15:20 Down Royal

Friday 28 August 2020

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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 12.90s

Lusis Naturea²²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 95| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 28/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 1520/0B-

Mig Des Taillons^h,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 94| BF

11/8

First run since leaving R. A. Curran when very good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 9/4) 12 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 26039-2

Ilikehim^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 91

8/1

4/1, bit below form fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 12 days ago, racing lazily. Shaped encouragingly on his previous outing and now has cheekpieces on for first time over jumps.

Form: 8/00-534

Galuppi^v⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J R Finn| OR: 90| D

20/1

Ungenuine type. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in July. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.8f, good, 11/2) 9 days ago won by General Gold. Hard to trust.

Form: 47-F51R

Royal Road³⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 87

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving John Flint. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7/53346-

General Gold^t⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: V Wilson| OR: 85

16/1

12/1, improved to win 12-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.8f, good) 9 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Down in trip. Should remain competitive.

Form: 59P-961

Papal Count²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: A Lynch| OR: 85

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Wexford (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could be well treated based on fair Flat form.

Form: 008

Fair Minded¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 82

13/2

10/1, second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) 18 days ago. That was a weak race but still boasts claims if he can back it up.

Form: 0009-02

Influential Lady^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 82

10/1

Respectable third of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 12 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 600-833

Piranto²¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: S Wilson| OR: 80

33/1

Respectable tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 151 days ago. Liable to need the run.

Form: P468/03-

Non-Runners

Gone Racing¹⁹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: M M McNiff J: Phillip Enright

Best Not Argue⁶³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: N C Kelly J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Grey Girly³⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

Last Return¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 1

Oliver Hardy¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Coherent¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mig Des Taillons (11/8), Lusis Naturea (5/1), Gone Racing (5/1), Fair Minded (13/2), Ilikehim (8/1), Influential Lady (10/1), Grey Girly (10/1), Oliver Hardy (14/1), Royal Road (14/1), General Gold (16/1), Coherent (16/1), Galuppi (20/1), Best Not Argue (25/1), Papal Count (28/1), Piranto (33/1), Last Return (33/1)

Having scored at Tramore in July, GONE RACING left the impression he was still in top form when third without everything going his way at Downpatrick, so he could well get back to winning ways granted a sound gallop. In-form pair General Gold and Mig Des Taillons could give him most to think about.