Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

18:30

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-10-06

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 1m 27.20s (slow by 3.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Gosford (GB) W J Lee · A Oliver	5/2F	Won
2nd	Courageous Strike (GB) Seamie Heffernan · Adrian Murray	10/1	0.3
3rd	Cuban Confusion (GB) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	11/2	.75
4th	Tai Tam Bay (IRE) Chris Hayes · Eddie & Patrick Harty	7/1	1.25
5th	Masonbrook Meadow (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Daniel James Murphy	33/1	.5
6th	Hispanolita (IRE) Jack Kearney · Andrew McNamara	33/1	1.25
7th	The Bear Trap (IRE) Colin Keane · John Geoghegan	4/1	.5
8th	Poppadom (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	10/1	0.2
9th	Loveforce (FR) Gary Halpin · Sean Davis	66/1	.5
10th	St Laurence's Gate (IRE) Gavin Ryan · James M Barrett	20/1	1
11th	Interestnpenalties (IRE) James Ryan · Sean Davis	20/1	1
12th	Guest Star (GB) Scott McCullagh · D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	16/1	.75
13th	Little Miss Peppi (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	66/1	3
14th	Tartaraghan (IRE) Ronan Whelan · John C McConnell	16/1	.5

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 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 (8)	The Bear Trap Bay J:Colin Keane T:John Geoghegan	J:Colin Keane T:John Geoghegan	139	v	669522	71	73	-	18d	—	—	-1	19.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Is 0-6; runner-up in his last two outings; warrants respect on yard debut
3 (12)	King Of Gosford Chestnut J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	138	t	0457	70	72	-	41d	—	—	-10	11.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Encouraging runs over 7f in maidens; didn't build on that in h'cap debut; may need relief
10 (4)	Tai Tam Bay Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	134	h	99333	66	76	-	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	15	1.25/1	6 17%
0-5 but placed in each of her last 3 starts; only beaten 1l latest and 7f on AW may suit
4 (14)	Cuban Confusion Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	136	—	040	68	68	-	51d	—	—	-4	7.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Similar level of form in 3 maiden starts; can be slowly away and doesn't look well treated
12 (15)	Poppadom Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	132	—	705558	64	73	-	12d	—	—	-2	5.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Didn't take to a visor (discarded) when last of 8 last week; stiff enough mark
NR (13)	Maria Land Bay J:TBC T:John C Mcconnell	J: T:John C Mcconnell	120	h	998	52	70	-	13d	—	—	-5	2.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Shown little in three maidens so far; reserve
9 (2)	Guest Star Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:D J Bunyan & G Oleary	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:D J Bunyan & G Oleary	134	b	099828	66	73	-	22d	—	—	+1	10.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Is 0-6; only beaten a neck in a 1m maiden claimer 2 starts ago but form has not worked out
6 (17)	Courageous Strike Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	135	—	286580	67	71	-	26d	—	—	+1	5.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Was 2nd on debut in May; struggled in some tough company since; this is more realistic
NR (6)	Victors Choice Chestnut J:TBC T:Adrian Murray	J: T:Adrian Murray	125	t	060	57	65	-	22d	—	—	-4	3.8	6.75/1	28 4%
Low-key form in 3 runs so far; tough ask on h'cap bow; tongue-tie now tried; reserve
NR (10)	Bofa Bay J:TBC T:John James Feane	J: T:John James Feane	123	—	045	55	71	-	17d	—	—	-7	4.4	6.75/1	28 4%
Beat one home on debut and has finished last twice since; tough ask on h'cap bow; reserve
5 (11)	Interestnpenalties Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:Sean Davis	J:James Ryan(5) T:Sean Davis	136	v	4674	68	74	-	8d	—	—	+2	5.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Regressing with each run and beaten 11l on h'cap bow last week; needs to improve for AW
7 (9)	St Laurences Gate Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:James M Barrett	J:Gavin Ryan T:James M Barrett	135	—	38099	67	74	-	26d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Beaten 5l in a Curragh maiden on 2nd start but shown nothing in 3 runs since; AW debut
1 (5)	Masonbrook Meadow Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Daniel James Murphy	139	p	509	71	71	17	52d	—	—	+1	6.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Promise on debut but not at same level twice since; up in trip on h'cap/yard debut
11 (7)	Hispanolita Bay J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Andrew Mcnamara	J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Andrew Mcnamara	133	t	490	65	68	22	52d	—	—	+1	5	6.00/1	25 4%
Promising 4th in a maiden on debut but struggled twice since including here last time
8 (3)	Tartaraghan Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ronan Whelan T:John C Mcconnell	135	—	620455	67	75	-	18d	—	—	0	7.4	3.75/1	16 6%
One of her better efforts when beaten 5l in a claimer last week; needs more on h'cap debut
14 (1)	Little Miss Peppi Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C Mcconnell	127	—	82058	59	73	-	22d	—	—	+2	4.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Was 2nd in 3-runner novice but flattered by that; struggled on handicap debut last time
13 (16)	Loveforce Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Sean Davis	J:Gary Halpin T:Sean Davis	130	h	808	62	63	-	23d	—	—	+2	3.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Poor form in three starts so far and the handicapper has taken no chances; hood on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
The Bear Trap	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	7/2
King Of Gosford	3	10/3	3	16/5	7/2
Tai Tam Bay	6	5	5	5	5
Cuban Confusion	7	6	6	13/2	13/2
Poppadom	11	11	11/1	11/1	11
Maria Land	SP	20	18	20	22
Guest Star	9	10/1	9	10/1	9
Courageous Strike	20	18	14	16	18
Victors Choice	25	25	22	25	28
Bofa	SP	25	22	25	28
Interestnpenalties	22	22	22	22	22
St Laurences Gate	18	18	20/1	20/1	20
Masonbrook Meadow	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	14
Hispanolita	25	25	25	25	25
Tartaraghan	12	14	12	12	16
Little Miss Peppi	40	28	28	33/1	28
Loveforce	66	50	50	66/1	50

