Tote.ie Nursery Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

13:22

Tote.ie Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-10-31

Distance 1m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €8,850

Runners (9)

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
1 (3)	Rapid Mission Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	140	—	7832	82	80	64	30d	—	—	-2	22.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Beaten 4l by a promising newcomer at Tipperary last time, opening mark looks fair enough
8 (2)	Expecto Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	119	p	508431	61	81	58	15d	—	—	+5	18.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Showed a liking for heavy ground when winning at Gowran despite rider's loss of an iron
7 (6)	Tiscommonknowledge Bay J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Padraig Roche	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Padraig Roche	121	—	90072	63	80	37	47d	—	—	-3	13	1.13/1	9/2 18%
First attempt at this trip brought about significant improvement at Naas, big chance
5 (5)	Navajo Scout Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	130	—	6635	72	79	56	24d	—	—	0	10.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
May struggle to reverse Tipperary form with Rapid Mission despite being 10lb better off
3 (9)	Ringside Timing Bay J:Killian Brophy(10) T:J S Bolger	J:Killian Brophy(10) T:J S Bolger	134	—	753557	76	79	57	58d	—	—	+3	9.1	3.25/1	14 7%
No evidence of progress since third at the Galway festival but has kept good company
2 (1)	Mo Ghille Mar Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Mrs John Harrington	135	p	3720	77	84	75	16d	—	—	+3	14.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Went close in a C&D maiden; out of her depth at Naas last time; headgear fitted
4 (7)	Sinbad My Dad Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Seamus Fahey	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Seamus Fahey	132	—	8467	74	83	29	4d	—	—	0	8.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Couple of creditable runs on testing ground; not beaten far in AW maiden; handicap debut
6 (4)	Guest Star Bay J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	126	b	828025	68	82	78	1d	—	—	+3	11.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Second and fifth in 7f heavy ground nurseries at Gowran and Galway
9 (8)	Highland Bells Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	119	—	8764	61	75	54	15d	—	—	-1	4.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Competing from 3lb out of the handicap, has a bit to find with Expecto on Gowran running

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Rapid Mission	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
Expecto	11/2	5	5	5	5
Tiscommonknowledge	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	5
Navajo Scout	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ringside Timing	14	12	12	12	11/1
Mo Ghille Mar	6	13/2	13/2	7/1	8/1
Sinbad My Dad	8	8	8	8	17/2
Guest Star	14	12	12	12	12
Highland Bells	16	16	16	16	14

Predictor

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

1st

Rapid Mission

22.4

OR: 8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Expecto

18.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Mo Ghille Mar

14.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.4 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Tiscommonknowledge

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Guest Star

11.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

Navajo Scout

10.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Ringside Timing

9.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.7

Sinbad My Dad

8.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Highland Bells

4.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rapid Mission	82	80	64
Mo Ghille Mar	77	84	75
Ringside Timing	76	79	57
Sinbad My Dad	74	83	29
Navajo Scout	72	79	56
Guest Star	68	82	78
Tiscommonknowledge	63	80	37
Expecto	61	81	58
Highland Bells	61	75	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Guest Star	1d ago	Quick return
Sinbad My Dad	4d ago	Quick return
Expecto	15d ago	Fit
Highland Bells	15d ago	Fit
Mo Ghille Mar	16d ago	Fit
Navajo Scout	24d ago	Fit
Rapid Mission	30d ago	Fit
Tiscommonknowledge	47d ago	Fresh
Ringside Timing	58d ago	Fresh