Holycross Handicap Hurdle – Thurles

Thurles

3:05

Holycross Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-11-23

Distance 2m46y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Battle Of Ridgeway b Brian Hayes · Martin Hassett	Brian Hayes · Martin Hassett	167	t	606-11	101	104	5	21d	—	—	-8	22.2	15/8 35%
Bids for a hat-trick after a win here on chase debut latest and should come on for that
5	Ricky Bobby b Mr D Doyle(7) · Timothy Doyle	Mr D Doyle(7) · Timothy Doyle	164	—	0P74F-	98	99	-	—	—	—	+5	14.9	15/2 12%
No wins over hurdles for more than 2 years but career best Flat run latest; good mark
NR	Alphonse Le Grande b TBC · A J Martin	· A J Martin	159	t	006-03	93	102	83	163d	—	—	-1	15.4	13/2 13%
Dual AW winner; best of 6 hurdle runs when placed in summer; threat if tuned up for this
2	Duke Otto b G B Noonan(5) · Patrick J Flynn	G B Noonan(5) · Patrick J Flynn	167	—	P5-011	101	105	88	21d	—	—	+7	15	9/1 10%
Back-to-back wins on testing ground incl' C&D latest; firmly in mix if handling ground
3	Duncarrig ch Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	167	p	6P-F61	101	105	84	68d	—	—	+6	15.4	15/2 12%
Left poor runs behind with h'cap win at Navan latest; nothing special about that form
NR	Dontdooddson b TBC · Darren Collins	· Darren Collins	157	—	735245	91	103	96	28d	—	—	+7	15.7	16 6%
Some good runs in defeat this term but tailed off last month; must bounce back; reserve
R19	Sayitfirst br Jack G Gilligan(7) · Darren Collins	Jack G Gilligan(7) · Darren Collins	156	—	034142	90	104	87	27d	—	—	+16	22.3	11 9%
Won a mares' h'cap hurdle at Fairyhouse last month and solid runs in defeat since; reserve
12	Herculaneum ch Mr O McGill(7) · Noel C Kelly	Mr O McGill(7) · Noel C Kelly	160	b	-07532	94	104	91	21d	—	—	+9	21.7	13/2 13%
Winner on the Flat earlier in the year and only beaten a neck over C&D earlier this month
7	Glenmalure Flyer b/br Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	163	t	40-6	97	101	39	28d	—	—	+8	13.4	16 6%
Tailed off in 3 maiden hurdles; needs to improve for quicker ground on h'cap debut
NR	Temptation Time gr TBC · Mark Michael McNiff	· Mark Michael McNiff	156	—	979	90	103	66	133d	—	—	+5	12	25 4%
Tailed off in trio of maiden hurdle starts at huge odds; off 133 days; reserve
NR	Derry Lad b TBC · Kevin Thomas Coleman	· Kevin Thomas Coleman	165	—	607-F	99	103	45	12d	—	—	+10	13.2	25 4%
Won 2 Sunday Series races on Flat in summer; beaten when falling over timber latest
11	Forever Frankie b Sean O'Keeffe · Sean Aherne	Sean O'Keeffe · Sean Aherne	160	—	-60590	94	104	83	21d	—	—	+8	12.2	20 5%
Placed in a bumper on debut a few seasons ago but has never managed to replicate that form
9	Tippin And Tappin br Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	163	—	P-859	97	100	73	18d	—	—	+9	12.6	25 4%
Pulled up in a point and shown little in three maiden hurdle starts
16	Knock On Steel b Kieran Callaghan(5) · R Donohoe	Kieran Callaghan(5) · R Donohoe	158	—	/9P84P	92	97	81	85d	—	—	+8	11.6	22/1 4%
Won over fences/hurdles in summer of 2020 but struggling for form this summer; yard debut
8	Must Go Now b Phillip Enright(5) · Edward Cawley	Phillip Enright(5) · Edward Cawley	163	—	600-	97	96	67	299d	—	—	+9	12.6	33 3%
Tailed off in a trio of maiden hurdle starts at huge prices; likely to need this return
6	Arthor ch Mike O'Connor(3) · James Joseph Mangan	Mike O'Connor(3) · James Joseph Mangan	163	t	3557-0	97	104	92	39d	—	—	+7	13.7	12/1 8%
Tailed off last 3 starts but had shown promise previously; down to a good mark
15	Jouster b Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	158	t	47-060	92	90	43	18d	—	—	+9	11.2	33 3%
Modest point form and hasn't shown enough in three starts under rules; wears tongue-tie
14	Iron Allen gr E Walsh(3) · Ciaran Murphy	E Walsh(3) · Ciaran Murphy	159	—	FP4-07	93	103	-	25d	—	—	+9	11.2	100 1%
Point winner last year; 4th in maiden hurdle in April; completely tailed off twice since
10	He Picked Us b Kieren Buckley(3) · Gavin Cromwell	Kieren Buckley(3) · Gavin Cromwell	162	p	P0-808	96	100	49	18d	—	—	+10	12	66 2%
Poor form in maiden hurdles and no improvement for handicap since; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Battle Of Ridgeway	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8	13/8
Ricky Bobby	8	15/2	7	15/2	8
Alphonse Le Grande	7	13/2	11/2	13/2	13/2
Duke Otto	9	9/1	17/2	9	9
Duncarrig	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8
Dontdooddson	8	14	14	14	16
Sayitfirst	11	11	11	11	11
Herculaneum	6	6	6	6	13/2
Glenmalure Flyer	14	14	14	14	16
Temptation Time	25	25	25	25	25
Derry Lad	25	25	20	25	25
Forever Frankie	20	18	16	20	18
Tippin And Tappin	25	22	22	22	22
Knock On Steel	20	20/1	22	22/1	20
Must Go Now	33	33	28	28/1	25
Arthor	12	11	10	12/1	12
Jouster	28	33	28	28	33
Iron Allen	100	66	66	66	66
He Picked Us	66	50	50	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Sayitfirst

