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Cork

16:50

Date 2023-09-26

Distance 1m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,440

Winning Time 1m 47.74s (slow by 9.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Helpmeout (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · W McCreery	8/1	Won
2nd	Catena Zapata (IRE) Colin Keane · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	.75
3rd	Trachonitus (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	3/1J	.5
4th	Something Nice (IRE) Gary Carroll · Michael Mulvany	3/1J	0.3
5th	Blackberry Jack (IRE) Danny Sheehy · Denis Leahy	28/1	1.75
6th	Higher Kingdom (GB) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	14/1	.75
7th	Jungle Cove (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · Mrs John Harrington	25/1	2
8th	Encosta (IRE) Chris Hayes · Noel Meade	6/1	.5
9th	National Emblem (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	20/1	0.3
10th	Sirjack Thomas (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	4/1	.5

Runners (12)

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
2 (4)	Something Nice Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	136	—	212925	88	97	75	41d	—	—	0	23.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Excuses last time; course winner who enjoys soft ground and looks a major player
6 (7)	Trachonitus Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	130	t	51-452	82	97	68	14d	—	—	-8	14.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Good run last time and he defied this mark in a Curragh handicap last year
10 (8)	Sirjack Thomas Grey J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	128	—	665454	76	99	80	7d	—	—	-6	11.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Seven-time winner who arrives here on the back of some solid efforts in defeat
NR (10)	Sheyya Chestnut J:TBC T:J P Murtagh	J: T:J P Murtagh	129	—	180-04	81	93	67	27d	—	—	-2	11.5	2.00/1	9 11%
Steadied the ship with a running-on fourth over 7f here a month ago
NR (3)	Pandora Lovegood Chestnut J:TBC T:Joseph G Murphy	J: T:Joseph G Murphy	130	—	10-577	82	93	47	22d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.75/1	12 8%
This season not going so well as last year and best form is over shorter
12 (9)	Encosta Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	122	—	-02330	74	98	80	13d	—	—	+5	13.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Had excuses last time and had been knocking on the door in Leopardstown handicaps
3 (5)	Catena Zapata Bay J:Colin Keane T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Colin Keane T:Henry De Bromhead	135	t	/1050-	83	93	-	—	—	—	+7	13	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Off for a year; both wins on the AW but does have comparable form on turf
4 (12)	Higher Kingdom Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	133	—	177230	81	92	81	42d	—	—	+7	14.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Five AW wins; 0-18 on turf but was placed at this year's Galway festival
7 (6)	Helpmeout Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W Mccreery	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W Mccreery	129	—	449249	77	98	88	33d	—	—	+3	11.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Wasn't at her best a month ago but had been running well in defeat
1 (11)	Jungle Cove Grey J:Keithen Kennedy(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	140	p	430004	88	94	74	13d	—	—	+7	11.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Below par this season and unlikely to appreciate today's softening conditions
9 (1)	National Emblem Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	128	b	81-685	80	93	50	22d	—	—	+4	8.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Now goes in blinkers after cheekpieces did nothing for him three weeks ago; bit risky
11 (2)	Blackberry Jack Chestnut J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Denis Leahy	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Denis Leahy	126	v	66/24-	74	96	-	—	—	—	+3	7	8.00/1	33 3%
Remains a maiden and he ran moderately over jumps at Downpatrick last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Something Nice	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Trachonitus	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Sirjack Thomas	4	7/2	7/2	4/1	4
Sheyya	9	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Pandora Lovegood	12	9	9	9	9
Encosta	10	8	15/2	8	8/1
Catena Zapata	14/1	14/1	14	14	14
Higher Kingdom	11/1	12	12	12	12
Helpmeout	15/2	9	17/2	9	9
Jungle Cove	16	18	18	18	18/1
National Emblem	22	18	16	20/1	20
Blackberry Jack	33	22	22	22	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Something Nice

23.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Trachonitus

14.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Higher Kingdom

14.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Encosta

13.6

OR: 6 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.5

Catena Zapata

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Helpmeout

11.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Sirjack Thomas

11.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Sheyya

11.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

Jungle Cove

11.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Pandora Lovegood

10.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

National Emblem

8.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Blackberry Jack

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Something Nice	88	97	75
Jungle Cove	88	94	74
Catena Zapata	83	93	—
Trachonitus	82	97	68
Pandora Lovegood	82	93	47
Sheyya	81	93	67
Higher Kingdom	81	92	81
National Emblem	80	93	50
Helpmeout	77	98	88
Sirjack Thomas	76	99	80
Encosta	74	98	80
Blackberry Jack	74	96	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sirjack Thomas	7d ago	Quick return
Encosta	13d ago	Quick return
Jungle Cove	13d ago	Quick return
Trachonitus	14d ago	Fit
Pandora Lovegood	22d ago	Fit
National Emblem	22d ago	Fit
Sheyya	27d ago	Fit
Helpmeout	33d ago	Fit
Something Nice	41d ago	Fit
Higher Kingdom	42d ago	Fit
Catena Zapata	—	—
Blackberry Jack	—	—