www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase – Thurles

Thurles

14:15

www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase

Date 2023-10-19

Distance 2m4f112y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 5m 22.10s (slow by 21.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ardera Ru (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Eoin Doyle	11/2	Won
2nd	Go Battle (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Philip M Byrne	25/1	4
3rd	Likable Chancer (IRE) Daniel King · Daniel John Howard	9/2F	1.25
4th	General Ryan (IRE) Ciaran O'Shea · G Ahern	11/1	3.5
5th	Sean Says (IRE) Phillip Enright · Rodger Sweeney	9/1	0.1
6th	Nazine (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh	14/1	8.5
7th	Champagne Vacation (IRE) Diarmuid Moloney · Sean Aherne	7/1	8.5
8th	Kilmurry Jj (IRE) John Shinnick · Terence O'Brien	11/2	22
9th	Roscomroe (IRE) Dillon Maxwell · J P Broderick	50/1	27

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Agirlcalledchloe (IRE) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	9/1
P.U.	Baldur's Gate (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	11/2
P.U.	Elmount (IRE) P J O'Hanlon · Eamon Courtney	20/1

Runners (18)

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	Baldurs Gate Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Miss Denise Marie Oshea	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Miss Denise Marie Oshea	165	—	53523-	98	105	85	202d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	23.4	1.00/1	5 20%
Went close over C&D 2 starts ago and probably too much to do at Wexford latest
1	Ardera Ru Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	167	tp	21312-	100	115	95	185d	—	—	+21	33.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Showed she's as good over fences when 2nd when last seen; may be best watched here though
NR	Tennessee Titan Bay J:TBC T:Seamus Neville	J: T:Seamus Neville	157	t	2-365P	90	-	-	48d	—	—	+4	17.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Point winner; promise over timber but didn't jump well on chase debut
R16	Kilmurry Jj Chestnut J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence Obrien	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence Obrien	160	t	UP-522	93	-	-	101d	—	—	+2	14.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Runner-up in last two hurdle starts but tough ask on chase debut and off 101 days; reserve
12	Agirlcalledchloe Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	144	b	P32242	77	103	80	22d	—	—	+11	18.6	2.25/1	10 10%
2nd in 3 of last 4 starts; bit below form when distant 2nd latest; needs more here
9	General Ryan Bay J:Ciaran O'Shea(7) T:G Ahern	J:Ciaran O'Shea(7) T:G Ahern	153	p	8-3UU2	86	119	84	62d	—	—	+4	11.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Point winner; 0-10 over fences; makes jumping errors; 5lb rise for latest 2nd fine
NR	Important Message Bay J:TBC T:John G Carr	J: T:John G Carr	152	t	3330-9	85	109	-	33d	—	—	-1	12.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Dual hurdle winner; ran okay on last month's return but yet to show same form over fences
10	Likable Chancer Bay J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	153	tb	42P225	86	113	98	8d	—	—	+6	19.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Winner at Tramore last term; 2nd in 4 runs since; disappointing run last week
NR	Fassbender Bay J:TBC T:Mark Michael Mcniff	J: T:Mark Michael Mcniff	166	tp	060233	99	-	-	13d	—	—	+16	21.2	3.75/1	16 6%
Both wins have come over timber at Downpatrick; tough mark for chase debut; reserve
5	Elmount Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	161	t	6132-6	94	115	104	163d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Sole win over fences came at Catterick last season; best watched on return up in trip
NR	Gaelic Des Chastys Chestnut J:TBC T:Alan Donoghue	J: T:Alan Donoghue	150	—	300-56	83	-	-	4d	—	—	-1	11.8	5.25/1	22 5%
19-race maiden; struggled both runs this year; chase debut; reserve
NR	Plain Or Battered Bay J:TBC T:N Dooly	J: T:N Dooly	155	p	P4047-	88	100	-	210d	—	—	-1	13.7	5.25/1	22 5%
0-9 under rules and hard to recommend on what he's shown over hurdles last season
4	Champagne Vacation Chestnut J:Diarmuid Moloney(7) T:Sean Aherne	J:Diarmuid Moloney(7) T:Sean Aherne	162	—	6-3966	95	-	-	9d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
0-14; below his best over hurdles of late and this looks like a tough ask on chase debut
6	Sean Says Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Rodger Sweeney	J:Phillip Enright T:Rodger Sweeney	160	p	-53U75	93	110	78	21d	—	—	+5	13	2.75/1	12 8%
1-16 over fences; tailed off over C&D latest chase start; patchy profile
NR	Neptunus Equester b/br J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	144	—	UP9-77	77	105	57	48d	—	—	-4	11.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Limerick winner in 2022 but lost his way; encouraging signs latest best form on quicker
15	Go Battle Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip M Byrne	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip M Byrne	141	—	35-57F	74	102	66	34d	—	—	+4	6.9	6.00/1	25 4%
17-race maiden and fell early at Ballinrobe last month; best form on better ground
14	Roscomroe Bay J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	142	—	87P-P5	75	73	-	22d	—	—	+5	6.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Unplaced in 13 starts and shown nothing in two runs over fences
3	Nazine Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J Mcdonagh	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J Mcdonagh	164	b	30-009	97	80	-	26d	—	—	+8	13.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Out of form in 3 runs this year; showed very little over fences 2 seasons ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Baldurs Gate	5	5	5	5	5
Ardera Ru	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Tennessee Titan	12	12	12	12	12
Kilmurry Jj	6	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Agirlcalledchloe	10	9	9	9	9
General Ryan	10	10	9	10	9
Important Message	14	12	12	12	12
Likable Chancer	5	5	5	5	9/2
Fassbender	14	16	14	14	16
Elmount	16	16	14	16	16
Gaelic Des Chastys	20	22	20	20	22
Plain Or Battered	20	20	20	20	22
Champagne Vacation	6	6	11/2	6	6
Sean Says	12	11	11	11	11
Neptunus Equester	25	28	25	28	33
Go Battle	25	25	22	25	25
Roscomroe	40	50	40	50	50
Nazine	16	16	16	16	18

