Friends Of Brian Mulligan Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Sligo

15:05

Date 2024-07-07

Distance 2m1f80y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 4m 8.10s (slow by 7.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ankud (GB) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	7/2	Won
2nd	Golden Sandbanks (GB) Liam McKenna · Paul W Flynn	16/5F	1.75
3rd	Win Some Lose Some (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	6/1	7
4th	Herculaneum (IRE) G B Noonan · Noel C Kelly	7/2	21
5th	Full Noise (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Miss Katy Brown	6/1	0.3
6th	Thunder (IRE) Oakley Brown · John Patrick Ryan	12/1	4.5
7th	True Destiny (GB) Niall Moore · Noel C Kelly	10/1	11

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Golden Sandbanks Brown J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Paul W Flynn	157	tp	0-0640	105	116	102	3d	—	—	+1	19.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Badly out of form since AW win last November, struggled at Tipperary on Thursday
1	Ankud Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	168	p	0/377-	116	115	95	194d	—	—	+4	21.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Early promise in bumpers, ran in strong maiden hurdles last year, potentially interesting
2	Herculaneum Chestnut J:G B Noonan(2) T:Noel C Kelly	J:G B Noonan(2) T:Noel C Kelly	162	b	2125-1	110	115	97	—	—	—	+11	30.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Down the field on the Flat last time, better judged on consistent handicap hurdle form
5	Full Noise Chestnut J:Shane O'Callaghan(2) T:Miss Katy Brown	J:Shane O'Callaghan(2) T:Miss Katy Brown	157	t	P7P42-	105	119	94	147d	—	—	+5	22.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Form of heavy-ground Navan second in February strongly advertised by the winner Aodhan May
7	Win Some Lose Some Bay J:Aidan Kelly(2) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(2) T:Padraig Roche	157	—	9/7-1	105	117	-	51d	—	—	+16	26.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Appreciated better ground when winning a 2m3f Kilbeggan maiden, opening marks looks fair
8	True Destiny Chestnut J:Niall Moore(4) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Niall Moore(4) T:Noel C Kelly	149	—	1269-9	97	117	80	26d	—	—	+6	14	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Both hurdle wins have come at this track, hard to fancy on the form of two 2024 runs
4	Thunder Bay J:Oakley Brown(2) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Oakley Brown(2) T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	770-FF	106	111	-	30d	—	—	+10	15.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has taken two falls over fences lately, lost form after a maiden hurdle win 13 months ago
NR	For Everyone Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Philip Byrnes T:Mark Michael McNiff	159	t	14/P-0	107	113	71	40d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Best form came in juvenile hurdles in 2019, chase winner last year, two poor runs in May
NR	Lakomet Of Saints Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(2) T:J P Flavin	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(2) T:J P Flavin	140	tb	P4-67P	88	112	-	5d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Has been running over fences, below his best in three starts since Tramore fourth in April

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Golden Sandbanks	7/2	7/2	10/3
Ankud	4/1	7/2	4/1
Herculaneum	10/3	10/3	7/2
Full Noise	4/1	7/2	4/1
Win Some Lose Some	15/2	7/1	7/1
True Destiny	10/1	9/1	10/1
Thunder	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Herculaneum

30.7

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Win Some Lose Some

26.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Full Noise

22.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 4 Odds: 5

4/1

Ankud

21.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Golden Sandbanks

19.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Thunder

15.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

For Everyone

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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True Destiny

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lakomet Of Saints

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ankud	116	115	95
Herculaneum	110	115	97
For Everyone	107	113	71
Thunder	106	111	—
Golden Sandbanks	105	116	102
Full Noise	105	119	94
Win Some Lose Some	105	117	—
True Destiny	97	117	80
Lakomet Of Saints	88	112	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Sandbanks	3d ago	Quick return
Lakomet Of Saints	5d ago	Quick return
True Destiny	26d ago	Fit
Thunder	30d ago	Fit
For Everyone	40d ago	Fit
Win Some Lose Some	51d ago	Fresh
Full Noise	147d ago	Long break
Ankud	194d ago	Long break
Herculaneum	—	—