Irish Examiner Handicap – Killarney

Killarney

18:15

Irish Examiner Handicap

Date 2025-07-15

Distance 1m30y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €5,900

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
2 (6)	Spanish Temptress Grey J:Colin Keane T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Colin Keane T:Richard John O'Brien	140	—	0-682	60	67	62	3d	—	—	-20	12.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Second to Oiche Rua on Saturday's handicap debut and has a 7lb pull on the winner
1 (8)	Oiche Rua Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	147	—	580011	67	64	58	3d	—	—	+2	29.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Penalised for Limerick three days ago but was nicely on top at the finish
5 (2)	Jasmine Affanalis Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	135	h	-00825	55	62	50	3d	—	—	-7	9.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Didn't get the clearest of runs when fifth in Oiche Rua's race at Limerick on Saturday
4 (7)	Midnight Stagger Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mark Fahey	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mark Fahey	136	—	02158-	56	63	42	228d	—	—	0	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won over 7f on AW off this mark and wasn't beaten all that far back at Dundalk afterwards
8 (4)	Vovatia Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Nathan Crosse T:Ms Sheila Lavery	121	t	0-8699	41	60	57	3d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Will need to run better than she did on Saturday when behind some of these at Limerick
9 (5)	Star Allure Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	120	—	09-894	40	63	51	24d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Is 0-8; appeared to run well in a classified race at Ayr last time
3 (9)	Lahore Da King Chestnut J:Iqbal Khan(7) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Iqbal Khan(7) T:Anthony Mullins	138	t	858	58	62	24	6d	—	—	-1	3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well beaten in his maidens but entitled to be more competitive now handicapping
NR (3)	Academe Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	132	v	900274	52	63	38	12d	—	—	—	3	—	—
No improvement for the visor when fourth at Bellewstown (1m, good) but ran okay
NR (1)	Shahada Ace Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Slattery	J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Slattery	131	—	009034	51	62	53	3d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
Well held the last twice in races won by Oiche Rua; looks vulnerable again

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spanish Temptress	15/8	7/4	15/8	15/8	2/1
Oiche Rua	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Jasmine Affanalis	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Midnight Stagger	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2
Vovatia	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Star Allure	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Lahore Da King	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Academe	-	-	-	-	-
Shahada Ace	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Oiche Rua

29.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 17 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Spanish Temptress

12.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

3rd

Midnight Stagger

11.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Jasmine Affanalis

9.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Lahore Da King

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Academe

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Vovatia

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Shahada Ace

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Star Allure

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oiche Rua	67	64	58
Spanish Temptress	60	67	62
Lahore Da King	58	62	24
Midnight Stagger	56	63	42
Jasmine Affanalis	55	62	50
Academe	52	63	38
Shahada Ace	51	62	53
Vovatia	41	60	57
Star Allure	40	63	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spanish Temptress	3d ago	Quick return
Oiche Rua	3d ago	Quick return
Jasmine Affanalis	3d ago	Quick return
Vovatia	3d ago	Quick return
Shahada Ace	3d ago	Quick return
Lahore Da King	6d ago	Quick return
Academe	12d ago	Quick return
Star Allure	24d ago	Fit
Midnight Stagger	228d ago	Long break