	-15	11	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Beaten 6l on debut at Dundalk over this trip; should improve from that and now on turf
2 (1)	Empty Metaphor Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Ms Claire Oconnell	J:Declan McDonogh T:Ms Claire Oconnell	134	—	46-4	87	91	65	20d	—	—	-1	13.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Much improved effort in Group 3 company last time; one to beat if isn't flattered by that
7 (4)	Monitola Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	134	t	7	-	69	44	17d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Beaten 13l on debut; should have improved from that and the drop in trip should suit too
3 (9)	Fort Vega Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	134	—	8-	-	45	-	199d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Beaten 22l on debut at Navan last October; upset in the stalls that day and better that
6 (11)	Magnanimous Mehmus Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Adrian Murray	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Adrian Murray	134	—	543-62	70	79	68	14d	—	—	-11	11.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Close second over this trip at Cork last time; has the rating to go well but vulnerable
11 (8)	Toughen Up Bay J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	134	—	00-5	77	87	57	8d	—	—	-6	12	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Beaten only 4l in a 7f Dundalk maiden last week; a player if transferring that to turf
8 (7)	News At Dawn Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	134	—	09-	-	39	-	181d	—	—	-2	0.8	6.75/1	28 4%
Well beaten in two Curragh maidens last year; gelded since; a lot of improvement to make
9 (3)	Portreath Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	134	—	0-	-	38	11	182d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.25/1	18 6%
Beaten 20l on debut at Leopardstown last year; gelded since; lot of improvement to make
10 (10)	Teejaydee Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:K J Condon	J:Donagh O'Connor T:K J Condon	134	—	0-0	-	48	26	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.00/1	125 1%
Was beaten a long way in maidens over 6f and 7f last year and has a lot to find
5 (12)	Goldmoyne Bay J:Mark Enright T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mark Enright T:Timothy Doyle	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
Half-brother to a sprint winner and a classy jumps winner; seems best watched today
4 (5)	Get Set Jet Bay J:Mark Gallagher T:Ross Osullivan	J:Mark Gallagher T:Ross Osullivan	134	—	—	-	37	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Was beaten 16l over 6f at the Curragh last week and can't be fancied on that evidence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Winston Spencer	3	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Change Sings	2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Empty Metaphor	11/2	5	5	11/2	9/2
Monitola	7	6	13/2	6	13/2
Fort Vega	10	17/2	9	9	10
Magnanimous Mehmus	3	11/4	11/4	3	11/4
Toughen Up	11/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
News At Dawn	25	28	28	28	28
Portreath	18	18	18	18	18
Teejaydee	125	100	80	125	100
Goldmoyne	80	125	125	125	125
Get Set Jet	125	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Empty Metaphor

13.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Toughen Up

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

11/2

3rd

Magnanimous Mehmus

11.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Change Sings

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8

5/2

Winston Spencer

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Monitola

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Fort Vega

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Portreath

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

News At Dawn

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Teejaydee

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125

Get Set Jet

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Goldmoyne

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Empty Metaphor	87	91	65
Toughen Up	77	87	57
Magnanimous Mehmus	70	79	68
Winston Spencer	—	81	35
Change Sings	—	83	—
Monitola	—	69	44
Fort Vega	—	45	—
News At Dawn	—	39	—
Portreath	—	38	11
Teejaydee	—	48	26
Goldmoyne	—	—	—
Get Set Jet	—	37	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Get Set Jet	6d ago	Quick return
Toughen Up	8d ago	Quick return
Change Sings	11d ago	Quick return
Magnanimous Mehmus	14d ago	Fit
Teejaydee	14d ago	Fit
Monitola	17d ago	Fit
Empty Metaphor	20d ago	Fit
Winston Spencer	28d ago	Fit
News At Dawn	181d ago	Long break
Portreath	182d ago	Long break
Fort Vega	199d ago	Long break
Goldmoyne	—	—