18:52 Down Royal

Friday 3 September 2021

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

Johnston Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 2m 53.93s

(3)

Made For Minds²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 63

6/1

Fair maiden. 20/1, creditable seventh of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 29 days ago, never nearer. Significantly up in trip. Unexposed and on the shortlist.

Form: 54-77

(7)

Dollar Value⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 61

7/4

Dual winner over hurdles this summer and made successful return to Flat in 20-runner handicap (9/2) at Navan (14f, good) under Colin Keane 6 days ago. 6 lb rise may not stop him.

Form: 1200-21

(4)

Eternal Prince^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 60

66/1

Fair form for Charlie Appleby but well held on the Flat/over hurdles for this yard. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 538-00

(8)

Take A Turn^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Breen| OR: 60

18/1

16/1, below form seventh of 14 in claiming hurdle at Bellewstown (20.3f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs Denise Foster. E

Form: 0-49269

(5)

Royal Admiral^t,v⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 53

28/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, last of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good) 63 days ago.

Form: 92625-9

(9)

Ben Siegel¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 59| BF

13/8

Winner at Ballinrobe in July. Good second of 9 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 5/2) on Thursday. Significantly up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 094212

(11)

Der Mc⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Leigh Roche| T: P A Fahy| OR: 51| CD

8/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good, 22/1). Off 94 days.

Form: 1424-07

(2)

In The Cheap Seats²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 58

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Check betting.

Form: 790

(1)

Fleur Isabelle^h1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: James J Doyle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 53

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Tipperary (9f, good) 8 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 08000

(6)

Windsor Diamond⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Enright| T: J Barcoe| OR: 45

150/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, good, 125/1) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 6900/00

Non-Runners

(10)

Kind Of Loving⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Ben Siegel (13/8), Dollar Value (7/4), Made For Minds (6/1), Der Mc (8/1), Take A Turn (18/1), In The Cheap Seats (25/1), Royal Admiral (28/1), Kind Of Loving (33/1), Eternal Prince (66/1), Fleur Isabelle (80/1), Windsor Diamond (150/1)

DOLLAR VALUE has gone up 6 lb for Navan but still has plenty of mileage in his mark based on his hurdle ability and is taken strike again under Colin Keane. Made For Minds made a sound start in handicaps when a never-nearer seventh in a big field at Leopardstown last month and is respected now stepping back up in trip. Ben Siegel would also enter the reckoning if showing up after Clonmel.