Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle – Roscommon

Roscommon

16:30

Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle

Date 2025-07-07

Distance 2m4f125y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 5m 4.08s (slow by 8.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ahead Of The Posse (IRE) Eoin Staples · Gavin Cromwell	7/1	Won
2nd	War Correspondent (IRE) Paddy Cody · R P Cody	6/1	2.25
3rd	Allo Al Khawaneej (GB) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	16/1	4.5
4th	Dollar Value (USA) Darragh O'Keeffe · T G McCourt	13/8F	.75
5th	Portarlington (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Ian Patrick Donoghue	8/1	6
6th	Ciao Adios (IRE) Eoin G Kelly · Adrian Murray	15/2	17
7th	Must Meet Cecil (IRE) James Smith · Ian Patrick Donoghue	5/1	7
8th	So Des Flos (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	12/1	15
9th	Balkito (FR) J J Slevin · John F O'Neill	50/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
RR	Retreat Archie (IRE) John Shinnick · Jamie Albert Sloan	200/1

Runners (10)

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	Dollar Value Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	158	—	24F0-4	120	136	131	22d	—	—	-8	29.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Comfortable winner of this race 12 months ago and ran okay in a handicap last time
7	Must Meet Cecil gr/b J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	158	p	/1-822	107	126	109	27d	—	—	+4	28.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won a claiming hurdle in April and runner-up at the same level in his last two races
1	So Des Flos Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	168	p	8097-3	117	120	70	40d	—	—	+12	22.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Sights are now lowered considerably but all his three wins have come in the mud
2	War Correspondent Grey J:Paddy Cody(7) T:R P Cody	J:Paddy Cody(7) T:R P Cody	168	tp	33075-	-	114	107	—	—	—	-5	4.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well held in claimers over hurdles and on the Flat in his last two races; others preferred
5	Ciao Adios Bay J:Eoin G Kelly(7) T:Adrian Murray	J:Eoin G Kelly(7) T:Adrian Murray	158	t	818-56	108	123	92	35d	—	—	+8	17.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Recent handicap efforts weren't too shoddy but has her stamina to prove over this far
8	Ahead Of The Posse Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	154	tp	836-46	105	127	-	6d	—	—	+8	16	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Sole win in early 2023; well held over fences only last week
3	Portarlington Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	160	tp	1118-6	-	110	98	37d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Three wins during the winter; in lesser form of late and these terms aren't favourable
4	Allo Al Khawaneej Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	158	p	61-4	115	121	82	—	—	—	+12	17.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Twice tailed off on the Flat last month but did win a maiden hurdle in April
10	Balkito Bay J:J J Slevin T:John F O'Neill	J:J J Slevin T:John F O'Neill	150	—	94-13U	-	118	-	35d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Dual chase winner who is 0-9 over hurdles; won a point in May
9	Retreat Archie Bay J:John Shinnick(3) T:Jamie Albert Sloan	J:John Shinnick(3) T:Jamie Albert Sloan	152	—	87070-	90	99	23	85d	—	—	+9	10.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Shown very little at huge odds so far, including when switched to a handicap last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dollar Value	13/8	7/4	13/8	13/8	6/4
Must Meet Cecil	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	11/4
So Des Flos	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
War Correspondent	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ciao Adios	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1	8/1
Ahead Of The Posse	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	17/2
Portarlington	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Allo Al Khawaneej	16/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Balkito	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Retreat Archie	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dollar Value

29.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

7/4

2nd

Must Meet Cecil

28.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

10/3

3rd

So Des Flos

22.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Allo Al Khawaneej

17.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ciao Adios

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ahead Of The Posse

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Retreat Archie

10.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

War Correspondent

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Portarlington

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Balkito

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dollar Value	120	136	131
So Des Flos	117	120	70
Allo Al Khawaneej	115	121	82
Ciao Adios	108	123	92
Must Meet Cecil	107	126	109
Ahead Of The Posse	105	127	—
Retreat Archie	90	99	23
War Correspondent	—	114	107
Portarlington	—	110	98
Balkito	—	118	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ahead Of The Posse	6d ago	Quick return
Dollar Value	22d ago	Fit
Must Meet Cecil	27d ago	Fit
Ciao Adios	35d ago	Fit
Balkito	35d ago	Fit
Portarlington	37d ago	Fit
So Des Flos	40d ago	Fit
Retreat Archie	85d ago	Fresh
War Correspondent	—	—
Allo Al Khawaneej	—	—