Jerry Fish Handicap (Div I) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

19:00

Jerry Fish Handicap (Div I)

Date 2025-06-19

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 1m 53.90s (slow by 0.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Elusive Duke (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	4/1F	Won
2nd	Flier (GB) Gary Carroll · Mrs Denise Foster	9/1	.5
3rd	El Bello (GB) Dylan O'Connor · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/1	2.5
4th	Clever And Classy (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	20/1	1.25
5th	Amavasya (IRE) Gavin Ryan · M C Grassick	17/2	2
6th	Harbanaker (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · William Harvey	7/1	2.25
7th	Obama Army (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	.5
8th	Kartayaz (IRE) Rory Mulligan · G A Kingston	13/2	.75
9th	Shining Aitch (GB) Sadhbh Tormey · T G McCourt	40/1	1.5
10th	Churchill Gale (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	66/1	.5
11th	Ranko Express (IRE) Adam Browne-Souza · Andrew Slattery	8/1	.75
12th	Don't Look Now (IRE) Hugh Horgan · Shane Crawley	40/1	3.5
13th	May Night (GB) Keithen Kennedy · S M Duffy	10/1	4.75
14th	Smaoineamh Sile (GB) Jamie Powell · John C McConnell	13/2	.75
15th	Cabot Sq (IRE) Chris Hayes · Ciaran Murphy	50/1	6
16th	Gianh River (IRE) Jessica O'Gorman · P G Fahey	20/1	17
17th	Tall River (IRE) Nathan Crosse · John C McConnell	125/1	4.5

Runners (18)

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
11 (16)	Harbanaker Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:William Harvey	J:Seamie Heffernan T:William Harvey	130	t	08/041	47	66	39	71d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Gained a second C&D win in April, only 5lb higher now, one for the shortlist
10 (7)	Elusive Duke Grey J:Ronan Whelan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Ronan Whelan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	130	—	-80054	58	63	52	8d	—	—	-7	5.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Now tackles a trip beyond 7f for the first time, last week's Limerick fourth was promising
1 (18)	Smaoineamh Sile Chestnut J:Jamie Powell(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:John C McConnell	145	—	298-01	62	60	32	7d	—	—	-5	6.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Gained her fourth C&D win here last week, could go well again despite 7lb penalty
14 (3)	Kartayaz Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:G A Kingston	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:G A Kingston	125	—	49-534	42	62	52	13d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Three wins on AW, 1-32 on turf but plenty of merit in recent form, each-way prospect
6 (4)	Flier Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Gary Carroll T:Mrs Denise Foster	135	t	6-5710	52	66	9	54d	—	—	-6	3.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Opened her account belatedly at Dundalk in March, had some fair turf form two seasons ago
7 (11)	Amavasya Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:M C Grassick	J:Gavin Ryan T:M C Grassick	132	—	70-068	60	59	37	34d	—	—	-5	5.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not a bad run over 1m here a month ago despite a troubled passage, open to improvement
3 (2)	Ranko Express Chestnut J:Adam Browne-Souza(10) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Adam Browne-Souza(10) T:Andrew Slattery	142	—	9-1290	59	61	33	21d	—	—	-4	4.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Useful form at Dundalk during the winter, failed to make an impact at Fairyhouse on latest
2 (10)	El Bello Grey J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	142	p	633778	59	62	49	7d	—	—	-2	5.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Five-time AW winner at 7f, 0-16 on turf, hard to be confident at this stage
5 (1)	May Night Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:S M Duffy	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:S M Duffy	137	p	-07507	54	65	34	4d	—	—	-6	3.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Seven-time AW winner, 1-15 on turf; unlikely to improve that record on recent evidence
4 (5)	Obama Army Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	139	tp	390-05	56	66	19	7d	—	—	-4	3.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fifth over C&D last week, should get closer to the penalised winner Smaoineamh Eile
13 (9)	Clever And Classy Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	127	—	8-0280	55	59	29	6d	—	—	-3	2.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Gowran second three starts ago is beginning to look like a flash in the pan
15 (17)	Gianh River Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:P G Fahey	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:P G Fahey	124	tb	050-20	41	63	32	29d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Good second at Gowran on penultimate start when rider had to cope with a slipped saddle
9 (8)	Don't Look Now Bay J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Shane Crawley	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Shane Crawley	132	hp	/230-R	49	65	-	13d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fair placed form over on AW, put a blot on her record when refusing to race last time
16 (13)	Cabot Sq Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Chris Hayes T:Ciaran Murphy	122	v	0000	50	57	27	6d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Beat only one of his 16 rivals on handicap debut at Cork last week, visored now
12 (6)	Shining Aitch Grey J:Sadhbh Tormey(10) T:T G McCourt	J:Sadhbh Tormey(10) T:T G McCourt	130	tv	0-0960	47	67	63	29d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
More effective on AW than turf and yet to hit form this year, hard to fancy at present
8 (12)	Churchill Gale Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	132	—	85876-	60	57	48	292d	—	—	+1	3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Weak maiden form at this venue last year, failed to make her presence felt in nurseries
18 (14)	Tall River Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	119	t	000	47	52	-	31d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Two undistinguished AW runs, no better on turf debut in a maiden claimer at Roscommon
NR (15)	Oreeda Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Alan Persse(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	119	—	00-00	47	57	43	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Triple-figure odds all four maiden starts and has run accordingly, transformation needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Harbanaker	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	4/1
Elusive Duke	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Smaoineamh Sile	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Kartayaz	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Flier	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Amavasya	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ranko Express	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
El Bello	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
May Night	10/1	8/1	10/1	9/1	17/2
Obama Army	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Clever And Classy	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Gianh River	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Don't Look Now	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	22/1
Cabot Sq	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Shining Aitch	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
Churchill Gale	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	40/1
Tall River	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
Oreeda	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Smaoineamh Sile

6.3

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

El Bello

5.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

3rd

Elusive Duke

5.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Amavasya

5.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Ranko Express

4.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Harbanaker

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

May Night

3.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Obama Army

3.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Flier

3.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Churchill Gale

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Clever And Classy

2.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Kartayaz

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Gianh River

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Don't Look Now

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Cabot Sq

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Shining Aitch

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Tall River

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Oreeda

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Smaoineamh Sile	62	60	32
Amavasya	60	59	37
Churchill Gale	60	57	48
Ranko Express	59	61	33
El Bello	59	62	49
Elusive Duke	58	63	52
Obama Army	56	66	19
Clever And Classy	55	59	29
May Night	54	65	34
Flier	52	66	9
Cabot Sq	50	57	27
Don't Look Now	49	65	—
Harbanaker	47	66	39
Shining Aitch	47	67	63
Tall River	47	52	—
Oreeda	47	57	43
Kartayaz	42	62	52
Gianh River	41	63	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
May Night	4d ago	Quick return
Clever And Classy	6d ago	Quick return
Cabot Sq	6d ago	Quick return
Smaoineamh Sile	7d ago	Quick return
El Bello	7d ago	Quick return
Obama Army	7d ago	Quick return
Elusive Duke	8d ago	Quick return
Kartayaz	13d ago	Quick return
Don't Look Now	13d ago	Quick return
Oreeda	17d ago	Fit
Ranko Express	21d ago	Fit
Gianh River	29d ago	Fit
Shining Aitch	29d ago	Fit
Tall River	31d ago	Fit
Amavasya	34d ago	Fit
Flier	54d ago	Fresh
Harbanaker	71d ago	Fresh
Churchill Gale	292d ago	Long break