17:42 Down Royal

Friday 19 July 2024

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Proparamedics Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 59.68s

(13)

Reinforce⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 65| D

9/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Navan (5f, good to firm, 12/1) 6 days ago, always holding on. 8 lb higher now but warrants respect.

Form: 642701

(3)

Havana Notion¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 61| D

5/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm, 17/2) 16 days ago by 1½ lengths from Realtin Fantasy. 6 lb higher now but is one for the shortlist.

Form: 939731

(12)

Realtin Fantasy¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 57| D

11/2

7/2, creditable 1½ lengths second of 10 to Havana Notion in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Likely contender.

Form: 10-8332

(5)

Elliott¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: M G Quinn| OR: 60| D

9/1

6/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good) 14 days ago, slowly away. Others preferred.

Form: 155-936

(11)

Layoftheland^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Davis| T: Sean Davis| OR: 59

28/1

Sixteenth of 18 in handicap (12/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 722390

(10)

Marble Angel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 54

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 13/2) 14 days ago, slowly away. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5-37600

(7)

Hero Of The Hour^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 52

10/1

First run since leaving G. A. Kingston when respectable third of 13 in handicap (22/1) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 14 days ago, staying on well. Visor back on. Claims if building on that.

Form: 4-45863

(1)

Spirit Of Eagles^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 52| CD

13/2

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 5/1) 14 days ago, merely closing up late. Booking of Kennedy a plus. Cheekpieces back on. Not out of things.

Form: 000387

(15)

Astral Beat^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy| T: L Smyth| OR: 49| D

20/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap (80/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 070-907

(8)

Ginormous¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: M Fenton| OR: 53

8/1

9/2, creditable 1½ lengths third of 10 to Havana Notion in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Respected.

Form: 007523

(6)

Babyface¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E Lynam| OR: 52

14/1

Hooded for 1st time, 8¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Havana Notion in handicap (9/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, very slowly away. Work to do.

Form: 040-759

(9)

Theriverrunsdeep^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 48| D

16/1

Seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 12/1) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 230040

Non-Runners

(14)

Inflection Point⁴³⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 8

T: G A Kingston J: Reserve 1

(4)

Takana²⁷⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Stephanie Ocsko-Moore J: Reserve 2

(2)

Pulse Of Shanghai²¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: G A Kingston J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Reinforce (9/2), Havana Notion (5/1), Realtin Fantasy (11/2), Spirit Of Eagles (13/2), Ginormous (8/1), Elliott (9/1), Hero Of The Hour (10/1), Marble Angel (11/1), Babyface (14/1), Theriverrunsdeep (16/1), Astral Beat (20/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (20/1), Inflection Point (20/1), Layoftheland (28/1), Takana (50/1)

HAVANA NOTION had a bit in hand when scoring at Tipperary earlier this month and is taken to follow up. Realtin Fantasy and Ginormous head the list of dangers.