John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Limerick

3:40

Date 2023-10-22

Distance 3m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Positive Thinker b Mr A P Ryan · Michael J Mcdonagh	Mr A P Ryan · Michael J Mcdonagh	165	—	21-621	102	108	62	22d	—	—	-13	25.5	11/8 42%
Several near misses over hurdles; unbeaten in two handicaps over fences; ground/trip okay
7	Mont Saint Vincent gr Mr D Doyle(2) · E Mcnamara	Mr D Doyle(2) · E Mcnamara	164	—	/25P-5	101	108	68	20d	—	—	-1	18.5	7/2 22%
Couple of fair runs over 3m last year including over C&D; fifth at Fairyhouse after layoff
4	Killinure Lass b/br Mr E Mahon · Brian M Mcmahon	Mr E Mahon · Brian M Mcmahon	166	—	110-84	103	109	37	19d	—	—	+5	16.3	17/2 11%
Likeable mare has won three handicaps; stays 3m and handles heavy; trip too short latest
1	Robyndeglory b Mr D E Phelan(4) · Declan Queally	Mr D E Phelan(4) · Declan Queally	172	t	6-4933	109	115	51	20d	—	—	+7	17.8	13/2 13%
Solid run when third at Fairyhouse (3m, soft) having had a spell over fences
NR	Weihnachts b TBC · P J Rothwell	· P J Rothwell	155	—	157-7P	92	110	-	87d	—	—	-40	30.5	16 6%
Three-time winning chaser over shorter; pulled up over hurdles here when last seen in July
3	Nephin Beg b Mr B J Walsh(2) · Sean Thomas Doyle	Mr B J Walsh(2) · Sean Thomas Doyle	168	—	619F-0	105	111	103	171d	—	—	+10	15.4	18 6%
33-1 when beating Positive Thinker on handicap debut (2m4f, yielding/soft); nothing since
9	Another Nightmare ch Mr A Harvey · John Joseph Hanlon	Mr A Harvey · John Joseph Hanlon	159	—	350671	96	108	13	30d	—	—	+16	23.7	11 9%
Popped up at 40s on handicap bow at Listowel in an incident-packed 3m contest
13	Mrs Watson b Mr B Barry(2) · Peter Croke	Mr B Barry(2) · Peter Croke	147	p	70P9-7	84	108	47	22d	—	—	+6	9.6	18 6%
2m4f winner on heavy at Clonmel last year but shown little since; headgear; 4lb wrong
2	Criminal Mischief b Mr C Mullins · Steve Jones	Mr C Mullins · Steve Jones	170	—	8015-0	107	107	82	164d	—	—	+11	15.3	28 4%
2m winner on heavy was fifth on handicap bow at Tramore; off since May, first try at 3m
6	Workforadime b Miss A L Fitzgibbon(2) · C Byrnes	Miss A L Fitzgibbon(2) · C Byrnes	165	—	6485F9	102	107	57	10d	—	—	+9	14.6	22 5%
Placed in bumpers but not in ten tries in maiden hurdles; handicap debut
11	Sallys Cave b Mr I Ryan(4) · Francis Casey	Mr I Ryan(4) · Francis Casey	148	—	907	85	101	82	37d	—	—	+7	9.5	33 3%
Nothing in three qualifying maidens and jumping remains an issue; big step up in trip
14	Ohherewego ch Mr Alan O'Sullivan(2) · V T Obrien	Mr Alan O'Sullivan(2) · V T Obrien	147	—	08-020	84	101	61	21d	—	—	+7	9.1	50 2%
Old boy ran well when second of 18 over this trip at Listowel; tailed off since; 4lb wrong
8	Coole Arcade b Mr Pat Taaffe · Charles Coakley	Mr Pat Taaffe · Charles Coakley	160	—	0553P5	97	110	-	24d	—	—	+10	13	28 4%
Three times a winner over 2m (two hurdles, one chase); new yard and stamina a concern
12	My Good Pal b Mr P W Gleeson(2) · Brian Mortell	Mr P W Gleeson(2) · Brian Mortell	147	—	0-0800	88	55	22	36d	—	—	+9	9.8	150 1%
4yo beaten miles all starts in bumpers and maidens; steps up in trip for handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Positive Thinker	11/8	6/5	5/4	11/8	11/8
Mont Saint Vincent	3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Killinure Lass	17/2	8	17/2	17/2	17/2
Robyndeglory	7	13/2	13/2	7	7
Weihnachts	16	SP	SP	SP	SP
Nephin Beg	18	16	16	16	16
Another Nightmare	11	10	10	10	10
Mrs Watson	18	18	18	18	18
Criminal Mischief	28	28	28	28	28
Workforadime	18	22	22	22	20
Sallys Cave	25	33	28	33	33
Ohherewego	50	33	33	33	33
Coole Arcade	28	28	25	28	28
My Good Pal	150	100	80	100/1	66

Predictor

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

1st

Weihnachts

30.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

2nd

Positive Thinker

25.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

11/8

3rd

Another Nightmare

23.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

Mont Saint Vincent

18.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Robyndeglory

17.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Killinure Lass

16.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Nephin Beg

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Criminal Mischief

15.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Workforadime

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Coole Arcade

OR: 11.8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.8

My Good Pal

9.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Mrs Watson

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Sallys Cave

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ohherewego

9.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Robyndeglory Top Rated	109	115	51
Criminal Mischief	107	107	82
Nephin Beg	105	111	103
Killinure Lass	103	109	37
Positive Thinker	102	108	62
Workforadime	102	107	57
Mont Saint Vincent	101	108	68
Coole Arcade	97	110	—
Another Nightmare	96	108	13
Weihnachts	92	110	—
My Good Pal	88	55	22
Sallys Cave	85	101	82
Mrs Watson	84	108	47
Ohherewego	84	101	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Positive Thinker	22d ago	Fit
Mont Saint Vincent	20d ago	Fit
Killinure Lass	19d ago	Fit
Robyndeglory	20d ago	Fit
Weihnachts	87d ago	Fresh
Nephin Beg	171d ago	Long break
Another Nightmare	30d ago	Fit
Mrs Watson	22d ago	Fit
Criminal Mischief	164d ago	Long break
Workforadime	10d ago	Quick return
Sallys Cave	37d ago	Fit
Ohherewego	21d ago	Fit
Coole Arcade	24d ago	Fit
My Good Pal	36d ago	Fit

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