16:45 Down Royal

Saturday 24 June 2017

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Down Royal Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 14.20s

(3)

Ana Lichious^t²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: P W Flynn| OR: 78| D

14/1

Successful three times in France when trained by Pia Brandt but well beaten on debut for this stable when 13½L 17th of 22 at Leopardstown (yielding) in October. Making her seasonal debut today.

Form: 148110-

(8)

Coreczka³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: C Cannon| OR: 70

12/1

All five wins have come on the AW including over 1m at Dundalk on her penultimate outing. Well beaten at Navan (good-to-firm) last time and others make more appeal in this.

Form: 8-87716

(7)

Black Agnes^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 64

11/1

Best effort in 2017 came when finishing runner-up over 1m at Dundalk in March. Well beaten since including when third at Hamilton (good) in five runner contest over an extended 1m last time out.

Form: 9-20673

(1)

Pirolo^t²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J S Bolger| OR: 64| D

5/2

Kept busy so far this spring having been beaten three times since winning over 1m2f at Fariyhouse (good-to-yielding) at the start of this month. Drop back to this trip looks likely to suit and an interesting runner today.

Form: 171650

(2)

Missguided^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 60| BF

4/1

Maiden after ten starts but did finish a decent third over 1m2f at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) when wearing blinkers for the first time earlier this month. Disappointed next time and a bit to prove in this.

Form: 5-50530

(9)

Roses Need Rain^p1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: C P Hoban| T: A Oliver| OR: 60

5/1

Placed once in seven starts so far and ran well when fourth over an extended 1m at Cork (good-to-firm) last weekend. Yet to prove she stays this trip and wears cheekpieces for the first time here.

Form: 99-9284

(5)

Lord Erskine³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H Rogers| OR: 57

25/1

Limited signs of ability so far including in a Flat maiden and three maiden hurdles for this yard. Making his handicap debut today.

Form: 078-

(4)

Mystery Gal^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: P D Deegan| OR: 56| D

9/2

Broke her maiden at the 14th time of asking over an extended 1m1f at Clonmel (good-to-firm) last month. Subsequently beaten 3L off this 5lb higher mark in a 16 runner contest at Fairyhouse and an interesting runner from 1lb out of the handicap here.

Form: 6-06315

(6)

Manomine⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: Killian Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 56| D

8/1

Four times a winner from 48 starts but last success came when with previous stable over three years ago. Best recent effort came when fourth over 1m5f at Leopardstown (good) last time. Races from 1lb out of the handicap.

Form: 80-2204

Non-Runners

(10)

Pushaq¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: E J McNamara

Forecasts

Pirolo (5/2), Missguided (4/1), Mystery Gal (9/2), Roses Need Rain (5/1), Manomine (8/1), Black Agnes (11/1), Coreczka (12/1), Ana Lichious (14/1), Pushaq (14/1), Lord Erskine (25/1)

PIROLO looks likely to appreciate this drop back in trip having been beaten over much further in recent starts and he can take this competitive looking event. The selection was a winner over 1m2f at the start of the month and is taken to get the better of Mystery Gal who has been running well lately but has to race from out of the handicap today while Roses Need Rain an claim third in first time cheekpieces.

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