16:25 Down Royal

Monday 26 September 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Pravha Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 19.62s

(6)

Firstman^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 65| D

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 17/2, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (12.8f, good to firm) 24 days ago, slowly away. Heading back in the right direction recently and strong claims.

Form: 517-612

(7)

Cursory Exam³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 64

10/3

One win from 24 Flat runs. 7/2, respectable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 3 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 206923

(9)

Indy System²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 60

16/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12.2f, soft, 50/1) 20 days ago. Booking of Lee a plus.

Form: 00660

(1)

Ta Na La²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 62

9/2

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft, 5/1) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 505423

(13)

Chutzpal^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 60

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, first run since leaving Aidan Anthony Howard when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0707-0

(10)

Must B Art^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: P Martin| OR: 54

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable eighth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Booking of Keane a plus.

Form: 000-8

(12)

Forgetmenotblue^b¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 57

13/2

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 4/1). Off 112 days. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 003325

(14)

Golden Ticket^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56

50/1

First run since leaving Andrew Oliver when third of 4 in juvenile hurdle (11/2) at Cartmel (17.2f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 7-09484

(15)

Red Trail³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 55

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 70064

(3)

Magi Gal^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49| D

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (12.8f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 073473

(4)

Angel On Fire^h,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 47

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 28/1) 26 days ago, finishing well. Up in trip.

Form: 70-006

(17)

Numidia^h1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P Lawlor| OR: 47

14/1

20/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12.8f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 60-0869

(5)

Odd Venture^p⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 47| D

33/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 21 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 81 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 42640-0

(11)

Eagles Perch¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50

50/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 50/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 368780

Non-Runners

(16)

Abogados⁴¹⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Ms J Morgan J: Reserve 1

(8)

Back O' The Net⁴⁰⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Miss S J Harty J: Reserve 2

(2)

Mornington Bay³⁴⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cursory Exam (10/3), Firstman (4/1), Ta Na La (9/2), Red Trail (6/1), Forgetmenotblue (13/2), Magi Gal (10/1), Numidia (14/1), Indy System (16/1), Must B Art (18/1), Angel On Fire (25/1), Chutzpal (28/1), Odd Venture (33/1), Eagles Perch (50/1), Golden Ticket (50/1), Back O' The Net (150/1), Abogados (150/1), Mornington Bay (150/1)

It could pay to focus on the pair at the head of the weights, with marginal preference for FIRSTMAN over Cursory Exam having strung a couple of excellent races together of late. Of the rest, Forgetmenotblue is not yet fully exposed for her top yard so warrants consideration.