13:40 Down Royal

Wednesday 31 January 2018

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Down Royal Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 47.5s

Tiger Sam¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J D Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 95| C

7/1

Two from 16 over the larger obstacles but comes here following a number of grim performances including a 36L defeat last time out but an improvement is likely in this company.

Form: 8P-4FP5

Star Counsel^b⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Meehan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 92| D

10/1

Distance winner who is without a win in seven career chase starts well beaten in most. Others hold stronger profiles.

Form: 480950

Goldmineinthesky³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: W Ross| OR: 88

3/1

Dual winner in point-to-point company in 2016 and took a C&D hunter chase on soft ground in March of that year. Struggled in handicaps since before a mildly promising third of nine last time out.

Form: 2/039-83

Benarty Hill³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 87

8/1

Plenty of experience in point-to-points but just three starts over regulation fences, so may have more to offer. No chance with a runaway winner last time but did run respectably in defeat. Worth a market check.

Form: 375242

Fergiethelegend^b¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: I J McCarthy| T: J G Carr| OR: 87

14/1

Useful at his best, but that's some time ago, and has been on the downgrade for a while including two 30L+ defeats this month. Will love the heavy ground.

Form: 75PP-03

Glacial Shadow^v1¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: A E Lynch| T: D Broad| OR: 76

5/1

Not much to shout about in six dull performances for connections over the larger obstacles. Vast improvement needed to figure in first-time visor.

Form: 8-96U94

Killare Castle^b,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 75

6/1

Unable to halt the alarming slide in form but can be considered unlucky when falling at the last when 1L ahead of the nine runner field last time out earlier this month. Not east to discount if repeating that form.

Form: 0PF54F

Shanklys Dawn^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: J M Moore| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 72

11/2

Without a win in 11 career chase starts but not disgraced on his last two starts both at Tramore over this trip. Place claims if getting the run of the race.

Form: 4U4923

Under The Red Sky^p¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 65

14/1

British raider and the handicapper is giving him some slack, but he's not always entirely convinced in terms of his attitude, and remains a 24 race maiden under rules.

Form: P30487

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Time And Times¹⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D McNamara J: Mr J C Barry

Forecasts

Goldmineinthesky (3/1), Glacial Shadow (5/1), Shanklys Dawn (11/2), Killare Castle (6/1), Tiger Sam (7/1), Benarty Hill (8/1), Star Counsel (10/1), Under The Red Sky (14/1), Fergiethelegend (14/1), Time And Times (20/1)

There does not look to be an awful lot of pace on here and it could be left to Kilcare Castle, Star Councel or Goldmineinthesky to take the field along in the early stages. If not getting too far back initially the consistent SHANKLYS DAWN can land the spoils under Johnathan Moore with a couple of prominent racers Kilcare Castle and Goldmineinthesky hanging on for the minors.

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