Camden Square Novice Handicap Hurdle – Limerick

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Camden Square Novice Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-04-11

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners (8)

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
6	Battle Of Ridgeway Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Martin Hassett	J:Sean Flanagan T:Martin Hassett	152	t	172257	100	121	80	21d	—	—	+2	22.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Beaten 33l back over hurdles last time and has to bounce back
7	Rockbrook Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	147	—	226986	95	122	101	40d	—	—	+2	16.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Disqualified after winning a 2m3f handicap at this track last October; not as good since
3	Ballycallan King Brown J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Barry J Fitzgerald	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Barry J Fitzgerald	160	—	200245	108	120	101	37d	—	—	+9	20.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up four times, incl' over C&D; below best in blinkers last time but left off today
4	Carlas Big Jim Grey J:Mr C J Shine(7) T:L J Archdeacon	J:Mr C J Shine(7) T:L J Archdeacon	158	—	222110	106	113	91	21d	—	—	+22	31.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Up 16lb for two wins; well beaten at Cork last time and probably in the handicapper's grip
2	Starman Grey J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:Anthony McCann	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:Anthony McCann	165	h	601534	113	120	87	33d	—	—	+14	23.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D winner is generally consistent; respectable chasing debut last time; be involved
5	San Aer Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Thomas Mullins	J:Sam Ewing T:Thomas Mullins	156	ht	0/007	104	118	81	—	—	—	+7	15.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Best of four maiden hurdle runs was when beaten 21l at Naas last time; one to consider
8	Spavango Brown J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	147	—	0764	95	108	89	18d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Not a bad effort on handicap debut over C&D last time; needs to find further improvement
1	Marv Michael Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	15-523	114	113	58	227d	—	—	+11	18.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran promisingly in defeat in three maiden hurdles last summer; might find this trip sharp

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Battle Of Ridgeway	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Rockbrook	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ballycallan King	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Carlas Big Jim	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Starman	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
San Aer	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Spavango	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Marv Michael	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Carlas Big Jim

31.2

OR: 14 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.7

7/1

2nd

Starman

23.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.7

7/1

3rd

Battle Of Ridgeway

22.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 4 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Ballycallan King

20.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Marv Michael

18.1

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Rockbrook

16.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 1 Odds: 4

9/2

San Aer

15.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Spavango

13.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marv Michael	114	113	58
Starman	113	120	87
Ballycallan King	108	120	101
Carlas Big Jim	106	113	91
San Aer	104	118	81
Battle Of Ridgeway	100	121	80
Rockbrook	95	122	101
Spavango	95	108	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spavango	18d ago	Fit
Battle Of Ridgeway	21d ago	Fit
Carlas Big Jim	21d ago	Fit
Starman	33d ago	Fit
Ballycallan King	37d ago	Fit
Rockbrook	40d ago	Fit
Marv Michael	227d ago	Long break
San Aer	—	—