John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Sligo

15:00

Date 2023-10-27

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (14)

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	Zaidi Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(4) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(4) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	212F-2	-	124	33	27d	—	—	-36	25	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Point/bumper winner, sets the standard now having been just denied at Gowran
3	Charming Fortune Bay J:Mr J Dunne T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mr J Dunne T:Gavin Cromwell	158	h	2-33	-	117	105	21d	—	—	-9	8.5	0.75/1	4 25%
Second in a point, third in a bumper, third in maiden hurdle won by a stablemate of Zaidi
4	Kalanisi Flash Bay J:Mr D Doyle(2) T:John C McConnell	J:Mr D Doyle(2) T:John C McConnell	158	t	-2632F	-	114	104	21d	—	—	-9	9.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two wins in points, placed bumper/maiden hurdle at Downpatrick, place possibility
11	The Nagger Reidy Bay J:Mr M N Sharpe(4) T:Stephen Gerard Carey	J:Mr M N Sharpe(4) T:Stephen Gerard Carey	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Dam was a Flat winner for Mark Johnston and a hurdles scorer for Nicky Henderson
10	Moig Raven Bay J:Mr D E Phelan(4) T:Declan Queally	J:Mr D E Phelan(4) T:Declan Queally	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Fifth foal; half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Allbetsoff; dam well beaten in bumper/points.
7	Evans Secret Bay J:Mr B Barry(2) T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Mr B Barry(2) T:Mark Michael McNiff	156	t	7	-	69	15	28d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Fifth of 18 in a 1m4f Galway festival handicap, remote seventh on hurdling debut at Gowran
14	Menrva Bay J:Mr C J Shine(2) T:Maike Magnussen	J:Mr C J Shine(2) T:Maike Magnussen	149	—	470	-	39	25	17d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Two bumper runs were satisfactory, down the field in 2m4f maiden hurdle at Punchestown
8	Grizzley Adams Bay J:Mr A Burke-Ott(2) T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr A Burke-Ott(2) T:Alexander Ott	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	19.75/1	80 1%
Quest For Peace gelding comes from a family principally associated with sprint winners.
1	Derby De Thaix Bay J:Miss H Heffernan(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Miss H Heffernan(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	166	—	78P/6-	80	84	-	—	—	—	+7	7.8	19.75/1	80 1%
Fair Flat run at Listowel, well-exposed hurdler and very hard to fancy on that basis
9	Midweek Voices Bay J:Mr A Harney(4) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Mr A Harney(4) T:Eoin Doyle	156	—	0-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
In rear at Curraghmore in April on only start for leading producer Donnchadh Doyle.
13	Four Shares Bay J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(2) T:Michael Hourigan	J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(2) T:Michael Hourigan	149	—	—	-	26	-	39d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Lost any chance of being competitive with a bad mistake at the sixth on debut at Listowel
5	Perfect Pupil Bay J:Miss A McGuinness(2) T:Stephen McConville	J:Miss A McGuinness(2) T:Stephen McConville	158	—	/330-0	-	44	-	25d	—	—	0	0.1	49.75/1	200 1%
Soundly beaten in a Punchestown bumper, jumping was ragged on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse
12	Ar Aghaidh Bay J:Mr S Cavanagh T:Hugh Paul Finegan	J:Mr S Cavanagh T:Hugh Paul Finegan	151	—	54-00	-	67	-	154d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Struggled in maiden hurdle outings at Punchestown and Limerick in May
NR	D'jo Dela Barriere Bay J:TBC T:S Curling	J: T:S Curling	156	—	4-56	-	-	-	32d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fair fifth in a Killarney bumper in May, raced too keenly at Roscommon last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Zaidi	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5
Charming Fortune	4	4	4	4	4
Kalanisi Flash	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
The Nagger Reidy	20	20	20	20	20
Moig Raven	33	33	33	33	33
Evans Secret	66	66	66	66	66
Menrva	33	33	33	33	33
Grizzley Adams	80	80	80	80	80
Derby De Thaix	80	80	80	80	80
Midweek Voices	125	125	125	125	125
Four Shares	150	150	150	150	150/1
Perfect Pupil	200	200	200	200	200
Ar Aghaidh	200	200	125	200	200

Predictor

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

1st

Zaidi

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Kalanisi Flash

9.9

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Charming Fortune

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

Derby De Thaix

7.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

The Nagger Reidy

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Menrva

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Moig Raven

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Evans Secret

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Grizzley Adams

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

Four Shares

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Midweek Voices

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Ar Aghaidh

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Perfect Pupil

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200

D'jo Dela Barriere

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Derby De Thaix	80	84	—
Zaidi	—	124	33
Charming Fortune	—	117	105
Kalanisi Flash	—	114	104
The Nagger Reidy	—	—	—
Moig Raven	—	—	—
Evans Secret	—	69	15
Menrva	—	39	25
Grizzley Adams	—	—	—
Midweek Voices	—	—	—
Four Shares	—	26	—
Perfect Pupil	—	44	—
Ar Aghaidh	—	67	—
D'jo Dela Barriere	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Menrva	17d ago	Fit
Charming Fortune	21d ago	Fit
Kalanisi Flash	21d ago	Fit
Perfect Pupil	25d ago	Fit
Zaidi	27d ago	Fit
Evans Secret	28d ago	Fit
D'jo Dela Barriere	32d ago	Fit
Four Shares	39d ago	Fit
Ar Aghaidh	154d ago	Long break
The Nagger Reidy	—	—
Moig Raven	—	—
Grizzley Adams	—	—
Derby De Thaix	—	—
Midweek Voices	—	—