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

Dundalk (AW)

19:30

Date 2023-12-22

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 2m 37.32s (slow by 8.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cara Susanna (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	10/1	Won
2nd	Brave Thought (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Luke Comer	11/2	.75
3rd	Gurkha Girl (IRE) Shane B Kelly · Micky Fenton	6/1	.5
4th	Breagagh (IRE) Declan McDonogh · S Michael Millar	5/1	.5
5th	Not Just Any Eagle (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Patrick J Flynn	5/2F	0.2
6th	Just For Yuse (IRE) Sorcha Woods · Paul Stafford	125/1	1.25
7th	Together Aclaim (GB) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	33/1	.75
8th	Anjah (IRE) Ronan Whelan · H D McGuigan	16/1	.5
9th	Kartayaz (IRE) Sean Bird · John C McConnell	28/1	0.3
10th	Sky Legend (GB) Sean D Bowen · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/2	1.75
11th	Shining Aitch (GB) James Ryan · T G McCourt	14/1	2.25
12th	Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) Robert Whearty · P Cluskey	28/1	5.5
13th	Berlina (IRE) Nathan Crosse · John C McConnell	40/1	5.5

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
4 (17)	Not Just Any Eagle Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Patrick J Flynn	136	p	072272	59	70	46	21d	—	—	-8	19.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Done late over 1m2f here last time; should be okay over the trip and cheekpieces left on
1 (1)	Sky Legend Chestnut J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	142	tp	059223	65	74	60	23d	—	—	0	18	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Clearly not that straightforward but has enough about him to be in the shakeup
9 (12)	Breagagh Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:S Michael Millar	J:Declan McDonogh T:S Michael Millar	127	p	205432	50	66	59	9d	—	—	-6	12.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
41-race maiden but lots of creditable efforts Flat and hurdles; second over 1m2f last week
3 (9)	Gurkha Girl Bay J:Shane B Kelly T:Michael Patrick Fenton	J:Shane B Kelly T:Michael Patrick Fenton	136	—	029564	59	74	47	28d	—	—	-5	6.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Saw the 1m2f out quite well here last month and well worth a go up in trip
5 (7)	Brave Thought Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	J:Robbie Colgan T:Luke Comer	135	—	555502	62	71	46	51d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Considerable improvement when stepped up to this trip for the first time early last month
6 (2)	Shining Aitch Grey J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	134	t	400917	57	72	43	21d	—	—	+4	10.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unable to run to his best off a 4lb higher mark latest; having his first go at this trip
2 (10)	Cara Susanna Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	139	tb	56-659	62	70	30	51d	—	—	-3	5.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Started slowly here last time and kept on to finish ninth; may do better
12 (3)	Anjah Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:H D McGuigan	J:Ronan Whelan T:H D McGuigan	124	tp	047-02	47	73	-	310d	—	—	-5	1.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not seen since but runner-up here in February but respected if able to run to his best
8 (14)	Kartayaz Bay J:Sean Bird(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Sean Bird(7) T:John C McConnell	129	—	369038	52	73	45	30d	—	—	0	3.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Good third over 1m2f here last month but unable to match it since; claims on his best form
13 (8)	Ballycommon Chapel Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:P Cluskey	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:P Cluskey	124	b	-07007	47	70	43	35d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Winless in 15 starts; ran okay in a C&D handicap last month but plenty more needed
14 (16)	Together Aclaim Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	124	t	500000	47	70	58	28d	—	—	-2	0.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Maiden with regressive profile and hard to fancy; various headgear has been tried
R15 (5)	Berlina Chestnut J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	121	—	8688	48	66	41	35d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
First reserve; beaten 10l on stable and handicap debut over 1m2f here last month
10 (13)	Just For Yuse Brown J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Paul Stafford	J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Paul Stafford	126	—	00600-	49	68	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Campaigned unsuccessfully over fences since joining his current yard; best watched here
NR (11)	Flier Bay J:TBC T:Mrs Denise Foster	J: T:Mrs Denise Foster	132	t	262572	55	69	44	9d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Step up in trip should not be an issue and the champion jockey booked; could go close
NR (15)	Uberrima Fides Bay J:TBC T:S R B Crawford	J: T:S R B Crawford	126	—	8-9702	49	71	40	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Touched off over C&D two weeks ago after six months off; could well have more to offer
NR (4)	Liberated Girl Bay J:TBC T:Andrew Slattery	J: T:Andrew Slattery	120	v	0-6984	47	70	58	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Second reserve; improved form when fourth in a C&D handicap last month; interesting
NR (6)	Emperor Of Silk Bay J:TBC T:Luke Comer	J: T:Luke Comer	133	b	000004	56	74	48	23d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Third reserve; much-improved run in first-time blinkers when fourth over C&D two weeks ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Not Just Any Eagle	5/2	9/4	5/2	2/1	9/4
Sky Legend	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Breagagh	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2
Gurkha Girl	13/2	13/2	7/1	11/2	13/2
Brave Thought	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2	9/1
Shining Aitch	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	11/1
Cara Susanna	8/1	17/2	10/1	17/2	8/1
Anjah	18/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Kartayaz	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Ballycommon Chapel	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Together Aclaim	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Berlina	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Just For Yuse	66/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Not Just Any Eagle

19.7

OR: 2.3 Form: 9 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Sky Legend

OR: 3.8 Form: 9 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Breagagh

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Shining Aitch

10.7

OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Brave Thought

10.4

OR: 3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Flier

7.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

—

Gurkha Girl

6.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Cara Susanna

5.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Kartayaz

3.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Anjah

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Emperor Of Silk

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ballycommon Chapel

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Together Aclaim

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Berlina

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Just For Yuse

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Uberrima Fides

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Liberated Girl

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sky Legend	65	74	60
Brave Thought	62	71	46
Cara Susanna	62	70	30
Not Just Any Eagle	59	70	46
Gurkha Girl	59	74	47
Shining Aitch	57	72	43
Emperor Of Silk	56	74	48
Flier	55	69	44
Kartayaz	52	73	45
Breagagh	50	66	59
Just For Yuse	49	68	—
Uberrima Fides	49	71	40
Berlina	48	66	41
Anjah	47	73	—
Ballycommon Chapel	47	70	43
Together Aclaim	47	70	58
Liberated Girl	47	70	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Breagagh	9d ago	Quick return
Flier	9d ago	Quick return
Uberrima Fides	14d ago	Fit
Not Just Any Eagle	21d ago	Fit
Shining Aitch	21d ago	Fit
Sky Legend	23d ago	Fit
Emperor Of Silk	23d ago	Fit
Gurkha Girl	28d ago	Fit
Together Aclaim	28d ago	Fit
Liberated Girl	28d ago	Fit
Kartayaz	30d ago	Fit
Ballycommon Chapel	35d ago	Fit
Berlina	35d ago	Fit
Brave Thought	51d ago	Fresh
Cara Susanna	51d ago	Fresh
Anjah	310d ago	Long break
Just For Yuse	—	—