McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle – Sligo

Sligo

18:38

McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-08-20

Distance 2m4f107y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 5m 12.00s (slow by 18.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sydney Cruiser (IRE) Alex Harvey · Ciaran Murphy	9/2F	Won
2nd	Mr Dibbs (IRE) Mr K P Healy · Adrian Murray	13/2	2
3rd	Juke Box Rock (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	7/1	1.75
4th	Slim Marvel (FR) Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	6/1	1.25
5th	Influential Lady (IRE) Kieran Callaghan · James M Barcoe	11/2	5.5
6th	Loughrask Rainbow (IRE) James Smith · Brian M McMahon	5/1	2.5
7th	Tropical Image (IRE) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	25/1	1.25
8th	Watching The Clock (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	15/2	9.5
9th	Colorado Charlie (IRE) Alan King · Mark Michael McNiff	33/1	6
10th	She's On Line (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	14/1	0.1
11th	Townscupsixtythree (IRE) Harry Sexton · Adrian Sexton	14/1	9
12th	Balkito (FR) Mr P J O'Neill · John F O'Neill	66/1	3

Runners (12)

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
1	Slim Marvel Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	168	—	2555-6	100	103	86	26d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
1-16 over hurdles, placed six times, may have needed last month's run after a break
11	Loughrask Rainbow Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Brian M McMahon	J:James Smith(5) T:Brian M McMahon	151	—	80-476	83	103	67	29d	—	—	-3	12.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has shown a fair form at a modest level, including a C&D fourth three starts ago
6	Juke Box Rock Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	160	—	07/84-	92	105	79	321d	—	—	+1	14.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Took a step in the right direction at Clonmel last October on his first try at this trip
5	Influential Lady Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	162	—	80-432	94	101	74	12d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Winner of seven races, at the veteran stage now but holds a leading chance on current form
12	Sydney Cruiser Bay J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Ciaran Murphy	148	p	-0P424	80	102	94	9d	—	—	0	15	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Still a maiden after 20 runs over hurdles, recent form suggests she can feature
7	Watching The Clock Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Padraig Roche	158	—	354	94	100	84	27d	—	—	+5	15.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Third on debut at represents his best maiden hurdle form, interesting on handicap debut
2	Mr Dibbs Bay J:Mr K P Healy(7) T:Adrian Murray	J:Mr K P Healy(7) T:Adrian Murray	165	—	187-06	97	104	57	26d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Kilbeggan maiden winner last year, failed to run to expectations at same venue last month
8	Townscupsixtythree Chestnut J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Adrian Sexton	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Adrian Sexton	156	h	870055	88	100	70	9d	—	—	+5	11.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Big price in all three maiden hurdle starts not a bad effort when fifth on handicap debut
9	She's On Line Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	153	—	2274-7	85	99	76	16d	—	—	+4	10.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in handicaps at Tramore and Limerick last year, should be better for a a recent run
10	Tropical Image Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	153	tp	80-P26	85	103	52	65d	—	—	+6	9.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has been running over further, 5lb claimer up, senior rider on stablemate She's On Line
4	Colorado Charlie Bay J:Alan King(7) T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Alan King(7) T:Mark Michael McNiff	162	—	FP6-40	94	99	38	13d	—	—	+8	12	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ordinary maiden hurdle form, never counted at any stage on stable/handicap debut
3	Balkito Bay J:Mr P J O'Neill(7) T:John F O'Neill	J:Mr P J O'Neill(7) T:John F O'Neill	164	—	4-13U9	96	100	31	44d	—	—	+10	12	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two chase wins to his name and won a point in May, undistinguished hurdles form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Slim Marvel	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Loughrask Rainbow	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Juke Box Rock	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1
Influential Lady	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	7/1
Sydney Cruiser	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	9/2
Watching The Clock	15/2	8/1	15/2	7/1	15/2
Mr Dibbs	8/1	10/1	9/1	7/1	10/1
Townscupsixtythree	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
She's On Line	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	11/1
Tropical Image	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Colorado Charlie	25/1	22/1	25/1	28/1	20/1
Balkito	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Slim Marvel

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Watching The Clock

15.4

OR: 11 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Sydney Cruiser

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Juke Box Rock

14.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Mr Dibbs

14.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Influential Lady

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Loughrask Rainbow

12.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Colorado Charlie

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Balkito

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Townscupsixtythree

11.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

She's On Line

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Tropical Image

9.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slim Marvel	100	103	86
Mr Dibbs	97	104	57
Balkito	96	100	31
Influential Lady	94	101	74
Watching The Clock	94	100	84
Colorado Charlie	94	99	38
Juke Box Rock	92	105	79
Townscupsixtythree	88	100	70
She's On Line	85	99	76
Tropical Image	85	103	52
Loughrask Rainbow	83	103	67
Sydney Cruiser	80	102	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sydney Cruiser	9d ago	Quick return
Townscupsixtythree	9d ago	Quick return
Influential Lady	12d ago	Quick return
Colorado Charlie	13d ago	Quick return
She's On Line	16d ago	Fit
Slim Marvel	26d ago	Fit
Mr Dibbs	26d ago	Fit
Watching The Clock	27d ago	Fit
Loughrask Rainbow	29d ago	Fit
Balkito	44d ago	Fit
Tropical Image	65d ago	Fresh
Juke Box Rock	321d ago	Long break