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Cork

14:55

Date 2024-03-30

Distance 7f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,390

Winning Time 1m 37.69s (slow by 13.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Independent Expert (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	17/2	Won
2nd	Scholarship (IRE) Scott McCullagh · Gerard O'Leary	13/2	.5
3rd	Sirjack Thomas (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	15/2	.75
4th	Secret Magician (IRE) Chris Hayes · Martin Hassett	9/1	.75
5th	Simply Sideways (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Timothy Doyle	7/1	1
6th	Coumshingaun (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	12/1	.5
7th	Ramiro (IRE) J M Sheridan · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	2/1F	0.1
8th	Spanish Tenor (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	2.75
9th	Joe Masseria (IRE) Colin Keane · Leanne Breen	11/2	0.1

Runners (9)

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
7 (1)	Ramiro Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	128	h	5224-2	75	95	84	6d	—	—	-6	18.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
7f winner on heavy at Chester in September; 2 encouraging runs for this yard; in the mix
1 (7)	Simply Sideways Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Timothy Doyle	140	—	1193-9	87	94	76	12d	—	—	0	12.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Highly progressive last term; fair return at the Curragh but all her best form over 1m+
8 (6)	Sirjack Thomas Grey J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	126	—	005-84	73	96	82	6d	—	—	-3	9.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
2l behind Ramiro last week and 1lb lower now; form at this venue a concern though
4 (9)	Joe Masseria Bay J:Colin Keane T:Leanne Breen	J:Colin Keane T:Leanne Breen	135	b	0046-0	82	96	89	12d	—	—	+1	10.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Never involved latest but won this race last year after a prep and 6lb lower this year
3 (2)	Scholarship Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	137	—	30692-	84	97	76	189d	—	—	+6	17.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won over 7f on last season's return; good 2nd on final start in Britain; off 189 days
9 (3)	Secret Magician Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Martin Hassett	J:Chris Hayes T:Martin Hassett	124	b	60453-	71	96	81	122d	—	—	+3	10.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Both wins on quicker ground at 6f; good run on AW latest but lilkely to need the run here
5 (4)	Independent Expert Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	130	—	48204-	77	95	82	152d	—	—	+4	11.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten 7l in this last year from 3lb lower and lacks a prep; best recent form at 1m
6 (5)	Coumshingaun Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	129	—	05829-	76	97	84	175d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Yet to win over this far but some good races in defeat; may be best watched on return
2 (8)	Spanish Tenor Chestnut J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	139	—	1009-9	86	95	79	6d	—	—	+6	10.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Course winner; 1lb above last winning mark; may get uncontested lead; below form on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ramiro	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Simply Sideways	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Sirjack Thomas	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Joe Masseria	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Scholarship	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Secret Magician	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Independent Expert	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Coumshingaun	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Spanish Tenor	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ramiro

18.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

2nd

Scholarship

17.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Simply Sideways

12.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Coumshingaun

11.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Independent Expert

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Joe Masseria

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Secret Magician

10.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Spanish Tenor

10.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Sirjack Thomas

9.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Simply Sideways	87	94	76
Spanish Tenor	86	95	79
Scholarship	84	97	76
Joe Masseria	82	96	89
Independent Expert	77	95	82
Coumshingaun	76	97	84
Ramiro	75	95	84
Sirjack Thomas	73	96	82
Secret Magician	71	96	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ramiro	6d ago	Quick return
Sirjack Thomas	6d ago	Quick return
Spanish Tenor	6d ago	Quick return
Simply Sideways	12d ago	Quick return
Joe Masseria	12d ago	Quick return
Secret Magician	122d ago	Long break
Independent Expert	152d ago	Long break
Coumshingaun	175d ago	Long break
Scholarship	189d ago	Long break