15:45 Down Royal

Friday 4 September 2020

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Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 55.15s

(5)

Baron Samedi^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

9/4

6/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Shortlist material.

Form: 000-581

(1)

Pineapple Express¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G J Power| OR: 62

14/1

Bit below form 11 lengths sixth of 14 to Baron Samedi in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 14/1) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-90356

(15)

Pikaia⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 58

7/1

18/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 9 days ago, very much having run of race. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-65442

(7)

Benignitas^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 57

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap (17/2) at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0450-7

(12)

Craic Eile^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 56

80/1

Well-beaten thirteenth of 14 to Baron Samedi in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 28/1) 10 days ago, lost all chance at start. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 000-030

(14)

Manap^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 56

28/1

First run since leaving Archie Watson when creditable eighth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Cork (10f, heavy) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 628978

(3)

Little Brother^b²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: J Nash| OR: 55| BF| D

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 12-runner juvenile hurdle (9/2) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) 25 days ago, all out. Blinkers back on. Well treated if he can match that in this sphere.

Form: 0-03318

(2)

Gudmanlarry¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: P Martin| OR: 54

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, respectable fifth of 10 in claimer at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 8045

(11)

Franno⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: James J Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 45

22/1

14/1, good seventh of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 46 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 00-0067

(6)

Rock Chica⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 45

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8½ lengths eighth of 12 to Little Brother in handicap at Sligo (12.7f, good, 50/1) 64 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs to build on that effort.

Form: 0008-8

(10)

Romann^b⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 45

28/1

22/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 908099

(4)

Unanswered^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 58

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving D. K. Weld when 12 lengths twelfth of 14 to Baron Samedi in handicap at Cork. May come on for the run. RESERVE.

Form: 0-760

(13)

Isaiah⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 56

8/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 4 days ago, missing break. RESERVE.

Form: 096090

Non-Runners

(8)

Brilliant Question¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(9)

Whosegottheshekles¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Billy Lee

(16)

Dame Rapide⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Baron Samedi (9/4), Benignitas (9/2), Pikaia (7/1), Little Brother (15/2), Isaiah (8/1), Brilliant Question (8/1), Rock Chica (11/1), Pineapple Express (14/1), Whosegottheshekles (14/1), Dame Rapide (16/1), Unanswered (20/1), Gudmanlarry (20/1), Franno (22/1), Manap (28/1), Romann (28/1), Craic Eile (80/1)

BARON SAMEDI opened his account at Cork despite still not looking the finished article and, given the way he shapes, this longer trip should bring even more out of him. He's capable of outclassing his rivals and takes preference over the in-form Pikaia, with Little Brother also considered having scored over hurdles recently.