15:28 Down Royal

Saturday 11 November 2023

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:2816:00

Eventsec Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 6m 23.07s

Archies Charm^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 120| D

9/2

5/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 42 days ago.

Form: 3245-63

Menindee^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 119| D

28/1

3 wins from 7 runs this season. 12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Cheltenham (25f, good to soft) 15 days ago, losing touch fifteenth.

Form: 19171P

Cave Court⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 117| C

5/2

Promising sort. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy, 8/11) 44 days ago, cruising clear. Significantly back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6-91111

Gateau De Miel^p1,t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

18/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap chase (6/1) at Listowel (22f, soft) 49 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 106-267

History Of Fashion^p1⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 117| CD

40/1

C&D winner. One win from 25 NH runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Cork (28f, soft) 6 days ago, mistake again 5 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P23-P6P

Joshua Webb⁵⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: N Meade| OR: 116

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase (11/1) at Fairyhouse (24.7f, good to soft). Off 19 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 644258/

Harvey's Quay⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 114| D

8/1

Promising individual. 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Listowel (24f, soft) 49 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Merits consideration.

Form: 94-9401

Lizrona²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 112| D

33/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in April. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, soft, 9/1) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 601P-20

Welsh Saint¹⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: C A McBratney| OR: 111| D

125/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (26.2f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 6235P-6

Soloman Lane³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Hassett| OR: 106

11/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.3f, good to soft, 15/2) 31 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 517P6-3

Clonmeen^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: William P Murphy| OR: 105| D

10/1

7/1, excellent second of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 35 days ago. Respected.

Form: 244-P82

School Lane⁴⁹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 102| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May 2022. Third of 4 in handicap chase (9/2) at Perth (23.8f, good). Off 16 months.

Form: 46/2153-

Avec Espoir⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 101

28/1

14/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 41 days ago, digging deep. Not an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 9-06431

Reddys Island³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 93| D

10/3

Excellent second of 9 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft, 7/2) 36 days ago. Player.

Form: 779/77-2

Forecasts

Cave Court (5/2), Reddys Island (10/3), Archies Charm (9/2), Harvey's Quay (8/1), Clonmeen (10/1), Soloman Lane (11/1), Joshua Webb (12/1), Gateau De Miel (18/1), Avec Espoir (28/1), Menindee (28/1), Lizrona (33/1), School Lane (33/1), History Of Fashion (40/1), Welsh Saint (125/1)

CAVE COURT is thriving at present and, open to further progress as a chaser, is taken to complete the 5-timer. Harvey's Quay is getting the hang of things as a chaser now and is feared most ahead of Reddys Island and Clonmeen.