Finlay Volvo Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

4:50

Finlay Volvo Handicap

Date 2024-05-25

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €14,750

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (3)	Follow Me b W J Lee · Ross O'Sullivan	W J Lee · Ross O'Sullivan	137	—	2445-1	93	98	84	34d	—	—	+9	25.6	18/5 22%
Showed good form in defeat in France last year and won a 6f maiden here on Irish debut
5 (12)	Ragga Bomb b Colin Keane · G M Lyons	Colin Keane · G M Lyons	135	—	817-	91	88	62	232d	—	—	+10	20.1	13/2 13%
Won a 6f Cork maiden last year and unlucky in-running in a Dundalk Listed race over 7f
13 (5)	Neo Smart b Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	120	t	71-936	76	96	81	6d	—	—	0	9.2	7/1 13%
Dundalk maiden winner has run well in defeat the last twice but needs to find more
3 (6)	Nerano b/br Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	137	t	3-12	93	98	-	85d	—	—	+6	15.4	15/2 12%
A 5l Dundalk maiden winner over 1m ran a fine race again there next time; of interest
8 (11)	Grand City Hall b Ronan Whelan · Jarlath P Fahey	Ronan Whelan · Jarlath P Fahey	127	—	335-1	83	97	62	15d	—	—	+13	20.4	9/1 10%
Got off the mark in a 6f Cork maiden on return; more needed over this stiff 7f trip
11 (14)	Tai Tam Bay b Chris Hayes · Eddie & Patrick Harty	Chris Hayes · Eddie & Patrick Harty	122	—	344-13	78	101	66	14d	—	—	+2	9.1	9/1 10%
Got off the mark in a 6f Naas h'cap and a good run there since; same mark and can run well
1 (1)	Democracy b Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	138	—	67747-	94	94	58	259d	—	—	+7	12.6	12/1 8%
A 6f course maiden winner last year showed decent form up to 7f after; respected on return
4 (13)	Gunzburg ch Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	136	—	2657-5	92	93	88	15d	—	—	+7	11.9	14/1 7%
A 5f maiden winner last year was 2nd in a Group 2 over 6f here; unproven over this trip
6 (7)	Transcending Glory b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	131	p	5052-1	87	100	71	43d	—	—	+15	20.9	12/1 8%
Got off the mark in a 6f Dundalk maiden; has run well over this trip before; can go well
14 (9)	Auburn Avenue ch Wesley Joyce(5) · Chris Timmons	Wesley Joyce(5) · Chris Timmons	119	t	76-3	75	88	52	14d	—	—	+5	10.9	12/1 8%
Some decent maiden runs but will have to improve from 4lb out of the handicap
9 (2)	Monasterboice b Robert Whearty(5) · Noel Meade	Robert Whearty(5) · Noel Meade	124	b	659-33	80	93	58	15d	—	—	+4	8.9	14/1 7%
Similar efforts in maidens over 6f and 7f recently; one to consider on h'cap debut
12 (4)	Uncle Albert b Declan McDonogh · Kieran P Cotter	Declan McDonogh · Kieran P Cotter	121	—	340-19	77	98	56	34d	—	—	+4	8	16/1 6%
Won a heavy ground Cork h'cap but well below that form over C&D since
10 (10)	Perfect Judgement b Cian MacRedmond(5) · Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond(5) · Adrian McGuinness	123	—	8-1340	79	95	61	14d	—	—	+5	8	28/1 3%
AW winner over 6f was disappointing at Naas last time and has to bounce back up in trip
NR (8)	Matter Of Fact b Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	128	—	815-9	84	92	83	15d	—	—	—	8.5	—
A 6f maiden winner last year; disappointing on return and is unproven over this trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Follow Me	18/5	18/5	18/5	18/5	18/5
Ragga Bomb	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Neo Smart	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Nerano	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Grand City Hall	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Tai Tam Bay	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Democracy	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Gunzburg	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Transcending Glory	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Auburn Avenue	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Monasterboice	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Uncle Albert	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Perfect Judgement	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Follow Me

25.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.9

18/5

2nd

Transcending Glory

20.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

12/1

3rd

Grand City Hall

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Ragga Bomb

20.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Nerano

15.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Democracy

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Gunzburg

11.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Auburn Avenue

10.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Neo Smart

9.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Tai Tam Bay

9.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Monasterboice

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Matter Of Fact

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Uncle Albert

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Perfect Judgement

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Democracy Top Rated	94	94	58
Follow Me	93	98	84
Nerano	93	98	—
Gunzburg	92	93	88
Ragga Bomb	91	88	62
Transcending Glory	87	100	71
Matter Of Fact	84	92	83
Grand City Hall	83	97	62
Monasterboice	80	93	58
Perfect Judgement	79	95	61
Tai Tam Bay	78	101	66
Uncle Albert	77	98	56
Neo Smart	76	96	81
Auburn Avenue	75	88	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Follow Me	34d ago	Fit
Ragga Bomb	232d ago	Long break
Neo Smart	6d ago	Quick return
Nerano	85d ago	Fresh
Grand City Hall	15d ago	Fit
Tai Tam Bay	14d ago	Fit
Democracy	259d ago	Long break
Gunzburg	15d ago	Fit
Transcending Glory	43d ago	Fit
Auburn Avenue	14d ago	Fit
Monasterboice	15d ago	Fit
Uncle Albert	34d ago	Fit
Perfect Judgement	14d ago	Fit
Matter Of Fact	15d ago	Fit

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