Carlsberg Handicap – Sligo · The Final Fence

Sligo

19:02

Carlsberg Handicap

Date 2024-08-07

Distance 5f160y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 1m 20.71s (slow by 8.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noble Nation (IRE) J M Sheridan · Gerard O'Leary	7/2	Won
2nd	Dark Viper (GB) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	5/2F	1.75
3rd	Alex Belardo (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	14/1	3.25
4th	Lady Daar (GB) Robert Whearty · Gavin Cromwell	13/2	1.25
5th	Veracidad (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Anthony McCann	28/1	.75
6th	Woohoo (IRE) Colin Keane · Daniel James Murphy	10/1	.5
7th	Star Sailor (IRE) Chris Hayes · Patrick J Flynn	10/1	1
8th	Rosato (IRE) N G McCullagh · Charles Weld	22/1	1.25
9th	Layoftheland (IRE) Sean Davis · Sean Davis	14/1	1.75
10th	Pass To Paris (IRE) Gavin Ryan · P J F Murphy	20/1	.5
11th	Ace In The Pack (IRE) Gary Halpin · Kevin Prendergast	11/1	2.5
12th	Beyond Your Dreams (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	20/1	0.1
13th	Seven Eleven (GB) Darragh O'Sullivan · J F Levins	40/1	4.75

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
6 (4)	Dark Viper gr/b J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	139	b	-22636	62	66	49	52d	—	—	-11	15.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Ran well in higher grade at Curragh two starts back; should be pace for him to run at
12 (7)	Noble Nation Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Gerard O'Leary	J:J M Sheridan T:Gerard O'Leary	131	—	00745	54	65	47	25d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-12	6.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Was on the wrong side when weakening late up the hill at Navan; soft ground is a concern
10 (16)	Lady Daar Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	134	—	746506	57	66	56	25d	—	—	-5	4.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Been keeping on and running nice races in her first three handicaps; should come home well
1 (17)	Ace In The Pack Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Kevin Prendergast	J:Gary Halpin T:Kevin Prendergast	142	—	083	65	65	56	33d	—	—	+1	9.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Okay maiden runs over 6f and 5f and opening mark probably fair but he's drawn widest
9 (5)	Woohoo Bay J:Colin Keane T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Colin Keane T:Daniel James Murphy	136	b	37-80	59	63	38	25d	—	—	-3	4.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Beaten 8l in her maidens over 5f and little better on h'cap bow at Navan; Keane stays on
14 (8)	Star Sailor Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick J Flynn	124	—	000270	47	61	30	31d	—	—	-3	4.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Showed speed when second to facile winner over 7f at Down Royal; shorter trip should help
8 (12)	Alex Belardo Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	137	v	-04028	60	67	40	36d	—	—	+1	7.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Knocked off his stride at a crucial juncture last time; headgear should sharpen him
4 (13)	Pass To Paris Chestnut J:Gavin Ryan T:P J F Murphy	J:Gavin Ryan T:P J F Murphy	140	—	096	63	64	26	28d	—	—	-1	4.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two Galway festival handicap winners in front of him when he was sixth at Fairyhouse
11 (6)	Layoftheland Bay J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	134	t	223900	57	71	49	19d	—	—	0	5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Form has tailed off lately but handles soft and might be capable of bouncing back
R16 (2)	Beyond Your Dreams Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	139	—	0097	62	58	13	12d	—	—	0	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well held in maidens including over C&D and, after a break, at Cork last month; reserve
5 (3)	Rosato Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	140	—	040-0	63	63	41	63d	—	—	0	4.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Out the back on handicap debut at the Curragh in June; down in grade but others preferred
13 (15)	Veracidad Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Anthony McCann	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Anthony McCann	125	p	3-9000	48	70	47	33d	—	—	0	3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has shown nothing in three starts since switching stables and liable to start slowly
2 (9)	Seven Eleven Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(10) T:J F Levins	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(10) T:J F Levins	142	p	019-09	65	65	31	47d	—	—	+2	4.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won over 5f on handicap debut last year but hasn't been finishing off her races this term
NR (1)	Pink Oxalis Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Joseph G Murphy	J:NON-RUNNER T:Joseph G Murphy	141	—	634	64	67	-	46d	—	—	—	5.6	—	—
Non-runner
NR (11)	I'm Spartacus Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	138	—	798882	61	65	47	12d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
No chance with easy winner at Cork but had 21 rivals behind; probably best on nice ground
NR (14)	Poppadom Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	130	—	502608	53	70	34	22d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Second to a chucked-in rival on heavy at Limerick (7f) but well held since; reserve
NR (10)	Your Day To Shine Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	140	—	888	63	62	32	12d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Opening mark looks stiff enough on evidence of three runs last month; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dark Viper	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Noble Nation	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Lady Daar	9/1	8/1	15/2	17/2	8/1
Ace In The Pack	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Woohoo	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Star Sailor	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Alex Belardo	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Pass To Paris	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Layoftheland	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Beyond Your Dreams	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1	20/1
Rosato	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1
Veracidad	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Seven Eleven	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dark Viper

15.6

OR: 3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Ace In The Pack

9.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

I'm Spartacus

7.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Alex Belardo

7.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Noble Nation

6.2

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Pink Oxalis

5.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Layoftheland

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Pass To Paris

4.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Lady Daar

4.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Star Sailor

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Rosato

4.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Seven Eleven

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Woohoo

4.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Beyond Your Dreams

4.2

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Your Day To Shine

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Veracidad

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Poppadom

2.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ace In The Pack	65	65	56
Seven Eleven	65	65	31
Pink Oxalis	64	67	—
Pass To Paris	63	64	26
Rosato	63	63	41
Your Day To Shine	63	62	32
Dark Viper	62	66	49
Beyond Your Dreams	62	58	13
I'm Spartacus	61	65	47
Alex Belardo	60	67	40
Woohoo	59	63	38
Lady Daar	57	66	56
Layoftheland	57	71	49
Noble Nation	54	65	47
Poppadom	53	70	34
Veracidad	48	70	47
Star Sailor	47	61	30

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beyond Your Dreams	12d ago	Quick return
I'm Spartacus	12d ago	Quick return
Your Day To Shine	12d ago	Quick return
Layoftheland	19d ago	Fit
Poppadom	22d ago	Fit
Noble Nation	25d ago	Fit
Lady Daar	25d ago	Fit
Woohoo	25d ago	Fit
Pass To Paris	28d ago	Fit
Star Sailor	31d ago	Fit
Ace In The Pack	33d ago	Fit
Veracidad	33d ago	Fit
Alex Belardo	36d ago	Fit
Pink Oxalis	46d ago	Fresh
Seven Eleven	47d ago	Fresh
Dark Viper	52d ago	Fresh
Rosato	63d ago	Fresh