14:52 Down Royal

Sunday 17 March 2024

All13:0713:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:10

Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 41.06s

Golden Nugget⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

13/2

33/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 91 days ago. Still early days for stop stable but she'll need improvement.

Form: 09-7707

Shes Some Doll^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 95| D

14/1

9/1, third of 6 in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy) 15 days ago, going off too hard. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 34-44P3

Pralognan^t²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 93

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. In good form on Flat when last seen in June. Potential improver over hurdles now handicapping. A market move for him would look significant.

Form: 000-

Mont Beuvray¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92

18/1

Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 33/1). Off 6 months. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 304F80

Stockdale³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 91

10/3

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Navan (22f, heavy) 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 565/825

Ballycairn¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 90| D

50/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in bumpers but well below that level over hurdles. 80/1, sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.7f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 1803/06

Backinabit⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 88

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 52 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 04000

Jacenry⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B W Harvey| T: D Harvey| OR: 87

4/1

Promising type. Sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (17f, soft, 50/1) 82 days ago, not knocked about. Has good chance on form.

Form: 000006

Paddy Elvis³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 87

6/1

33/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, heavy) 33 days ago.

Form: 665806

Tankardstown Diva⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 86

16/1

66/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (17f, soft) 82 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 479077

Land Jet³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Maher| OR: 85

50/1

28/1, ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.3f, soft) 33 days ago, never travelling well. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 23/0-PP9

Without Exception⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

66/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 48 days ago, tailing off early final circuit.

Form: 00000P

Wild As Fire^t¹³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 81

12/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (20.5f, heavy) 131 days ago, left behind 4 out.

Form: 0/F06-PP

Perfect Arch^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 80

17/2

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Good sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.6f, heavy, 20/1) 22 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 78U086

Non-Runners

Makaela's Choice¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: T Mullins J: J B Foley

Angelofthemorning⁶⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: D Deacon J: N T Prendergast

Kiss My Lucky Egg³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: A Sexton J: Harry Sexton

Forecasts

Stockdale (10/3), Jacenry (4/1), Paddy Elvis (6/1), Golden Nugget (13/2), Perfect Arch (17/2), Backinabit (11/1), Wild As Fire (12/1), Makaela's Choice (12/1), Shes Some Doll (14/1), Tankardstown Diva (16/1), Pralognan (16/1), Mont Beuvray (18/1), Angelofthemorning (20/1), Kiss My Lucky Egg (25/1), Ballycairn (50/1), Land Jet (50/1), Without Exception (66/1)

JACENRY caught the eye on his course handicap debut over Christmas and is given a chance to build on that promise back from a short break. Pralognan has a low mark in relation to his Flat ability and would rate a big danger if the betting vibes are strong on his return to action. Stockdale has run solid races the last twice and also makes the shortlist.