Leugh Handicap Hurdle – Thurles

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15:25

Leugh Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-10-19

Distance 1m7f202y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 3.50s (slow by 17.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Star Official (IRE) Danny Mullins · R Donohoe	5/2F	Won
2nd	Destivelle (IRE) Daniel King · Shane Ryder	14/1	1.75
3rd	Outdoor Mozzy (IRE) Miss P Elvin · P J Rothwell	9/1	7
4th	Romella (IRE) Phillip Enright · Brendan Maurice Walsh	7/1	6
5th	Trenchtown Rock (IRE) Alan King · V T O'Brien	100/1	1.25
6th	O'Faolains Glory (IRE) James O'Sullivan · N Dooly	8/1	1
7th	Say It So (IRE) Mark McDonagh · E McNamara	25/1	0.2
8th	Up She Flew (IRE) Kieran Callaghan · Liam P Cusack	10/1	10
9th	Cullenwaine (IRE) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	9/2	1
10th	Masterstonemason (IRE) Sean Flanagan · F Costello	33/1	.5
11th	Portarlington (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · David Kenneth Budds	6/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Corkbeg (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · David Harry Kelly	14/1

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
1	Star Official Bay J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	168	—	802702	95	102	90	7d	—	—	+2	24.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Last week's Tramore second on heavy augurs well but needs to jump better; up 3lb in future
NR	Be My Hero Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	628528	85	99	83	33d	—	—	-8	22.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Withdrawn on soft/heavy ground three times recently; doubtful starter again given forecast
NR	Future Proof Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	160	b	487504	87	101	85	33d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Good recent Navan run off an attractive mark; big player if getting a run; reserve
7	Romella Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	161	tp	8P-P85	88	97	63	9d	—	—	+3	12	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Down to a nice mark but ground concerns given forecast rain
NR	On My Bike Bay J:TBC T:Gavin Cromwell	J: T:Gavin Cromwell	165	—	0-4040	92	97	73	18d	—	—	0	14.8	2.75/1	12 8%
Drops in trip here and much more needed but may yet improve
NR	Muntahez Bay J:TBC T:Aidan Anthony Howard	J: T:Aidan Anthony Howard	160	—	482-80	87	96	42	33d	—	—	-2	13.8	2.75/1	12 8%
Flat winner; 0-14 over timber and tailed off at Navan on latest; hard to fancy
3	Portarlington Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:David Kenneth Budds	167	t	97-FF3	95	99	48	18d	—	—	+3	14.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Killarney run a step in the right direction but more likely needed here
15	Up She Flew Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:Liam P Cusack	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:Liam P Cusack	153	p	060-06	80	83	74	54d	—	—	+2	9.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Excuses of late; cheekpieces now fitted and improvement not ruled out
13	Outdoor Mozzy Bay J:Miss P Elvin(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Miss P Elvin(7) T:P J Rothwell	153	t	00-609	80	100	44	66d	—	—	+3	9.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Promising Punchestown run at the start of the campaign but well held both starts since
4	Say It So Bay J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:E Mcnamara	J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:E Mcnamara	166	p	9-00	94	96	12	—	—	—	+7	12.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Opening mark looks on the high side
10	Cullenwaine Chestnut J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	158	p	0-8852	85	100	84	34d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Downpatrick second withdrawn at same venue since due to soft ground; claims
12	Ofaolains Glory Bay J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:N Dooly	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:N Dooly	153	—	-67068	80	95	70	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	9.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Down to basement mark after three handicap runs and remains opposable
2	Corkbeg Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:David Harry Kelly	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:David Harry Kelly	167	t	-10F90	94	100	47	69d	—	—	+8	13.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Wants better ground so predicted rain an obvious concern
11	Destivelle Bay J:Daniel King(3) T:Shane Ryder	J:Daniel King(3) T:Shane Ryder	155	tp	96-703	83	97	76	—	—	—	+5	9.6	3.25/1	14 7%
4yo not one to rule out, especially if jumping improves
NR	Prince Of Air Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	158	—	-50618	85	99	48	48d	—	—	+13	17	4.75/1	20 5%
Penultimate Tramore win on soft puts him in the mix; reserve
NR	Got Grey Grey J:TBC T:Gavin Cromwell	J: T:Gavin Cromwell	165	t	0-F607	93	99	72	50d	—	—	+1	14.7	6.00/1	25 4%
Yet to impose himself in handicap hurdles, remains opposable
R18	Masterstonemason Grey J:Sean Flanagan T:F Costello	J:Sean Flanagan T:F Costello	153	p	-006P9	80	89	51	19d	—	—	+6	8.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Back to optimum trip but hard to fancy; reserve
14	Trenchtown Rock Brown J:Alan King(7) T:V T Obrien	J:Alan King(7) T:V T Obrien	153	—	2600/0	80	98	-	20d	—	—	+7	7.8	37.25/1	150 1%
Off 2 years until last month; entitled to come on for that but watching brief advised

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Star Official	3	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Be My Hero	SP	5	11/2	9/2	11/2
Future Proof	9	9	9	9	9
Romella	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	8
On My Bike	12	12	12	12	12
Muntahez	12	10	10	11	11
Portarlington	6	6	6	6	11/2
Up She Flew	11	11	11	11	9/1
Outdoor Mozzy	12	11	11	11/1	10
Say It So	12	14	12	14/1	14
Cullenwaine	4	4	4	4	9/2
Ofaolains Glory	9	17/2	9/1	9	8
Corkbeg	12	12	12/1	12	12
Destivelle	14	14	14	14	14
Prince Of Air	20	20	18	20	20
Got Grey	25	22	20	22	22
Masterstonemason	40	33	28/1	40/1	50/1
Trenchtown Rock	150	100	125/1	125	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Star Official

24.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Be My Hero

22.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 9.6

11/2

3rd

Prince Of Air

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

On My Bike

14.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Got Grey

14.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.9

Portarlington

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Corkbeg

13.9

OR: 11 Form: 1.3 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Muntahez

13.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.5

Cullenwaine

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Say It So

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Romella

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Future Proof

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ofaolains Glory

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Up She Flew

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Destivelle

9.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Outdoor Mozzy

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Masterstonemason

8.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Trenchtown Rock

7.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Official	95	102	90
Portarlington	95	99	48
Say It So	94	96	12
Corkbeg	94	100	47
Got Grey	93	99	72
On My Bike	92	97	73
Romella	88	97	63
Future Proof	87	101	85
Muntahez	87	96	42
Be My Hero	85	99	83
Cullenwaine	85	100	84
Prince Of Air	85	99	48
Destivelle	83	97	76
Up She Flew	80	83	74
Outdoor Mozzy	80	100	44
Ofaolains Glory	80	95	70
Masterstonemason	80	89	51
Trenchtown Rock	80	98	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Star Official	7d ago	Quick return
Romella	9d ago	Quick return
On My Bike	18d ago	Fit
Portarlington	18d ago	Fit
Masterstonemason	19d ago	Fit
Trenchtown Rock	20d ago	Fit
Ofaolains Glory	27d ago	Fit
Be My Hero	33d ago	Fit
Future Proof	33d ago	Fit
Muntahez	33d ago	Fit
Cullenwaine	34d ago	Fit
Prince Of Air	48d ago	Fresh
Got Grey	50d ago	Fresh
Up She Flew	54d ago	Fresh
Outdoor Mozzy	66d ago	Fresh
Corkbeg	69d ago	Fresh
Say It So	—	—
Destivelle	—	—