18:30 Down Royal

Friday 31 May 2024

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BoyleSports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 28.11s

(1)

Shoot To Kill¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| D

6/1

22/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 8-25596

(17)

Imperial Dream²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 74| D

16/1

First run since leaving Sir Mark Prescott Bt when bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Cork (8f, good) 21 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 45130-6

(8)

Universally^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 72

13/2

Below form seventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 6/1) 25 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 20153-7

(13)

Goldsmith^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 70

40/1

28/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, soft) 33 days ago, unable to sustain effort. First run for yard after leaving Alice Haynes. Something to find on form.

Form: 410677

(10)

Talia⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: N Lupini| OR: 70| D

10/3

14/1, respectable ninth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 7 days ago. This is a bit easier and respected under Billy Lee.

Form: 1322-09

(2)

Chestnutter¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 69| D

12/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 13600-9

(7)

Distillate^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| D

12/1

Won 13-runner handicap (28/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 10 days ago, just holding on. 4 lb rise may not prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 050001

(12)

Half Nutz¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| D

14/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 474-006

(14)

Loma Larnee²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 66

7/1

Shaped well when second of 21 on Navan reappearance but she comes with risks having refused to race for the second time in her last 3 starts at the Curragh 23 days ago.

Form: 034R-2R

(5)

Monzoon¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 66| D

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Ninth of 14 in claimer (9/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 119 days. Claims if ready to roll after a break.

Form: 41022-9

(4)

Red Heel¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 9½ lengths twelfth of 13 to Distillate in handicap (8/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 380-400

(15)

Rockbury Lad^b,h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 66

14/1

Unreliable individual. One win from 26 Flat runs. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 47-7206

(6)

Higher Kingdom¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 11/1), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 112 days.

Form: 0066-99

(3)

Hijo De La Luna⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard| T: S McConville| OR: 59

14/1

40/1, creditable eleventh of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 70-0860

Non-Runners

(9)

My Kurkum⁷⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 1

(16)

Boadicea Belle⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 2

(11)

Wayne R Walker³²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: D Kinsella J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Talia (10/3), Shoot To Kill (6/1), Universally (13/2), Loma Larnee (7/1), Red Heel (11/1), Distillate (12/1), Chestnutter (12/1), Hijo De La Luna (14/1), Rockbury Lad (14/1), Half Nutz (14/1), Imperial Dream (16/1), Monzoon (22/1), Higher Kingdom (25/1), Goldsmith (40/1)

SHOOT TO KILL is starting to look well treated and might be able to land a first win since joining Ado McGuinness. His stablemate and recent Cork scorer Distillate is second choice ahead of Natalia Lupini's Talia, the mount of Billy Lee.