www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap – Roscommon

Roscommon

14:05

www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap

Date 2024-10-14

Distance 7f111y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

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
3 (10)	Merisi Diamond Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J:Ronan Whelan T:Ms Joanna Morgan	141	t	128014	79	81	69	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	21.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Beat Mercurial over C&D early last month on soft, another good run at the Curragh since
2 (2)	Mercurial Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:John J Nallen	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:John J Nallen	142	p	-91255	80	83	71	30d	—	—	+1	18	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fifth in two Chester appearances after C&D second behind Merisi Diamond, good claimer
6 (1)	Dragon Of Malta Bay J:Shane Foley T:P F O'Donnell	J:Shane Foley T:P F O'Donnell	133	tb	057402	71	83	57	20d	—	—	0	14.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Five-time winner could be a leading player on the evidence of Listowel second
4 (11)	Blue Soul Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	137	—	014023	77	83	59	41d	—	—	+8	18.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has continued to run well since fast-ground Tipperary win, soft going could be an issue
8 (12)	Karlsberg Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	131	—	-17060	69	86	78	51d	—	—	-1	9.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Three wins at up 1m, probably did not stay 1m2f last time, suited by very soft ground
1 (8)	Current Option Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	142	—	508005	80	91	62	10d	—	—	+3	9.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Recorded the eighth win of a 58-race career in June; not in the same form since then
5 (6)	Una Matata Bay J:W J Lee T:Chris Timmons	J:W J Lee T:Chris Timmons	137	—	0-41	77	76	70	21d	—	—	+2	8.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Improved in a tongue-tie (discarded now) when winning at Fairyhouse, relatively unexposed
7 (4)	Victor's Choice Chestnut J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Adrian Murray	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Adrian Murray	132	—	d51084	72	80	60	23d	—	—	+4	10.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Soft-ground winner at the Galway festival, should at least have conditions in her favour
12 (5)	Von Krolock Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Timothy Doyle	126	p	403870	64	86	76	9d	—	—	+2	5.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
1-26 strike rate is a negative, a few good runs this season, poor at the Curragh last time
9 (3)	Uncle Albert Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Gavin Ryan T:Kieran P Cotter	131	b	-19780	71	85	73	16d	—	—	+4	8.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Well backed when winning on seasonal debut at Cork, moderate form since, reduced mark now
11 (7)	Goldrush Kid Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Patrick Magee	J:Robbie Colgan T:Patrick Magee	126	p	52-394	66	87	56	12d	—	—	-1	5.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fair fourth in a claimer at Bellewstown, 5f was inadequate in his first handicap
10 (9)	Top Of The Pops Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:J G Murray	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:J G Murray	127	—	15/45/	65	82	-	1220d	—	—	+2	4.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Debut winner for Mark Johnston in 2020, failed to train on, absent since June 2021

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Merisi Diamond	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Mercurial	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Dragon Of Malta	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	9/2
Blue Soul	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Karlsberg	10/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Current Option	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Una Matata	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Victor's Choice	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Von Krolock	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Uncle Albert	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Goldrush Kid	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	11/1
Top Of The Pops	150/1	66/1	100/1	40/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Merisi Diamond

21.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 8 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Blue Soul

18.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Mercurial

OR: 7.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Dragon Of Malta

14.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4

6/1

Victor's Choice

10.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Karlsberg

9.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Current Option

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Una Matata

8.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Uncle Albert

8.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Goldrush Kid

5.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Von Krolock

5.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Top Of The Pops

4.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mercurial	80	83	71
Current Option	80	91	62
Merisi Diamond	79	81	69
Blue Soul	77	83	59
Una Matata	77	76	70
Victor's Choice	72	80	60
Dragon Of Malta	71	83	57
Uncle Albert	71	85	73
Karlsberg	69	86	78
Goldrush Kid	66	87	56
Top Of The Pops	65	82	—
Von Krolock	64	86	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Von Krolock	9d ago	Quick return
Current Option	10d ago	Quick return
Goldrush Kid	12d ago	Quick return
Merisi Diamond	16d ago	Fit
Uncle Albert	16d ago	Fit
Dragon Of Malta	20d ago	Fit
Una Matata	21d ago	Fit
Victor's Choice	23d ago	Fit
Mercurial	30d ago	Fit
Blue Soul	41d ago	Fit
Karlsberg	51d ago	Fresh
Top Of The Pops	1220d ago	Long break