Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Flat Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 20.40s

Arakan Quest^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Hamilton

8/1

Running well in defeat in a couple of British raids on Perth since July. Deserves a change of luck but needs plenty of improvement in this company.

Form: 6-322

Arctic Star

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth

66/1

Gelding by Resplendent Glory out of a Clantime mare. Brother to winning sprinter Jangala Phoenix. Best watched on debut run here for yard not renowned for bumper winners.

Form:

Oscar Montel¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

15/2

Raced in mid-division on debut at Listowel earlier this month before keeping on well for pressure to finish third of seven beaten 4¾L. Plenty of room for improvement.

Form: P3-3

Shaws Bridge¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

4/7

A Kalanisi gelding out of a stoutly-bred mare. Half-brother to bumper winner Ravenhill Road. Not up to the required standard for trainer Stuart Crawford when last seen in April. Likely to be a warm order for high-profile trainer/jockey combination.

Form: 364-

Tecumseh Sherman^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

7/2

Gelding by King's Theatre out of a King's Ride. Improving with every run and ran well to finish second of 13 at Bellewstown last month following a 97 day break. Big danger.

Form: 252

Tonicngin¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

By Irish Wells a full-brother to Vodka Wells. Second of three runners on debut in a Carlisle bumper in April on sole start for trainer Keith Dalgleish. Market likely to reveal expectation on debut for new connections.

Form: 2-

Forecasts

Shaws Bridge (4/7), Tecumseh Sherman (7/2), Oscar Montel (15/2), Arakan Quest (8/1), Tonicngin (20/1), Arctic Star (66/1)

It's hard to ignore the chances of the Kalanisi gelding SHAWS BRIDGE on debut for the trainer/jockey combination of Gordon Elliott and Jamie Codd. The six-year-old failed to hit the right note for trainer Stuart Crawford but can be expected to go well for new connections at the expense of the Patrick Martin-trained, Tecumseh Sherman, promising second of 13 at Bellewstown last month and the already consistent, five-year-old, Arakan Quest. Any market move in the closer for the Gavin Cromwell-trained Tonicngin should be noted.