15:20 Down Royal

Tuesday 28 January 2020

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Molson Coors Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 23.20s

Golden Sunset¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 94

6/1

Has failed to complete his last two starts having shown promise when second at Tramore in December; has talent and looks fairly weighted but plenty to prove at present.

Form: 0-792UP

An Droichead Gorm³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93| BF

9/2

Is still a maiden after ten starts, however, he has been much better since jumping fences; he was third of 13 last time over course and distance in December and recent consistency could pay rewards.

Form: 6-63P33

Johnny Sue²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P A King⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy| OR: 93

10/1

A three-time winner in point-to-points but has yet to score in 10 starts under Rules. Ran well when he was fourth of 16 at Fairyhouse (2m) three runs ago; latest effort at Punchestown was disappointing.

Form: 123-490

Drummullagh Rocky^t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: S McParlan| OR: 92| BF| CD

7/1

Ended a drought going back to 2016 when scoring over fences (seventh time of asking) over course and distance on Boxing Day; struggled when upped in the handicap next time at Fairyhouse and could be similar story again.

Form: 7695-1P

Enduring Love¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

12/1

Off the mark at the eighth attempt over fences when scoring at Fairyhouse in November but has struggled somewhat since and is prone to jumping errors.

Form: P-1336U

Fivecardstud^p1¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 90

14/1

Tailed off or never a factor on all three appearances under Rules and not easy to fancy on that evidence despite having reasonable point-to-point form in the past.

Form: 1P6/788

Mash Potato³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: P E Corbett| T: J H Black| OR: 90

25/1

Scored over fences at Clonmel (2m5f) four runs ago; has struggled to follow that up since with three disappointing appearances; back down to last winning mark here but needs to bounce back.

Form: 641705

I'm Not Alone^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 89

16/1

Unfancied and well beaten on both starts over fences; likely to do better with more experience but not a real betting proposition at present.

Form: 0-08803

Misty Adage¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 89

8/1

Has been showing glimpses of ability since the turn of the year but not enough to suggest she is capable of winning a race any time soon.

Form: 3-45025

Lisnagreggan³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 85

25/1

Has won three times in point-to-points but is 0-7 under Rules including when pulled up over course and distance last time out; hard to see where any improvement will come from.

Form: F1263-P

Disco Musik⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 83

8/1

14-race maiden without a win in ninestarts over fences; is capable of running the odd fair race but hard to fancy despite a lowly mark.

Form: F74535

Whats In It For Me^b²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 83

16/1

Nine-race maiden over fences and best recent efforts have come over hurdles; very difficult to make a coherent case for the mare and jumping sometimes leaves plenty to be desired.

Form: P/87-647

Killisk Ben Rose¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 79

10/1

Began to show some promise at the backend of last season and not disgraced after long break when returning at Thurles earlier this month; looks on a reasonable mark at present.

Form: 22/F44-7

Shanklys Dawn^p,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 74

33/1

Winner of four of his 37 starts over fences but the daughter of Mountain High has been bereft of any form since winning at Tramore in May; best watched unless the market indicates otherwise.

Form: P0P975

Kilderry Prince²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: J M Moore| T: A J McNamara| OR: 73

22/1

Has only raced twice since winning at Tramore in early 2019; no great shakes on his latest appearance and difficult to see him getting involved off current mark.

Form: P4P14-6

Non-Runners

Robyn Rua⁶³¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 14

T: S Wilson J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

An Droichead Gorm (9/2), Golden Sunset (6/1), Drummullagh Rocky (7/1), Misty Adage (8/1), Disco Musik (8/1), Killisk Ben Rose (10/1), Johnny Sue (10/1), Enduring Love (12/1), Fivecardstud (14/1), I'm Not Alone (16/1), Whats In It For Me (16/1), Kilderry Prince (22/1), Lisnagreggan (25/1), Mash Potato (25/1), Robyn Rua (25/1), Shanklys Dawn (33/1)

Plenty of contestants with little chance of winning with a tentative nod going to AN DROICHEAD GORM who although is yet to win a race over fences has been showing plenty of consistency. He finished third last time out over course and distance after if repeating that effort could go close. Drummullagh Rocky who have to post a career best effort win land this but he has the benefit of a recent win and possibly had excuses when he was pulled up in his latest outing. He is the only course and distance winner in the line-up. Enduring Love could be a contender but enthusiasm for his chances are tempered by his poor overall jumping ability.