Daragh Fitzpatrick Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

Naas

14:05

Date 2024-04-16

Distance 2m119y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (13)

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
11	Verbal Sparring Bay J:J J Slevin T:Desmond McDonogh	J:J J Slevin T:Desmond McDonogh	145	—	0282F6	93	120	107	12d	—	—	-1	18.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Let down by his jumping here 12 days ago, fair chance of reversing form with Red Striker
10	Upthereforthinking Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	151	—	469466	99	115	83	121d	—	—	0	17.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has managed respectable handicap displays at Navan, needs to find a bit extra
9	Cheerful Chap Bay J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:P J Rothwell	155	p	-70542	103	121	110	26d	—	—	+8	22.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Long-priced second over 2m4f at Cork, stamina should come into play at this stiff track
1	Answering Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	168	—	856221	116	120	95	31d	—	—	+24	35.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Thurles maiden scorer after two seconds, this opening mark gives him a fighting chance
12	Red Striker Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	141	—	083953	89	124	88	12d	—	—	+5	17	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Creditable third in a 25-runner contest at this venue with Verbal Sparring back in sixth
4	Soldante Bay J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	168	t	25-135	116	122	105	84d	—	—	+10	19	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Good run at Cheltenham in December, failed to run up to his best at Down Royal in January
2	Clarens Brown J:Jack Kennedy T:J P Flavin	J:Jack Kennedy T:J P Flavin	168	—	6302P7	116	122	98	106d	—	—	+14	20.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Good form in 2021, hard to be confident after failure when favourite at Tramore in January
3	Ebasari Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	168	t	-8P54F	116	117	83	26d	—	—	+12	18.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Prominent when falling three out in a Cork event in which Cheerful Chap finished second
7	Johngus Bay J:Mr S Tobin(7) T:Sean Aherne	J:Mr S Tobin(7) T:Sean Aherne	161	—	-17540	109	122	108	15d	—	—	+14	17.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Poor run at Cork last time, held by Cheerful Chap on the basis of a previous Cork clash
8	Tempo Chapter Two Brown J:Kevin Sexton T:Paul W Flynn	J:Kevin Sexton T:Paul W Flynn	159	b	425U90	107	108	45	51d	—	—	+10	16.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has deteriorated sharply, nothing like like his best form in two runs for this stable
13	Mullins Cross Bay J:Sam Ewing T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Sam Ewing T:John Joseph Hanlon	140	—	100455	88	116	87	24d	—	—	+7	10.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Modest hurdling strike-rate, 3lb out of the handicap here, others are much more appealing
5	Wajaaha Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Patrick J McKenna	168	p	-50460	116	122	107	—	—	—	+14	17.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has tended to struggle over hurdles since finishing second at this venue early last year
6	Construct Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	166	t	0/8-2P	114	104	-	—	—	—	+15	16.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Almost five years since he showed his best form winning twice over hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Verbal Sparring	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Upthereforthinking	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Cheerful Chap	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1
Answering	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Red Striker	6/1	13/2	6/1	11/2	6/1
Soldante	15/2	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Clarens	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Ebasari	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	12/1
Johngus	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Tempo Chapter Two	20/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mullins Cross	25/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Wajaaha	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Construct	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Answering

35.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 16 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Cheerful Chap

22.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Clarens

20.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Soldante

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Verbal Sparring

18.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Ebasari

18.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Johngus

17.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Upthereforthinking

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Wajaaha

17.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Red Striker

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Construct

16.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Tempo Chapter Two

16.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.3 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Mullins Cross

10.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Answering	116	120	95
Soldante	116	122	105
Clarens	116	122	98
Ebasari	116	117	83
Wajaaha	116	122	107
Construct	114	104	—
Johngus	109	122	108
Tempo Chapter Two	107	108	45
Cheerful Chap	103	121	110
Upthereforthinking	99	115	83
Verbal Sparring	93	120	107
Red Striker	89	124	88
Mullins Cross	88	116	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Verbal Sparring	12d ago	Quick return
Red Striker	12d ago	Quick return
Johngus	15d ago	Fit
Mullins Cross	24d ago	Fit
Cheerful Chap	26d ago	Fit
Ebasari	26d ago	Fit
Answering	31d ago	Fit
Tempo Chapter Two	51d ago	Fresh
Soldante	84d ago	Fresh
Clarens	106d ago	Long break
Upthereforthinking	121d ago	Long break
Wajaaha	—	—
Construct	—	—