Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:01

Killavullan Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-10-21

Distance 7f23y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €30,975

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (3)	Military Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	131	—	14	-	106	77	23d	—	—	-19	19.5	5/4 44%
Naas winner on debut, should go close on the evidence of fourth in Group 3 at Newmarket
1 (4)	Atlantic Coast Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	—	13	101	105	81	42d	—	—	+3	31.6	15/8 35%
Has a leading chance on his Group 2 third to Diego Velasquez with the smart Deepone fourth
NR (5)	Instant Appeal Bay J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	131	—	231	87	98	74	45d	—	—	+10	29.8	17/2 11%
Form ties in with City Of Troy and Deepone but 87 rating is a negative in this grade
3 (6)	Gloucester Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	131	—	061415	93	101	86	7d	—	—	+16	22.5	14 7%
Two wins to his name including a nursery, 93 rating leaves him with plenty to find
7 (2)	Sluice Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	128	—	1	-	92	32	26d	—	—	+5	11.9	14 7%
Handled heavy ground when winning first time out at Down Royal, number two for stable
2 (7)	Bright Stripes Chestnut J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	131	p	631	89	97	83	37d	—	—	+11	26.3	11/2 15%
Odds-on Naas maiden winner after third in a valuable sales race, faces a stiff task here
6 (1)	The Caribbean Bay J:Killian Hennessy T:A P Obrien	J:Killian Hennessy T:A P Obrien	131	b	218291	90	95	74	45d	—	—	+22	25.6	28 4%
No shortage of experience but looks inferior to less exposed stablemate Military

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Military	5/4	6/5	5/4	5/4	11/10
Atlantic Coast	2	7/4	2	2	15/8
Instant Appeal	8	17/2	8	8	15/2
Gloucester	14	14	11	11	12
Sluice	14	10	11	14	14
Bright Stripes	11/2	4	5	11/2	11/2
The Caribbean	25	28	22	28	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Atlantic Coast

31.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Instant Appeal

29.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 14.6 Odds: 6

17/2

3rd

Bright Stripes

26.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

The Caribbean

25.6

OR: 10 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.1

Gloucester

22.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

Military

19.5

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 12.5

5/4

Sluice

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Atlantic Coast	101	105	81
Gloucester	93	101	86
The Caribbean	90	95	74
Bright Stripes	89	97	83
Instant Appeal	87	98	74
Military	—	106	77
Sluice	—	92	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gloucester	7d ago	Quick return
Military	23d ago	Fit
Sluice	26d ago	Fit
Bright Stripes	37d ago	Fit
Atlantic Coast	42d ago	Fit
Instant Appeal	45d ago	Fit
The Caribbean	45d ago	Fit