Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Curragh

3:05

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 5f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €26,550

Runners 20

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (18)	Never Shout Never b Jamie Powell(5) · J A Stack	Jamie Powell(5) · J A Stack	128	—	44212	89	106	91	13d	—	—	+11	30	7/2 22%
Cork 5f winner on handicap debut, strong chance now after second over 6f here 13 days ago
5 (19)	Laugh A Minute b Adam Caffrey(5) · Adrian Mcguinness	Adam Caffrey(5) · Adrian Mcguinness	129	—	020330	89	111	92	13d	—	—	+6	17.4	15/2 12%
Beat The Highway Rat over C&D in March, third in this race last year, could go well
1 (17)	The Highway Rat b W J Lee · A Oliver	W J Lee · A Oliver	140	—	15-215	100	110	84	13d	—	—	+5	15.4	8 13%
Smart Dundalk performer, good effort to beat Silmaniya at Navan, fine 6f run 13 days ago
7 (9)	Silmaniya b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	126	p	-76522	87	110	98	21d	—	—	+12	20.1	17/2 11%
Entitled to be one of the leading fancies now following seconds over C&D and at Navan
12 (14)	Curraheen Princess ch Andrew Slattery · N Stokes	Andrew Slattery · N Stokes	119	p	311660	79	114	103	13d	—	—	+6	14.6	10/1 9%
All eight wins have come over 5f, two of them back-to-back this summer, cheekpieces now
2 (6)	Real Force gr Conor Stone-Walsh(7) · D J Bunyan & G Oleary	Conor Stone-Walsh(7) · D J Bunyan & G Oleary	133	—	4400-1	93	112	85	168d	—	—	+16	22.7	12 8%
Absent since early-season win in testing conditions at Cork, good chance if fit and ready
NR (8)	Dream Today b TBC · Adrian Mcguinness	· Adrian Mcguinness	120	tp	303501	80	113	89	11d	—	—	0	26.2	20 5%
Recent Laytown winner, probably at his most effective on the beach and at Dundalk.
NR (12)	Hallowed Time b TBC · E J Oneill	· E J Oneill	119	b	440542	79	107	101	28d	—	—	+8	13.9	14/1 7%
Runner-up over 6f at this venue four weeks ago, may find a few too quick over minimum trip
8 (1)	The Organiser b Mikey Sheehy · J F Levins	Mikey Sheehy · J F Levins	123	—	-50510	83	107	97	13d	—	—	+12	16.3	20/1 5%
Won narrowly from stablemate and subsequent winner Nordic Passage here on penultimate run
9 (16)	Mickey The Steel b Wesley Joyce(7) · Joseph Anthony Murray	Wesley Joyce(7) · Joseph Anthony Murray	122	tp	240608	82	112	99	17d	—	—	+5	9.2	18 6%
Achieved a good level of form last October, not at his best since Naas second in March
13 (10)	Harrys Hill b Wayne Hassett(7) · Martin Hassett	Wayne Hassett(7) · Martin Hassett	119	—	661010	79	109	98	57d	—	—	+13	19	18 6%
Seven-time winner, ground-versatile, latest win was gained over C&D on penultimate start
3 (2)	Jon Riggens b James Ryan(5) · Edward Lynam	James Ryan(5) · Edward Lynam	131	t	4P3417	91	107	91	13d	—	—	+11	20.7	15/2 12%
Needs to reverse recent 6f course form with The Highway Rat and Never Shout Never
NR (15)	Screen Siren b TBC · Sarah Lynam	· Sarah Lynam	119	p	573168	79	110	89	42d	—	—	+4	16.9	33 3%
Got 10lb extra for winning at Navan in June, unplaced twice since, 1lb out of the handicap
11 (3)	Sioux Spirit b Leigh Roche · K J Condon	Leigh Roche · K J Condon	120	v	593959	81	109	76	13d	—	—	+7	9.4	33 3%
Has done most of her racing over further this term, not disgraced at huge price on latest
17 (7)	Swift Flight gr N G McCullagh · K J Condon	N G McCullagh · K J Condon	119	t	07-329	79	110	99	120d	—	—	+4	8.5	18 6%
Placed five times from ten runs at this track, not helped by being 4lb out of the handicap
4 (4)	Master Matt b Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	130	tp	120030	90	112	100	13d	—	—	+11	14	28 4%
Went very close in the Rockingham here in July, subsequent form raises significant doubts
18 (20)	Elda b Nathan Crosse · Andrew Kinirons	Nathan Crosse · Andrew Kinirons	119	—	4-561	79	94	85	43d	—	—	+4	8.5	18 6%
Promoted a stone for beating Never Shout Never but still has to race from 5lb wrong here
16 (5)	Nordic Passage b Rory Cleary · J F Levins	Rory Cleary · J F Levins	119	—	742210	79	104	93	10d	—	—	+16	19	40 3%
Second over 6f here before Racing League win at Newcastle, beaten favourite at Southwell
NR (11)	Livingston Range ch TBC · Leanne Breen	· Leanne Breen	119	tb	610288	79	104	88	28d	—	—	+10	12.2	50 2%
An effective sprinter at a lower level than this, 6lb out of the handicap, up against it
20 (13)	Mount Ruapehu b Cian Horgan(7) · J F Grogan	Cian Horgan(7) · J F Grogan	119	p	702605	80	106	59	17d	—	—	+8	9.5	66/1 1%
Weak form this season apart from Cork second in June, 9lb out of the handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Never Shout Never	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Laugh A Minute	15/2	7	7/1	15/2	7/1
The Highway Rat	8	7/1	7	7	7/1
Silmaniya	17/2	17/2	9	17/2	9
Curraheen Princess	8	10	9	10	10/1
Real Force	12	12	11	12	12
Dream Today	16	20	20	20	20
Hallowed Time	14	14	12	14	14/1
The Organiser	18	20/1	18/1	18	18/1
Mickey The Steel	16	18	16	18	18
Harrys Hill	16	18	16/1	16	16/1
Jon Riggens	8	7	7	15/2	15/2
Screen Siren	33	25	25	25	25
Sioux Spirit	33	33	28	33	33
Swift Flight	16	18	18	18	18
Master Matt	25	28	25	28	28
Elda	16	18	16	16	16
Nordic Passage	33	40	40	40	40
Livingston Range	40	40/1	50	40	40
Mount Ruapehu	66	66	50	66	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Never Shout Never

