15:55 Down Royal

Monday 6 May 2024

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Club Mixers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 42.6s

Freewheelin Dylan^p,t¹⁰⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 125

16/1

Fifteenth of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (24.8f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 17 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 8900/6P-

Dorking Cock^p,t¹²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 123| C

17/2

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last season. Fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Ayr (24.1f, heavy, 3/1) 125 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not dismissed.

Form: 2P0-1U4

The Flier Begley^h¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 121| C

17/2

Course winner. 22/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.8f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 93P2P8-

Shantou Show⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 120

3/1

Lightly-raced winner in chases. Below form sixth of 10 in hunter chase at this course (24f, soft, 10/1) 132 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel C. Kelly. Switched to handicaps off a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 11/136P-

Sweet Will^p,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 116

7/2

Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase (5/1) at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Makes plenty of appeal in a weak race.

Form: PP2403-

Temptationinmilan^p⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 115

11/2

11/2, ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy) 51 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0P6759-

Goodnightngodbless^p,t¹⁹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

10/1

9/1, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2252P6-

Favori Logique³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 108

5/1

13/2, seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.6f, heavy) 37 days ago. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 2U4/437-

Non-Runners

Galon De Vauzelle²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: J S McGarvey

Gateau De Miel¹⁷⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Read To Return²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: A J Martin J: K C Sexton

Forecasts

Shantou Show (3/1), Sweet Will (7/2), Favori Logique (5/1), Temptationinmilan (11/2), Read To Return (8/1), Dorking Cock (17/2), The Flier Begley (17/2), Goodnightngodbless (10/1), Galon De Vauzelle (14/1), Freewheelin Dylan (16/1), Gateau De Miel (16/1)

SWEET WILL is very well handicapped on old form and put in one of his better efforts when third at Tramore last time, so he's fancied to land this weak event upped in distance. Dorking Cock at least arrives on the back of a solid showing, so he's a danger, while Shantou Show isn't one to rule out.