Ross Castle Handicap – Killarney

Killarney

20:25

Ross Castle Handicap

Date 2024-07-15

Distance 1m3f73y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €6,195

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (10)	Our Lil Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	130	—	0-6867	54	67	51	42d	—	—	-19	9.9	9/4 31%
Has run respectably in first two handicaps and has switched yards; steps up in trip
3 (6)	Best Law Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	137	b	657-03	61	72	55	9d	—	—	-11	8.5	7/2 22%
Poor run when favourite for h'cap debut but much better effort at Naas and now blinkered
1 (8)	Dream Ticket Chestnut J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	140	p	-00015	64	66	59	9d	—	—	+3	13.6	8/1 11%
Down Royal winner was upsides a couple of these rivals at Naas; headgear fitted
12 (3)	Highland Bells Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	124	—	607-45	48	70	41	12d	—	—	-8	3.1	15/2 12%
Held in nurseries; fair efforts in first two starts this term and has place claims
6 (5)	T Or Coffey Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Mulligan	134	tp	0-0663	58	65	61	10d	—	—	-4	4.2	10/1 9%
Creditable runs against older rivals in last two handicap starts, placed over 1m4f latest
11 (1)	Gregorina Grey J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	128	v	708071	52	72	56	21d	—	—	+4	13.2	12/1 8%
Breakthrough came on start number 19 at Ballinrobe; steps back up in trip
2 (7)	Gushing Bay J:Jack Cleary(7) T:A P O'Brien	J:Jack Cleary(7) T:A P O'Brien	138	p	-43950	62	69	61	12d	—	—	0	5.5	16/1 6%
Ballydoyle lesser light ran okay at Leopardstown but heavy defeat since; steps up in trip
8 (12)	Billie Frechette Grey J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Noel Meade	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Noel Meade	132	t	89894	56	67	54	9d	—	—	-4	3.6	12/1 8%
Much better on second handicap start when staying on for fourth at Naas (1m2f); tongue-tie
4 (2)	Jlow Bay J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	137	—	0-4600	61	68	35	59d	—	—	-2	4.5	20/1 5%
Couple of fair AW maiden runs but little encouragement to be taken from two h'cap starts
5 (4)	Mama Zonia Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	136	—	8707	60	69	40	8d	—	—	-3	4.6	28/1 3%
Not shamed when beaten 6l on recent h'cap debut over a mile and may improve for this trip
10 (9)	Bofa Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:John James Feane	J:Seamie Heffernan T:John James Feane	128	t	045-0	52	63	13	55d	—	—	-4	2.1	50/1 2%
Moderate form at two and failed to beat a rival on handicap debut at Cork (7f); tongue-tie
13 (11)	Melkorka Grey J:Killian Leonard T:J F O'Shea	J:Killian Leonard T:J F O'Shea	124	—	080	48	67	-	29d	—	—	-1	0.5	125/1 1%
Middle maiden run when beaten 13l over a mile wasn't too bad; up in trip for h'cap bow
NR (13)	Nosey Anna Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	133	—	085	57	61	28	21d	—	—	—	1.8	—
Didn't show a lot in two maidens; fifth in modest claimer last time, back up in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Our Lil	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Best Law	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Dream Ticket	8/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Highland Bells	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
T Or Coffey	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Gregorina	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Gushing	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Billie Frechette	12/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	11/1
Jlow	20/1	16/1	16/1	11/1	20/1
Mama Zonia	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Bofa	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Melkorka	125/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dream Ticket

13.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

8/1

2nd

Gregorina

13.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

12/1

3rd

Our Lil

9.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Best Law

8.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Gushing

5.5

OR: 3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mama Zonia

4.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

28/1

Jlow

4.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

20/1

T Or Coffey

4.2

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Billie Frechette

3.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Highland Bells

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Bofa

2.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

50/1

Nosey Anna

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Melkorka

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dream Ticket	64	66	59
Gushing	62	69	61
Best Law	61	72	55
Jlow	61	68	35
Mama Zonia	60	69	40
T Or Coffey	58	65	61
Nosey Anna	57	61	28
Billie Frechette	56	67	54
Our Lil	54	67	51
Gregorina	52	72	56
Bofa	52	63	13
Highland Bells	48	70	41
Melkorka	48	67	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mama Zonia	8d ago	Quick return
Best Law	9d ago	Quick return
Dream Ticket	9d ago	Quick return
Billie Frechette	9d ago	Quick return
T Or Coffey	10d ago	Quick return
Highland Bells	12d ago	Quick return
Gushing	12d ago	Quick return
Gregorina	21d ago	Fit
Nosey Anna	21d ago	Fit
Melkorka	29d ago	Fit
Our Lil	42d ago	Fit
Bofa	55d ago	Fresh
Jlow	59d ago	Fresh