17:52 Down Royal

Friday 3 September 2021

All15:4516:1516:5017:2217:5218:2218:5219:22

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 4m 9.29s

(8)

Turnpike Trip²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 78

3/1

11/10, pulled up in novice chase at Wexford (20f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing. Worth a market check.

Form: 3/80754-

(9)

Hannon¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: T Gibney| OR: 77| BF

15/8

Very good ¾-length second of 15 to No Thanks in handicap (9/4) at Bellewstown (17.1f, good) 10 days ago, keeping on well. Leading claims.

Form: 76/041-2

(2)

Mountain Fox^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: F Oakes| OR: 76

14/1

Good third of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (10f, soft) 12 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Significantly up in trip. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 514023

(5)

Walking On Glass^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 75

10/3

Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22f, good, 15/2) 13 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Very much one to consider.

Form: 0120-77

(10)

White Desert^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 72

50/1

Unreliable sort. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good, 20/1) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-42400

(7)

New Society³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 68| C

18/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, good, 33/1) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Was enjoying a good Flat season prior to that, so not discounted.

Form: 0-01861

(6)

So Near So Farhh^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 62| C

40/1

11/1, fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Respectable effort on last Flat run. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 1329/8-5

(11)

Anyonecanhaveitall¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 60

5/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 403684

(4)

Shumaker⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 58| C

28/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 56 days ago won by Walking On Glass. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 4803-00

Non-Runners

(3)

Wakea¹¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: K Thornton J: Robbie Colgan

(1)

No Thanks¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Hannon (15/8), Turnpike Trip (3/1), Walking On Glass (10/3), No Thanks (7/2), Anyonecanhaveitall (5/1), Mountain Fox (14/1), New Society (18/1), Shumaker (28/1), Wakea (33/1), So Near So Farhh (40/1), White Desert (50/1)

HANNON still looked comfortably ahead of his mark when runner-up to No Thanks (fourth at Clonmel on Thursday) at Bellewstown 10 days ago, so he's fancied to reverse the form with that rival and land this competitive event. Walking On Glass is another to consider.