18:10 Down Royal

Friday 2 September 2022

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Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 4m 6.30s

Scenic Look⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 79| C

3/1

Well ridden when off the mark on the Flat at Galway (16.5f) in July and, with her next start over hurdles best forgiven, she was quickly back on the up when taking 15-runner novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good, 7/4) 7 days ago, travelling best and asserting Flat. Claims.

Form: 625041

Peregrine Run^b¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 78| C

10/1

Tremendous servant to connections who added to his tally when landing 9-runner handicap chase at Worcester (23f, good) 16 days ago, driven clear. Successful when last seen on the level and he's certainly not out of things.

Form: 3350/81-

Dark Voyager^b,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 77

15/2

11/4, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Tramore (16.2f, good) 20 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 21/8233

Sheishybrid^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 77| C| D

5/2

9/4, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good) 11 days ago, staying on well. Going through a good spell under both codes at present and she's a likely player again.

Form: 0-37532

True Destiny²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J J Lambe| OR: 77

50/1

10¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Rich Belief in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 29 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper but he does need to step up if he's to figure.

Form: 470-709

Rich Belief^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: K Thornton| OR: 75| C

5/1

9/2, rare poor effort when ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Had previously been in good order over hurdles/on Flat and bounce back distinctly possible.

Form: 7-68241

Thermoscope²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Cork (12f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 447

Jukebox Jive^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 71| D

33/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap (11/1) at Tramore (16.2f, good) 20 days ago, leading until joined 3f out and weakening. Mark is easing but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 000-495

Kalaroun^p,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 70

33/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm, 8/1) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 665200

Three Comets^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 70

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good, 80/1) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat outing.

Form: 67-9084

Annecherie²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 66

25/1

10 lengths eighth of 10 to Rich Belief in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 29 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Still to translate his AW form to turf.

Form: 13-1308

Female Approach^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 66

14/1

Dual winner on Flat last year who caught the eye when third on return in 18-runner Navan handicap (13f) back in March. Arrives fit and in form from spins over hurdles, good third of 16 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Sligo (20.6f, good) 16 days ago. Worth a second look.

Form: 846-306

Gatito Rapido⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Oliver| OR: 70

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Navan (14f, good) 8 days ago, weakening final 1f having looked a threat turning in. Steps up to 2m now and fact he's the sole 3-y-o rates a plus.

Form: 7363

Yenillik^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 58

40/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable 5½ lengths fifth of 10 to Rich Belief in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good, 33/1) 29 days ago. Fact he's yet to get his head in front is off-putting.

Form: 75900-5

Loudest Whisper^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 52| BF

22/1

One win from 37 Flat runs. Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm, 4/1) 10 days ago, needing stiffer test. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 36-3525

Non-Runners

Advantage Point¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: E & P Harty J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Sheishybrid (5/2), Scenic Look (3/1), Rich Belief (5/1), Dark Voyager (15/2), Peregrine Run (10/1), Female Approach (14/1), Gatito Rapido (14/1), Thermoscope (16/1), Three Comets (18/1), Loudest Whisper (22/1), Annecherie (25/1), Kalaroun (33/1), Jukebox Jive (33/1), Advantage Point (33/1), Yenillik (40/1), True Destiny (50/1)

RICH BELIEF needs forgiving a lesser effort over hurdles on his latest outing 2 weeks ago, yet he had previously been holding his form well under both codes and could be worth siding with to bounce back having scored impressively at Leopardstown previously. Scenic Look is going through a good spell and is feared, along with Sheishybrid. Dark Voyager completes the shortlist.