HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (Div I)

Dundalk (AW)

19:00

Date 2023-12-22

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 2m 36.19s (slow by 6.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Unterberg (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Laura Hourigan	13/2	Won
2nd	Spinning Web (IRE) N G McCullagh · Ms Margaret Mullins	9/2	.5
3rd	Pinball Wizard (IRE) Sean D Bowen · John J Nallen	5/1	1.25
4th	Cursory Exam (GB) Colin Keane · D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	14/1	2
5th	Blackstone Cliff (IRE) Chris Hayes · Shane Crawley	22/1	1.75
6th	Nusra (IRE) Shane Foley · G Ahern	7/1	.5
7th	Say It So (IRE) Leigh Roche · E McNamara	12/1	0.05
8th	Dinamine (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	33/1	0.05
9th	Sand Castle (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Adrian Murray	7/2F	0.1
10th	Oranmore (IRE) Yudish Geerdharry · Luke Comer	12/1	1.5
11th	Ciao Adios (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	40/1	10
12th	Curious Bride (IRE) Sam Ewing · Eamonn O'Connell	16/1	1.25
13th	Indignation (FR) Robert Whearty · John C McConnell	18/1	2

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
8 (2)	Spinning Web Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:N G McCullagh T:Ms Margaret Mullins	128	—	0-8251	55	68	60	28d	—	—	-13	7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Up 6lb for latest but could still be progressive and has a good attitude; could go close
6 (4)	Sand Castle Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	134	t	-30653	57	74	60	28d	—	—	-4	9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Solid efforts in defeat in two runs over C&D last month; looks likely to be thereabouts
4 (8)	Unterberg Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Oisin McSweeney(5) T:Laura Hourigan	138	—	540003	61	69	27	28d	—	—	-4	9.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Every chance on latest evidence that he will get the trip and could be a danger if he does
3 (16)	Pinball Wizard Bay J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:John J Nallen	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:John J Nallen	138	—	779223	61	70	51	21d	—	—	+3	15.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In good form and clearly has a chance if seeing out the longer trip here
5 (10)	Cursory Exam Bay J:Colin Keane T:D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	J:Colin Keane T:D J Bunyan & G O'Leary	137	—	000050	60	71	47	2d	—	—	-4	5.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
All three wins have come over 1m2f; previous efforts at this trip unconvincing; vulnerable
7 (3)	Nusra Bay J:Shane Foley T:G Ahern	J:Shane Foley T:G Ahern	133	p	208101	56	68	58	28d	—	—	+10	18.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Up 9lb for her last win but will be hard to keep out of the frame with a reproduction
2 (12)	Oranmore Chestnut J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:Luke Comer	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:Luke Comer	138	—	159963	61	73	54	23d	—	—	-2	8.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Solid effort over 2m here last month and the drop back in trip here not guaranteed to suit
9 (7)	Say It So Bay J:Leigh Roche T:E McNamara	J:Leigh Roche T:E McNamara	127	tb	87-375	50	72	47	37d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten a length over this trip at Cork in August and fair fifth over 1m2f here last month
1 (1)	Curious Bride Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	140	t	355732	63	71	56	23d	—	—	+5	12.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Good third over C&D early last month and ran similarly over 2m last time; could go well
14 (17)	Indignation Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:John C McConnell	124	p	/4-060	47	71	-	110d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Maiden placed twice here earlier in his career; well held on turf and back from a break
13 (15)	Dinamine Chestnut J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	124	h	046040	47	73	30	30d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Couple of good runs since joining this yard including 1m2f fourth when hooded; not forlorn
10 (13)	Blackstone Cliff Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Shane Crawley	J:Chris Hayes T:Shane Crawley	124	ht	969070	47	68	44	14d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three course wins, all over 1m2f; form over this trip is patchy and others more likely
11 (5)	Ciao Adios Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	124	p	600469	47	72	60	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Good run in November but disappointed back at this trip last time; others preferred
NR (9)	Designer Cailin Chestnut J:TBC T:Patrick Martin	J: T:Patrick Martin	124	—	636689	47	74	47	21d	—	—	—	0.6	—	—
Best form at about 1m; up to 1m4f for the first time here and does not make much appeal
NR (6)	Fashion Flair Chestnut J:TBC T:John S O'Donoghue	J: T:John S O'Donoghue	137	p	82-700	60	70	32	30d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
First reserve; no trace of his best form in three runs this year; cheekpieces tried
NR (14)	Tom The Plasterer Bay J:TBC T:Luke Comer	J: T:Luke Comer	129	—	5089	52	69	50	28d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Second reserve; well beaten behind Nusra on his handicap debut last month; little appeal
NR (11)	Hidden Land Chestnut J:TBC T:Andrew Kinirons	J: T:Andrew Kinirons	140	—	371695	63	71	53	23d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Third reserve; C&D winner made all in a 1m5f handicap at Down Royal in September

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Spinning Web	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Sand Castle	13/2	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2
Unterberg	6/1	11/2	6/1	5/1	9/2
Pinball Wizard	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Cursory Exam	8/1	8/1	17/2	15/2	15/2
Nusra	10/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Oranmore	15/2	11/1	12/1	11/1	10/1
Say It So	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Curious Bride	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Indignation	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dinamine	33/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Blackstone Cliff	40/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Ciao Adios	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Nusra

18.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 15 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Pinball Wizard

15.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Curious Bride

12.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Unterberg

9.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4

6/1

Sand Castle

OR: 1.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Oranmore

8.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

12/1

Spinning Web

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Hidden Land

6.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Cursory Exam

5.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Fashion Flair

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Say It So

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Indignation

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Dinamine

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Blackstone Cliff

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ciao Adios

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Designer Cailin

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Tom The Plasterer

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Curious Bride	63	71	56
Hidden Land	63	71	53
Unterberg	61	69	27
Pinball Wizard	61	70	51
Oranmore	61	73	54
Cursory Exam	60	71	47
Fashion Flair	60	70	32
Sand Castle	57	74	60
Nusra	56	68	58
Spinning Web	55	68	60
Tom The Plasterer	52	69	50
Say It So	50	72	47
Indignation	47	71	—
Dinamine	47	73	30
Blackstone Cliff	47	68	44
Ciao Adios	47	72	60
Designer Cailin	47	74	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cursory Exam	2d ago	Quick return
Blackstone Cliff	14d ago	Fit
Ciao Adios	14d ago	Fit
Pinball Wizard	21d ago	Fit
Designer Cailin	21d ago	Fit
Oranmore	23d ago	Fit
Curious Bride	23d ago	Fit
Hidden Land	23d ago	Fit
Spinning Web	28d ago	Fit
Sand Castle	28d ago	Fit
Unterberg	28d ago	Fit
Nusra	28d ago	Fit
Tom The Plasterer	28d ago	Fit
Dinamine	30d ago	Fit
Fashion Flair	30d ago	Fit
Say It So	37d ago	Fit
Indignation	110d ago	Long break