18:52 Down Royal

Friday 19 July 2024

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Harvertech Handicap

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 2m 17.28s

(7)

Enough Already⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| BF

12/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 6/4) 78 days ago, left poorly placed. First run for yard after leaving Lee Carter. One of the more interesting runners.

Form: 25-2824

(8)

Apercu²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 77| D

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. Very good fourth of 21 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) on reappearance 21 days ago, nearest finish. Leading claims.

Form: 431-4

(1)

God Knows²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 76| C

7/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft, 5/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 610-394

(5)

Aird^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 73

4/1

First run since leaving Kevin Prendergast when bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 21 days ago. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 5/3570-7

(3)

Pillar Of Hope²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 72

25/1

18/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good) 25 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 000848

(4)

Alma Libre²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 70

15/2

11/1, last of 8 in handicap at this course (10.3f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 1720-98

(6)

True Statesman^v1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69

22/1

Temperamental sort. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 13/2, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 064670

(9)

Masoun¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77

3/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (10.3f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Yard in good form. Looks sure to go well.

Form: 7-87226

Non-Runners

(2)

Dark Note¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: A Slattery J: A J Slattery

Forecasts

Apercu (2/1), Masoun (3/1), Aird (4/1), God Knows (7/1), Alma Libre (15/2), Enough Already (12/1), Dark Note (14/1), True Statesman (22/1), Pillar Of Hope (25/1)

APERCU stands out a lightly raced improved in this line-up and can build on her promising Curragh reappearance and land a second career success. Sole 3-y-o Masoun is second choice ahead of Enough Already, a new recruit for the Ado McGuinness yard.