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

Naas

3:00

Date 2024-12-16

Distance 2m51y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners 23

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	O'Faolains Glory b Mr J Dunne · Ian Patrick Donoghue	Mr J Dunne · Ian Patrick Donoghue	169	p	359F03	92	93	84	29d	—	—	0	18	4/1 20%
Won twice in the spring, could be ready to strike again following third at Navan on latest
11	Bishbashbosh br Mr L P Shanahan(2) · Ross O'Sullivan	Mr L P Shanahan(2) · Ross O'Sullivan	163	t	-37536	86	93	64	66d	—	—	+3	15.3	6/1 14%
Recently taken over by Ross O'Sullivan, lightly raced and open to improvement, tongue-tie
6	Backfromtheraces b Miss P Elvin · P J Rothwell	Miss P Elvin · P J Rothwell	165	—	5988-2	88	86	37	49d	—	—	+7	17.6	7/1 13%
Made a bright start to the start to the season when second at Wexford, leading chance
14	Indulging b Mr M J Kenneally(2) · T M Walsh	Mr M J Kenneally(2) · T M Walsh	161	—	/49-56	84	90	76	53d	—	—	+2	11	17/2 11%
Best run this year was over 7f at Laytown, most recent hurdling effort was satisfactory
R22	Newport b Mr R James · Eoin Doyle	Mr R James · Eoin Doyle	167	tp	U0804	90	94	89	18d	—	—	+4	12.5	10/1 9%
Second reserve, encouraging fourth at Thurles last time with Dream Escape back in sixth
10	Petit Dejeuner b Mr J M Halford · Mrs Denise Foster	Mr J M Halford · Mrs Denise Foster	164	b	0-0073	87	89	49	17d	—	—	+3	11.6	12/1 8%
Showed signs of a return to form when third at Thurles late last month, more needed
17	Derby De Thaix b Miss H Heffernan(4) · James Andrew Fahey	Miss H Heffernan(4) · James Andrew Fahey	157	—	2092P6	80	97	64	41d	—	—	+4	10.9	12/1 8%
0-41 hurdles record is highly off-putting but twice a runner-up this season, unreliable
9	Royal Time b Mr Eoin Staples(4) · Shane Crawley	Mr Eoin Staples(4) · Shane Crawley	165	t	000-80	88	88	76	73d	—	—	+5	11.4	12/1 8%
Form is weak but worth noting that he was quite well-supported at Gowran on latest
1	Zolpharine b Mr O McGill · John Patrick Ryan	Mr O McGill · John Patrick Ryan	172	—	P35076	95	99	-	17d	—	—	+7	13.8	12/1 8%
Mostly campaigned over fences lately, badly out of form in his runs over hurdles
13	Carslake b Mr A P Ryan · C Byrnes	Mr A P Ryan · C Byrnes	161	—	P0-08P	84	87	31	94d	—	—	+4	10.2	14/1 7%
Very weak form, still only five, feasible that Charles Byrnes can transform his fortunes
5	Spread The Faith ch Mr D McGill · Oliver McKiernan	Mr D McGill · Oliver McKiernan	166	—	90-966	89	88	72	34d	—	—	+6	11.4	16/1 6%
Modest form in maidens, has a decent pedigree, may find her level in handicaps
2	Dreamz b/br Mr D Allen · Terence O'Brien	Mr D Allen · Terence O'Brien	170	h	6-27U0	93	97	91	52d	—	—	+7	12.1	25/1 4%
Ballinrobe second in May was quite promising, very poor runs at Sligo last time
8	Party Moon ch Mr J P Sutton(2) · Dermot A McLoughlin	Mr J P Sutton(2) · Dermot A McLoughlin	165	t	000/	88	91	-	—	—	—	+7	10.3	33/1 3%
Two Flat wins were in Germany in 2019, his three hurdle runs were in 2021, hard to fancy
15	Added Bonus b Mr C J Shine · Brendan Maurice Walsh	Mr C J Shine · Brendan Maurice Walsh	157	tp	-782P7	80	89	-	67d	—	—	+7	9.7	33/1 3%
Twice successful over fences at Thurles, has failed to win in 27 attempts over hurdles
16	Cornmarket b Mr B Barry(2) · M Flannery	Mr B Barry(2) · M Flannery	157	p	4404P-	80	89	40	256d	—	—	+6	8.1	40/1 2%
Has never reached the first three in a race of any description, lacks a recent outing
19	Internet Biddy b Mr S Tobin(2) · Sean Aherne	Mr S Tobin(2) · Sean Aherne	157	h	5/P-P6	80	64	-	67d	—	—	+6	7.9	66/1 1%
Placed in a bumper in Britain, no sign of worthwhile form in handicap hurdles so far
12	Ghumama ch Mr M E McCrory(2) · Noel C Kelly	Mr M E McCrory(2) · Noel C Kelly	163	t	0/0-02	86	89	19	184d	—	—	+7	9.8	66/1 1%
Two Flat wins on AW, by far her best race over hurdles when second at Downpatrick in June
7	Like A Bumblebee b Mr L Burke-Ott(2) · Michael Winters	Mr L Burke-Ott(2) · Michael Winters	165	—	P9780	88	79	37	27d	—	—	+9	9.8	100/1 1%
In good hands but had poor form in maidens and finished in rear on handicap debut
NR	No Big Deal b Mr J H Williamson · Charles O'Brien	Mr J H Williamson · Charles O'Brien	170	—	8907-4	93	82	55	27d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Made the frame for the first time at Limerick but beaten 21l in fourth, needs to find more
NR	Fernhill Fling b Mr B J Walsh · P J Rothwell	Mr B J Walsh · P J Rothwell	157	p	00PP30	80	87	56	29d	—	—	—	8.4	—
Very poor form overall with the exception of Wexford third in October, in rear last time
NR	Perfectway b Ms N M Bradley(4) · Eoin Griffin	Ms N M Bradley(4) · Eoin Griffin	157	—	0-7850	80	91	71	18d	—	—	—	7.5	—
Gave an improved display at Gowran on her penultimate start, possible excuses on latest
R21	Shing Shilla b Mr J H Williamson · Adrian Sexton	Mr J H Williamson · Adrian Sexton	164	p	75070	87	88	73	24d	—	—	—	9.3	—
First reserve, first handicap here, not an obvious contender though cheekpieces may help
NR	Dream Escape b TBC · Thomas Mullins	· Thomas Mullins	162	h	-90376	85	94	87	18d	—	—	—	10.3	—
Third reserve, Flat winner, could go close if reproducing form of Gowran third in October

