BoyleSports Maiden Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

12:50

BoyleSports Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-11-17

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 53.40s (slow by 1m 12.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sportinthepark (IRE) Sam Ewing · Noel Meade	10/1	Won
2nd	Iceberg Theory (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	5/2	2.75
3rd	Cobra Queen (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	4.75
4th	Balally Park (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Thomas Cooper	66/1	6
5th	Jack Du Large (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	8/1	3.75
6th	Johnny Cakes (FR) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	250/1	6.5
7th	Pfeiffer (IRE) Sarah Kavanagh · C A Murphy	12/1	29
8th	A La Carte (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Liz Doyle	150/1	34

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Grizzley Adams (IRE) Mr Andrew Burke-Ott · Alexander Ott	250/1
Fell	Intense Approach (GB) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	6/5F
P.U.	Tramps Like Us (IRE) Denis O'Regan · David Harry Kelly	25/1
P.U.	Tuscaloosa Anna (IRE) J J Slevin · S Slevin	200/1

Runners (13)

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	Intense Approach Chestnut J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	161	—	1-211	-	-	-	55d	—	—	-25	23.3	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Expensive purchase after point win, two bumper wins have underlined his potential
NR	Mossy Fen Park Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry De Bromhead	J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry De Bromhead	153	—	41-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-44	30	—	—
Non-runner
4	Iceberg Theory Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	153	—	30-3	-	131	118	33d	—	—	-14	10.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Needs to jump more fluently than at Cork but has winning potential at this level
11	Cobra Queen Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	146	—	31-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	14	2.75/1	12 8%
Point winner, now the yard's only runner with the well-regarded Mossy Fen Park a defector
12	Pfeiffer Chestnut J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:C A Murphy	J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:C A Murphy	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	5.25/1	22 5%
Half-sister to bumper/hurdle winner Al Reesha, in good hands but best watched
8	Sportinthepark Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	153	—	2-5	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-3	5.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Cost 170,000Euros after finishing second in a point, unplaced favourite in Galway bumper
2	Balally Park Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	153	—	6-U0	-	114	49	12d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Weakening when unseating at the last at Listowel, down the field at Cork 12 days ago
5	Jack Du Large Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Dam is a half-sister to talented hurdler/chaser Gwanako, stable in terrific form
9	Tramps Like Us b/br J:Denis O'Regan T:David Harry Kelly	J:Denis O'Regan T:David Harry Kelly	153	t	54-903	-	111	68	27d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Stayed on from off the pace in a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Limerick, this is a stronger race
13	Tuscaloosa Anna Bay J:J J Slevin T:S Slevin	J:J J Slevin T:S Slevin	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Dam half-sister to smart 2m3f-3m hurdle/chase winner Bennys King
10	A La Carte Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Liz Doyle	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Liz Doyle	146	—	8-760	-	89	66	6d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Has shown next to nothing in four races, early days but impossible to make a case for her
6	Johnny Cakes Chestnut J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	153	—	000	-	63	-	12d	—	—	0	0.1	124.75/1	500 0%
Has struggled in three maiden hurdles; nothing to suggest any chance.
3	Grizzley Adams Bay J:Mr A Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr A Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	153	—	—	-	80	-	21d	—	—	0	0.1	49.75/1	200 1%
Big price when finishing towards the rear on debut at Sligo, did not look an easy ride

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Intense Approach	10/11	5/6	8/11	5/6	4/5
Mossy Fen Park	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Iceberg Theory	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Cobra Queen	12	11	10	11	11
Pfeiffer	16	20	20	20	22
Sportinthepark	14	12	12	12	14
Balally Park	66	66	66	66	66
Jack Du Large	10	9	9	9	17/2
Tramps Like Us	20	20	16	18	18
Tuscaloosa Anna	100	100	100	100	100
A La Carte	150	66	66	66	66
Johnny Cakes	500	250	250	250	200
Grizzley Adams	200	200	200	200	200

Predictor

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

1st

Mossy Fen Park

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

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2nd

Intense Approach

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 16.3

10/11

3rd

Cobra Queen

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.9

Iceberg Theory

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Sportinthepark

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

Jack Du Large

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Pfeiffer

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Tramps Like Us

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Balally Park

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Tuscaloosa Anna

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

A La Carte

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Johnny Cakes

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500

Grizzley Adams

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intense Approach	—	—	—
Mossy Fen Park	—	—	—
Iceberg Theory	—	131	118
Cobra Queen	—	—	—
Pfeiffer	—	—	—
Sportinthepark	—	—	—
Balally Park	—	114	49
Jack Du Large	—	—	—
Tramps Like Us	—	111	68
Tuscaloosa Anna	—	—	—
A La Carte	—	89	66
Johnny Cakes	—	63	—
Grizzley Adams	—	80	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
A La Carte	6d ago	Quick return
Balally Park	12d ago	Quick return
Johnny Cakes	12d ago	Quick return
Sportinthepark	20d ago	Fit
Grizzley Adams	21d ago	Fit
Tramps Like Us	27d ago	Fit
Iceberg Theory	33d ago	Fit
Intense Approach	55d ago	Fresh
Mossy Fen Park	—	—
Cobra Queen	—	—
Pfeiffer	—	—
Jack Du Large	—	—
Tuscaloosa Anna	—	—