15:10 Down Royal

Monday 2 May 2022

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Club Orange Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 19.40s

Calagogo^p,t¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

17/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 169 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 41114P-

Chinx Of Light¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 131

5/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. First run since leaving Barry Fitzgerald when pulled up in Gr 3 hurdle (9/2) at Cork (24f, soft) 148 days ago won by Nell's Well. Merits respect.

Form: 2/1P-

Hammersmith^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 118

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Galway in September. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Gowran (13.7f, good) 25 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 134244-

Where It All Began⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Successful at Tramore in January. 150/1, pulled up in Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Spa) at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 45 days ago won by The Nice Guy.

Form: 9/2212P-

Golas Tiep²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: C A McBratney| OR: 100

28/1

Fair hurdler. Bit below form tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 7/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 576P30-

Ruhm Und Ehre^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 84

33/1

Modest hurdler. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft, 17/2) 18 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 032545-

Angels Dawn¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: C R King| T: S Curling| OR: 118| D

11/8

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in March. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, good to soft, 16/1) 16 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 336315-

Maura Jeanne⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 91

20/1

Modest hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 91 days ago.

Form: 5/2358P-

Social Distancing¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Fell in juvenile hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 66/1) on NH debut. Off 19 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3PS64P-

Forecasts

Angels Dawn (11/8), Where It All Began (5/2), Chinx Of Light (5/1), Calagogo (17/2), Hammersmith (12/1), Maura Jeanne (20/1), Golas Tiep (28/1), Ruhm Und Ehre (33/1), Social Distancing (100/1)

ANGELS DAWN coud be the answer to this on the back of an encouraging effort at Fairyhouse on what was her first start in handicap company in this sphere. She looks pretty solid overall. Chinx of Light has low-mileage and is second choice, albeit only marginally as Calagogo and Where It All Began are also high on the shortlist.