12:52 Down Royal

Friday 10 November 2023

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Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 30y  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:52  |   Winning time: 6m 30.1s
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Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Eagle Terracet74
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill(7)| T: N C Kelly| OR:  102| BF
28/1
Latest win in chase at Cartmel in July. 3/1, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, soft) 74 days ago, merely closing up late. Switches from chase to hurdles.
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2
Horse silk
Speed Gangb129
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR:  102
22/1
Seventh of 14 in beginners chase (8/1) at Tramore (21.7f, heavy) 29 days ago, no threat from 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Yet to fire for current connections so percentage call is to look elsewhere.
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3
Horse silk
Workforadime19
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Byrnes(5)| T: C Byrnes| OR:  102
18/1
33/1, hampered and unseated rider sixth in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 19 days ago. Remains capable of better and worth noting should the market speak in her favour.
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4
Horse silk
Gaye Winnie14
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Gilligan(5)| T: G Elliott| OR:  99
12/1
17/2, shaped much better than the distance beaten suggested when ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft) 2 weeks ago, second when bad mistake 2 out. Significantly up in trip. Not dismissed if keeping errors to a minimum.
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5
Horse silk
Hunt Museum31
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: F J Flood| OR:  98
16/1
100/1, eighth of 19 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good) 31 days ago, off bridle before most. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.
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6
Horse silk
Moneynabane14
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: J G Gilligan(7)| T: N McCluskey| OR:  98
33/1
Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in October. 80/1, stiff task from well out of weights when fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (19.9f, good to soft) 2 weeks ago. Up in trip.
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7
Horse silk
Falvio243
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-9| J: A P Heskin| T: C A McBratney| OR:  97
25/1
Got back on track despite being caught further back than ideal when third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, soft, 4/1) 8 months ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. J. Martin.
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8
Horse silk
Benkeip46
Age: 13|  Weight: 11-6| J: Miss M Walsh(7)| T: H Rogers| OR:  94
22/1
Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. 8/1, stepped up on his comeback run when third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.5f, soft) 46 days ago.
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9
Horse silk
He's Home Again19
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E Cawley| OR:  92
18/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, failed to improve making his handicap debut after 7 months off when eighth of 10 at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Remains capable of better having been steadily progressive in maidens previously.
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10
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Reserve Judgementb14
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey(3)| T: J C McConnell| OR:  92| C| D
11/2
Course winner in June. 13/2, ran creditably after 5 months off when fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft) 2 weeks ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.
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11
Horse silk
Free Parkingt70
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Reilly(7)| T: J C McConnell| OR:  90
33/1
Fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at this course (24f, good to soft) 10 weeks ago, dropping away before 3 out.
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12
Horse silk
Ballydangan26
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D Harvey| OR:  89| BF
11/1
Wasn't in the same form as previously when thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations if leaving behind his latest effort.
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13
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I'm For Home56
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson| OR:  89
80/1
Fared no better sent handicapping after 5 months off when eighth of 11 at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 28/1) 8 weeks ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.
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14
Horse silk
Spice Diva46
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-1| J: Mr S Connor(7)| T: S R B Crawford| OR:  89| D
9/1
Promising individual. Fifth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (20.5f, soft, 14/1) 46 days ago, needing stiffer test. Looks the type to do better in handicaps so merits consideration upped further in trip.
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15
Horse silk
Our Jervist120
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR:  88
50/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 4 months ago, tailing off some way out.
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16
Horse silk
Hunting Brookt214
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR:  86
5/4
17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (17.8f, soft) 7 months ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Emma Lavelle and needs considering having joined a top yard.
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17
Horse silk
Military Hill35
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-6| J: D Robinson| T: R K Watson| OR:  80
100/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, again showed little when 30¼ lengths sixth of 10 to Moneynabane in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 5 weeks ago.
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18
Horse silk
Penthouse Poppetp13
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C A McBratney| OR:  80
125/1
22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, jumped none too fluently when seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (20.4f, good) 8 months ago. Plenty to find on form (well beaten both starts in points in October).
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19
Horse silk
Trim To Milant39
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR:  80
33/1
8/1, again failed to make any sort of impact when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 39 days ago, none too fluent. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Uphill task.
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Forecasts

Hunting Brook (5/4), Reserve Judgement (11/2), Spice Diva (9/1), Ballydangan (11/1), Gaye Winnie (12/1), Hunt Museum (16/1), Workforadime (18/1), He's Home Again (18/1), Benkei (22/1), Speed Gang (22/1), Falvio (25/1), Eagle Terrace (28/1), Moneynabane (33/1), Free Parking (33/1), Trim To Milan (33/1), Our Jervis (50/1), I'm For Home (80/1), Military Hill (100/1), Penthouse Poppet (125/1)

Verdict

Plenty in with a squeak but the tentative vote goes to SPICE DIVA, who is bred to stay well and looks the type to do much better now handicapping. Hunting Brook failed to show much for Emma Lavelle but he could prove a different proposition on return for his new yard, while Workforadime, Reserve Judgement and Hunt Museum are another trio fancied to be in the shake-up.

Previous Winners

2022
Jungle Prose
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 7
3/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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