John Ormonde Wexford Sand Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

13:55

John Ormonde Wexford Sand Handicap

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 7f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,735

Runners (11)

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
3 (3)	No More Porter Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	138	t	742684	83	94	84	14d	—	—	-4	15.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Dropping in class and form is chock-full of creditable efforts in premier handicaps
8 (6)	Half Nutz Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	129	—	542274	74	101	77	10d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Last year's winner often gives them a head-start and modest strike-rate over last 2 years
2 (2)	Heavenly Power Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:Edward Lynam	J:James Ryan(5) T:Edward Lynam	139	—	505520	84	94	69	13d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good record over 6f here including when second last month; well held in this a year ago
4 (9)	Fernao Bay J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	137	v	3210	82	101	56	68d	—	—	+12	21.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Odds-on when facile winner of Listowel 1m maiden; bombed out on handicap debut; visor
10 (10)	Shawaamekh Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	127	t	9-2202	72	100	77	5d	—	—	-1	8.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Prominent racer in fine form this year without winning, runner-up all three turf starts
5 (7)	Alabama Pearl Brown J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	136	b	572321	84	87	71	17d	—	—	+19	27.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Consistent before readily off the mark in Gowran maiden; mark given quite a hike for that
9 (8)	Dagoda Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Leigh Roche T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	128	—	920281	73	95	79	35d	—	—	+13	21.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Off the mark in ordinary 6f maiden here; twice second over 7f earlier this year
6 (1)	Semblance Of Order Bay J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	134	—	1217RR	82	94	87	52d	—	—	+6	10.8	3.25/1	14 7%
Dual winner but only the brave, or in-running players, would back him after two refusals
7 (11)	Secret Magician Bay J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Martin Hassett	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Martin Hassett	130	—	060100	75	95	75	13d	—	—	+4	13.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good record over 6f here, well-backed winner last month; 7f seems to stretch him
1 (4)	Loingseoir Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:M C Grassick	J:Robbie Colgan T:M C Grassick	140	t	200220	85	93	72	23d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three times second over 7f this term and ground to suit; no leeway from this mark though
11 (5)	Pinar Del Rio Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Joe Conlon	J:Nathan Crosse T:Joe Conlon	125	p	-46069	70	95	58	32d	—	—	+2	6.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Sixth of 20 in premier handicap over extended 6f here in July; not as good since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
No More Porter	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3
Half Nutz	6	6	6	6/1	6
Heavenly Power	13/2	6	6/1	6	11/2
Fernao	7	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Shawaamekh	7	8	15/2	8	8
Alabama Pearl	8	9	9	9	9
Dagoda	9	8	15/2	17/2	17/2
Semblance Of Order	14	14	14	14	14
Secret Magician	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Loingseoir	25	22/1	22	25/1	25/1
Pinar Del Rio	20	20	22	20	20

Predictor

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

1st

Alabama Pearl

27.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.4

2nd

Dagoda

21.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Fernao

21.1

OR: 8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Loingseoir

15.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 6 Odds: 1

25/1

No More Porter

15.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Heavenly Power

15.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Secret Magician

13.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Half Nutz

13.3

OR: 6 Form: 4 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Semblance Of Order

10.8

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

Shawaamekh

8.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Pinar Del Rio

6.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Loingseoir	85	93	72
Heavenly Power	84	94	69
Alabama Pearl	84	87	71
No More Porter	83	94	84
Fernao	82	101	56
Semblance Of Order	82	94	87
Secret Magician	75	95	75
Half Nutz	74	101	77
Dagoda	73	95	79
Shawaamekh	72	100	77
Pinar Del Rio	70	95	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shawaamekh	5d ago	Quick return
Half Nutz	10d ago	Quick return
Heavenly Power	13d ago	Quick return
Secret Magician	13d ago	Quick return
No More Porter	14d ago	Fit
Alabama Pearl	17d ago	Fit
Loingseoir	23d ago	Fit
Pinar Del Rio	32d ago	Fit
Dagoda	35d ago	Fit
Semblance Of Order	52d ago	Fresh
Fernao	68d ago	Fresh