John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Naas

14:55

Date 2023-12-14

Distance 2m

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13	Tingarran Express Bay J:Mr J W Hannon T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	J:Mr J W Hannon T:Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	162	—	3-6F05	83	96	63	4d	—	—	-7	17.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Solid run at Cork four days ago but still beaten 18l; won't be far away if none the worse
9	Poppy Rose Bay J:Mr S Connor T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr S Connor T:S R B Crawford	166	—	432U-3	87	96	78	25d	—	—	0	17.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Maiden ran a cracker at Navan last month on return; go close if improving from that
8	Special Protector b/br J:Mr D Doyle(2) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(2) T:Eoin Doyle	167	—	0007-	88	85	32	—	—	—	-1	13.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Flat maiden but some good runs latest; hint of ability in 4 maiden hurdles; one to note
5	Young Fitzy Bay J:Mr R James T:Norman Lee	J:Mr R James T:Norman Lee	171	t	4-6603	92	94	63	23d	—	—	+3	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dropped in the weights this year and a decent run in cheekpieces last time; left off today
7	Billy Lee Swagger Bay J:Miss P Elvin T:P J Rothwell	J:Miss P Elvin T:P J Rothwell	168	—	4F-840	89	69	46	54d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well beaten in three maiden hurdles but could fare better in this company; yard in form
14	Wee Jerry Bay J:Mr D McGill T:Neill McCluskey	J:Mr D McGill T:Neill McCluskey	160	tp	0P8052	81	91	59	69d	—	—	+8	14.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden was a 6l 2nd at Downpatrick last time off a mark of 80; a chance down in trip
15	Max Time Bay J:Mr J W Hendrick T:I Madden	J:Mr J W Hendrick T:I Madden	159	—	079975	80	95	59	18d	—	—	+4	8.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Maiden hasn't been beaten far at times but has to find improvement from somewhere
10	Derby De Thaix Bay J:Miss H Heffernan(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Miss H Heffernan(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	164	—	8P/6-3	85	106	-	48d	—	—	+7	13.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Now 0-31 over hurdles; 5lb rise for Sligo maiden 3rd doesn't help but not ruled out
16	Perfect Arch Bay J:Miss A McGuinness(2) T:Stephen McConville	J:Miss A McGuinness(2) T:Stephen McConville	159	p	-990P7	80	96	79	25d	—	—	+5	8.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Maiden hasn't been beaten far at times but has to find improvement from somewhere
1	Roderick Bay J:Mr P Lake(4) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Mr P Lake(4) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	172	t	0600	93	86	45	12d	—	—	+8	11.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Four-time Flat winner has been well beaten in maiden hurdles but could fare better here
2	Backinabit Bay J:Mr J P Berry(2) T:J P Dempsey	J:Mr J P Berry(2) T:J P Dempsey	171	—	040	92	69	9	19d	—	—	+8	11.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well beaten in three maiden hurdles but could fare better on handicap debut
6	Thedancingfarrier Chestnut J:Ms A Power(4) T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Ms A Power(4) T:Paul Stephen Kiely	170	—	050-0P	91	96	65	—	—	—	+8	11	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has come down the handicap this year; pulled-up in a point last time but do better now
3	Container Madness Bay J:Miss S Doyle(2) T:Martin Brassil	J:Miss S Doyle(2) T:Martin Brassil	171	—	000	92	93	-	39d	—	—	+8	11.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Just a glimpse of ability in three maiden hurdles but should fare better on handicap debut
4	Eikonix Bay J:Mr H E Sexton(2) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Mr H E Sexton(2) T:John Joseph Hanlon	171	—	000-5R	92	86	11	27d	—	—	+8	11.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual Flat winner ran well in a Gowran maiden hurdle but pulled himself up at Wexford since
12	Cristiano Marealdo Bay J:Mr J Dunne T:P J Rothwell	J:Mr J Dunne T:P J Rothwell	162	p	0099-P	83	80	32	33d	—	—	+6	9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Pulled-up on handicap debut at Gowran after a year away and not easy to fancy
11	Chosen Shant b/br J:Ms C Skerry(4) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ms C Skerry(4) T:Ciaran Murphy	163	t	489/P9	84	99	-	7d	—	—	+7	9.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Maiden was placed a number of times in UK; below that form in two starts here
17	Take A Punt Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(2) T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Mr J H Williamson(2) T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	159	—	P/0P-0	80	92	-	192d	—	—	+6	8.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Poor in three starts this year and isn't easy to make a case for

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tingarran Express	9/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2
Poppy Rose	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Special Protector	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Young Fitzy	8/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Billy Lee Swagger	9/1	17/2	8/1	15/2	15/2
Wee Jerry	16/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Max Time	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Derby De Thaix	16/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Perfect Arch	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Roderick	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Backinabit	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Thedancingfarrier	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Container Madness	22/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Eikonix	33/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Cristiano Marealdo	50/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Chosen Shant	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Take A Punt	50/1	40/1	50/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tingarran Express

17.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Poppy Rose

17.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Wee Jerry

14.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Young Fitzy

13.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Special Protector

13.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Derby De Thaix

13.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Billy Lee Swagger

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Roderick

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Backinabit

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Eikonix

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Container Madness

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Thedancingfarrier

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Chosen Shant

9.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Cristiano Marealdo

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Max Time

8.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Perfect Arch

8.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Take A Punt

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Roderick	93	86	45
Young Fitzy	92	94	63
Backinabit	92	69	9
Container Madness	92	93	—
Eikonix	92	86	11
Thedancingfarrier	91	96	65
Billy Lee Swagger	89	69	46
Special Protector	88	85	32
Poppy Rose	87	96	78
Derby De Thaix	85	106	—
Chosen Shant	84	99	—
Tingarran Express	83	96	63
Cristiano Marealdo	83	80	32
Wee Jerry	81	91	59
Max Time	80	95	59
Perfect Arch	80	96	79
Take A Punt	80	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tingarran Express	4d ago	Quick return
Chosen Shant	7d ago	Quick return
Roderick	12d ago	Quick return
Max Time	18d ago	Fit
Backinabit	19d ago	Fit
Young Fitzy	23d ago	Fit
Poppy Rose	25d ago	Fit
Perfect Arch	25d ago	Fit
Eikonix	27d ago	Fit
Cristiano Marealdo	33d ago	Fit
Container Madness	39d ago	Fit
Derby De Thaix	48d ago	Fresh
Billy Lee Swagger	54d ago	Fresh
Wee Jerry	69d ago	Fresh
Take A Punt	192d ago	Long break
Special Protector	—	—
Thedancingfarrier	—	—