GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap – Ballinrobe

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap

Date 2025-06-23

Distance 1m5f9y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 2m 56.38s (slow by 2.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Magnetic North (IRE) Nicola Burns · Peter Fahey	12/1	Won
2nd	Positive Energy (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	7/4F	3.75
3rd	Preparations (IRE) J M Sheridan · Andrew Slattery	9/2	4.75
4th	Desert Friend (IRE) Ben Coen · Mrs Denise Foster	5/1	0.3
5th	Spanish John (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · P A Fahy	9/1	.5
6th	Fianna (IRE) W J Lee · W McCreery	5/1	3.5
7th	Ms Messi (IRE) Gary Carroll · Paul W Flynn	66/1	0.05
8th	Out On Friday (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Philip M Byrne	20/1	4.25
9th	The Mediator (IRE) Chris Hayes · Gordon Elliott	22/1	1
10th	Khormor Syd (IRE) Darragh O'Sullivan · Gillian Scott	50/1	0.2
11th	Dontgowithjoe (IRE) Shane Foley · P J Rothwell	66/1	1.75
12th	Powerful Hook Head (GER) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	4.25
13th	Allo Al Khawaneej (GB) Sean Davis · C Byrnes	100/1	5
14th	Evening's Empire (IRE) James Ryan · James M Barcoe	125/1	5.5

Runners (17)

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
2 (4)	Positive Energy Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	139	—	03031-	69	74	62	—	—	—	-3	27.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Winner of handicap in October off 5lb lower; subsequent maiden hurdle winner; up in trip
5 (10)	Desert Friend Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Ben Coen T:Mrs Denise Foster	137	—	7-7623	67	78	57	16d	—	—	-8	9.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Last year's winner from 4lb lower mark; two good runs here and at Navan recently
4 (15)	Preparations Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Andrew Slattery	J:J M Sheridan T:Andrew Slattery	138	—	261-52	68	75	68	21d	—	—	-23	17.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Bellewstown winner last year from 4lb lower mark; kept on into second last time; chance
6 (11)	Fianna Bay J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	135	—	44-595	65	78	40	22d	—	—	-4	6.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Fair maiden form; staying on in both handicap starts including at 2m recently at Listowel
1 (6)	Powerful Hook Head b/br J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	140	t	5850-	70	80	58	259d	—	—	-1	7.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Gelded since last of ten on handicap debut in October; maiden runs not bad; bit to find
14 (14)	Spanish John Chestnut J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:P A Fahy	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:P A Fahy	131	—	5605-1	61	70	57	27d	—	—	+7	15.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Big hike for winning a handicap last month; mediocre form in hurdling/Flat starts prior
11 (16)	Magnetic North Chestnut J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Peter Fahey	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Peter Fahey	133	v	40-237	63	85	68	12d	—	—	-1	4.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
11 time winner on Flat; some good runs for Rebecca Menzies; Limerick stable debut was okay
3 (9)	The Mediator Brown J:Chris Hayes T:Gordon Elliott	J:Chris Hayes T:Gordon Elliott	139	b	/045-0	69	75	66	29d	—	—	+1	6.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Bumper and hurdle winner; good runs in defeat in maidens; well behind on return last month
9 (12)	Out On Friday Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Philip M Byrne	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Philip M Byrne	134	—	0-0014	64	81	56	21d	—	—	-1	5.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Notched eighth career win last month; middling run last time at Gowran; inconsistent sort
7 (5)	Dontgowithjoe Bay J:Shane Foley T:P J Rothwell	J:Shane Foley T:P J Rothwell	134	—	8-55	64	82	-	—	—	—	+2	4.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran well in defeat in AW maiden starts; makes handicap debut fit from hurdling foray
10 (13)	Khormor Syd Brown J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Gillian Scott	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Gillian Scott	133	—	7-660	63	77	44	12d	—	—	+1	4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Midfield finishes in maiden starts; keeping on when upped in trip recently; can improve
12 (7)	Allo Al Khawaneej Bay J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	132	p	6545/0	62	75	-	22d	—	—	+2	3.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ordinary form overall and distant twelfth at Listowel; maiden hurdle winner in April
8 (17)	Evening's Empire Grey J:James Ryan(3) T:James M Barcoe	J:James Ryan(3) T:James M Barcoe	134	—	/510-0	64	75	60	12d	—	—	+2	3.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won over this trip from 1lb lower last summer; last of 11 on stable debut 12 days ago
13 (2)	Ms Messi Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Paul W Flynn	J:Gary Carroll T:Paul W Flynn	132	—	787-0	62	76	37	25d	—	—	+2	3.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Big prices in maidens but not disgraced; last of 17 on handicap/stable debut last time
NR (1)	Tassarolo Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	130	tp	50885-	60	72	-	—	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
First reserve; middling runs at Dundalk last winter; winner of maiden hurdle on last start
NR (8)	Princess Rabab Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:M J Phillips	J:Seamie Heffernan T:M J Phillips	130	—	65/51-	60	73	-	465d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Second reserve; up 3lb for AW win in March; makes stable debut
NR (3)	Rauzan Bay J:TBC T:Eoin Doyle	J: T:Eoin Doyle	129	—	709/0-	59	70	25	243d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Third reserve; 0-10 on Flat; four time hurdle winner last year; best watched on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Positive Energy	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	2/1
Desert Friend	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2	4/1
Preparations	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Fianna	15/2	7/1	13/2	8/1	8/1
Powerful Hook Head	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Spanish John	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	9/1
Magnetic North	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
The Mediator	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Out On Friday	20/1	16/1	12/1	18/1	18/1
Dontgowithjoe	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Khormor Syd	40/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
Allo Al Khawaneej	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Evening's Empire	80/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Ms Messi	80/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	66/1
Tassarolo	-	-	-	-	-
Princess Rabab	-	-	-	-	-
Rauzan	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Positive Energy

27.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 13 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Preparations

17.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

11/2

3rd

Spanish John

15.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Desert Friend

9.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Powerful Hook Head

7.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Fianna

6.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

The Mediator

6.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Out On Friday

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Magnetic North

4.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dontgowithjoe

4.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Khormor Syd

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Evening's Empire

3.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Allo Al Khawaneej

3.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ms Messi

3.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Tassarolo

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Princess Rabab

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Rauzan

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Powerful Hook Head	70	80	58
Positive Energy	69	74	62
The Mediator	69	75	66
Preparations	68	75	68
Desert Friend	67	78	57
Fianna	65	78	40
Out On Friday	64	81	56
Dontgowithjoe	64	82	—
Evening's Empire	64	75	60
Magnetic North	63	85	68
Khormor Syd	63	77	44
Allo Al Khawaneej	62	75	—
Ms Messi	62	76	37
Spanish John	61	70	57
Tassarolo	60	72	—
Princess Rabab	60	73	—
Rauzan	59	70	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Magnetic North	12d ago	Quick return
Khormor Syd	12d ago	Quick return
Evening's Empire	12d ago	Quick return
Desert Friend	16d ago	Fit
Preparations	21d ago	Fit
Out On Friday	21d ago	Fit
Fianna	22d ago	Fit
Allo Al Khawaneej	22d ago	Fit
Ms Messi	25d ago	Fit
Spanish John	27d ago	Fit
The Mediator	29d ago	Fit
Rauzan	243d ago	Long break
Powerful Hook Head	259d ago	Long break
Princess Rabab	465d ago	Long break
Positive Energy	—	—
Dontgowithjoe	—	—
Tassarolo	—	—