Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle – Roscommon

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Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-07-08

Distance 3m149y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (19)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Evans Secret b J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:Mark Michael McNiff	164	tb	7705-2	91	101	73	41d	—	—	+2	21	7/2 22%
Didn't get a smooth passage when second over hurdles at Ballinrobe; chance off 3lb higher
R17	Steps Match b J:Kieren Buckley T:Michael Butler	J:Kieren Buckley T:Michael Butler	165	b	5P8-45	92	99	78	36d	—	—	+2	13.8	13/2 13%
Won this race last year off 2lb lower; not bad efforts the last twice; run well; reserve
4	Cosmic Blizzard b J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:S Curling	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:S Curling	163	—	669-27	90	92	-	31d	—	—	+2	13.1	7/1 13%
Poor over fences at Clonmel last time; rated 16lb lower in this sphere; taken seriously
7	Everystep Oftheway b J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	161	p	440-44	88	91	26	36d	—	—	+1	12.8	7/1 13%
Maiden was beaten 5l at Kilbeggan last time over this trip off this mark; considered
1	Cloughroe b J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	167	—	59-552	94	95	77	21d	—	—	+5	13.5	8/1 11%
Beaten 26l in second at Kilbeggan last time and will have to do more, cheekpieces left off
6	Arrycan b J:Richard Deegan T:Liam P Cusack	J:Richard Deegan T:Liam P Cusack	161	—	6510-0	88	95	-	42d	—	—	+4	11.6	10/1 9%
Yet to score over hurdles; poor over fences on return and others preferred
11	Mini Getaway b J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:M M Lynch	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:M M Lynch	158	—	4908-4	85	98	57	41d	—	—	+4	10.5	12/1 8%
Fourth on handicap debut at Ballinrobe last time over 2m6f; can be a player over this trip
15	Whiskey Lady ch J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	153	tb	4/7-57	80	83	-	37d	—	—	+2	9.6	12/1 8%
Not beaten far at times in handicaps but well-held the last twice; has to return to best
2	Hurricane Honey b J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	167	—	943P-0	94	98	50	56d	—	—	+7	12.4	18/1 5%
Tailed-off in a maiden at Kilbeggan last time; has to rebound on handicap debut
10	Elegant Dan ch J:Sean Flanagan T:David M O'Brien	J:Sean Flanagan T:David M O'Brien	158	p	570-3P	85	100	87	37d	—	—	+5	10.1	16/1 6%
A decent third over hurdles two starts ago and has a chance if repeating that
9	Sineads Fancy b J:J J Slevin T:Stephen Ryan	J:J J Slevin T:Stephen Ryan	159	h	090-38	86	95	23	41d	—	—	+5	10.4	18/1 5%
Third on handicap debut at Ballinrobe but a lesser effort there last time; has to do more
12	Bearwithmenow b/br J:Hugh Morgan T:J P Flavin	J:Hugh Morgan T:J P Flavin	157	tp	FFF-4P	84	94	13	48d	—	—	+6	9.5	22/1 4%
Decent effort at Ballinrobe but pulled-up at Punchestown; has to return to form
16	Zingara Lass b J:Ricky Doyle T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	153	—	987-P8	80	95	21	36d	—	—	+5	8.5	28/1 3%
Maiden was beaten 15l in a handicap last time and has to find improvement
5	Make The Switch b J:Keith Donoghue T:T G McCourt	J:Keith Donoghue T:T G McCourt	163	t	000/0-	90	96	65	—	—	—	+8	10.9	33/1 3%
Poor when last seen on the Flat and over hurdles; best watched on debut for new yard
8	Smitty Bacall b J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:J P Flavin	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:J P Flavin	160	tp	P9/P-P	87	96	-	38d	—	—	+8	9.8	66/1 1%
Veteran has been pulled-up over hurdles and fences on last two starts and others preferred
14	Realta Geal b J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Francis J Flood	J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Francis J Flood	157	—	9670/	84	78	-	617d	—	—	+7	9	100/1 1%
Modest form when last seen and can only be watched returning from a huge absence
NR	Cafe Del Mar ch J:NON-RUNNER T:David J Phelan	J:NON-RUNNER T:David J Phelan	157	—	963/0-	84	91	-	221d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Non-runner
NR	Klassman b J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Shane Nolan	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Shane Nolan	160	t	00-90	87	73	35	36d	—	—	—	9.3	—
Not much to show for four maiden hurdle runs but could do better now handicapping; reserve
NR	Inthenickoftime gr J:TBC T:E Bolger	J: T:E Bolger	163	h	478-06	95	89	81	36d	—	—	—	11.3	—
Glimpses of ability, all over 2m; huge jump in trip; watch the market; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Evans Secret	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Steps Match	13/2	6/1	13/2	11/2	13/2
Cosmic Blizzard	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Everystep Oftheway	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Cloughroe	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Arrycan	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Mini Getaway	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Whiskey Lady	12/1	10/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Hurricane Honey	14/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Elegant Dan	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Sineads Fancy	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Bearwithmenow	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Zingara Lass	28/1	28/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Make The Switch	28/1	33/1	33/1	22/1	28/1
Smitty Bacall	66/1	66/1	50/1	33/1	66/1
Realta Geal	100/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Evans Secret

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Steps Match

13.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Cloughroe

13.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Cosmic Blizzard

13.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Everystep Oftheway

12.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Hurricane Honey

12.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Arrycan

11.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Inthenickoftime

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Make The Switch

10.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Mini Getaway

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Sineads Fancy

10.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Elegant Dan

10.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Smitty Bacall

9.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Whiskey Lady

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Bearwithmenow

9.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Klassman

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Realta Geal

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Zingara Lass

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Cafe Del Mar

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inthenickoftime Top Rated	95	89	81
Cloughroe	94	95	77
Hurricane Honey	94	98	50
Steps Match	92	99	78
Evans Secret	91	101	73
Cosmic Blizzard	90	92	—
Make The Switch	90	96	65
Everystep Oftheway	88	91	26
Arrycan	88	95	—
Smitty Bacall	87	96	—
Klassman	87	73	35
Sineads Fancy	86	95	23
Mini Getaway	85	98	57
Elegant Dan	85	100	87
Bearwithmenow	84	94	13
Realta Geal	84	78	—
Cafe Del Mar	84	91	—
Whiskey Lady	80	83	—
Zingara Lass	80	95	21

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cloughroe	21d ago	Fit
Cosmic Blizzard	31d ago	Fit
Steps Match	36d ago	Fit
Everystep Oftheway	36d ago	Fit
Zingara Lass	36d ago	Fit
Klassman	36d ago	Fit
Inthenickoftime	36d ago	Fit
Whiskey Lady	37d ago	Fit
Elegant Dan	37d ago	Fit
Smitty Bacall	38d ago	Fit
Evans Secret	41d ago	Fit
Mini Getaway	41d ago	Fit
Sineads Fancy	41d ago	Fit
Arrycan	42d ago	Fit
Bearwithmenow	48d ago	Fresh
Hurricane Honey	56d ago	Fresh
Cafe Del Mar	221d ago	Long break
Realta Geal	617d ago	Long break
Make The Switch	—	—