22.3

OR: 10 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.7

2nd

Battle Of Ridgeway

22.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Herculaneum

21.7

OR: 11 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Dontdooddson

15.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.4

Alphonse Le Grande

15.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.6

13/2

Duncarrig

15.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Duke Otto

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Ricky Bobby

14.9

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Arthor

13.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Glenmalure Flyer

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Derry Lad

13.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Tippin And Tappin

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Must Go Now

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Forever Frankie

12.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Temptation Time

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2

He Picked Us

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Knock On Steel

11.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Jouster

11.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Iron Allen

11.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Battle Of Ridgeway Top Rated	101	104	5
Duke Otto	101	105	88
Duncarrig	101	105	84
Derry Lad	99	103	45
Ricky Bobby	98	99	—
Glenmalure Flyer	97	101	39
Tippin And Tappin	97	100	73
Must Go Now	97	96	67
Arthor	97	104	92
He Picked Us	96	100	49
Herculaneum	94	104	91
Forever Frankie	94	104	83
Alphonse Le Grande	93	102	83
Iron Allen	93	103	—
Knock On Steel	92	97	81
Jouster	92	90	43
Dontdooddson	91	103	96
Sayitfirst	90	104	87
Temptation Time	90	103	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Battle Of Ridgeway	21d ago	Fit
Ricky Bobby	—	—
Alphonse Le Grande	163d ago	Long break
Duke Otto	21d ago	Fit
Duncarrig	68d ago	Fresh
Dontdooddson	28d ago	Fit
Sayitfirst	27d ago	Fit
Herculaneum	21d ago	Fit
Glenmalure Flyer	28d ago	Fit
Temptation Time	133d ago	Long break
Derry Lad	12d ago	Quick return
Forever Frankie	21d ago	Fit
Tippin And Tappin	18d ago	Fit
Knock On Steel	85d ago	Fresh
Must Go Now	299d ago	Long break
Arthor	39d ago	Fit
Jouster	18d ago	Fit
Iron Allen	25d ago	Fit
He Picked Us	18d ago	Fit

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