OR: 9.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Dream Today

26.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 7.8

3rd

Real Force

22.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Jon Riggens

20.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Silmaniya

20.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Harrys Hill

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

Nordic Passage

OR: 7.3 Form: 11 Odds: 0.7

Laugh A Minute

17.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Screen Siren

16.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.7

The Organiser

16.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

20/1

The Highway Rat

15.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Curraheen Princess

14.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Master Matt

OR: 10 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.9

Hallowed Time

13.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Livingston Range

12.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.5

Mount Ruapehu

9.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Sioux Spirit

9.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.7

Mickey The Steel

9.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Swift Flight

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Elda

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Highway Rat Top Rated	100	110	84
Real Force	93	112	85
Jon Riggens	91	107	91
Master Matt	90	112	100
Never Shout Never	89	106	91
Laugh A Minute	89	111	92
Silmaniya	87	110	98
The Organiser	83	107	97
Mickey The Steel	82	112	99
Sioux Spirit	81	109	76
Dream Today	80	113	89
Mount Ruapehu	80	106	59
Curraheen Princess	79	114	103
Hallowed Time	79	107	101
Harrys Hill	79	109	98
Screen Siren	79	110	89
Swift Flight	79	110	99
Elda	79	94	85
Nordic Passage	79	104	93
Livingston Range	79	104	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Never Shout Never	13d ago	Quick return
Laugh A Minute	13d ago	Quick return
The Highway Rat	13d ago	Quick return
Silmaniya	21d ago	Fit
Curraheen Princess	13d ago	Quick return
Real Force	168d ago	Long break
Dream Today	11d ago	Quick return
Hallowed Time	28d ago	Fit
The Organiser	13d ago	Quick return
Mickey The Steel	17d ago	Fit
Harrys Hill	57d ago	Fresh
Jon Riggens	13d ago	Quick return
Screen Siren	42d ago	Fit
Sioux Spirit	13d ago	Quick return
Swift Flight	120d ago	Long break
Master Matt	13d ago	Quick return
Elda	43d ago	Fit
Nordic Passage	10d ago	Quick return
Livingston Range	28d ago	Fit
Mount Ruapehu	17d ago	Fit

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