GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (Div II) – Killarney

Killarney

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-08-23

Distance 1m30y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 1m 46.00s (slow by 6.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nibras Rainbow (IRE) Leigh Roche · Paul W Flynn	11/1	Won
2nd	Shoot To Kill (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Jack W Davison	17/2	.5
3rd	Speckled Meadow (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Don Browne	100/30F	1.25
4th	Asisaid (IRE) Ben Coen · P J F Murphy	9/1	.5
5th	Bear Profit (IRE) Shane Foley · Gerard O'Leary	9/2	.5
6th	Saith Seren (GB) Declan McDonogh · Andrew Lee	16/1	1.5
7th	Private Officer (IRE) A J Slattery · J F Levins	16/1	1
8th	Wrist Art (IRE) Amy Jo Hayes · Timothy Doyle	14/1	.75
9th	Relevant Range (IRE) Darragh O'Sullivan · Gillian Scott	22/1	.75
10th	Purring Along (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Thomas Dowling	8/1	2
11th	Well Suited (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · T J O'Mara	22/1	0.2
12th	Blue Poppy (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	16/1	4.5
13th	Swiss Army Officer (IRE) Wayne Lordan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	17/2	0.3

Runners (16)

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
2 (8)	Speckled Meadow Brown J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Don Browne	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Don Browne	142	—	0-1722	69	72	67	24d	—	—	-9	10.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Some easing of the ground would help but has excellent chance based on Galway second
1 (13)	Bear Profit Bay J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	142	—	075144	69	75	55	32d	—	—	-1	14.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Twice a beaten favourite since Leopardstown win in June, perhaps a little risky
13 (15)	Purring Along Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Thomas Dowling	J:Nathan Crosse T:Thomas Dowling	120	t	-06503	47	73	54	30d	—	—	-4	5.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Both 2023 wins were over 7f on soft, favourite when third over 1m at Naas last time
6 (3)	Asisaid Bay J:Ben Coen T:P J F Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:P J F Murphy	131	p	100-75	58	68	55	30d	—	—	-5	4.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Suited by plenty of cut in the ground, slow starts have proved detrimental this term
14 (10)	Swiss Army Officer Brown J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	120	—	-00376	47	74	69	37d	—	—	-5	3.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hard to win with, unplaced on both outings since third over 7f at Tipperary in May
3 (9)	Shoot To Kill Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	140	—	652009	67	75	62	15d	—	—	0	8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Eight wins in Britain including five on AW, yet to win in Ireland, others preferred
9 (16)	Nibras Rainbow Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Paul W Flynn	J:Leigh Roche T:Paul W Flynn	126	b	250064	53	76	58	6d	—	—	-4	2.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Showed signs of a return to form when dead-heating for fourth in a 28-runner Curragh event
4 (12)	Wrist Art Bay J:Amy Jo Hayes(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Amy Jo Hayes(7) T:Timothy Doyle	138	—	2130-0	65	75	68	43d	—	—	0	5.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won twice last autumn when the stable was in flying form, posed no threat on reappearance
8 (14)	Blue Poppy Grey J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	128	p	4-97	61	65	26	52d	—	—	-1	4.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Makes handicap debut, dam was useful and well-related, has potential for improvement
R16 (5)	Private Officer Bay J:A J Slattery T:J F Levins	J:A J Slattery T:J F Levins	119	p	6-6336	52	69	46	81d	—	—	-2	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Reserve, placed twice in small-field handicaps, needs to improve in first-time cheekpieces
7 (11)	Relevant Range Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(10) T:Gillian Scott	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(10) T:Gillian Scott	129	p	-05880	56	73	58	82d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-2	2.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Weak form over hurdles before finishing down the field on return to Flat action in June
11 (4)	Saith Seren Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Andrew Lee	J:Declan McDonogh T:Andrew Lee	124	—	09-75	57	68	62	19d	—	—	-2	3.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Modest form in maidens, encouraging start to life in handicaps when fifth at Galway
15 (7)	Well Suited Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:T J O'Mara	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:T J O'Mara	120	p	497-50	47	70	47	7d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Three AW wins, 0-31 record on turf is off-putting, down the field at Cork on latest
NR (1)	Redemptive Power Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	133	—	760	66	75	56	20d	—	—	—	4	—	—
The first of her maiden runs was quite promising, has failed to build on that so far
NR (6)	Star Of Atlantis Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	125	—	6000	58	75	38	18d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Best of her four maiden attempts was on debut, others have much stronger credentials
NR (2)	Nosey Anna Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	121	tp	0850	54	68	35	32d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Tailed off in a 1m5f contest at Ballinrone on handicap debut, major improvement required

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Speckled Meadow	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3
Bear Profit	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Purring Along	17/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Asisaid	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Swiss Army Officer	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Shoot To Kill	11/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Nibras Rainbow	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Wrist Art	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Blue Poppy	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Private Officer	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Relevant Range	20/1	20/1	20/1	14/1	20/1
Saith Seren	14/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Well Suited	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bear Profit

14.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Speckled Meadow

10.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Shoot To Kill

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Purring Along

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Wrist Art

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Asisaid

4.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Blue Poppy

4.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Redemptive Power

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Swiss Army Officer

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Saith Seren

3.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Relevant Range

2.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Nibras Rainbow

2.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Star Of Atlantis

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Private Officer

1.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Well Suited

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Nosey Anna

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Speckled Meadow	69	72	67
Bear Profit	69	75	55
Shoot To Kill	67	75	62
Redemptive Power	66	75	56
Wrist Art	65	75	68
Blue Poppy	61	65	26
Asisaid	58	68	55
Star Of Atlantis	58	75	38
Saith Seren	57	68	62
Relevant Range	56	73	58
Nosey Anna	54	68	35
Nibras Rainbow	53	76	58
Private Officer	52	69	46
Purring Along	47	73	54
Swiss Army Officer	47	74	69
Well Suited	47	70	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nibras Rainbow	6d ago	Quick return
Well Suited	7d ago	Quick return
Shoot To Kill	15d ago	Fit
Star Of Atlantis	18d ago	Fit
Saith Seren	19d ago	Fit
Redemptive Power	20d ago	Fit
Speckled Meadow	24d ago	Fit
Purring Along	30d ago	Fit
Asisaid	30d ago	Fit
Bear Profit	32d ago	Fit
Nosey Anna	32d ago	Fit
Swiss Army Officer	37d ago	Fit
Wrist Art	43d ago	Fit
Blue Poppy	52d ago	Fresh
Private Officer	81d ago	Fresh
Relevant Range	82d ago	Fresh