Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan

18:45

Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-06-17

Distance 3m100y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 6m 1.00s (slow by 21.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Happy Jacky (IRE) Peter Smithers · Mark Fahey	14/1	Won
2nd	Donacheady Gale (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · John Patrick Ryan	16/1	0.05
3rd	Henning (IRE) Philip Donovan · Denis Gerard Hogan	10/1	7.5
4th	Baltic Bird (GB) Oakley Brown · William Durkan	11/4F	7
5th	Ginnets Girl (IRE) Jake Coen · Gordon Elliott	16/1	1.5
6th	Walking On Glass (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	25/1	.5
7th	Watch The Weather (GB) Paddy Hanlon · R P Cody	11/1	2.75
8th	Zolpharine (IRE) Charlie O'Dwyer · John Patrick Ryan	15/2	3.5
9th	Sam Magee (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	10/1	3.5
10th	Lady Rita (IRE) Richard Deegan · Louise G Lyons	10/1	2
11th	Sweet Will (IRE) Conor Clarke · Emmet Mullins	11/1	21
12th	Foxfire Glow (FR) Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	14/1	3
13th	Nt Field Minnesota (IRE) Sean Cleary-Farrell · W P Mullins	9/1	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cash Back (FR) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	33/1

Runners (15)

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
4	Baltic Bird Bay J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	157	h	2507-1	127	139	109	21d	—	—	+11	37.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Frankel 5yo landed competitive 2m6f contest at Ballinrobe; longer trip hardly a problem
14	Zolpharine Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	140	—	46-49U	110	143	118	10d	—	—	+7	18.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Didn't get home when beaten 13l by Baltic Bird at Ballinrobe (2m6f); chasing mishap since
6	Sweet Will Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Emmet Mullins	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Emmet Mullins	153	tp	2403-2	123	142	-	42d	—	—	+17	25.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has won two hurdles but not run in this discipline for over a year; in good form chasing
9	Nt Field Minnesota Bay J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:W P Mullins	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:W P Mullins	148	t	1/251-	118	133	78	255d	—	—	+17	26.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Readily won 2m5f Downpatrick maiden in October; likely to stay and has to be respected
7	Lady Rita Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Louise G Lyons	J:Richard Deegan T:Louise G Lyons	151	tp	4010-2	121	142	110	36d	—	—	+18	24.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won Killarney handicap over 2m7f last summer and fine run in Listed contest there latest
3	Watch The Weather Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:R P Cody	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:R P Cody	158	t	1460-7	128	145	124	21d	—	—	+14	21.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Came forward from comeback when 12l off Baltic Bird at Ballinrobe; might get closer
11	Sam Magee b/br J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	146	t	/8751-	116	139	87	53d	—	—	+21	28.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won rated novice over this trip at Wexford; 7lb higher and this is way more competitive
10	Henning Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	146	—	P6-F23	116	141	-	15d	—	—	+12	18.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Decent form over fences lately, first hurdles run for over a year and up in trip
13	Donacheady Gale Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	140	p	322F-3	110	138	-	10d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fair chaser hasn't hurdled since 2021 and very unexposed in this discipline; cheekpieces
2	Happy Jacky Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Mark Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Mark Fahey	165	—	0244-5	135	140	103	31d	—	—	+18	22.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Had been off nearly eight months before C&D fifth on stable debut so should be fitter now
8	Foxfire Glow Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	150	t	33114-	120	138	118	271d	—	—	+25	33.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well-held fourth in first handicap at Listowel when didn't see out 3m; off nine months
12	Ginnets Girl Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott	141	—	1974-6	111	140	119	15d	—	—	+12	16.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
C&D maiden winner in August but soundly beaten in three handicaps over 2m6f since
1	Cash Back Bay J:Alex Harvey(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(7) T:John C McConnell	166	h	721PP-	136	144	124	44d	—	—	+23	26.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Old-timer won five races for Willie Mullins; pulled up last twice including on yard debut
5	Walking On Glass Brown J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	157	p	8924P-	127	143	100	212d	—	—	+18	21.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second off 1lb higher at Gowran in September; likely to need this after seven months off
NR	Mick Charlie Bay J:John Shinnick(7) T:Declan Queally	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Declan Queally	140	t	1188-6	110	138	81	2d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Four-time hurdles winner but well held in recent starts and this looks too hot for him

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Baltic Bird	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Zolpharine	7/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	7/1
Sweet Will	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Nt Field Minnesota	9/1	17/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Lady Rita	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Watch The Weather	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Sam Magee	12/1	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Henning	14/1	11/1	14/1	11/1	12/1
Donacheady Gale	16/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	16/1
Happy Jacky	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Foxfire Glow	12/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	12/1
Ginnets Girl	20/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Cash Back	33/1	28/1	33/1	22/1	28/1
Walking On Glass	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Baltic Bird

37.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Foxfire Glow

33.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

3rd

Sam Magee

28.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Nt Field Minnesota

26.9

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Cash Back

26.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Sweet Will

25.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Lady Rita

24.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Happy Jacky

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Watch The Weather

21.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Walking On Glass

21.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1

25/1

Donacheady Gale

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Henning

18.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Zolpharine

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Ginnets Girl

16.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Mick Charlie

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cash Back	136	144	124
Happy Jacky	135	140	103
Watch The Weather	128	145	124
Baltic Bird	127	139	109
Walking On Glass	127	143	100
Sweet Will	123	142	—
Lady Rita	121	142	110
Foxfire Glow	120	138	118
Nt Field Minnesota	118	133	78
Sam Magee	116	139	87
Henning	116	141	—
Ginnets Girl	111	140	119
Zolpharine	110	143	118
Donacheady Gale	110	138	—
Mick Charlie	110	138	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mick Charlie	2d ago	Quick return
Zolpharine	10d ago	Quick return
Donacheady Gale	10d ago	Quick return
Henning	15d ago	Fit
Ginnets Girl	15d ago	Fit
Baltic Bird	21d ago	Fit
Watch The Weather	21d ago	Fit
Happy Jacky	31d ago	Fit
Lady Rita	36d ago	Fit
Sweet Will	42d ago	Fit
Cash Back	44d ago	Fit
Sam Magee	53d ago	Fresh
Walking On Glass	212d ago	Long break
Nt Field Minnesota	255d ago	Long break
Foxfire Glow	271d ago	Long break