19:00 Down Royal

Friday 30 August 2024

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Pilgrim's Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 5m 56.80s

Dinoland^t,v²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 102

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Cartmel in July. 11/2, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, soft) 24 days ago.

Form: P-2P210

Western Model³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 102| D

11/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in May. Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Player.

Form: 659-173

Low Lie The Fields^p,t⁸³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: P Maher| OR: 100

50/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 66/1, tenth of 13 in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.5f, good) 83 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P54-5P0

Down Around^b1³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 11/2) 36 days ago, going in snatches. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 565P-69

Bigira^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Fahey| OR: 96| D

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in July. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 11/2) 18 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 354615

Reserve Judgement^b⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 96| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4F6P-14

Bayonetta¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 95

7/1

6/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good) 13 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 238-542

Mister Vic^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 95

17/2

Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 12/1) 19 days ago, closing all way to line. Can make presence felt.

Form: 680-082

True Destiny¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 91

33/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 269-979

Beggars Rock⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 90

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 40/1) 90 days ago.

Form: 3006-00

Kincade^p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixth of 7 in handicap (50/1) at Killarney (16.8f, good to firm) 45 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 48/08

Mustameet Secret⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 90| D

20/1

9/1, fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 4-747P4

Paddy Elvis^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 89| BF

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 4/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 8-52F64

What's Lariat Now^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 89

50/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 17/2) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 70P-660

Ballydangan^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: William Harvey| OR: 87

16/1

8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago, struggling after 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 6P-773P

Jimli's Cave²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R K Watson| OR: 87

12/1

Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 000-252

Handy Manny¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 86

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 80000

Hestheboycandoit^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 86

40/1

14½ lengths sixth of 13 to Bigira in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 50/1) 36 days ago.

Form: 9-88086

The Rebel County^b1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 91

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, soft) 24 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0097

Non-Runners

Il Silenzio⁸³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Delias Pet²⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 1

Divilabother³⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 2

Heart Of Rome²¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Beggars Rock (11/4), Bayonetta (7/1), Reserve Judgement (7/1), Mister Vic (17/2), Paddy Elvis (9/1), Dinoland (10/1), Western Model (11/1), Bigira (12/1), Jimli's Cave (12/1), Divilabother (12/1), The Rebel County (14/1), Ballydangan (16/1), Heart Of Rome (16/1), Mustameet Secret (20/1), Il Silenzio (20/1), Down Around (25/1), Delias Pet (25/1), True Destiny (33/1), Kincade (33/1), Hestheboycandoit (40/1), What's Lariat Now (50/1), Low Lie The Fields (50/1), Handy Manny (80/1)

BAYONETTA took another step forward upped to this trip when second at Perth and looks ready to strike. Bigira and Western Model head the dangers.