16:35 Down Royal

Saturday 19 June 2021

All13:1013:4514:1514:2014:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Mount Charles Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 2m 19.81s

(5)

Maricruz^h,t²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| D

10/3

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 2 days ago, very slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 472403

(9)

Lady Georgie⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr C McConnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62| D

5/1

Won 11-runner handicap (13/2) at Sligo (10.3f, soft) 4 days ago, cosily. Carries penalty. Shortlist material.

Form: 8-66671

(7)

Ecliptic Moon³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 58

12/1

16/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7017-58

(11)

Dha Leath^t1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Donnelly| OR: 69

12/1

25/1, respectable fourth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 022-604

(8)

Prime Chief²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 57| D

8/1

Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 7/2). Off 7 months.

Form: 082/717-

(12)

Right Turn¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 67

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, excellent fifth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 16 days ago, never nearer. Yard in good form. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 8075

(6)

True Conviction²⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 67

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at Listowel (8f, soft). Off 8 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John Patrick Murtagh. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 976-

(1)

Duquesa Beach⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 54

5/2

Won 15-runner handicap (9/4) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 5 days ago. More needed having gone up 8 lb.

Form: 1-84451

(2)

Wand⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: L Smyth| OR: 46

33/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 40/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 9-09080

(10)

Go Large^b1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L F Roche| T: W Durkan| OR: 57

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 5-0770

(4)

Xael⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: D English| OR: 47

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (100/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm) 8 days ago.

Form: 00-000

Non-Runners

(3)

Tynan⁸⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: R K Watson J: Sorcha Woods

Forecasts

Duquesa Beach (5/2), Maricruz (10/3), Right Turn (5/1), Lady Georgie (5/1), Prime Chief (8/1), Dha Leath (12/1), Ecliptic Moon (12/1), Go Large (33/1), Wand (33/1), Tynan (33/1), True Conviction (40/1), Xael (80/1)

The quick turnaround is unlikely to be an issue for LADY GEORGIE, who was also returning from just 4 days off when opening her account at Sligo on Tuesday. She appeared to have a bit left up her sleeve there and is taken to follow up under a penalty. True Conviction may well improve now pitched into a handicap and is next on the list ahead of Right Turn and Duquesa Beach.