12:52 Down Royal

Friday 10 November 2023

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Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 6m 30.1s

Eagle Terrace^t⁷⁴

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.

Form: 844145

Speed Gang^b1²⁹

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.

Form: F5-9507

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.

Form: 485F9U

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.

Form: 66-3159

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.

Form: 07-8

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.

Form: 535710

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.

Form: 007273-

Benkei^p⁴⁶

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.

Form: 3434-83

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.

Form: 003-8

Reserve Judgement^b¹⁴

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.

Form: 006-164

Free Parking^t⁷⁰

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.

Form: 90-0800

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.

Form: 007020

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.

Form: 95700-8

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.

Form: B31-535

Our Jervis^t¹²⁰

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.

Form: P98-05P

Hunting Brook^t²¹⁴

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.

Form: 48/376P-

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.

Form: BP-9056

Penthouse Poppet^p¹³

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).

Form: 0P67-44

Trim To Milan^t³⁹

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.

Form: P63U-89

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)

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.