Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase – Tramore

Tramore

15:25

Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 2m6f170y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 6m 36.09s (slow by 1m 0.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Maciver (IRE) Cian Quirke · A M O'Grady	12/1	Won
2nd	Midweek Voices (IRE) Hugh Morgan · Eoin Doyle	8/1	25
3rd	The Dooner Citizen (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · Eugene M O'Sullivan	18/1	5
4th	Western Comandor (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · E Bolger	25/1	10
5th	Ardfert Mary (IRE) Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	17/2	4
6th	Ishan (FR) Phillip Enright · S Curling	6/1	6.5
7th	Down The Park (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Dermot A McLoughlin	18/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
REF	Aodhan May (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	6/4F
P.U.	Haveuseentherain (IRE) Philip Donovan · S G Walsh	66/1
P.U.	Imbolc (IRE) Mike O'Connor · E Sheehy	22/1
P.U.	Lilian Bland (IRE) Richard Deegan · Niall Patrick Hennessy	10/1
P.U.	Mahler Appeal (IRE) Brian Hayes · Garrett James Power	9/1

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
5	Aodhan May Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	159	p	1121-U	91	106	-	66d	—	—	-14	21.7	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Progressive hurdler last season on heavy; obvious interest off 35lb lower chase mark
3	Midweek Voices Bay J:Hugh Morgan T:Eoin Doyle	J:Hugh Morgan T:Eoin Doyle	165	—	-44655	97	103	92	36d	—	—	+4	14.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Hasn't looked the most natural of jumpers; other hold stronger claims on handicap debut
4	Ishan Bay J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	163	—	2104-0	95	101	-	29d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Inadequate trip latest so improvement likely now upped in trip
2	Mahler Appeal Chestnut J:Brian Hayes T:Garrett James Power	J:Brian Hayes T:Garrett James Power	165	p	30-126	97	105	55	67d	—	—	+4	14.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Last year's second; trip a bit on the short side but could go well
12	Ardfert Mary Bay J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	146	—	4P6025	78	90	-	29d	—	—	+3	12.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Penultimate hurdles run encouraging; needs to improve on previous chase form but possible
13	Maciver Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:A M O'Grady	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:A M O'Grady	146	b	95-PS0	78	90	-	34d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden hurdle winner here in 2022 but no wins since and recent form has been poor
1	Lilian Bland Chestnut J:Richard Deegan T:Niall Patrick Hennessy	J:Richard Deegan T:Niall Patrick Hennessy	166	—	349024	98	98	35	19d	—	—	+9	17.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Last year's third; penultimate hurdles second here over 2m5f puts her right in the mix
10	Down The Park Bay J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	149	t	587850	81	85	-	22d	—	—	+2	9.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Penultimate hurdles run here encouraging; potential improver in second chase
11	Imbolc b/br J:Mike O'Connor T:E Sheehy	J:Mike O'Connor T:E Sheehy	149	—	25-FP9	81	-	-	43d	—	—	+5	9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Didn't get beyond the first on chase debut here in August; best watched
7	Western Comandor Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:E Bolger	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:E Bolger	158	tp	-P9P09	90	91	54	38d	—	—	+7	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Winning hurdler for John Ryan but quite some time since he has shown anything
14	Haveuseentherain Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:S G Walsh	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:S G Walsh	143	—	96-047	75	100	27	19d	—	—	+5	6.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Longstanding maiden under both codes and tailed off recently over fences
NR	Game And Glory Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:P J Rothwell	J:NON-RUNNER T:P J Rothwell	159	b	346773	91	107	92	11d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Down to a competitive chase mark and return to this trip a positive
NR	College Causeway Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	154	—	/0P60-	86	99	80	255d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Well held on chase debut in handicap in April when last seen; very hard to be confident in
NR	Jetaway To Getaway Chestnut J:TBC T:Cian Collins	J: T:Cian Collins	151	tp	-03364	83	-	-	18d	—	—	—	10.7	—	—
Limited maiden hurdler; straight into handicap company for chase debut
R15	The Dooner Citizen Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	155	tp	P07543	87	-	-	24d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Modest maiden hurdler but comes in good form; immediate impact chasing possible; reserve
NR	Rose Of Kalanisi Bay J:TBC T:Paul Stafford	J: T:Paul Stafford	155	—	-00P49	87	93	25	6d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Point-to-point winner but little of note under Rules in recent years; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Aodhan May	11/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8
Midweek Voices	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Ishan	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Mahler Appeal	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ardfert Mary	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Maciver	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Lilian Bland	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Down The Park	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Imbolc	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Western Comandor	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Haveuseentherain	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Game And Glory	-	-	-	-	-
College Causeway	-	-	-	-	-
Jetaway To Getaway	-	-	-	-	-
Rose Of Kalanisi	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Aodhan May

21.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Lilian Bland

17.9

OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

3rd

Ishan

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Midweek Voices

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Mahler Appeal

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Game And Glory

13.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Ardfert Mary

12.9

OR: 7 Form: 3.2 Odds: 2.7

10/1

The Dooner Citizen

12.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Western Comandor

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Jetaway To Getaway

10.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

—

Down The Park

9.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

20/1

Rose Of Kalanisi

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Maciver

9.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Imbolc

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

College Causeway

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Haveuseentherain

6.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lilian Bland	98	98	35
Midweek Voices	97	103	92
Mahler Appeal	97	105	55
Ishan	95	101	—
Aodhan May	91	106	—
Game And Glory	91	107	92
Western Comandor	90	91	54
The Dooner Citizen	87	—	—
Rose Of Kalanisi	87	93	25
College Causeway	86	99	80
Jetaway To Getaway	83	—	—
Down The Park	81	85	—
Imbolc	81	—	—
Ardfert Mary	78	90	—
Maciver	78	90	—
Haveuseentherain	75	100	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rose Of Kalanisi	6d ago	Quick return
Game And Glory	11d ago	Quick return
Jetaway To Getaway	18d ago	Fit
Lilian Bland	19d ago	Fit
Haveuseentherain	19d ago	Fit
Down The Park	22d ago	Fit
The Dooner Citizen	24d ago	Fit
Ishan	29d ago	Fit
Ardfert Mary	29d ago	Fit
Maciver	34d ago	Fit
Midweek Voices	36d ago	Fit
Western Comandor	38d ago	Fit
Imbolc	43d ago	Fit
Aodhan May	66d ago	Fresh
Mahler Appeal	67d ago	Fresh
College Causeway	255d ago	Long break