Rathsallagh Country House Of The Year 2023 Handicap

Limerick

16:25

Date 2023-04-22

Distance 1m

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 1m 49.10s (slow by 9.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dunum (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Miss Natalia Lupini	5/1F	Won
2nd	Blues Emperor (IRE) Shane B Kelly · J P Murtagh	6/1	2.75
3rd	Spanish Tenor (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · Adrian McGuinness	18/1	.5
4th	Cheers Again (GB) Robert Whearty · Paul W Flynn	11/2	.5
5th	Laughifuwant (IRE) Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	8/1	.5
6th	Vega Magnifico (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/1	0.2
7th	Vocal Studies (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	7/1	2.5
8th	Rahmi (IRE) Danny Sheehy · J P Murtagh	11/1	1
9th	Belharra (FR) Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	17/2	3.25
10th	Pierre Lapin (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	18/1	0.3
11th	Jungle Cove (IRE) Dylan Kidd · Mrs John Harrington	22/1	0.3
12th	Comfort Line (IRE) Gary Carroll · Adrian McGuinness	11/1	3
13th	Flaming Moon (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Matthew J Smith	18/1	.75
14th	Big Baby Bull (IRE) Mark Enright · Denis Gerard Hogan	28/1	1.75

Runners (19)

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
16 (16)	Dunum Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	125	—	11112-	82	107	90	210d	—	—	+18	35	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Narrowly denied in 5-timer bid when last seen; up 1lb but goes well fresh; big player
14 (10)	Blues Emperor Chestnut J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	126	—	4/317-	83	105	89	185d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	12.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Maiden promise before September Listowel win; not as good latest but respected back at 1m
9 (15)	Laughifuwant Bay J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	128	—	005-05	85	104	84	14d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Losing run since 2020 but left his reappearance behind when beaten 2l latest; respected
12 (5)	Belharra Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:W Mccreery	J:Nathan Crosse T:W Mccreery	126	—	212-12	83	110	51	63d	—	—	+2	10.6	2.75/1	12 8%
In fine form in France when last seen; big eyecatcher last time; drops in trip; big player
NR (6)	Coins Cross Chestnut J:TBC T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J: T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	125	—	96201-	82	101	78	181d	—	—	+15	22.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Career best win at the Curragh when last seen; return to 1m is fine but up 7lb; reserve
NR (12)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:TBC T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	J: T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	135	—	40310-	92	100	79	141d	—	—	+14	20.9	4.25/1	18 6%
Highly progressive last year and shot up the weights; needs career best but can't rule out
NR (13)	Crystal Black Bay J:TBC T:Gerard Keane	J: T:Gerard Keane	124	—	600-99	81	109	63	14d	—	—	-2	11.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Won second start back in 2021; inconsistent since but hinted at a revival latest; reserve
6 (9)	Rahmi Chestnut J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:J P Murtagh	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:J P Murtagh	131	—	413-	88	102	83	198d	—	—	+15	21.2	3.75/1	16 6%
7f winner in France; good run when 3rd at Saint-Cloud latest; bought for 48,000Euros
10 (11)	Comfort Line Grey J:Gary Carroll T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Gary Carroll T:Adrian Mcguinness	127	tp	496-07	84	106	85	20d	—	—	+4	10.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Held his form well since Navan win last term; may have found run coming too soon latest
15 (17)	Spanish Tenor Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Adrian Mcguinness	126	—	400-47	83	104	109	14d	—	—	+5	9.5	5.25/1	22 5%
C&D winner; creditable 7th latest and very well treated but has a poor draw
2 (18)	Vega Magnifico Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	138	—	/4163-	95	99	82	244d	—	—	+14	21.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Won 1m2f maiden last term; beaten odds on fav when last seen; gelded and off 244 days
7 (1)	Vocal Studies Brown J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	129	—	210-26	86	102	93	14d	—	—	+2	11.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won maiden at 4th attempt last term; two good runs in defeat this year; unproven on ground
8 (19)	Cheers Again Bay J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Paul W Flynn	128	t	041-12	85	102	65	14d	—	—	+1	11.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Narrowly denied in recent hat-trick bid; 3lb higher; going right way but has a bad draw
1 (14)	Jungle Cove Grey J:Dylan Kidd(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Dylan Kidd(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	140	—	12100-	97	101	95	214d	—	—	+18	21.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Won at the Shergar Cup meeting last year; below par in 2 runs since; career high mark
4 (8)	Pierre Lapin Bay J:Adam Caffrey(7) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Adam Caffrey(7) T:Adrian Mcguinness	132	p	7152-6	89	103	91	57d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Ended long losing run at Dundalk in October; still well treated on old form; respected
NR (2)	Navagio Bay J:TBC T:R P Cody	J: T:R P Cody	123	—	5200-3	80	107	98	14d	—	—	+4	13	2.50/1	11 9%
Bounced back from some lesser efforts latest and on a workable mark back at 1m; reserve
NR (7)	Tosen Wish Bay J:TBC T:Adrian Mcguinness	J: T:Adrian Mcguinness	132	t	51/1	89	101	-	80d	—	—	+2	27.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Bids for hat-trick; 7lb rise fine and lightly raced; mixed signs on whether 1m will suit
11 (4)	Flaming Moon Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Matthew J Smith	J:Declan McDonogh T:Matthew J Smith	127	h	00/09-	84	96	55	—	—	—	+5	9.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Out of form when last seen on the Flat and might want a bit further these days
13 (3)	Big Baby Bull Chestnut J:Mark Enright T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Mark Enright T:Denis Gerard Hogan	126	p	248-00	83	106	87	27d	—	—	+5	9.3	6.00/1	25 4%
Good form last year but struggled in claimer on yard debut and poor run in h'cap since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Dunum	4	4	4	7/2	4
Blues Emperor	5	5	11/2	5	11/2
Laughifuwant	11/2	11/2	5	5	6
Belharra	12	17/2	8	8	17/2
Coins Cross	10	9	10	9	10
Howyoulikethat	10	18	16	18	16
Crystal Black	SP	22	22	22	22
Rahmi	16	14	11	14	16
Comfort Line	14	12	12	12	12
Spanish Tenor	22	20	16	20	20
Vega Magnifico	9	11	11	11	11
Vocal Studies	7	8	13/2	15/2	17/2
Cheers Again	13/2	7	7	7	15/2
Jungle Cove	33	25	25	22	25
Pierre Lapin	16	14	14	14	14
Navagio	SP	10	11	10	11
Tosen Wish	7	9	17/2	9	9
Flaming Moon	22	20	18	20	22
Big Baby Bull	25	20	18	20	22

