Stephen Quirke Memorial Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

16:05

Stephen Quirke Memorial Handicap

Date 2023-10-07

Distance 5f

Class

Going 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
2 (10)	Gustavus Weston Brown J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	138	h	707004	85	97	75	3d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Group 3 winner here in 2021; unplaced all starts since but 4th on Wednesday; on good mark
5 (5)	Pop Star Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	135	b	72-1	82	94	72	37d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	22.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Left previous form behind with Navan maiden win last time and that form is working out
4 (3)	Harrys Hill Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Martin Hassett	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Martin Hassett	136	—	610102	83	92	81	14d	—	—	+12	23.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner in Premier handicap in July and only narrowly denied back over C&D latest
6 (9)	Little Queenie Grey J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul W Flynn	134	—	541210	81	95	86	27d	—	—	+15	22.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Won 2 of her last 4 but well below form latest and ground may not be ideal here
9 (4)	Petit Calvados Bay J:Ben Coen T:E J Oneill	J:Ben Coen T:E J Oneill	130	—	114-63	77	102	58	8d	—	—	-1	9.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won 3 sprint races in France last year; encouraging run over 6f on AW last week; up 3lb
10 (2)	Parting Glass Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	129	t	155294	76	94	82	35d	—	—	+3	11.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won soft ground Navan maiden in May and good h'cap runs since but this looks tough
11 (11)	Mymomentintime Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Miss Susan A Finn	J:Leigh Roche T:Miss Susan A Finn	119	—	-53294	66	101	93	57d	—	—	-2	11	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D winner last year and knocking on the door this term; becoming well treated
8 (6)	Screen Siren Bay J:Colin Keane T:Sarah Lynam	J:Colin Keane T:Sarah Lynam	131	p	731683	78	98	77	11d	—	—	+8	15.8	2.75/1	12 8%
All 3 wins at 5f; handles this ground and good run over 6f last week; respected back at 5f
3 (7)	Polar Bear Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	137	v	-13024	84	93	80	12d	—	—	+11	16.3	3.25/1	14 7%
Running well in defeat of late and should go well again but others lurk on better marks
1 (8)	Tawaazon Bay J:Jamie Powell(5) T:James Mcauley	J:Jamie Powell(5) T:James Mcauley	140	tb	152174	87	99	87	10d	—	—	+13	17	4.25/1	18 6%
Won 5 of his 11 starts since joining this yard and may have needed last week's return
7 (1)	Dream Today Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian Mcguinness	132	tp	035015	79	101	68	10d	—	—	+13	15.6	8.00/1	33 3%
Winner at Laytown before disappointing run last week; 5f probably too sharp for him

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gustavus Weston	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Pop Star	4	9/2	9/2	9/2	4
Harrys Hill	13/2	6	6/1	6/1	6
Little Queenie	10	10	10	10	10
Petit Calvados	6	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Parting Glass	9	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Mymomentintime	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Screen Siren	12	10	10/1	10	11
Polar Bear	14	14	14	14	14
Tawaazon	18	18	18	18	18
Dream Today	33	28	28	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Harrys Hill

23.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Pop Star

22.4

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Little Queenie

22.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.1

Tawaazon

OR: 9.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.2

Polar Bear

16.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 6.4 Odds: 1.4

Screen Siren

15.8

OR: 7 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.2

Dream Today

15.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.8

Gustavus Weston

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Parting Glass

11.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Mymomentintime

OR: 4 Form: 3.4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Petit Calvados

9.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tawaazon	87	99	87
Gustavus Weston	85	97	75
Polar Bear	84	93	80
Harrys Hill	83	92	81
Pop Star	82	94	72
Little Queenie	81	95	86
Dream Today	79	101	68
Screen Siren	78	98	77
Petit Calvados	77	102	58
Parting Glass	76	94	82
Mymomentintime	66	101	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gustavus Weston	3d ago	Quick return
Petit Calvados	8d ago	Quick return
Tawaazon	10d ago	Quick return
Dream Today	10d ago	Quick return
Screen Siren	11d ago	Quick return
Polar Bear	12d ago	Quick return
Harrys Hill	14d ago	Fit
Little Queenie	27d ago	Fit
Parting Glass	35d ago	Fit
Pop Star	37d ago	Fit
Mymomentintime	57d ago	Fresh