16:00 Down Royal

Saturday 11 November 2023

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Ladbrokes (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 4m 17.04s

Big Dee⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

15/2

Once-raced maiden. 8/1, second of 9 in bumper at Listowel (16f, soft) on NH debut 54 days ago. May do better, so worthy of consideration.

Form: 2

Bonavena

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Peter Fahey

12/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam, ran once on Flat, half-sister to high-class winner on Flat (including English/Irish Oaks) up to 1½m Snow Fairy. Market check advised.

Form:

Cleatus Poolaw²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

4/5

€30,000 3-y-o, £150,000 4-y-o, €120,000 5-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam (c100/h82), 2½m/21f hurdle/chase winner. Comfortably off mark in points at second attempt (Apr 21) and likely to follow suit on Rules bow.

Form: 21-

Ganderstown²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 11/2, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Naas (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 0-

Ivybrook

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

7/2

Authorized gelding. Dam (c121/h121) jump winner, also 11f winner on Flat. Worthy of a market check.

Form:

Manfredi²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

8/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in bumper (66/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months.

Form: PP8-

Opera Night²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in bumper at Thurles (15.9f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 9

Pay The Tab³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Finn Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 17/2, pulled up in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) on NH debut 36 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: P

Takenasred

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Sloan

80/1

Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Nulife, stayed 2¼m. Dam, ran once over hurdles/once in bumper, also placed in points.

Form:

Joya Del Mar²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D A McLoughlin

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in bumper (28/1) at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 7-

Skervan^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C L Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

150/1

Alkaadhem mare. Dam (h113) bumper/2m hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Forecasts

Cleatus Poolaw (4/5), Ivybrook (7/2), Big Dee (15/2), Manfredi (8/1), Bonavena (12/1), Pay The Tab (25/1), Joya Del Mar (25/1), Ganderstown (25/1), Takenasred (80/1), Opera Night (80/1), Skervan (150/1)

CLEATUS POOLAW readily laned his latest outing in points and is fully expected to follow suit starting out under Rules for a powerful outfit. Big Dee ran well at Listowel on debut and looks the main danger, while Bonavena would come into the reckoning if the market spoke in his favour.