Lough Gill Chase – Sligo · The Final Fence

Sligo

17:05

Lough Gill Chase

Date 2023-09-27

Distance 2m5f47y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 5m 56.20s (slow by 44.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fighter Allen (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/2J	Won
2nd	The Little Yank (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	5/2J	6
3rd	Mr Saxobeat (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	100/30	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Lieutenant Highway (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	4/1
Fell	Sphagnum (IRE) Dillon Maxwell · J P Broderick	10/1

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 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	Fighter Allen Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	t	PP-304	135	130	84	40d	—	—	+2	29.7	0.53/1	17/8 32%
Fair to say he's been disappointing; highest-rated and goes on heavy but opposable
5	The Little Yank Bay J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	164	—	702636	127	135	103	4d	—	—	+7	29.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Course winner over hurdles and fences; decent chance on the pick of his form; handles soft
3	Mr Saxobeat Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	164	—	0-12U2	127	128	115	32d	—	—	+6	25	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Fair start over fences this summer; handled yielding/soft last time, ideally wants it good
2	Lieutenant Highway Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	P-5417	130	137	96	55d	—	—	+7	25.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Form of win in three-runner contest at Roscommon dubious; ran no race in Galway Grade 3
4	Sphagnum Bay J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	164	tp	9-F140	115	127	100	52d	—	—	+12	17.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Won modest Downpatrick beginners'; long way off Mr Saxobeat in Tipperary novice contest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Fighter Allen	2	2	17/8	2	15/8
The Little Yank	5/2	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4
Mr Saxobeat	3	3	3	3	10/3
Lieutenant Highway	9/2	7/2	7/2	4	4
Sphagnum	16	14	14	14	14

Predictor

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

1st

Fighter Allen

29.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

17/8

2nd

The Little Yank

29.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Lieutenant Highway

25.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

9/2

Mr Saxobeat

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Sphagnum

17.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fighter Allen	135	130	84
Lieutenant Highway	130	137	96
The Little Yank	127	135	103
Mr Saxobeat	127	128	115
Sphagnum	115	127	100

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