Rockshore Lager Claiming Race – Sligo

Sligo

17:00

Rockshore Lager Claiming Race

Date 2024-08-07

Distance 1m2f110y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 2m 27.20s (slow by 9.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	French Company (IRE) Colin Keane · J G Coogan	9/4F	Won
2nd	Newfire (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · R P Cody	6/1	0.3
3rd	Tartaraghan (IRE) Ronan Whelan · John C McConnell	17/2	1.25
4th	Miss Abby Jools (IRE) Robert Whearty · C Byrnes	17/2	1.25
5th	Mayo For Sam (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	4/1	1
6th	Men Of Dreams (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · J F Levins	50/1	2
7th	Sister Mila (IRE) Jack Cleary · Adrian Murray	20/1	1.5
8th	Rick Dalton (IRE) W J Lee · Cian Collins	11/2	2
9th	Make The Switch (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	66/1	18
10th	Sleepless Knight (IRE) Conor Maxwell · John Andrew Kinsella	80/1	4.5
11th	My Kurkum (GB) Shane Foley · R K Watson	25/1	15
12th	Jupiter Rock (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/1	1.25

Runners (12)

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
1 (4)	French Company Bay J:Colin Keane T:J G Coogan	J:Colin Keane T:J G Coogan	142	—	3-7429	66	74	59	40d	—	—	-12	14.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Touched off in Limerick claimer two starts back; doesn't want rain
2 (5)	Mayo For Sam Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	140	v	142551	66	70	67	11d	—	—	+3	20.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good form in handicaps in busy spell; best on a sound surface so won't want too much rain
3 (6)	Miss Abby Jools Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:C Byrnes	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:C Byrnes	137	—	17-589	66	76	46	8d	—	—	-7	8.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Best form is at 1m though form this year some way off her best; unproven over trip
4 (2)	Rick Dalton Bay J:W J Lee T:Cian Collins	J:W J Lee T:Cian Collins	135	p	6342-8	70	81	37	21d	—	—	-3	8.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Tame recent comeback run; cheekpieces now tried
5 (12)	Newfire Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:R P Cody	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:R P Cody	134	—	68-401	60	59	45	31d	—	—	-5	5.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Limerick winner back up in trip and probably has more scope for improvement than most
11 (8)	Tartaraghan Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:John C McConnell	J:Ronan Whelan T:John C McConnell	125	—	-92035	61	71	52	22d	—	—	+1	8.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Twice placed in claimers at this trip of late; big player at the weights
8 (1)	Jupiter Rock Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	132	b	30-003	65	82	74	21d	—	—	-1	5.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Recent Killarney claiming third his best run of the season; one to consider
12 (3)	Sister Mila Brown J:Jack Cleary(7) T:Adrian Murray	J:Jack Cleary(7) T:Adrian Murray	123	b	85509	63	77	56	33d	—	—	0	4.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Glimpses of ability in maidens but poor run in Bellewstown claimer last time; blinkered
7 (11)	My Kurkum Bay J:Shane Foley T:R K Watson	J:Shane Foley T:R K Watson	133	h	80-080	57	66	15	19d	—	—	0	2.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Former French winner has looked regressive of late, others preferred
6 (7)	Make The Switch Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	133	tv	9080-0	50	72	25	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two comeback runs last month were way below his best; of limited appeal at the weights
9 (10)	Men Of Dreams Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	J:Donagh O'Connor T:J F Levins	132	v	340/0-	59	67	-	—	—	—	+1	2.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Still a Flat maiden after 21 starts, struggling over jumps when last seen
10 (9)	Sleepless Knight Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:John Andrew Kinsella	J:Conor Maxwell T:John Andrew Kinsella	131	p	5890-0	41	58	48	60d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Low-grade maiden beaten out of sight on only previous run this season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
French Company	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4
Mayo For Sam	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Miss Abby Jools	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Rick Dalton	15/2	7/1	8/1	17/2	15/2
Newfire	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Tartaraghan	10/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Jupiter Rock	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Sister Mila	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
My Kurkum	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Make The Switch	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Men Of Dreams	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Sleepless Knight	100/1	100/1	125/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mayo For Sam

20.5

OR: 4 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

French Company

14.1

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Tartaraghan

8.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Miss Abby Jools

8.4

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Rick Dalton

8.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Newfire

5.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Jupiter Rock

5.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Sister Mila

4.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Men Of Dreams

2.7

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

My Kurkum

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Make The Switch

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Sleepless Knight

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rick Dalton	70	81	37
French Company	66	74	59
Mayo For Sam	66	70	67
Miss Abby Jools	66	76	46
Jupiter Rock	65	82	74
Sister Mila	63	77	56
Tartaraghan	61	71	52
Newfire	60	59	45
Men Of Dreams	59	67	—
My Kurkum	57	66	15
Make The Switch	50	72	25
Sleepless Knight	41	58	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Miss Abby Jools	8d ago	Quick return
Mayo For Sam	11d ago	Quick return
Make The Switch	13d ago	Quick return
My Kurkum	19d ago	Fit
Rick Dalton	21d ago	Fit
Jupiter Rock	21d ago	Fit
Tartaraghan	22d ago	Fit
Newfire	31d ago	Fit
Sister Mila	33d ago	Fit
French Company	40d ago	Fit
Sleepless Knight	60d ago	Fresh
Men Of Dreams	—	—