Celtic Steps Handicap – Killarney

Killarney

19:20

Celtic Steps Handicap

Date 2024-05-14

Distance 1m31y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 1m 52.37s (slow by 12.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Passionate (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	9/2	Won
2nd	Status Green (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	13/2	6
3rd	Kodiac Prince (IRE) Rory Cleary · Thomas Cleary	5/1	.75
4th	Daonethatgotaway (GB) Shane Foley · Mark Fahey	12/1	.5
5th	Perfect Curves (IRE) Ben Coen · Gordon Elliott	80/1	.5
6th	Talking Tough (IRE) Nathan Crosse · S M Duffy	80/1	1.5
7th	Comfort Line (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	17/2	.5
8th	Kinda Tiny (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Timothy Doyle	10/1	1.75
9th	Ano Manna (IRE) Leigh Roche · John James Feane	17/2	1.5
10th	Cage Rattler (IRE) James Ryan · John Andrew Kinsella	4/1F	1.5
11th	Paper Doll (IRE) W J Lee · John Joseph Murphy	8/1	.5
12th	Chimeric (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · J F Levins	80/1	0.2
13th	Trueba (IRE) Rory Mulligan · Edmond Daniel Linehan	33/1	1.25
14th	Sunday Evening (IRE) J M Sheridan · Paul W Flynn	25/1	59

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 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 (16)	Cage Rattler Chestnut J:James Ryan(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	J:James Ryan(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	132	p	-09281	55	69	52	5d	—	—	+3	18.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Penalised for last week's Gowran win when he kept Passionate at bay late on
5 (12)	Passionate Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	140	—	50-72	63	71	44	5d	—	—	-7	7.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Closing second on last week's handicap debut over 7f and now returns to 1m
1 (15)	Kodiac Prince Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	142	p	080-02	65	80	45	6d	—	—	-5	7.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Back to a better mark and ran well behind an improver last week at Gowran
12 (3)	Status Green Grey J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	131	p	769-00	54	80	46	7d	—	—	-7	4.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
12-race maiden; has shown some promise in previous handicaps but not yet this season
4 (5)	Paper Doll Bay J:W J Lee T:John Joseph Murphy	J:W J Lee T:John Joseph Murphy	140	—	46-7	63	71	55	123d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Regressive RPRs in her maidens at 1m2f+; drops in trip for handicap debut
6 (1)	Comfort Line Grey J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	139	p	030452	62	75	57	15d	—	—	+2	11	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Several decent runs recently, including a neck defeat in a big field at Naas (1m)
2 (17)	Ano Manna Bay J:Leigh Roche T:John James Feane	J:Leigh Roche T:John James Feane	140	—	3130-0	63	72	59	15d	—	—	-1	5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dual C&D winner who could be all the sharper for her recent Naas reappearance
7 (7)	Kinda Tiny Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:Timothy Doyle	J:Ronan Whelan T:Timothy Doyle	137	—	5031-9	60	66	47	18d	—	—	-2	4.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Galway winner; only midfield on her return and needs to leave that run behind
10 (6)	Daonethatgotaway Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	134	b	0-2330	57	75	48	9d	—	—	-2	3.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Three successive placings included a third of 16 at Leopardstown when tried in blinkers
14 (8)	Sunday Evening Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Paul W Flynn	J:J M Sheridan T:Paul W Flynn	124	tp	730-90	47	71	42	7d	—	—	-3	1.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Now 0-11 and nothing positive to take from her last three runs
8 (2)	Trueba Brown J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Edmond Daniel Linehan	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Edmond Daniel Linehan	136	b	1057-0	59	75	61	18d	—	—	0	3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Testing ground no good for reappearance; six-time winner on a decent mark
13 (11)	Perfect Curves Bay J:Ben Coen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Ben Coen T:Gordon Elliott	130	—	80/00	53	72	-	15d	—	—	0	1.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Pretty much tailed off on her handicap debut at Naas when 100-1
15 (14)	Talking Tough Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:S M Duffy	J:Nathan Crosse T:S M Duffy	124	tp	8000-9	47	67	38	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Last year was a struggle and his reappearance was no better; rarely wins
3 (13)	Chimeric Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	140	p	0090-0	63	69	63	109d	—	—	+2	3.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
C&D winner last year but wasn't in form on the AW during the winter
NR (4)	Venetian Bay J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	135	—	000-76	58	83	81	75d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Turf/AW winner in 2022; stuck on a losing run now and slow starts have become a habit
NR (9)	Angel On Fire Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:P F McEnery	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:P F McEnery	129	t	5-0424	52	72	60	9d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Reserve; excellent efforts the last twice but testing ground seems ideal for him
NR (10)	On Our Radar Bay J:TBC T:Andrew Slattery	J: T:Andrew Slattery	142	—	06-336	65	75	54	1d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Reserve; 0-4 on turf but was thereabouts in 7f/1m handicaps at Dundalk earlier this year
NR (18)	Boadicea Belle Bay J:TBC T:Matthew J Smith	J: T:Matthew J Smith	135	p	000-14	58	71	17	1d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Reserve; her fourth win on the AW when beating 12 rivals at Dundalk a month ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cage Rattler	4/1	4/1	4/1
Passionate	9/2	9/2	9/2
Kodiac Prince	11/2	11/2	11/2
Status Green	6/1	6/1	6/1
Paper Doll	17/2	17/2	17/2
Comfort Line	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ano Manna	11/1	11/1	11/1
Kinda Tiny	12/1	12/1	12/1
Daonethatgotaway	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sunday Evening	18/1	18/1	18/1
Trueba	28/1	28/1	28/1
Perfect Curves	66/1	66/1	66/1
Talking Tough	80/1	80/1	80/1
Chimeric	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cage Rattler

18.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Comfort Line

OR: 3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.4

8/1

3rd

Passionate

7.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Kodiac Prince

7.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Paper Doll

5.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Ano Manna

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Status Green

4.1

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Kinda Tiny

4.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

On Our Radar

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Chimeric

3.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Daonethatgotaway

3.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Trueba

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Venetian

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Boadicea Belle

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Sunday Evening

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Perfect Curves

1.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Angel On Fire

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Talking Tough

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kodiac Prince	65	80	45
On Our Radar	65	75	54
Passionate	63	71	44
Paper Doll	63	71	55
Ano Manna	63	72	59
Chimeric	63	69	63
Comfort Line	62	75	57
Kinda Tiny	60	66	47
Trueba	59	75	61
Venetian	58	83	81
Boadicea Belle	58	71	17
Daonethatgotaway	57	75	48
Cage Rattler	55	69	52
Status Green	54	80	46
Perfect Curves	53	72	—
Angel On Fire	52	72	60
Sunday Evening	47	71	42
Talking Tough	47	67	38

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
On Our Radar	1d ago	Quick return
Boadicea Belle	1d ago	Quick return
Cage Rattler	5d ago	Quick return
Passionate	5d ago	Quick return
Kodiac Prince	6d ago	Quick return
Status Green	7d ago	Quick return
Sunday Evening	7d ago	Quick return
Daonethatgotaway	9d ago	Quick return
Angel On Fire	9d ago	Quick return
Comfort Line	15d ago	Fit
Ano Manna	15d ago	Fit
Perfect Curves	15d ago	Fit
Kinda Tiny	18d ago	Fit
Trueba	18d ago	Fit
Talking Tough	20d ago	Fit
Venetian	75d ago	Fresh
Chimeric	109d ago	Long break
Paper Doll	123d ago	Long break