16:05 Down Royal

Friday 1 November 2019

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Jumping For Joy On Racing TV Flat Race

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 11.70s

Legacy Thor^t¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

Slowly improved over three runs last season culminating in a good win at Downpatrick in May; no reason why he can't reproduce that form here and one of the leading contenders.

Form: 62-1

Streets Of Doyen¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| D

12/1

Won his bumper well at Ayr in May before changing hands for £68,000; slightly disappointing for new connections on his only other run at Bellewstown in July and something to prove here.

Form: 14

Double Talkin Jive²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Martin

12/1

Made a winning debut at Killarney (2m1f; soft) in August; raced a little to keenly on his seasonal reappearance in October at Tipperary; fair chance if settling better.

Form: 13

Hollow Sound²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

9/2

Easily won last time out at Galway following some previously promising runs in his first three starts; looks to be going in the right direction and is entitled to improve again.

Form: 4431

Powerful Ted⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| D

7/2

Blew away his rivals when seemingly the stable second choice in a Galway bumper last week; looks one to keep the right side of and could take all the beating if in a similar mood.

Form: 1

Above The City⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: D McDonogh

8/1

Very consistent following her introduction at Nallinrobe in April, winning once and being placed 3rd three times; expect another solid run and certainly has first-rate place chances.

Form: 9-3313

Pencilfulloflead

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

6/5

Cost 42,000 euros as a three-year-old; bred to be a decent hurdler being related to plenty of winners; excellent chance if fit first time up and a check in the market would be worthwhile.

Form:

The Miser¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

100/1

Has beaten nothing home on two racecourse appearances and it would be a major surprise if he suddenly became competitive here.

Form: 7-9

Non-Runners

Ballyallaght

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D M Christie J: Mr T Hamilton

Forecasts

Pencilfulloflead (6/5), Powerful Ted (7/2), Hollow Sound (9/2), Above The City (8/1), Legacy Thor (10/1), Streets Of Doyen (12/1), Double Talkin Jive (12/1), Ballyallaght (33/1), The Miser (100/1)

POWERFUL TED was most impressive when winning on his debut at Galway last week and connections are obviously confident of his ability sending him back out so soon. If reproducing that form he could be very hard to beat. Legacy Thor could be his biggest danger given his improving profile. He too won last time out and would not need to improve too much again to play a starring role. Pencilfulloflead could be the best of the unraced horses given his pedigree and connections. Expect a big run from the gelding especially if the money is down.