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Cork

16:50

Date 2023-08-18

Distance 5f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 1m 4.06s (slow by 6.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Never Shout Never (IRE) Jamie Powell · J A Stack	100/30F	Won
2nd	Distillate (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	17/2	3.25
3rd	Cholita (IRE) Ben Coen · Sarah Lynam	14/1	1.5
4th	Not Too Real Bad (IRE) Shane Foley · Thomas Mullins	6/1	0.1
5th	Rathbranchurch (IRE) Gary Carroll · Michael Mulvany	15/2	0.3
6th	Spirit Of Eagles (IRE) Robbie Colgan · M C Grassick	9/1	.5
7th	Allie Bear (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · C W J Farrell	66/1	.5
8th	American In Paris (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/1	1.25
9th	My Girl Sioux (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	11/1	1
10th	So Majestic (IRE) Chris Hayes · Miss Kate McGivern	12/1	.75
11th	Sam's Xpress (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Kieran P Cotter	18/1	1.75
12th	Senado Square (GB) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	15/2	4.5
13th	Maggie McGrath (IRE) Robert Whearty · Kieran P Cotter	16/1	2.25

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
1 (9)	Never Shout Never Bay J:Jamie Powell(5) T:J A Stack	J:Jamie Powell(5) T:J A Stack	147	—	442	77	67	58	7d	—	—	-1	17	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Clear of the third when runner-up in a Tipperary maiden last week, strong contender
4 (5)	Not Too Real Bad Bay J:Shane Foley T:Thomas Mullins	J:Shane Foley T:Thomas Mullins	141	ht	821844	71	79	67	44d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner in May, not beaten far on her last two outings, now below 1lb last winning mark
12 (11)	My Girl Sioux Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	120	v	704483	50	74	62	9d	—	—	-3	5.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Finished in front of Distillate when third at Sligo and could challenge for a place again
3 (12)	Maggie Mcgrath Chestnut J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Robert Whearty(7) T:Kieran P Cotter	145	p	72-489	75	72	52	7d	—	—	0	8.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Maiden who ran one of her best races when second over C&D at two, not progressive
6 (3)	Rathbranchurch Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	136	—	740370	66	82	59	13d	—	—	-1	8.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has been placed at up to 7f but was soundly beaten in two Galway runs over that trip
8 (10)	Spirit Of Eagles Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:M C Grassick	J:Robbie Colgan T:M C Grassick	129	t	007531	59	83	65	21d	—	—	+8	16.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Stepped from third to So Majestic at Down Royal to win at the same venue; up 7lb
10 (8)	Distillate Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	128	—	758264	58	82	69	9d	—	—	-3	7.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
AW winner, 0-21 record on turf is a negative, one place behind My Girl Sioux at Sligo
11 (7)	Senado Square Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	126	—	-21045	56	81	70	94d	—	—	-2	8.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Was a bit high in the ratings after Naas win in March, dropping down the handicap now
2 (1)	So Majestic Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Kate Mcgivern	J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Kate Mcgivern	146	ht	021109	76	77	62	7d	—	—	+11	17.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Two wins in quick succession during June, aggregate 19lb rise has proved too much
5 (6)	Sams Xpress Brown J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Kieran P Cotter	140	—	-11369	70	78	53	63d	—	—	+7	13.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Dual AW winner (5f/6f) in the spring, well below his best on his last two runs on turf
9 (13)	Cholita Bay J:Ben Coen T:Sarah Lynam	J:Ben Coen T:Sarah Lynam	128	t	5-805	58	74	57	21d	—	—	-2	3.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Ran creditably at a big price when fifth over 6f at this venue on handicap debut
7 (4)	American In Paris Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	132	b	060621	62	77	57	21d	—	—	+11	18.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Narrow course winner over 6f three weeks ago, might just find this trip too short
13 (2)	Allie Bear Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:C W J Farrell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:C W J Farrell	119	p	-00709	49	64	33	9d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Needs to improve in first-time cheekpieces, 2lb out of the handicap, hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Never Shout Never	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Not Too Real Bad	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
My Girl Sioux	9	10	10	10	10
Maggie Mcgrath	8	10	10	10	10
Rathbranchurch	8	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Spirit Of Eagles	10	17/2	17/2	8	9
Distillate	8	8	15/2	8	8
Senado Square	13/2	6	6	13/2	13/2
So Majestic	18	14	12	12	16
Sams Xpress	20	14	12	14	18
Cholita	20	20	20	12	22
American In Paris	11	9	10	10	11
Allie Bear	66	40	33	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

American In Paris

18.6

OR: 3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.1

2nd

So Majestic

17.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 9 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Never Shout Never

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Spirit Of Eagles

16.7

OR: 2.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.4

Sams Xpress

13.1

OR: 5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

Not Too Real Bad

12.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 4 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Maggie Mcgrath

8.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Senado Square

8.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 4 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Rathbranchurch

8.2

OR: 4 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Distillate

7.4

OR: 2 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

My Girl Sioux

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Cholita

3.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Allie Bear

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Never Shout Never	77	67	58
So Majestic	76	77	62
Maggie Mcgrath	75	72	52
Not Too Real Bad	71	79	67
Sams Xpress	70	78	53
Rathbranchurch	66	82	59
American In Paris	62	77	57
Spirit Of Eagles	59	83	65
Distillate	58	82	69
Cholita	58	74	57
Senado Square	56	81	70
My Girl Sioux	50	74	62
Allie Bear	49	64	33

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Never Shout Never	7d ago	Quick return
Maggie Mcgrath	7d ago	Quick return
So Majestic	7d ago	Quick return
My Girl Sioux	9d ago	Quick return
Distillate	9d ago	Quick return
Allie Bear	9d ago	Quick return
Rathbranchurch	13d ago	Quick return
Spirit Of Eagles	21d ago	Fit
Cholita	21d ago	Fit
American In Paris	21d ago	Fit
Not Too Real Bad	44d ago	Fit
Sams Xpress	63d ago	Fresh
Senado Square	94d ago	Long break