Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle – Sligo

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-10-25

Distance 3m1f156y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 6m 45.70s (slow by 37.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Great Universe (GB) Ricky Doyle · Martin Brassil	7/2	Won
2nd	Machismo (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	7/2	7
3rd	Westernersunrise (IRE) Kevin Sexton · James Andrew Fahey	14/1	3.5
4th	Love Like This (IRE) Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	14/1	4
5th	Workinonadream (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	2/1F	12
6th	The Story So Far (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	9/1	3.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Chief O'Hara (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	66/1
P.U.	Desert Ian (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Declan Queally	11/2
P.U.	Tell Me Again (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	28/1

Runners (10)

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
2	The Story So Far Brown J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	p	174F5-	111	111	90	192d	—	—	0	22.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2m2f bumper winner on winter ground at Limerick; fairly well held all hurdle starts so far
1	Great Universe Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	166	t	/333-0	112	114	98	29d	—	—	+3	20.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Easy winner of bumper and solid efforts in first two hurdles; better for Listowel return
10	Workinonadream Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	151	p	6-3323	102	118	113	22d	—	—	+1	18	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Wexford second over 3m looks good now but jumped poorly back in trip last time
3	Desert Ian Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	158	tv	2/1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+4	17.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Point winner makes rules debut; headgear combo not one you'd like to see for three-miler
4	Machismo Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	1534-4	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Point winner on soft has lacked a gear in bumpers but bred to do well at this game
NR	Milanaway Bay J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:D G Hogan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	151	t	-4P823	99	119	93	1d	—	—	+12	20.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second in Fairyhouse handicap (3m, good); remote third over 2m4f at Clonmel on Thursday
7	Love Like This Bay J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	151	—	24753P	95	113	112	15d	—	—	+8	13.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Modest placed form behind a couple of hotpots here in August but no progression since
9	Westernersunrise Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Kevin Sexton T:James Andrew Fahey	151	t	5P54	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Pulled up on sole hurdles start but fair bumper runs in tongue-te since
5	Tell Me Again Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	158	t	6/F-3P	-	110	-	33d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Respectable third at Kilbeggan (3m) but burst when pulled up on stable debut at Listowel
6	Chief O'Hara Chestnut J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	154	—	5UP0	-	82	47	18d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran okay in Kilbeggan bumper but jumping issues and moderate form over hurdles so far

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Story So Far	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Great Universe	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Workinonadream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Desert Ian	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Machismo	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Milanaway	12/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Love Like This	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Westernersunrise	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Tell Me Again	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Chief O'Hara	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Story So Far

22.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Great Universe

20.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Milanaway

20.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Workinonadream

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Desert Ian

17.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Love Like This

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Machismo

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Westernersunrise

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Chief O'Hara

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Tell Me Again

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Great Universe	112	114	98
The Story So Far	111	111	90
Workinonadream	102	118	113
Milanaway	99	119	93
Love Like This	95	113	112
Desert Ian	—	—	—
Machismo	—	—	—
Westernersunrise	—	—	—
Tell Me Again	—	110	—
Chief O'Hara	—	82	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Milanaway	1d ago	Quick return
Love Like This	15d ago	Fit
Machismo	18d ago	Fit
Chief O'Hara	18d ago	Fit
Workinonadream	22d ago	Fit
Great Universe	29d ago	Fit
Westernersunrise	30d ago	Fit
Tell Me Again	33d ago	Fit
The Story So Far	192d ago	Long break
Desert Ian	—	—