Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Cork

14:15

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,620

Runners (9)

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
6	Deons Diamond Chestnut J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	144	—	141P-4	108	127	-	47d	—	—	-4	22.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Fourth over fences last time; should have improved from that and has a squeak
9	Slim Marvel Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Andrew Slattery	140	—	610725	104	133	89	16d	—	—	+5	24.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Similar runs in defeat at Fairyhouse the last twice; needs more from 3lb out of handicap
3	Cast A Spell Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:T Hogan	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:T Hogan	149	v	331743	113	139	121	16d	—	—	+9	27.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran a cracker behind a quality mare at Punchestown last time; should go well with a repeat
2	Gers Gigi Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	151	—	1321F7	115	130	125	22d	—	—	+11	26.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Maiden hurdle winner can improve from Limerick return over Christmas and be a player
4	Ad Caelum Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	146	—	443151	110	133	108	19d	—	—	+24	33.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won a novice event at Limerick last time but an 8lb rise makes this tougher
8	Lucky Viv Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Michael Barry	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Michael Barry	140	—	1P9007	104	132	94	20d	—	—	+9	15.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won a Ballinrobe maiden in August but hasn't been at that level in handicaps since
7	Cooltubrid Eva Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Diarmuid P Ryan	J:Mike O'Connor T:Diarmuid P Ryan	140	—	260-6U	104	108	88	21d	—	—	+11	14.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Runner-up in a Limerick maiden hurdle in 2023 but nowhere near that level since
1	Finest Evermore Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Paul Hennessy	J:Danny Mullins T:Paul Hennessy	168	—	1/0P-P	132	128	90	20d	—	—	+21	25.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Struggled in two of her three starts for this yard; needs to improve massively on that
5	Bynx Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:Martin Hassett	J:Ryan Treacy T:Martin Hassett	146	—	01U-0P	110	128	-	16d	—	—	+13	15.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Pulled-up on chasing debut last time; well beaten on last hurdle start too; has to rebound

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Deons Diamond	9/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Slim Marvel	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Cast A Spell	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Gers Gigi	11/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	4/1
Ad Caelum	10/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1
Lucky Viv	14/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Cooltubrid Eva	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Finest Evermore	28/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Bynx	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ad Caelum

33.4

OR: 15 Form: 15.9 Odds: 2.5

10/1

2nd

Cast A Spell

27.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 5.4

4/1

3rd

Gers Gigi

26.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Finest Evermore

25.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Slim Marvel

24.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Deons Diamond

22.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

Bynx

15.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Lucky Viv

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Cooltubrid Eva

14.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Finest Evermore	132	128	90
Gers Gigi	115	130	125
Cast A Spell	113	139	121
Ad Caelum	110	133	108
Bynx	110	128	—
Deons Diamond	108	127	—
Slim Marvel	104	133	89
Lucky Viv	104	132	94
Cooltubrid Eva	104	108	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slim Marvel	16d ago	Fit
Cast A Spell	16d ago	Fit
Bynx	16d ago	Fit
Ad Caelum	19d ago	Fit
Lucky Viv	20d ago	Fit
Finest Evermore	20d ago	Fit
Cooltubrid Eva	21d ago	Fit
Gers Gigi	22d ago	Fit
Deons Diamond	47d ago	Fresh