Finlay Volvo Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

16:15

Finlay Volvo Handicap

Date 2023-05-27

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €14,750

Winning Time 1m 24.93s (slow by 1.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Betterdaysrcoming (IRE) Gary Carroll · A Oliver	16/1	Won
2nd	Semblance Of Order (IRE) Chris Hayes · A Oliver	20/1	0.2
3rd	Aussie Girl (IRE) Mark Enright · J A Stack	16/1	1.25
4th	Canute (USA) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	6/1	.75
5th	Daamberdiplomat (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	25/1	0.3
6th	Farnborough (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/4F	0.3
7th	Not Even Close (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	7/1	.5
8th	Tough Talk (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	9/1	1.25
9th	Carracci (USA) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	18/1	0.3
10th	Devore (IRE) Danny Sheehy · J P Murtagh	25/1	0.3
11th	Red Letter Bray (IRE) Leigh Roche · M D O'Callaghan	9/1	2.25
12th	Blue News (USA) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	40/1	0.3
13th	Cash Out (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	22/1	0.2
14th	King Of Scotia (IRE) W J Lee · M D O'Callaghan	6/1	4.75
15th	Polar Bear (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	16/1	6.5

Runners (15)

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
9 (10)	King Of Scotia Bay J:W J Lee T:M D Ocallaghan	J:W J Lee T:M D Ocallaghan	130	—	271-24	87	99	75	21d	—	—	-1	13.3	1.25/1	6 17%
2nd on return before a staying on 4th when he met trouble latest; may improve for 7f
8 (7)	Farnborough Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	130	b	92-22	87	104	89	22d	—	—	-5	15	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2nd in trio of maidens since debut; good mark and big player if he handles drop to 7f
10 (6)	Not Even Close Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Oisin Murphy T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	128	—	1-4	85	101	73	39d	—	—	+7	19.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won AW maiden on debut; form didn't work out; solid enough 3l defeat on return; unexposed
11 (5)	Canute Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	127	b	4-33	84	103	83	22d	—	—	+3	10.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Improved with each run in maidens and mark is fine but needs to prove he has speed for 7f
1 (2)	Tough Talk Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	138	—	12-7	95	96	82	21d	—	—	+3	14.3	2.50/1	11 9%
Highly promising 2yo; too keen on reappearance but may have more to give at this trip
4 (15)	Red Letter Bray Bay J:Leigh Roche T:M D Ocallaghan	J:Leigh Roche T:M D Ocallaghan	134	—	6-11	91	99	77	33d	—	—	0	14.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Bids for hat-trick; up 4lb for win on h'cap bow; not ruled out if handling quicker ground
6 (14)	Polar Bear Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	132	p	218-13	89	103	77	21d	—	—	+5	11.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Followed up return win with 1l defeat latest; up 2lb; should be involved if he sees out 7f
5 (12)	Betterdaysrcoming Bay J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	132	tv	210-03	89	97	56	6d	—	—	+5	11.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Consistent sort; came on from return with 2l defeat; improvement required dropping to 7f
12 (11)	Semblance Of Order Bay J:Chris Hayes T:A Oliver	J:Chris Hayes T:A Oliver	124	p	6-6231	81	98	77	27d	—	—	+3	9.7	3.75/1	16 6%
Didn't need to improve to win Sligo maiden latest; return to 7f is fine but looks exposed
14 (4)	Devore Chestnut J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:J P Murtagh	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:J P Murtagh	120	p	615-73	77	100	77	26d	—	—	+4	7.7	6.75/1	28 4%
Off the mark on h'cap debut over C&D in September; hasn't built on that in 3 runs since
3 (1)	Daamberdiplomat Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	—	16790-	92	98	60	224d	—	—	+10	13.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Won 6f maiden here before 3l defeat in Group 3; lost his way a little since; lacks a run
13 (3)	Aussie Girl Chestnut J:Mark Enright T:J A Stack	J:Mark Enright T:J A Stack	123	h	93-441	80	99	87	27d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.75/1	20 5%
4th on h'cap debut before winning Sligo maiden last month; this is tougher but may improve
2 (8)	Carracci Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	136	b	51-3	93	96	71	55d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Improved to win AW maiden second time; heavy ground possibly against him in Group 3 since
15 (9)	Blue News Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	119	—	222-64	76	99	63	33d	—	—	+5	7.2	12.25/1	50 2%
Nine-race maiden; consistent sort but doesn't look well treated as a result; returns to 7f
7 (13)	Cash Out Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	130	t	7-214	87	95	-	85d	—	—	+7	10.2	6.75/1	28 4%
Improved on AW through the winter and Listed 4th latest but improvement needed back at 7f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
King Of Scotia	6	9/2	9/2	5	5
Farnborough	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
Not Even Close	15/2	7	6	13/2	13/2
Canute	11	10	9	10	10
Tough Talk	15/2	11	15/2	15/2	10
Red Letter Bray	11/2	13/2	6	6	6
Polar Bear	16	12	11	12	12
Betterdaysrcoming	16	22	20	20	20
Semblance Of Order	16	14	12	12	12
Devore	25	28	22	25	28
Daamberdiplomat	40	22	20	20	22
Aussie Girl	20	18	14	16	16
Carracci	14	12	11	12	12
Blue News	50	50	40	50	50
Cash Out	25	28	20	25	28

Predictor

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

1st

Not Even Close

19.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Carracci

15.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Farnborough

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Tough Talk

14.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Red Letter Bray

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Daamberdiplomat

13.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1

King Of Scotia

13.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Polar Bear

11.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Betterdaysrcoming

11.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Canute

10.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Cash Out

10.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Semblance Of Order

9.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Aussie Girl

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Devore

7.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Blue News

7.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tough Talk	95	96	82
Carracci	93	96	71
Daamberdiplomat	92	98	60
Red Letter Bray	91	99	77
Polar Bear	89	103	77
Betterdaysrcoming	89	97	56
King Of Scotia	87	99	75
Farnborough	87	104	89
Cash Out	87	95	—
Not Even Close	85	101	73
Canute	84	103	83
Semblance Of Order	81	98	77
Aussie Girl	80	99	87
Devore	77	100	77
Blue News	76	99	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Betterdaysrcoming	6d ago	Quick return
King Of Scotia	21d ago	Fit
Tough Talk	21d ago	Fit
Polar Bear	21d ago	Fit
Farnborough	22d ago	Fit
Canute	22d ago	Fit
Devore	26d ago	Fit
Semblance Of Order	27d ago	Fit
Aussie Girl	27d ago	Fit
Red Letter Bray	33d ago	Fit
Blue News	33d ago	Fit
Not Even Close	39d ago	Fit
Carracci	55d ago	Fresh
Cash Out	85d ago	Fresh
Daamberdiplomat	224d ago	Long break