16:25 Down Royal

Tuesday 29 January 2019

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Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 4m 0.0s

Ballylig

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

25/1

Gelding by Winged Love out of a Definite Article mare. Makes belated racecourse debut here and best watched on this occasion.

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Golden Spread¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Duke Of Marmalade gelding with plenty going for him on paper. Promising third of 15 when last seen at the Galway festival in August. Leading player for top trainer/jockey combination.

Form: 3

Summer Hill⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

12/1

Scorpion gelding out of a Presenting mare. Second of six on debut in a Clonmel bumper in November. Looks up against it here.

Form: 2

Andy Dufresne³²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G Elliott

8/15

By Doyen out of a Beneficial mare. Finally makes his debut following a much publicised £330,000 purchase at the Cheltenham sales in March. Likely to be a warm order.

Form: 1-

Electricitywork⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: Gary McGill

50/1

Artic Cosmos gelding out of a Buckskin mare. Cost €15,000 as a three-year-old. Failed to finish in a couple of point-to-point starts towards the end of the year and appears out of his depth.

Form: PP

Empirion^t1⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A J Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

50/1

Court Cave gelding out of an Exit To Nowhere mare. Poor form in a couple of point-to-point starts recently and looks up against it here in first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 7F

In Your Shadow²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| BF

6/1

Stowaway gelding, cost €16,000 as a foal. Half-brother to two NH winners. Finished a disappointing 15th of 16 on debut at Punchestown when last seen in April but could be worth a check in the market on return to action.

Form: 0-

Swifty Morgan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

20/1

Interesting Flemensfirth gelding out of a Milan mare. Cost €38,000 as a three-year-old and could well be a future prospect.

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Heather Blossom

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr T Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

50/1

Daughter of Exit To Nowhere out of a Lord Americo mare. Possibly best watched on debut with yard without a winner from 34 runners this term.

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Forecasts

Andy Dufresne (8/15), Golden Spread (11/4), In Your Shadow (6/1), Summer Hill (12/1), Swifty Morgan (20/1), Ballylig (25/1), Empirion (50/1), Electricitywork (50/1), Heather Blossom (50/1)

Costing £330,000 at the Cheltenham sales in March, ANDY DUFRESNE makes his eagerly awaited debut for the Gordon Elliott yard here. The five-year-old will be hoping to see off the attentions of the potentially exciting, Golden Spread for Willie and Patrick Mullins. The Noel Meade-trained In Your Shadow and second on debut, Summer Hill can battle for the minor honours.