William Hill Epic Value Handicap – Killarney

Killarney

18:50

William Hill Epic Value Handicap

Date 2023-07-17

Distance 1m20y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,735

Winning Time 1m 42.43s (slow by 1.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Howyoulikethat (IRE) Chris Hayes · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	11/2	Won
2nd	Fools Glory (IRE) Andrew Slattery · P F McEnery	12/1	3.25
3rd	Joe Masseria (IRE) Robert Whearty · Noel Meade	9/1	1
4th	Inchturk (IRE) Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	12/1	0.1
5th	Pale Iris (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	7/1	1.25
6th	Brains (IRE) Colin Keane · E McNamara	16/1	1.5
7th	Kodiac Prince (IRE) Rory Cleary · Thomas Cleary	9/2	1.75
8th	Brazil (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Padraig Roche	16/1	1
9th	Caradoc (IRE) Leigh Roche · E McNamara	33/1	.75
10th	Fernao (IRE) W J Lee · W McCreery	2/1F	.5

Runners (10)

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
4 (2)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	137	—	10-045	87	98	74	15d	—	—	-2	13.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Progressive handicapper last year, not beaten far in fifth on latest, worth considering
9 (6)	Kodiac Prince Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	127	p	532113	77	95	75	13d	—	—	+15	27.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In excellent form in recent months, won twice in June, not beaten far at Roscommon latest
7 (1)	Pale Iris Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	131	—	889-86	81	102	61	89d	—	—	0	10.6	1.75/1	8 13%
Without a win since landing a 6f premier handicap at Naas in May 2021, others appeal more
1 (5)	Joe Masseria Bay J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Noel Meade	140	b	104-01	90	96	60	100d	—	—	+2	13.1	2.00/1	9 11%
Won over 7f at Cork in April on testing ground, 7lb claim will help his cause
10 (8)	Fools Glory Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:P F Mcenery	J:Andrew Slattery T:P F Mcenery	121	t	3-0520	71	97	78	12d	—	—	+2	9.3	3.25/1	14 7%
Best with plenty of cut in the ground, in rear on good going at Tipperary 12 days ago
8 (3)	Inchturk Black J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	130	t	4100-0	80	99	54	114d	—	—	+3	9.4	2.75/1	12 8%
A 1m Gowran maiden winner early last season, has failed to make any impact in handicaps
3 (4)	Fernao Bay J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	139	—	321	89	103	54	44d	—	—	+6	32.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Late-developing colt, hacked up in a maiden at Listowel, interesting in first handicap
2 (9)	Caradoc Bay J:Leigh Roche T:E Mcnamara	J:Leigh Roche T:E Mcnamara	139	—	78804-	89	101	85	—	—	—	+7	10.8	8.00/1	33 3%
Has struggled in two outings over hurdles this year, trainer also runs Brains
5 (7)	Brains Bay J:Colin Keane T:E Mcnamara	J:Colin Keane T:E Mcnamara	132	tb	-13391	82	96	-	46d	—	—	+18	24.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Ten of his 11 wins in Britain were gained on AW, champion jockey booked for Irish debut
6 (10)	Brazil Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Padraig Roche	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Padraig Roche	131	t	8/06/0	81	102	27	—	—	—	-1	11.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Very capable hurdler, not at his best on Flat at Leopardstown in April, tongue-tie on now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Howyoulikethat	9/2	9/2	5	5	5
Kodiac Prince	13/2	5	5	11/2	11/2
Pale Iris	8	7	13/2	7	7
Joe Masseria	8	9	9	6	9
Fools Glory	14	14	10	11	12
Inchturk	12	12	10	12	12
Fernao	9/4	5/2	17/8	9/4	9/4
Caradoc	33	28	20	25	25
Brains	14	14	11	14	12
Brazil	7	17/2	8	8	17/2

Predictor

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

1st

Fernao

32.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 15 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Kodiac Prince

27.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Brains

24.1

OR: 8 Form: 14.4 Odds: 1.7

Howyoulikethat

13.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Joe Masseria

13.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Brazil

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Caradoc

10.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Pale Iris

10.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Inchturk

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Fools Glory

9.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joe Masseria	90	96	60
Fernao	89	103	54
Caradoc	89	101	85
Howyoulikethat	87	98	74
Brains	82	96	—
Pale Iris	81	102	61
Brazil	81	102	27
Inchturk	80	99	54
Kodiac Prince	77	95	75
Fools Glory	71	97	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fools Glory	12d ago	Quick return
Kodiac Prince	13d ago	Quick return
Howyoulikethat	15d ago	Fit
Fernao	44d ago	Fit
Brains	46d ago	Fresh
Pale Iris	89d ago	Fresh
Joe Masseria	100d ago	Long break
Inchturk	114d ago	Long break
Caradoc	—	—
Brazil	—	—