Executive Helicopters Sliabh Luachra Novice Hurdle

Killarney

17:55

Date 2023-05-15

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 4m 55.70s (slow by 17.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Absurde (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/7F	Won
2nd	Emily Roebling (IRE) J J Slevin · Gerard Kelleher	7/2	3.25
3rd	Winning Smut (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Michael Hourigan	100/1	4.75
4th	Privilege (GB) Sean Flanagan · Peter Fahey	28/1	15
5th	Ruby Jules (GB) Phillip Enright · Paul John Gilligan	250/1	46
6th	Connors Cross (IRE) Mike O'Connor · James Andrew Fahey	9/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	How Decc (IRE) Philip Donovan · E Seymour	80/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Absurde Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-40	20	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Listed-placed twice on the level; yard's French recruits always warrant respect
5	Emily Roebling Bay J:J J Slevin T:Gerard Kelleher	J:J J Slevin T:Gerard Kelleher	157	—	32321-	115	132	105	45d	—	—	+20	39.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Arrives on the back of career best heavy ground success; effective on quicker; needs more
1	Connors Cross Grey J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	164	h	271-	123	122	24	82d	—	—	+23	33.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Point 2nd who got off the mark under Rules latest; form taken a few knocks
4	Privilege Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Peter Fahey	J:Sean Flanagan T:Peter Fahey	158	—	2/09P-	116	92	57	19d	—	—	+18	20.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Flat winner; ran well in Leopardstown maiden hurdle 2 years ago but has lost his way since
6	Winning Smut Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	150	—	47-8	-	118	47	14d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Shown a bit of promise but looks very much up against it at this level
3	How Decc b/br J:Philip Donovan(5) T:E Seymour	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:E Seymour	158	—	70560-	93	99	74	27d	—	—	+10	11.1	49.75/1	200 1%
Modest form so far and tailed off in a handicap off 95 when last seen
7	Ruby Jules Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Phillip Enright T:Paul John Gilligan	143	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	62.25/1	250 0%
Modest performer on the Flat and this is a huge ask on hurdle bow

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Absurde	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5
Emily Roebling	10/3	3	3	3	3
Connors Cross	7	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Privilege	25	25	25	25	25
Winning Smut	66	66	50	66/1	66
How Decc	200	200	200	200	200
Ruby Jules	250	200	125	200/1	200

Predictor

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

1st

Emily Roebling

39.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Connors Cross

33.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Privilege

20.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

Absurde

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

2/5

How Decc

11.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Winning Smut

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ruby Jules

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Connors Cross	123	122	24
Privilege	116	92	57
Emily Roebling	115	132	105
How Decc	93	99	74
Absurde	—	—	—
Winning Smut	—	118	47
Ruby Jules	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Winning Smut	14d ago	Fit
Privilege	19d ago	Fit
How Decc	27d ago	Fit
Emily Roebling	45d ago	Fit
Connors Cross	82d ago	Fresh
Absurde	—	—
Ruby Jules	—	—