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
O'Faolains Glory	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3
Bishbashbosh	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1
Backfromtheraces	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	6/1
Indulging	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Newport	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Petit Dejeuner	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Derby De Thaix	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Royal Time	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Zolpharine	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Carslake	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Spread The Faith	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Dreamz	20/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
Party Moon	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Added Bonus	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Cornmarket	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Internet Biddy	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ghumama	40/1	50/1	33/1	66/1	40/1
Like A Bumblebee	66/1	80/1	66/1	100/1	80/1
No Big Deal	-	-	-	-	-
Fernhill Fling	-	-	-	-	-
Perfectway	-	-	-	-	-
Dream Escape	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

O'Faolains Glory

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Backfromtheraces

17.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Bishbashbosh

15.3

OR: 9 Form: 2.7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Zolpharine

13.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Newport

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Dreamz

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Petit Dejeuner

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Royal Time

11.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Spread The Faith

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Indulging

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Derby De Thaix

10.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

No Big Deal

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Party Moon

10.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Dream Escape

10.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Carslake

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ghumama

9.8

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Like A Bumblebee

9.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Added Bonus

9.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Shing Shilla

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Fernhill Fling

8.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

—

Cornmarket

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Internet Biddy

7.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Perfectway

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zolpharine Top Rated	95	99	—
Dreamz	93	97	91
No Big Deal	93	82	55
O'Faolains Glory	92	93	84
Newport	90	94	89
Spread The Faith	89	88	72
Backfromtheraces	88	86	37
Royal Time	88	88	76
Party Moon	88	91	—
Like A Bumblebee	88	79	37
Petit Dejeuner	87	89	49
Shing Shilla	87	88	73
Bishbashbosh	86	93	64
Ghumama	86	89	19
Dream Escape	85	94	87
Indulging	84	90	76
Carslake	84	87	31
Derby De Thaix	80	97	64
Added Bonus	80	89	—
Cornmarket	80	89	40
Internet Biddy	80	64	—
Fernhill Fling	80	87	56
Perfectway	80	91	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
O'Faolains Glory	29d ago	Fit
Bishbashbosh	66d ago	Fresh
Backfromtheraces	49d ago	Fresh
Indulging	53d ago	Fresh
Newport	18d ago	Fit
Petit Dejeuner	17d ago	Fit
Derby De Thaix	41d ago	Fit
Royal Time	73d ago	Fresh
Zolpharine	17d ago	Fit
Carslake	94d ago	Long break
Spread The Faith	34d ago	Fit
Dreamz	52d ago	Fresh
Party Moon	—	—
Added Bonus	67d ago	Fresh
Cornmarket	256d ago	Long break
Internet Biddy	67d ago	Fresh
Ghumama	184d ago	Long break
Like A Bumblebee	27d ago	Fit
No Big Deal	27d ago	Fit
Fernhill Fling	29d ago	Fit
Perfectway	18d ago	Fit
Shing Shilla	24d ago	Fit
Dream Escape	18d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Yielding

Loading going stats…

Previous Meetings

Loading…