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Prestige Tarmacadam Rated Novice Hurdle

Date 2024-12-29

Distance 2m3f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Say It So Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	159	tb	7-4131	107	114	99	—	—	—	-1	20.9	3/1 25%
8lb higher than when scoring at Killarney in October; longer trip and easy ground fine
7	Ad Caelum Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	344315	102	115	97	3d	—	—	+8	27.2	7/2 22%
Beaten 12l here on Thursday; 4lb wrong at these weights but talented amateur claims 7lb
2	Summer Melody Brown J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	v	2FP-00	114	113	9	37d	—	—	-2	24	10/3 23%
Bumper winner has been disappointing over hurdles; well beaten in handicaps last twice
1	Killaney King Brown J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	168	—	/256-7	116	119	104	21d	—	—	+4	21.7	5/1 17%
Good hurdling debut when second to useful type over this trip a year ago; not much since
5	Rut Daniels Grey J:Ryan Treacy T:David Harry Kelly	J:Ryan Treacy T:David Harry Kelly	159	t	46551	107	118	83	40d	—	—	+17	27.1	9/1 10%
Mild promise before readily landing 2m3f ordinary maiden on the inner track here
3	Maroto Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Andrew McNamara	J:J J Slevin T:Andrew McNamara	165	t	6F20-3	113	109	89	145d	—	—	+15	20.1	22/1 4%
Placed in pair of maidens (2m/2m4f) from five starts for Willie Mullins; stable debut
4	Attaboyarchie Bay J:Miss E J Sweeney(7) T:Karl Thornton	J:Miss E J Sweeney(7) T:Karl Thornton	164	—	/U4U-8	112	113	58	22d	—	—	+13	16.4	25/1 4%
Runner-up in Navan maiden hurdle a couple of years ago; not much in this sphere since
8	Ask The Bookie Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	158	—	434-40	105	111	-	56d	—	—	+11	14.8	28/1 3%
Heavy defeats all three starts this year and burst last time; 1lb wrong at these weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Say It So	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Ad Caelum	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	7/2
Summer Melody	11/4	3/1	3/1	10/3	11/4
Killaney King	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Rut Daniels	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Maroto	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	14/1
Attaboyarchie	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Ask The Bookie	28/1	28/1	22/1	20/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ad Caelum

27.2

OR: 13 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Rut Daniels

27.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

9/1

3rd

Summer Melody

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 8

10/3

Killaney King

21.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Say It So

20.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Maroto

20.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Attaboyarchie

16.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ask The Bookie

14.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Killaney King	116	119	104
Summer Melody	114	113	9
Maroto	113	109	89
Attaboyarchie	112	113	58
Say It So	107	114	99
Rut Daniels	107	118	83
Ask The Bookie	105	111	—
Ad Caelum	102	115	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ad Caelum	3d ago	Quick return
Killaney King	21d ago	Fit
Attaboyarchie	22d ago	Fit
Summer Melody	37d ago	Fit
Rut Daniels	40d ago	Fit
Ask The Bookie	56d ago	Fresh
Maroto	145d ago	Long break
Say It So	—	—