Racing Again February 22nd Handicap Chase – Thurles

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Racing Again February 22nd Handicap Chase

Date 2024-02-13

Distance 2m70y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 24.30s (slow by 20.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Added Bonus (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Brendan Maurice Walsh	5/1	Won
2nd	McGrath From Clune (IRE) Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	3/1F	6
3rd	Joke Dancer (GB) Michael O'Sullivan · Patrick Griffin	9/1	1
4th	Port Rashid (IRE) Miss J Townend · Timothy Townend	11/1	6.5
5th	Thedancingfarrier (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Paul Stephen Kiely	4/1	.5
6th	Huit Reflets (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Liz Doyle	9/2	25
7th	Itsalonglongroad (GB) Shane O'Callaghan · Charles Coakley	20/1	2.5
8th	Prince Of Air (FR) P J O'Hanlon · P J Rothwell	13/2	9.5
9th	Land Jet (IRE) J J Slevin · Peter Maher	28/1	3.75
10th	Love And Wishes (IRE) Sam Ewing · Jamie Albert Sloan	33/1	20

Runners (10)

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
1	McGrath From Clune Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	168	ht	-64147	102	104	90	29d	—	—	+3	24.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won over fences here; below form over hurdles last time but a chance back chasing
4	Thedancingfarrier Chestnut J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:Paul Stephen Kiely	161	—	0-0P92	95	112	-	38d	—	—	-1	16.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Was 4th off 3lb higher in this last year; back to form when 2nd in a Cork beginners chase
8	Huit Reflets Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Liz Doyle	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Liz Doyle	147	p	-39706	81	95	-	30d	—	—	-4	13.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Maiden after 16 runs, mostly over hurdles; has to improve from last chase start
6	Prince Of Air Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:P J Rothwell	151	tp	618444	85	105	92	33d	—	—	+2	14.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Hurdle winner twice ran well over fences before Christmas but not as good last time
9	Added Bonus Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	145	tp	772900	79	99	-	46d	—	—	0	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Sole win came in this last year and only glimpses of that form since; needs his best
5	Port Rashid Chestnut J:Miss J Townend T:Timothy Townend	J:Miss J Townend T:Timothy Townend	156	t	9-5277	90	105	-	75d	—	—	+4	12.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has won twice over hurdles here but not so good last time; needs to bounce back chasing
3	Joke Dancer Chestnut J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	163	t	056P-P	97	111	102	273d	—	—	+6	13.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Nine wins in UK but lost his form last year; needs a revival on yard debut after a break
2	Itsalonglongroad Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Charles Coakley	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Charles Coakley	166	p	632810	100	106	95	103d	—	—	+18	23	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Eight wins in all codes, incl' on Flat at this track; poor over fences here last time
7	Land Jet Bay J:J J Slevin T:Peter Maher	J:J J Slevin T:Peter Maher	150	—	3/0-PP	84	-	-	21d	—	—	+8	10.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has seen very little action in the last three years; pulled-up on return; not much appeal
10	Love And Wishes b/br J:Sam Ewing T:Jamie Albert Sloan	J:Sam Ewing T:Jamie Albert Sloan	140	p	/0-1PP	74	98	-	49d	—	—	+4	6.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Pulled-up in a point and hunter chase lately; no appeal from 7lb out of the handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
McGrath From Clune	3/1	10/3	3/1	10/3	11/4
Thedancingfarrier	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Huit Reflets	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Prince Of Air	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Added Bonus	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Port Rashid	12/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Joke Dancer	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Itsalonglongroad	16/1	14/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Land Jet	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Love And Wishes	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

McGrath From Clune

24.2

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Itsalonglongroad

OR: 12.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.4

20/1

3rd

Thedancingfarrier

16.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.9

9/2

Prince Of Air

14.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 2 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Joke Dancer

13.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Huit Reflets

13.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 5

9/2

Port Rashid

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Added Bonus

12.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Land Jet

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Love And Wishes

6.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
McGrath From Clune	102	104	90
Itsalonglongroad	100	106	95
Joke Dancer	97	111	102
Thedancingfarrier	95	112	—
Port Rashid	90	105	—
Prince Of Air	85	105	92
Land Jet	84	—	—
Huit Reflets	81	95	—
Added Bonus	79	99	—
Love And Wishes	74	98	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Land Jet	21d ago	Fit
McGrath From Clune	29d ago	Fit
Huit Reflets	30d ago	Fit
Prince Of Air	33d ago	Fit
Thedancingfarrier	38d ago	Fit
Added Bonus	46d ago	Fresh
Love And Wishes	49d ago	Fresh
Port Rashid	75d ago	Fresh
Itsalonglongroad	103d ago	Long break
Joke Dancer	273d ago	Long break