18:00 Down Royal

Friday 23 June 2023

All16:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:15

Mount Charles Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 58.88s

(14)

Collective Power¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 76| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 19-runner handicap (6/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 12 days ago, driven out. Solid claims.

Form: 422181

(6)

Dun Na Sead²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 75| D

10/3

Latest win at Dundalk in February. Creditable third of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Tipperary (5f, good) 24 days ago. Merits respect.

Form: 152783

(15)

Hallowed Time^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 75| D

14/1

6/1, last of 10 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago, lost all chance at start. Cheekpieces back on and he might well return to form.

Form: 009-020

(13)

Arnhem⁴⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: M G Quinn| OR: 74

7/1

First run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when creditable second of 9 in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 17/2), slowly away. Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison. Claims if he's fully tuned up.

Form: 52223/2-

(12)

Adnaan⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J F Levins| OR: 71

10/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 89 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Should be back on his game with a run under his belt.

Form: 04806-5

(8)

Nordic Passage^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 69| D

11/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, bit below form twelfth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 2000-00

(11)

Tamazu^t²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: F Birrane| OR: 68| D

16/1

200/1, last of 5 in minor event at Dundalk (5f). Off 8 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 48/1005-

(10)

Livingston Range^t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: L Breen| OR: 66| D

8/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. Last of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy, 16/1) 62 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 80461-0

(1)

Anatoli^e/s,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Leigh Roche| T: J Feane| OR: 65

16/1

10/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, good to soft) 9 days ago, lost all chance at start. Back down in trip.

Form: 0979-00

(3)

Ever Rock¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 64| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 6 lengths fourteenth of 19 to Collective Power in handicap (14/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1300-00

(4)

Astral Beat^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 61| D

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving William Knight when twentieth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 66/1) 16 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 54365-0

(7)

Soi Dao^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Kelly| T: M Fenton| OR: 61

9/1

14/1, respectable seventh of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 26-0057

Non-Runners

(5)

Shoebox King¹²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Kevin Coleman J: Reserve 1

(9)

Daintree¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: J G Coogan J: Reserve 2

(2)

Mehman¹¹⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dun Na Sead (10/3), Collective Power (9/2), Nordic Passage (11/2), Arnhem (7/1), Mehman (15/2), Livingston Range (8/1), Soi Dao (9/1), Adnaan (10/1), Shoebox King (10/1), Hallowed Time (14/1), Ever Rock (14/1), Tamazu (16/1), Anatoli (16/1), Daintree (20/1), Astral Beat (66/1)

ADNAAN was shaping well towards the end of last year and he made a respectable reappearance at Naas 89 days ago, so he could get back to winning ways if the race is run to suit. Dun Na Sead and Collective Power look the main dangers.