Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Naas

15:10

Date 2024-10-12

Distance 5f205y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €23,600

Runners (14)

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
4 (3)	Last Encore Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	—	431	89	98	86	44d	—	—	+9	27.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Off the mark at Navan; stable in red-hot form and 8lb rise might not halt his progress
5 (2)	Manhattan Chute Grey J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	126	p	0664	85	94	78	23d	—	—	0	12.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Lesser efforts of late including here last time and will have to do more to get involved
8 (7)	Tommy McJohn Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Seamie Heffernan T:M D O'Callaghan	125	b	2271	84	101	96	23d	—	—	+13	26.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Gelding operation and first-time blinkers worked the oracle when winning here latest
10 (9)	South Shore Island Bay J:Leigh Roche T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Leigh Roche T:M D O'Callaghan	121	b	46532	80	97	92	19d	—	—	+8	17	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Showed ability in maidens and was only headed close home over this trip at Fairyhouse
1 (10)	The Parthenon Bay J:Jack Cleary(7) T:A P O'Brien	J:Jack Cleary(7) T:A P O'Brien	137	b	5138	96	94	64	27d	—	—	+13	20.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Out of depth in Group 1 latest; interesting handicap debutant; first-time blinkers
2 (8)	Kodilicious Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	136	—	012	95	101	87	11d	—	—	+17	25.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
2nd to Smoke Them Out over this trip at Cork latest but no better off at the weights
9 (11)	Smoke Them Out Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	122	—	938471	81	100	85	11d	—	—	+13	20.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Had Kodilicious behind when winning at Down Royal and is weighted to beat that rival again
3 (5)	Snapdragon Brown J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	131	b	622249	90	98	95	8d	—	—	+11	16.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Faded once they turned for home in Listed grade at Dundalk latest; difficult to trust
6 (1)	Amazing Athena Brown J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	125	p	160420	84	97	91	8d	—	—	+7	13.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won a fillies' maiden here in July but didn't seem to see out this trip previously
12 (12)	Temperance Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Kate McGivern	J:Chris Hayes T:Miss Kate McGivern	119	t	525	78	92	74	23d	—	—	+6	12.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Chased home subsequent Listed winner Rebel Diamond over 6f at Cork last month; 3lb wrong
11 (4)	I'll Be Handy Grey J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Matthew J Smith	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Matthew J Smith	120	—	697	79	97	77	7d	—	—	+4	8.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Eyecatcher when a never-nearer 7th of 14 in a strong 7f Curragh maiden last Saturday
7 (6)	No Return Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	125	—	38735	84	99	82	18d	—	—	+9	12.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five-race maiden who makes his handicap debut but might find this trip on the sharp side
13 (14)	Moonhall Lass Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Alan McIntyre	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Alan McIntyre	119	—	0632	78	96	86	12d	—	—	+11	15.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Big effort off top weight back on turf when second at Down Royal; 5lb wrong
14 (13)	Moonhall Church Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:Alan McIntyre	J:Alan Persse(7) T:Alan McIntyre	119	—	45510	78	94	91	13d	—	—	+12	14.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Failed to follow through with her effort once she hit the front in a 7f Curragh nursery

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Last Encore	4/1	4/1	4/1
Manhattan Chute	11/2	5/1	11/2
Tommy McJohn	6/1	6/1	6/1
South Shore Island	9/1	8/1	17/2
The Parthenon	9/1	17/2	9/1
Kodilicious	11/1	10/1	10/1
Smoke Them Out	10/1	9/1	10/1
Snapdragon	12/1	12/1	12/1
Amazing Athena	14/1	12/1	12/1
Temperance	16/1	14/1	14/1
I'll Be Handy	20/1	22/1	20/1
No Return	25/1	22/1	25/1
Moonhall Lass	25/1	22/1	22/1
Moonhall Church	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Last Encore

27.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Tommy McJohn

26.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 14 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Kodilicious

25.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.2

11/1

The Parthenon

20.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Smoke Them Out

20.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.2

10/1

South Shore Island

OR: 7.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Snapdragon

16.6

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Moonhall Lass

15.2

OR: 7 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Moonhall Church

14.8

OR: 7 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Amazing Athena

13.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Manhattan Chute

12.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

No Return

12.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1

25/1

Temperance

12.1

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

I'll Be Handy

8.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Parthenon	96	94	64
Kodilicious	95	101	87
Snapdragon	90	98	95
Last Encore	89	98	86
Manhattan Chute	85	94	78
Tommy McJohn	84	101	96
Amazing Athena	84	97	91
No Return	84	99	82
Smoke Them Out	81	100	85
South Shore Island	80	97	92
I'll Be Handy	79	97	77
Temperance	78	92	74
Moonhall Lass	78	96	86
Moonhall Church	78	94	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
I'll Be Handy	7d ago	Quick return
Snapdragon	8d ago	Quick return
Amazing Athena	8d ago	Quick return
Kodilicious	11d ago	Quick return
Smoke Them Out	11d ago	Quick return
Moonhall Lass	12d ago	Quick return
Moonhall Church	13d ago	Quick return
No Return	18d ago	Fit
South Shore Island	19d ago	Fit
Manhattan Chute	23d ago	Fit
Tommy McJohn	23d ago	Fit
Temperance	23d ago	Fit
The Parthenon	27d ago	Fit
Last Encore	44d ago	Fit