16:05 Down Royal

Friday 18 June 2021

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Island Garden Rooms Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:09 | Winning time: 4m 44.00s

Place Des Vosges¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M J Bolger| T: M Fahey| OR: 135

5/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (10/3) at Listowel (24f, good) 11 days ago. Ought to remain competitive after a 10 lb rise.

Form: 21F3-31

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Isotope^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 126

15/2

Another good effort when 2 lengths second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (19.9f, good, 11/2) 10 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3947-22

Run For Oscar²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: C Byrnes| OR: 125

11/1

Promising sort. 4/7, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) in November, well on top finish. Appeals as one who can go on to better things in handicaps.

Form: 421/221-

Mr Coldstone⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 124

9/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Shaped better than result when tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 9/1) 40 days ago. Remains unexposed for top yard.

Form: 10F-0

Visionarian¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 123| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. 7/4, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 111 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1/1225-

Good Man Jim^t¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120

16/1

First run since leaving Tom George when pulled up in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Navan (20f, heavy), shaken up approaching home turn. Off 6 months. Stable having good spell.

Form: 8126P/P-

Now Where Or When^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 119| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. Third of 4 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Perth (20.2f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3/3421-3

Falak^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118

40/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 25/1) 35 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 9F31/0-6

Monstrosity^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 113

50/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap chase at this course (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 46 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5474/P-6

Mon Storm^t⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: V Wilson| OR: 111| D

25/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 09449-8

Fairyhill Run¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| BF

3/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap chase (11/4) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Booking of O'Connor a plus.

Form: P04-416

Fort William^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 101

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 20/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 11 days ago, going in snatches. RESERVE.

Form: 30P-100

Non-Runners

Ena Baie⁵⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: L P Dempsey

Shumaker²⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: Paul Traynor J: D J McInerney

Forecasts

Fairyhill Run (3/1), Visionarian (10/3), Mr Coldstone (9/2), Place Des Vosges (5/1), Ena Baie (7/1), Isotope (15/2), Run For Oscar (11/1), Good Man Jim (16/1), Mon Storm (25/1), Now Where Or When (33/1), Shumaker (33/1), Falak (40/1), Fort William (40/1), Monstrosity (50/1)

ISOTOPE arrives on the back of 2 good runner-up efforts in recent weeks and can deservedly get his head back in front. There should be more to come from maiden winner Run For Oscar and he'd rate a big danger if the market vibes are strong on his return from 7 months off. Ena Baie should be suited by this longer trip and is also respected.