Irish Racing Writers Cliff Noone Memorial Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Naas

3:10

Date 2024-03-24

Distance 7f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €26,550

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (4)	Guildenstern ch J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	130	—	201-	92	101	81	155d	—	—	+10	28.2	4/1 20%
Could be better than what he has shown to date; handles the ground; interesting runner
6 (6)	Take Me To Church ch J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	124	p	3721-1	86	106	91	44d	—	—	+7	24	9/2 18%
Scored twice at Dundalk over the winter; stiffer test here but won't lack for fitness
2 (11)	My Mate Alfie b J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	132	—	31235-	94	102	93	161d	—	—	+7	24.2	9/2 18%
Gelded over the winter and the choice of Colin Keane here; respected
1 (10)	Military b J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	138	—	143-	100	99	70	155d	—	—	+11	24.1	11/2 15%
Irish 2,000 Guineas entry should go close although the ground might be a concern
5 (2)	Bid For Chester b J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	125	t	15623-	87	102	88	161d	—	—	+9	21.1	8/1 11%
Stable usually thrives at this time of the year and this one cannot be dismissed; gelded
9 (7)	Heavenly Being b J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	119	—	6441-	81	99	77	158d	—	—	+13	19.7	12/1 8%
Yet to race beyond 6f but is the choice of Shane Foley and handles the ground; 1lb wrong
4 (1)	Duplantis ch J:Leigh Roche T:G M Lyons	J:Leigh Roche T:G M Lyons	129	—	80172-	91	100	64	161d	—	—	+15	22.4	16/1 6%
Rejected by Colin Keane again here but the evidence is there for him to deliver a big run
7 (12)	Sluice b J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	123	—	15-	85	97	54	155d	—	—	+11	17.7	12/1 8%
Not a factor in a Leopardstown Group 3 in October; interesting on her handicap debut
11 (3)	Neo Smart b J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	119	—	04871-	81	98	69	130d	—	—	+14	19.1	20/1 5%
Scored on her AW debut in a Dundalk maiden in November; others preferred here; 3lb wrong
8 (5)	Glamorously b J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	121	b	25115-	83	100	90	155d	—	—	+18	22.5	33/1 3%
Disappointing on her first try over 7f at Leopardstown in October; better can be expected
12 (8)	Signor Ferrari b J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:John James Feane	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:John James Feane	119	—	59-442	81	85	74	30d	—	—	+6	8.3	50/1 2%
Creditable efforts in Dundalk handicaps this year;has a task from 12lb out of the handicap
10 (9)	Gentileschi bl J:Andrew Slattery T:Josh Halley	J:Andrew Slattery T:Josh Halley	119	—	36349-	81	99	87	177d	—	—	+9	10.2	100/1 1%
Well beaten in a Dundalk maiden on her only Irish start last year; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Guildenstern	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	10/3
Take Me To Church	7/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
My Mate Alfie	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	7/2
Military	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Bid For Chester	13/2	13/2	8/1	6/1	6/1
Heavenly Being	10/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Duplantis	16/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	9/1
Sluice	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Neo Smart	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Glamorously	33/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	16/1
Signor Ferrari	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Gentileschi	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Guildenstern

28.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

My Mate Alfie

24.2

OR: 11 Form: 8.2 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Military

24.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Take Me To Church

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

Glamorously

22.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 13 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Duplantis

22.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Bid For Chester

21.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Heavenly Being

19.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Neo Smart

19.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Sluice

17.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Gentileschi

10.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Signor Ferrari

8.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Military Top Rated	100	99	70
My Mate Alfie	94	102	93
Guildenstern	92	101	81
Duplantis	91	100	64
Bid For Chester	87	102	88
Take Me To Church	86	106	91
Sluice	85	97	54
Glamorously	83	100	90
Heavenly Being	81	99	77
Neo Smart	81	98	69
Signor Ferrari	81	85	74
Gentileschi	81	99	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Signor Ferrari	30d ago	Fit
Take Me To Church	44d ago	Fit
Neo Smart	130d ago	Long break
Guildenstern	155d ago	Long break
Military	155d ago	Long break
Sluice	155d ago	Long break
Glamorously	155d ago	Long break
Heavenly Being	158d ago	Long break
My Mate Alfie	161d ago	Long break
Bid For Chester	161d ago	Long break
Duplantis	161d ago	Long break
Gentileschi	177d ago	Long break