Predictor

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

1st

The Bear Trap

19.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Tai Tam Bay

OR: 4 Form: 6.6 Odds: 4.4

3rd

King Of Gosford

11.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Guest Star

10.2

OR: 4 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Cuban Confusion

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Tartaraghan

7.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.1

Masonbrook Meadow

6.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

St Laurences Gate

6.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Poppadom

5.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Courageous Strike

5.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Interestnpenalties

5.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Hispanolita

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Little Miss Peppi

4.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

Bofa

4.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

Victors Choice

3.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2

Loveforce

3.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Maria Land

2.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Bear Trap	71	73	—
Masonbrook Meadow	71	71	17
King Of Gosford	70	72	—
Cuban Confusion	68	68	—
Interestnpenalties	68	74	—
Courageous Strike	67	71	—
St Laurences Gate	67	74	—
Tartaraghan	67	75	—
Tai Tam Bay	66	76	—
Guest Star	66	73	—
Hispanolita	65	68	22
Poppadom	64	73	—
Loveforce	62	63	—
Little Miss Peppi	59	73	—
Victors Choice	57	65	—
Bofa	55	71	—
Maria Land	52	70	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Interestnpenalties	8d ago	Quick return
Tai Tam Bay	10d ago	Quick return
Poppadom	12d ago	Quick return
Maria Land	13d ago	Quick return
Bofa	17d ago	Fit
The Bear Trap	18d ago	Fit
Tartaraghan	18d ago	Fit
Guest Star	22d ago	Fit
Victors Choice	22d ago	Fit
Little Miss Peppi	22d ago	Fit
Loveforce	23d ago	Fit
Courageous Strike	26d ago	Fit
St Laurences Gate	26d ago	Fit
King Of Gosford	41d ago	Fit
Cuban Confusion	51d ago	Fresh
Masonbrook Meadow	52d ago	Fresh
Hispanolita	52d ago	Fresh