Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Tramore

Tramore

15:00

Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-08-17

Distance 2m140y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 0.80s (slow by 3.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Surviving Murmansk (IRE) Harry Sexton · James M Barcoe	4/1	Won
2nd	May Call You Back (GB) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	5/4F	.5
3rd	Arthur's Victory (IRE) Danny Mullins · J A Nash	12/1	0.2
4th	Gekkota (FR) Liam Quinlan · T J O'Mara	16/1	.75
5th	Cholo (IRE) Cian Quirke · Michael Butler	40/1	3
6th	Benzine (GB) Shane Fitzgerald · J Morrison	20/1	1.5
7th	Theanniversary Man (IRE) G B Noonan · Frank John Hayes	7/1	0.3
8th	Met Office (IRE) J J Slevin · Eoin Doyle	10/1	1.25
9th	Glorious Singer (IRE) Ms A Power · Ms M Flynn	66/1	3.25
10th	Maralinga (IRE) Mr D Doyle · Timothy Doyle	20/1	.5
11th	Eastmore (GB) Mark McDonagh · C Byrnes	16/1	2
12th	Lucky This Time (IRE) Calum Hogan · P J Rothwell	40/1	3.5
13th	Agent Tequila (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	12/1	1.5

Runners (15)

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	May Call You Back Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	167	—	16-114	98	92	60	44d	—	—	-11	22.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
3-5 since joining champion trainer, C&D winner, reverts from chasing with a leading chance
14	Surviving Murmansk Grey J:Harry Sexton(7) T:James M Barcoe	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:James M Barcoe	142	—	446642	73	103	89	8d	—	—	-2	16	1.00/1	4/1 20%
0-39 overall, despite that off-putting statistic holds a big chance after Kilbeggan second
10	Arthur's Victory Bay J:Danny Mullins T:J A Nash	J:Danny Mullins T:J A Nash	151	—	457-69	82	99	91	8d	—	—	+2	10.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Three wins on the Flat, 0-14 over hurdles, no strong reason to believe she can win here
15	Theanniversary Man Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Frank John Hayes	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Frank John Hayes	141	p	007-86	72	89	43	77d	—	—	0	7.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has never reached the first four in a race of any description, hard to make a case for him
9	Met Office Bay J:J J Slevin T:Eoin Doyle	J:J J Slevin T:Eoin Doyle	155	—	6008	86	91	66	13d	—	—	+3	11.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Three-time Flat winner, has shown little over hurdles, hampered four out at Cork lat time
5	Gekkota Bay J:Liam Quinlan T:T J O'Mara	J:Liam Quinlan T:T J O'Mara	161	—	5370-S	92	102	76	31d	—	—	+6	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden hurdle winner in 2022, best handicap form has been at Galway, plenty to prove
3	Agent Tequila Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	161	—	08/06-	92	84	71	354d	—	—	+6	12.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Point winner, modest form over hurdles, best watched on chasing debut after a year off
4	Eastmore Brown J:Mark McDonagh T:C Byrnes	J:Mark McDonagh T:C Byrnes	161	—	20-870	92	100	92	10d	—	—	+7	11.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Narrowly denied at Down Royal last summer, weak overall hurdles form. towards rear latest
7	Benzine Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:J Morrison	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:J Morrison	158	—	9P0-80	89	100	39	34d	—	—	+7	10.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Never in the frame in a race of any description; tailed off at Downpatrick on latest
6	Maralinga Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	160	—	80-09	91	98	66	13d	—	—	+7	11.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Flat wins in 2021 and 2023, mid-field on recent handicap hurdle debut, others preferred
11	Lucky This Time Bay J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	145	—	P-000	79	65	-	72d	—	—	+5	8.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has failed to reach the first ten in four maiden hurdle outings, major improvement needed
12	Cholo Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Michael Butler	J:Cian Quirke T:Michael Butler	143	—	600-00	77	102	36	24d	—	—	+5	7.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Weak form in two bumpers and three maiden hurdles, jumping has left a lot to be desired
13	Glorious Singer Brown J:Ms A Power(7) T:Ms M Flynn	J:Ms A Power(7) T:Ms M Flynn	142	—	8PP98-	73	99	74	150d	—	—	+5	6.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Maiden, placed in five of her 33 hurdle starts, makes no appeal on last season's form
NR	Miss Maxfort Bay J:TBC T:N Stokes	J: T:N Stokes	168	t	0-6670	99	101	86	2d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Ordinary form since a maiden success last autumn, due to run in the 6.45 here on Friday
NR	Menas Miracle Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Brendan Oliver Walsh	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Brendan Oliver Walsh	157	t	40-214	88	100	85	24d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Has run well at this track and confirmed a fair standard of form with a Wexford success

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
May Call You Back	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4	6/4
Surviving Murmansk	7/2	10/3	7/2	4/1	10/3
Arthur's Victory	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Theanniversary Man	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	11/1
Met Office	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Gekkota	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Agent Tequila	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Eastmore	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Benzine	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Maralinga	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	22/1
Lucky This Time	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Cholo	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Glorious Singer	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Miss Maxfort	-	-	-	-	-
Menas Miracle	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

May Call You Back

22.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Surviving Murmansk

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Gekkota

12.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Miss Maxfort

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Agent Tequila

12.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Eastmore

11.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Maralinga

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Met Office

11.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Benzine

10.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Arthur's Victory

10.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Menas Miracle

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lucky This Time

8.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Theanniversary Man

7.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Cholo

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Glorious Singer

6.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Miss Maxfort	99	101	86
May Call You Back	98	92	60
Gekkota	92	102	76
Agent Tequila	92	84	71
Eastmore	92	100	92
Maralinga	91	98	66
Benzine	89	100	39
Menas Miracle	88	100	85
Met Office	86	91	66
Arthur's Victory	82	99	91
Lucky This Time	79	65	—
Cholo	77	102	36
Surviving Murmansk	73	103	89
Glorious Singer	73	99	74
Theanniversary Man	72	89	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Miss Maxfort	2d ago	Quick return
Surviving Murmansk	8d ago	Quick return
Arthur's Victory	8d ago	Quick return
Eastmore	10d ago	Quick return
Met Office	13d ago	Quick return
Maralinga	13d ago	Quick return
Cholo	24d ago	Fit
Menas Miracle	24d ago	Fit
Gekkota	31d ago	Fit
Benzine	34d ago	Fit
May Call You Back	44d ago	Fit
Lucky This Time	72d ago	Fresh
Theanniversary Man	77d ago	Fresh
Glorious Singer	150d ago	Long break
Agent Tequila	354d ago	Long break