Gra Chocolates Irish EBF Nursery Handicap – Galway

Galway

16:15

Gra Chocolates Irish EBF Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-08-05

Distance 7f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €12,390

Winning Time 1m 33.45s (slow by 7.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Portland (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	15/8	Won
2nd	Jakajaro (IRE) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	10/11F	1
3rd	Lia Fail (IRE) Chris Hayes · Michael Mulvany	6/1	0.2
4th	Nika Pika (IRE) Leigh Roche · Patrick Magee	17/2	7

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (4)	Portland Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	136	—	34	90	88	79	31d	—	—	-37	32.1	—	4/5 56%
No real chance take by the handicapper; should run his race and probably improving
2 (2)	Jakajaro Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	132	—	6031	86	94	57	14d	—	—	-6	34.3	—	13/8 38%
Bolted up in the first nursery of the season over 6f at the Curragh; has a 12lb penalty
3 (3)	Lia Fail Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Mulvany	J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Mulvany	119	—	4571	73	92	53	43d	—	—	+7	19.4	—	13/2 13%
Opening mark looks fine but pulled out due to soft ground at the Curragh last month
4 (1)	Nika Pika Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Patrick Magee	J:Leigh Roche T:Patrick Magee	119	t	5083	73	86	50	14d	—	—	+6	9.8	—	20 5%
Ran well at the Curragh; 4lb wrong here though and probably up against it

Predictor

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

1st

Jakajaro

34.3

OR: 9 Form: 12.1 Odds: 13.2

13/8

2nd

Portland

32.1

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

4/5

3rd

Lia Fail

19.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Nika Pika

9.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Portland	90	88	79
Jakajaro	86	94	57
Lia Fail	73	92	53
Nika Pika	73	86	50

Last Run