14:20 Down Royal

Saturday 19 June 2021

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

Metcollect Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 27.69s

(2)

Sasvana⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: D Murphy| OR: 62| D

3/1

25/1, won 12-runner handicap at Leopardstown (6.8f, good) 9 days ago, always holding on. Sure to go well again.

Form: 80884-1

(12)

Twenty Minutes^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 60

12/1

Only one win from 34 Flat runs. 18/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Significantly back up in trip with more needed.

Form: 87000-6

(3)

Faraah^h⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63

13/2

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Sligo (5.8f, good to soft, 11/2) 4 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 750045

(11)

Ahundrednotout^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse| T: L Breen| OR: 52| D

16/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 25/1) 62 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 59-7100

(10)

Brave Display^b,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 52

14/1

Latest win at the Curragh in April. 14/1, below form nineteenth of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, soft) 17 days ago. Blinkers back on and needs to get back on track.

Form: 09-4170

(1)

Plough Boy⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: G Donnelly| OR: 50| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Limerick (6.7f, good) 7 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 0850-05

(6)

It's All A Joke^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

8/1

Good second of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 22 days ago. Another bold showing is on the cards despite a 4 lb rise.

Form: 0-26002

(8)

Rodwill³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 48

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 13 in maiden at Sligo (5.9f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut but others have achieved more.

Form: 00/0-60

(9)

Dynakite¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 56

14/1

40/1, respectable eleventh of 19 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 660000

(5)

Alhajjaj^b1³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 45

8/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in claimer at Dundalk (6f, 40/1) 38 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 709097

(4)

Basrah Breeze^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 45

13/2

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 12/1, creditable eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 6 days ago, left poorly placed. One for the shortlist.

Form: 0-00058

Non-Runners

(7)

King's View⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Sasvana (3/1), Plough Boy (9/2), Basrah Breeze (13/2), Faraah (13/2), It's All A Joke (8/1), Alhajjaj (8/1), King's View (10/1), Twenty Minutes (12/1), Brave Display (14/1), Dynakite (14/1), Ahundrednotout (16/1), Rodwill (40/1)

An open handicap but IT'S ALL A JOKE posted an excellent second at Fairyhouse last time and is fancied to go one better here. Basrah Breeze is still to get her head in front but arrives in very good order and is feared most ahead of recent Leopardstown scorer Sasvana.