Predictor

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

1st

Ardera Ru

33.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Baldurs Gate

23.4

OR: 12 Form: 7.4 Odds: 4

3rd

Fassbender

21.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.4

Likable Chancer

19.6

OR: 9 Form: 6.6 Odds: 4

9/2

Agirlcalledchloe

18.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 9.6 Odds: 2.2

Tennessee Titan

17.5

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

Champagne Vacation

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kilmurry Jj

14.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Plain Or Battered

13.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.2

Nazine

13.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Sean Says

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.2 Odds: 2.1

Important Message

12.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.7

Elmount

12.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Gaelic Des Chastys

11.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

General Ryan

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Neptunus Equester

11.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Go Battle

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Roscomroe

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ardera Ru	100	115	95
Fassbender	99	—	—
Baldurs Gate	98	105	85
Nazine	97	80	—
Champagne Vacation	95	—	—
Elmount	94	115	104
Kilmurry Jj	93	—	—
Sean Says	93	110	78
Tennessee Titan	90	—	—
Plain Or Battered	88	100	—
General Ryan	86	119	84
Likable Chancer	86	113	98
Important Message	85	109	—
Gaelic Des Chastys	83	—	—
Agirlcalledchloe	77	103	80
Neptunus Equester	77	105	57
Roscomroe	75	73	—
Go Battle	74	102	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gaelic Des Chastys	4d ago	Quick return
Likable Chancer	8d ago	Quick return
Champagne Vacation	9d ago	Quick return
Fassbender	13d ago	Quick return
Sean Says	21d ago	Fit
Agirlcalledchloe	22d ago	Fit
Roscomroe	22d ago	Fit
Nazine	26d ago	Fit
Important Message	33d ago	Fit
Go Battle	34d ago	Fit
Tennessee Titan	48d ago	Fresh
Neptunus Equester	48d ago	Fresh
General Ryan	62d ago	Fresh
Kilmurry Jj	101d ago	Long break
Elmount	163d ago	Long break
Ardera Ru	185d ago	Long break
Baldurs Gate	202d ago	Long break
Plain Or Battered	210d ago	Long break