Paddy Power "I Still Call It Twitter" Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed Race)

Cork

14:05

Date 2023-11-05

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €16,225

Winning Time 6m 21.70s (slow by 39.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Solitary Man (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	5/2	Won
2nd	What Path (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/2	2.5
3rd	Pinyon Jay (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	11/2	1.25
4th	Desert Heather (IRE) Mr R W Barron · Declan Queally	9/4F	3.5
5th	Brave Fortune (IRE) Jack Doyle · P M J Doyle	11/1	6.5
6th	Ah Fuhgeddaboudit (IRE) Daniel King · Miss Shauna Larkin	66/1	0.3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	The Shantou King (IRE) Mark McDonagh · Aengus King	50/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	What Path Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	158	—	P-1126	135	155	130	43d	—	—	+3	29.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ran a cracker when 2nd in Galway novice but below form at Listowel; chance if rebounding
7	Desert Heather Bay J:Mr R W Barron T:Declan Queally	J:Mr R W Barron T:Declan Queally	147	—	241-11	128	143	82	21d	—	—	+1	27.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Did well to beat some of these over C&D last time on return; big chance with improvement
2	Solitary Man Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:E Bolger	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:E Bolger	154	—	621412	133	144	122	21d	—	—	+20	44	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Improved up in trip lately; just denied over C&D by Desert Heather last time; can go close
5	Pinyon Jay Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	152	p	9313	-	138	88	21d	—	—	+2	15.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Maiden winner was 4.5l behind Desert Heather over C&D last time; cheekpieces tried now
4	Brave Fortune Bay J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	152	—	7-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	11.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Promising bumper run in spring and won a point' last month; this looks ambitious
3	The Shantou King Bay J:Mark McDonagh T:Aengus King	J:Mark McDonagh T:Aengus King	154	tp	445271	-	126	80	46d	—	—	+11	13.1	16.25/1	66 2%
Improved form to win a Listowel maiden last time but needs plenty more now
6	Ah Fuhgeddaboudit Bay J:Daniel King T:Miss Shauna Larkin	J:Daniel King T:Miss Shauna Larkin	147	—	73846-	-	113	65	364d	—	—	0	1.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Some decent runs for former yard but was well beaten in this race when last seen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
What Path	9/4	2	17/8	85/40	2
Desert Heather	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Solitary Man	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Pinyon Jay	7	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Brave Fortune	14	12/1	14	14	14
The Shantou King	66	50	50	50	50
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	100	80	80	80	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solitary Man

OR: 20.8 Form: 16 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

What Path

29.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Desert Heather

27.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Pinyon Jay

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4

13/2

The Shantou King

13.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.6

Brave Fortune

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
What Path	135	155	130
Solitary Man	133	144	122
Desert Heather	128	143	82
Pinyon Jay	—	138	88
Brave Fortune	—	—	—
The Shantou King	—	126	80
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	—	113	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Desert Heather	21d ago	Fit
Solitary Man	21d ago	Fit
Pinyon Jay	21d ago	Fit
What Path	43d ago	Fit
The Shantou King	46d ago	Fresh
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	364d ago	Long break
Brave Fortune	—	—