16:00 Navan

Saturday 28 May 2022

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Royal County Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 2m 5.63s

(3)

Sun King³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

11/4

Evens, won 13-runner maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 38 days ago, driven out. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut and likely has more to offer.

Form: 332-21

(8)

Yashin²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86

4/1

Promising sort. 11/4, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 20 days ago by 3¼ lengths from Chaos Control, readily. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 40-41

(2)

Knightlaila^v1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 84

10/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 3214

(13)

Simply Glorious¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 84| BF| D

18/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Good 1¼ lengths second of 14 to Supagirl in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 7/2) 15 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 61-7152

(10)

Sir Antonino³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 6½ lengths fifth of 13 to Sun King in maiden (9/4) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 38 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 22-5

(11)

Nusret²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83| BF

9/2

Second of 10 in maiden (30/100) at Sligo (10.6f, soft) 27 days ago, outbattled. Makes handicap debut and may well have more to offer.

Form: 4-22

(4)

Sally Golightly⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J Davison| OR: 83| D

14/1

6/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Roscommon (11.8f, good to soft) 5 days ago, staying on well. Stable having good spell.

Form: 68-3611

(6)

Global Energy³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 80

20/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Limerick (11.2f, good, 13/2) 35 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Yard having good spell.

Form: 7677-71

(1)

Supagirl¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 11/2) 15 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Simply Glorious, always holding on. Must improve.

Form: 563-151

(14)

Vina Sena^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 80

28/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Fifth of 7 in minor event (22/1) at Naas (10f, good to soft) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 1-995

(9)

Chaos Control^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver| OR: 78

25/1

13/2, 3¼ lengths second of 4 to Yashin in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 411-932

(5)

Barbapapa^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 74

33/1

7/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 65-16

(12)

Lamprog^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 67

28/1

7/1, creditable 1½ lengths third of 11 to Sally Golightly in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 9-51123

Non-Runners

(7)

Urban Oasis¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Sun King (11/4), Yashin (4/1), Nusret (9/2), Urban Oasis (7/1), Sir Antonino (15/2), Knightlaila (10/1), Supagirl (14/1), Sally Golightly (14/1), Simply Glorious (18/1), Global Energy (20/1), Chaos Control (25/1), Vina Sena (28/1), Lamprog (28/1), Barbapapa (33/1)

YASHIN proved his opening mark to be all wrong at Leopardstown 3 weeks ago and a subsequent 8 lb rise may still not be enough to stop him. Sun King and Nusret are just a couple of potential threats.