15:30 Down Royal

Saturday 2 November 2019

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Rainbow Communications Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 6m 41.1s

Ah Littleluck^t¹⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 125| D

10/1

Won a 3m Naas beginners' chase in January but failed to complete three times on the spin in May; this represents a class-drop on his return but may benefit from the run.

Form: 1U0-PFP

Eoline Jolie^p1,t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: C A McBratney| OR: 118

25/1

Off the mark on chasing debut in a Roscommon beginners contest in July over 2m5f for Willie Mullins but poor next time and left Closutton. Well held over this sort of trip at Sligo on stable bow; cheekpieces tried now.

Form: 6-00155

Jurby²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117

5/2

First win for this trainer came over hurdles last month at Galway; previous chasing form leaves a bit to be desired.

Form: P8-0691

Nobody Home²⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 113| D

7/1

Hurdles form more convincing to this point, with 1-14 record over fences less inspiring; can be opposed back from a layoff.

Form: 801440-

Guided By You²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 109| D

9/4

0-6 over fences but recent return at Downpatrick (2m3f, yielding) was more like it and stayed on late in manner that suggests longer trip is going to benefit if showing same improvement.

Form: 375FP-2

I'm An Izz Wizz²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 107| D

9/1

Likeable veteran in good form since winning over shorter at Downpatrick in June, with pair of runner-up finishes at that idiosyncratic track. Has yet to show best in five career runs here.

Form: 13P224

Home Place^b,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 105| D

16/1

Has lost his way slightly since winning at Uttoxeter in July over similar trip and hard to summon confidence as such.

Form: 21P055

Castafiore Park²³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 104| D

7/2

0-5 over fences, including wide-margin defeat at Limerick on heavy ground when last spotted in March. More to find.

Form: 1506U7-

Non-Runners

Graineyhill¹⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Frankly All Talk²⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: P J O'Hanlon

Bosco Di Alco¹⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: Miss E Doyle J: J P O'Sullivan

Nabraska²²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: S Wilson J: M A Enright

Forecasts

Guided By You (9/4), Jurby (5/2), Castafiore Park (7/2), Graineyhill (11/2), Frankly All Talk (6/1), Nobody Home (7/1), I'm An Izz Wizz (9/1), Ah Littleluck (10/1), Bosco Di Alco (12/1), Home Place (16/1), Nabraska (20/1), Eoline Jolie (25/1)

GUIDED BY YOU showed a good deal more on his reappearance at Downpatrick recently and if he shows the same improvement returned to this longer trip, he's got sound claims. Graineyhill sets the bar for consistency and should be in the mix while Frankly All Talk is race-fit after a spin over hurdles and will have more to give in this sphere before too long.