Predictor

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

1st

Dunum

OR: 8 Form: 22 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Tosen Wish

27.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.5

17/2

3rd

Coins Cross

22.6

OR: 8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.1

Vega Magnifico

21.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

Rahmi

21.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

Jungle Cove

21.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1

Howyoulikethat

20.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.9

Laughifuwant

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Navagio

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

Blues Emperor

12.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Vocal Studies

11.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Cheers Again

11.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Crystal Black

11.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

Pierre Lapin

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Belharra

10.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Comfort Line

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Flaming Moon

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Spanish Tenor

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Big Baby Bull

9.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jungle Cove	97	101	95
Vega Magnifico	95	99	82
Howyoulikethat	92	100	79
Pierre Lapin	89	103	91
Tosen Wish	89	101	—
Rahmi	88	102	83
Vocal Studies	86	102	93
Laughifuwant	85	104	84
Cheers Again	85	102	65
Comfort Line	84	106	85
Flaming Moon	84	96	55
Blues Emperor	83	105	89
Belharra	83	110	51
Spanish Tenor	83	104	109
Big Baby Bull	83	106	87
Dunum	82	107	90
Coins Cross	82	101	78
Crystal Black	81	109	63
Navagio	80	107	98

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Laughifuwant	14d ago	Fit
Crystal Black	14d ago	Fit
Spanish Tenor	14d ago	Fit
Vocal Studies	14d ago	Fit
Cheers Again	14d ago	Fit
Navagio	14d ago	Fit
Comfort Line	20d ago	Fit
Big Baby Bull	27d ago	Fit
Pierre Lapin	57d ago	Fresh
Belharra	63d ago	Fresh
Tosen Wish	80d ago	Fresh
Howyoulikethat	141d ago	Long break
Coins Cross	181d ago	Long break
Blues Emperor	185d ago	Long break
Rahmi	198d ago	Long break
Dunum	210d ago	Long break
Jungle Cove	214d ago	Long break
Vega Magnifico	244d ago	Long break
Flaming Moon	—	—