Portwest Handicap Hurdle – Ballinrobe

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7:30

Portwest Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-05-27

Distance 2m57y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners 17

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11	Order Of The Dance b Danny Gilligan E J O'Grady	Danny Gilligan E J O'Grady	160	p	0802-2	99	110	98	12d	—	—	+5	22.3	4/1 20%
Improved for handicaps, second the last twice, drops in trip, claims, rain a query
16	Dream Escape b Danny Mullins Thomas Mullins	Danny Mullins Thomas Mullins	146	—	90376-	85	112	102	180d	—	—	-1	14.7	9/2 18%
Flat winner, good third off this mark in October, ground versatile but may need this run
1	I Am Mimi b Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	166	—	/4533-	105	105	90	263d	—	—	+9	22.9	11/2 15%
H'cap debutant, promise in maidens, opening mark looks fair, lacks a run, check market
6	Katakana b Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	161	ht	/6473-	100	101	88	249d	—	—	+7	18.8	6/1 14%
Dual French bumper winner, ok run on h'cap debut last July, lacks a run but can't discount
2	W B Easy b Brian Hayes Ross O'Sullivan	Brian Hayes Ross O'Sullivan	166	t	/3069-	105	105	74	46d	—	—	+9	17	9/1 10%
H'cap debutant, minor promise in maidens, hood discarded, tongue tie returns, watch
7	Brave Soldier b Phillip Enright Mark Michael McNiff	Phillip Enright Mark Michael McNiff	160	—	84706-	99	104	85	33d	—	—	+7	14.4	11/1 8%
Is 0-4 over timber, minor promise on h'cap debut, down 1lb but more needed
12	Leitzel ch Sean Flanagan Andrew McNamara	Sean Flanagan Andrew McNamara	156	—	2856P-	95	110	103	205d	—	—	+6	13.4	14/1 7%
Flat winner, promise in maiden hurdles, struggled in handicaps, lacks a run, best watched
8	Desert Haven b Donagh Meyler Noel Meade	Donagh Meyler Noel Meade	160	t	07000-	99	95	76	—	—	—	+8	14	14/1 7%
Flat winner, heavy defeats last two starts over hurdles, others make more appeal
15	Zero Fighter b Jordan Gainford E D Delany	Jordan Gainford E D Delany	151	—	/006-0	90	102	83	—	—	—	+7	11.2	18/1 5%
Won on Flat latest, has generally struggled over timber, beaten 18l latest, rain a worry
4	Gordons Aura b John Shinnick(3) William Delahunty	John Shinnick(3) William Delahunty	163	—	470P-6	102	113	99	11d	—	—	+10	14.2	18/1 5%
Winless since February 2023, hasn't looked a winner in waiting recently, needs more
10	Only One Plan b Cian Quirke(3) M Flannery	Cian Quirke(3) M Flannery	160	p	0189-9	99	110	101	11d	—	—	+9	13.6	22/1 4%
Locally trained two-time winner, may have needed latest, not discounted at a price.
13	Whatsitabout gr Jake Coen(3) M F Morris	Jake Coen(3) M F Morris	156	—	9/0/P-	95	111	-	319d	—	—	+9	12.2	28/1 3%
0-4 over hurdles, pulled up when last seen in July, h'cap debutant is best watched
9	Dream Shaper b Robbie Geoghegan(7) I Madden	Robbie Geoghegan(7) I Madden	160	—	55407-	99	111	92	68d	—	—	+9	13.5	25/1 4%
0-8 over hurdles, hasn't built on promising Galway fifth, others look more likely
14	Hobart b Peter Smithers(7) J A Nash	Peter Smithers(7) J A Nash	155	—	57F-	100	104	66	—	—	—	+11	13.2	40/1 2%
0-3 over hurdles, fell when 125-1 at Gowran, opening mark doesn't look generous
5	Katherine b Sam Ewing Adrian Sexton	Sam Ewing Adrian Sexton	163	p	B7950-	102	112	107	—	—	—	+11	13.8	33/1 3%
Three-time hurdles winner, won off 5lb lower in October, may be in handicapper's grip
NR	Away To Milan b Tiernan Power Roche(5) P J Rothwell	Tiernan Power Roche(5) P J Rothwell	164	p	3U580-	103	106	64	28d	—	—	—	13.4	—
Won off 10lb lower in May 2023, has placed off this mark, ground versatile, cheekpieces on
NR	Max Time b TBC I Madden	I Madden	140	t	50000-	79	109	102	46d	—	—	—	7.3	—
Won over further at Galway last September, poor effort latest, trip a worry; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Order Of The Dance	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Dream Escape	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
I Am Mimi	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Katakana	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
W B Easy	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Brave Soldier	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Leitzel	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	9/1
Desert Haven	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Zero Fighter	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Gordons Aura	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Only One Plan	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	14/1
Whatsitabout	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Dream Shaper	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	16/1
Hobart	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Katherine	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Away To Milan	-	-	-	-	-
Max Time	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

I Am Mimi

22.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Order Of The Dance

22.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Katakana

18.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

6/1

W B Easy

OR: 13.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Dream Escape

14.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Brave Soldier

14.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Gordons Aura

14.2

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Desert Haven

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Katherine

13.8

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Only One Plan

13.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Dream Shaper

13.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Leitzel

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Away To Milan

13.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0.2 Odds: 0

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Hobart

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Whatsitabout

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Zero Fighter

11.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Max Time

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
I Am Mimi Top Rated	105	105	90
W B Easy	105	105	74
Away To Milan	103	106	64
Gordons Aura	102	113	99
Katherine	102	112	107
Katakana	100	101	88
Hobart	100	104	66
Order Of The Dance	99	110	98
Brave Soldier	99	104	85
Desert Haven	99	95	76
Only One Plan	99	110	101
Dream Shaper	99	111	92
Leitzel	95	110	103
Whatsitabout	95	111	—
Zero Fighter	90	102	83
Dream Escape	85	112	102
Max Time	79	109	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Order Of The Dance	12d ago	Quick return
Dream Escape	180d ago	Long break
I Am Mimi	263d ago	Long break
Katakana	249d ago	Long break
W B Easy	46d ago	Fresh
Brave Soldier	33d ago	Fit
Leitzel	205d ago	Long break
Desert Haven	—	—
Zero Fighter	—	—
Gordons Aura	11d ago	Quick return
Only One Plan	11d ago	Quick return
Whatsitabout	319d ago	Long break
Dream Shaper	68d ago	Fresh
Hobart	—	—
Katherine	—	—
Away To Milan	28d ago	Fit
Max Time	46d ago	Fresh

Going: Good

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