Tote Athgarvan Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

14:25

Tote Athgarvan Handicap

Date 2023-11-05

Distance 1m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €29,500

Winning Time 1m 48.26s (slow by 11.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saltonstall (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	11/1	Won
2nd	Indigo Five (IRE) Wesley Joyce · John James Feane	11/4F	0.3
3rd	Simply Sideways (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Timothy Doyle	17/2	.5
4th	Mr Rango (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · Ross O'Sullivan	25/1	.5
5th	San Aer (IRE) W J Lee · Thomas Mullins	7/2	1.75
6th	No More Porter (IRE) Jamie Powell · Adrian McGuinness	9/2	2
7th	Flame Of Eire (IRE) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	18/1	4.5
8th	Current Option (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Adrian McGuinness	28/1	2
9th	Casanova (GB) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	25/1	1
10th	Martinstown (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	11/1	1.75
11th	Excuzio Joe (IRE) Colin Keane · Patrick Magee	20/1	6
12th	Soaring Monarch (IRE) Ben Coen · Peter Fahey	33/1	.75
13th	Arniemac (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Ross O'Sullivan	25/1	17

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
14 (13)	Indigo Five Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:John James Feane	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:John James Feane	119	p	4654d1	73	97	85	29d	—	—	0	22.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
C&D winner on soft last time; up in grade but no weight on her back and may progress again
8 (5)	San Aer Bay J:W J Lee T:Thomas Mullins	J:W J Lee T:Thomas Mullins	132	t	036321	86	100	89	6d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+14	29	1.13/1	9/2 18%
9lb higher for smooth Galway victory on Monday but revised mark probably not beyond him
11 (11)	No More Porter Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	129	t	684322	83	103	84	22d	—	—	+7	22.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Almost always thereabouts including in better races but seems to have forgotten how to win
NR (7)	Grey Leader Grey J:TBC T:Joseph G Murphy	J: T:Joseph G Murphy	134	—	61131	90	104	71	20d	—	—	+23	32.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Made it three wins from five starts when beating four rivals in rated race at Gowran
7 (3)	Simply Sideways Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Timothy Doyle	133	—	331119	87	101	83	21d	—	—	+18	27.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Four-time winner has been one of stable stars for Tim Doyle; no impact in Listed latest
1 (12)	Martinstown Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P O'Brien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P O'Brien	140	—	1-8333	94	100	36	16d	—	—	+12	20.4	2.00/1	9 11%
First run back at 1m and ground concerns too but there's no doubt he has potential
4 (10)	Saltonstall Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	136	tp	770655	90	103	94	14d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Touched off in Irish Lincolnshire on reappearance; struggled since but ground will suit
10 (6)	Arniemac Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	129	t	4-215	83	99	78	54d	—	—	+4	9.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Easily beat a horse now rated 82 in Killarney maiden and has a bit of form on soft ground
12 (1)	Excuzio Joe Bay J:Colin Keane T:Patrick Magee	J:Colin Keane T:Patrick Magee	126	—	032-29	80	98	92	14d	—	—	+4	8.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Ran well on yard debut after long layoff when second at Gowran but well beaten since
2 (14)	Flame Of Eire Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	139	—	760565	93	98	60	14d	—	—	+7	12.1	4.25/1	18 6%
3lb rise for Listed fifth at Leopardstown; ground okay and not ruled out under 7lb claimer
9 (4)	Soaring Monarch Bay J:Ben Coen T:Peter Fahey	J:Ben Coen T:Peter Fahey	132	—	-10090	86	103	88	14d	—	—	+8	12	6.00/1	25 4%
Well held in premier handicaps since 1m2f win at Roscommon on reappearance
3 (9)	Current Option Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	136	—	989050	90	102	90	14d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Winless this term, has run creditably in premier handicaps a few times; well treated now
5 (8)	Casanova Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	134	—	040090	88	101	97	35d	—	—	+7	10.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Losing run of over two years; couple of good runs this term but well held in recent starts
13 (2)	Mr Rango Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Ross O'Sullivan	126	—	303987	80	104	68	24d	—	—	+6	9.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Loves the mud and was progressive last year over 1m2f; struggled in recent starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Indigo Five	11/4	11/4	11/4	3	11/4
San Aer	5	4	4	9/2	4
No More Porter	11/2	5	5	5	5
Grey Leader	7	7	7	7	7
Simply Sideways	17/2	8	8	8	8
Martinstown	9	9	9	9	9
Saltonstall	12	11	11	11	11
Arniemac	12	14	14	14	14
Excuzio Joe	16	16	16	16	16
Flame Of Eire	16	18	14	16	16
Soaring Monarch	20	25	22	25	25
Current Option	18	22	20	22	25
Casanova	22	25	25	25	25
Mr Rango	28	25	22	28	25

Predictor

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

1st

Grey Leader

32.8

OR: 10 Form: 20.1 Odds: 2.7

2nd

San Aer

OR: 9 Form: 15.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Simply Sideways

27.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2.5

17/2

No More Porter

22.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Indigo Five

22.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Martinstown

20.4

OR: 11 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

Flame Of Eire

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Soaring Monarch

OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 1

Saltonstall

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Current Option

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Casanova

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Arniemac

9.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Mr Rango

9.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

Excuzio Joe

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Martinstown	94	100	36
Flame Of Eire	93	98	60
Grey Leader	90	104	71
Saltonstall	90	103	94
Current Option	90	102	90
Casanova	88	101	97
Simply Sideways	87	101	83
San Aer	86	100	89
Soaring Monarch	86	103	88
No More Porter	83	103	84
Arniemac	83	99	78
Excuzio Joe	80	98	92
Mr Rango	80	104	68
Indigo Five	73	97	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
San Aer	6d ago	Quick return
Saltonstall	14d ago	Fit
Excuzio Joe	14d ago	Fit
Flame Of Eire	14d ago	Fit
Soaring Monarch	14d ago	Fit
Current Option	14d ago	Fit
Martinstown	16d ago	Fit
Grey Leader	20d ago	Fit
Simply Sideways	21d ago	Fit
No More Porter	22d ago	Fit
Mr Rango	24d ago	Fit
Indigo Five	29d ago	Fit
Casanova	35d ago	Fit
Arniemac	54d ago	Fresh