15:10 Down Royal

Saturday 18 June 2022

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Mount Charles Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 2m 18.61s

(6)

Prime Chief²⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 70| CD

11/2

In good form when last seen. Off 8 months. Won this on return last year and poised for a big run for in-form yard.

Form: 7/16723-

(3)

Prince Of Verona¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69| D

6/1

Very good second of 11 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Fair on the Flat. One to consider.

Form: 570-003

(8)

Fennor Cross³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| D

3/1

Off 7 months, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Cork (10.1f, soft, 9/2) 31 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 97112-1

(9)

My Minervina²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

17/2

Fair maiden. 17/2, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap at Listowel (9f, good). Off 8 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 02/4067-

(5)

Brehon Star²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 58| BF| D

20/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Fair on the Flat.

Form: 7/05129-

(1)

Dudley's Bar^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, good third of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (11.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Solid claims.

Form: 80-033

(11)

Reverberation⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 53

12/1

Thirty two runs since last win in 2020. Fourteenth of 22 in handicap (22/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 9 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 380000

(2)

Spirituoso^b²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 53

33/1

25/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 22 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 380960

(7)

In The Cheap Seats^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: James J Doyle| T: R K Watson| OR: 50

10/1

Respectable twelfth of 22 in handicap at Navan (10f, good, 22/1) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 79056-0

(13)

Riliya^b1,t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 47

33/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Last of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 14-2000

Non-Runners

(10)

All Class¹⁰⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: R McNally J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(12)

Happaugue¹²⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: S M Crosse

(4)

Power Drive⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: P W Flynn J: Ciara Flynn

Forecasts

Fennor Cross (3/1), Dudley's Bar (7/2), All Class (9/2), Prime Chief (11/2), Prince Of Verona (6/1), My Minervina (17/2), In The Cheap Seats (10/1), Reverberation (12/1), Happaugue (12/1), Brehon Star (20/1), Spirituoso (33/1), Riliya (33/1), Power Drive (33/1)

Last year's winner PRIME CHIEF returns with his yard in good form and it would be no surprise to see him take the prize again. Fennor Cross took another step up the ladder when scoring at Cork and can go well again. Dudley's Bar is lightly raced and could give a good account in first-time cheekpieces.