13:40 Down Royal

Tuesday 31 January 2017

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:25

Down Royal Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 50y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:40  |   Winning time: 4m 19.60s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Tavern Times2
Age: 13|  Weight: 11-10| J: M P Fogarty| T: T Mullins| OR:  109
11/1
Solid fourth on his penultimate outing at Galway but disappointingly pulled up at Leopardstown at the weekend and needs to bounce back here.
2
Horse silk
Holeinthewall Barp15
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR:  107
9/4
Finished third at Ayr on heavy ground a fortnight ago, previously finished runner-up over hurdles at Limerick and looks likely to run well again for his top yard.
3
Horse silk
Cillian's Returnt54
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler(3)| T: A J Martin| OR:  102
3/1
Shaped better than on previous chase starts at Clonmel last time out, likely to fair better making his handicap debut in this.
4
Horse silk
James1
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle(7)| T: I R Ferguson| OR:  100
4/1
Useful point-to-pointer a couple of years ago. Well held in handicap chases this season and under pressure when falling over C&D on his penultimate start though interesting that his small yard took this in 2015.
5
Horse silk
Summer Stormt25
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR:  100
6/1
In good form over hurdles this season but disappointing in two chase starts so far. Likely to fair better now handicapping.
6
Horse silk
Cinder Ruap125
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-12| J: Liam McKenna(7)| T: Nicole McKenna| OR:  97
33/1
Winner over hurdles at Ayr a year ago but well beaten since, more needed in this.
7
Horse silk
Polish Partisant11
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad| OR:  93
12/1
Beaten just 10l at Galway back in October off 3lb higher mark, well held at Naas and on the flat since but could go well at a big price.
8
Horse silk
Merrion Rowh116
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: P J Rothwell| OR:  85
11/1
Winner of a bumper back in 2013 but few positives to take from recent outings and has failed to complete on his last three attempts, including when pulled-up in a point-to-point at Borris House last month.

Forecasts

Holeinthewall Bar (9/4), Cillian's Return (3/1), James (4/1), Summer Storm (6/1), Merrion Row (11/1), Tavern Times (11/1), Polish Partisan (12/1), Cinder Rua (33/1)

Verdict

CILLIAN'S RETURN can get off the mark at the first attempt in handicaps over fences here. The selection has been set some stiff tasks thus far in his chasing career and as such gets in here off a 7lb lower mark than he would were this a hurdle. Holeinthewall Bar is taken to chase him home while Polish Partisan can perform better than of late off his slipping handicap mark. 1. Cillian's Return 2. Holeinthewall Bar 3. Polish Partisan

Prize Money

1st: €7,380.002nd: €2,280.003rd: €1,080.004th: €480.005th: €180.00

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