Writech Handicap Hurdle – Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan

18:10

Writech Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-07-14

Distance 2m3f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €14,750

Runners (13)

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
6	War Correspondent Grey J:Donagh Meyler T:R P Cody	J:Donagh Meyler T:R P Cody	150	t	136-	118	133	106	—	—	—	+8	30.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Winning juvenile hurdler who held his form well in Graded contests after; interesting
7	Moonovercloon Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	148	—	56P5-1	112	141	116	27d	—	—	+6	33.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Winning return after six months off, shaping as if this distance will suit; big player
3	Ebasari Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	158	t	4550F-	122	135	122	—	—	—	+13	20.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Has a chance on previous season's form but hasn't convinced in two outings this year
12	Ahead Of The Posse Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Maxwell T:Gavin Cromwell	143	—	67105-	107	138	121	132d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Back to form at Navan when fifth 130 days ago; trip and ground look ideal; each-way chance
NR	Defan Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	147	p	1660-5	111	132	-	25d	—	—	+3	20.2	4.25/1	18 6%
First hurdles outing since Dec 2020; well held over fences lately; hurdles mark 15lb lower
5	Weddell Sea Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:Andrew Mcnamara	J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:Andrew Mcnamara	153	t	/132-3	117	138	109	39d	—	—	+11	23.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Encouraging return when third in useful contest at Listowel last month; definite claims
1	Highland Charge Bay J:Neil Ryan(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Neil Ryan(7) T:Noel Meade	167	—	3P800-	131	137	101	95d	—	—	+16	22.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Grade 3 winner as a novice but not much impact in handicaps of late; needs a resurgence
NR	I Dont Get It Bay J:TBC T:Neill Mccluskey	J: T:Neill Mccluskey	147	b	-12153	111	135	112	26d	—	—	+21	29.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Won three times earlier in the year but handicapper looks to have caught up the last twice
NR	Pure Sirloin Chestnut J:TBC T:Gavin Cromwell	J: T:Gavin Cromwell	144	—	9013P-	108	136	103	105d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+13	22.7	2.00/1	9 11%
Winner of a handicap at Navan in January; pulled up on heavy going since; off 103 days
2	Dollar Value Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:T G Mccourt	J:Keith Donoghue T:T G Mccourt	165	t	163-05	129	133	105	—	—	—	+17	20.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has some decent form at this track and ran well on last start over hurdles; not out of it
10	Bonarc b/br J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	144	—	04P-73	108	134	97	35d	—	—	+12	15.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Course winner who ran well over fences last time; 1lb below last winning mark; a squeak
4	Typical Thomas Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	155	—	29-078	119	141	76	26d	—	—	+13	19	4.75/1	20 5%
Been struggling of late but put some nice runs together at the back-end of last season
13	The King Of Prs Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	142	—	/61F0-	106	136	92	96d	—	—	+13	19.7	3.75/1	16 6%
Winner of a Punchestown handicap early this year but was too keen over 2m4f when last seen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
War Correspondent	11/4	3	3	3	11/4
Moonovercloon	15/8	9/4	3	5/2	9/4
Ebasari	11	9	9	10	10
Ahead Of The Posse	8	7	6	7	15/2
Defan	18	14	14	14	14
Weddell Sea	7	6	13/2	6	6
Highland Charge	12	12	11	12	12
I Dont Get It	12	10	17/2	10	10
Pure Sirloin	8	9	9	8	9
Dollar Value	28	25	20	25	28/1
Bonarc	20	20	18	20	20/1
Typical Thomas	20	16	11	16	16
The King Of Prs	16	14	11	14	14

Predictor

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

1st

Moonovercloon

33.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

War Correspondent

30.8

OR: 17 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

I Dont Get It

29.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

Weddell Sea

23.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Pure Sirloin

22.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.6

Ahead Of The Posse

22.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Highland Charge

22.1

OR: 20.3 Form: 0.2 Odds: 1.7

Dollar Value

20.7

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Defan

20.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Ebasari

20.1

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

The King Of Prs

19.7

OR: 14 Form: 4 Odds: 1.7

Typical Thomas

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Bonarc

15.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Highland Charge	131	137	101
Dollar Value	129	133	105
Ebasari	122	135	122
Typical Thomas	119	141	76
War Correspondent	118	133	106
Weddell Sea	117	138	109
Moonovercloon	112	141	116
Defan	111	132	—
I Dont Get It	111	135	112
Pure Sirloin	108	136	103
Bonarc	108	134	97
Ahead Of The Posse	107	138	121
The King Of Prs	106	136	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Defan	25d ago	Fit
I Dont Get It	26d ago	Fit
Typical Thomas	26d ago	Fit
Moonovercloon	27d ago	Fit
Bonarc	35d ago	Fit
Weddell Sea	39d ago	Fit
Highland Charge	95d ago	Long break
The King Of Prs	96d ago	Long break
Pure Sirloin	105d ago	Long break
Ahead Of The Posse	132d ago	Long break
War Correspondent	—	—
Ebasari	—	—
Dollar Value	—	—