Irish Examiner Handicap (Div II) – Killarney

Killarney

19:50

Irish Examiner Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-07-17

Distance 1m3f103y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (17)

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
10 (16)	Lady Kai Bay J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	127	p	07046-	50	70	63	292d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Tries cheekpieces after 10 months off with the stable in consistent form
5 (3)	Ifitwasme Bay J:Chris Hayes T:E McNamara	J:Chris Hayes T:E McNamara	133	t	30-971	56	67	60	14d	—	—	-11	6.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Tipp winner; headgear left on and no surprise if there was more to come off a 7lb penalty
14 (15)	Just Another Eagle Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	124	—	4-9384	47	67	56	10d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Too keen for her own good when trying this trip at Limerick 10 days ago; off the same mark
3 (14)	Elsa's Pride Grey J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	137	—	13-524	60	71	59	14d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has been consistent in hovering around this mark; has the form to be a big player here
2 (5)	Paper Doll Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Ronan Whelan T:John Joseph Murphy	139	—	46-70	62	70	56	64d	—	—	-4	5.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well beaten on her handicap debut here in May; others preferred
7 (6)	No Trouble Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	130	t	-09772	53	68	55	12d	—	—	+1	7.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Solid effort when second in a Bellewstown handicap two weeks ago;up 1lb but should contend
R16 (8)	Fascinating Shadow Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Hanlon	J: T:John Joseph Hanlon	141	t	054508	64	58	44	25d	—	—	-1	5.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
First reserve; ran well over hurdles at Ballinrobe in May; moderate Flat run at Down Royal
8 (11)	Action Motion Grey J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	129	tp	0785-9	52	68	38	—	—	—	-3	1.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran okay in a couple of Flat handicaps at Dundalk and in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle
1 (10)	Obama Army Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	142	t	232-50	65	69	62	44d	—	—	0	5.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Did well in a pair of Dundalk handicaps over the winter; well beaten on his return to turf
12 (4)	Astrophysicist Bay J:Sean Davis T:J A Nash	J:Sean Davis T:J A Nash	124	tb	/059-7	47	67	49	73d	—	—	-3	1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Down the field in a Sligo handicap in May when last seen; others preferred
15 (7)	Romann Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:J F Levins	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:J F Levins	124	v	350-09	47	68	33	35d	—	—	-3	1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Two-time winner but no trace of his best form in two runs this year; others preferred
R17 (1)	Halcyon Spirit Bay J:Abbie Murphy(10) T:J Motherway	J:Abbie Murphy(10) T:J Motherway	124	tp	-00099	47	59	47	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second reserve; soundly beaten in four runs for this stable; others preferred
NR (13)	Lakewood Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	134	p	64-000	57	67	-	—	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Debuts for Paul Flynn here; hard to make a case for even with Colin Keane booked
NR (9)	Chopsticks Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:S M Duffy	J:Seamie Heffernan T:S M Duffy	132	t	802744	55	67	58	25d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Steps up again in trip here and should be okay; each-way claims again down 1lb
NR (12)	Santa Catarina Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	128	h	/96-96	51	69	19	49d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Unplaced in two handicaps this season; needs to improve on overall form; others preferred
NR (2)	Albion Princess Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donal Kinsella	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donal Kinsella	124	h	0-0060	47	70	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Modest form in Ireland has not improved with his drop in the handicap; others more likely
NR (17)	Designer Cailin Chestnut J:James Ryan(5) T:Patrick Martin	J:James Ryan(5) T:Patrick Martin	124	—	9-0460	47	69	28	44d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Stable runners are going well without winning; could sneak into a place

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lady Kai	10/3	7/2	10/3	3/1	10/3
Ifitwasme	4/1	9/2	9/2	7/2	9/2
Just Another Eagle	5/1	9/2	9/2	11/2	9/2
Elsa's Pride	5/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	5/1
Paper Doll	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
No Trouble	14/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Fascinating Shadow	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Action Motion	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Obama Army	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Astrophysicist	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Romann	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Halcyon Spirit	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

No Trouble

7.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

2nd

Elsa's Pride

6.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Ifitwasme

6.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Lady Kai

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Paper Doll

5.7

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Fascinating Shadow

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Obama Army

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Just Another Eagle

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Chopsticks

2.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Action Motion

1.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Lakewood

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Astrophysicist

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Romann

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Halcyon Spirit

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Santa Catarina

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Albion Princess

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Designer Cailin

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Obama Army	65	69	62
Fascinating Shadow	64	58	44
Paper Doll	62	70	56
Elsa's Pride	60	71	59
Lakewood	57	67	—
Ifitwasme	56	67	60
Chopsticks	55	67	58
No Trouble	53	68	55
Action Motion	52	68	38
Santa Catarina	51	69	19
Lady Kai	50	70	63
Just Another Eagle	47	67	56
Astrophysicist	47	67	49
Romann	47	68	33
Halcyon Spirit	47	59	47
Albion Princess	47	70	—
Designer Cailin	47	69	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just Another Eagle	10d ago	Quick return
No Trouble	12d ago	Quick return
Ifitwasme	14d ago	Fit
Elsa's Pride	14d ago	Fit
Halcyon Spirit	14d ago	Fit
Albion Princess	14d ago	Fit
Fascinating Shadow	25d ago	Fit
Chopsticks	25d ago	Fit
Romann	35d ago	Fit
Obama Army	44d ago	Fit
Designer Cailin	44d ago	Fit
Santa Catarina	49d ago	Fresh
Paper Doll	64d ago	Fresh
Astrophysicist	73d ago	Fresh
Lady Kai	292d ago	Long break
Action Motion	—	—
Lakewood	—	—