17:30 Down Royal

Friday 6 September 2024

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Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (47-70) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 29.63s

(1)

Runninsonofagun⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 10-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 72

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner maiden claimer at Navan (8.1f, good) 8 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 4461

(12)

Sir Jeremy⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good, 150/1) 6 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 709

(8)

Go On Green^p1⁸²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: J G Coogan| OR: 66

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in maiden (100/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 82 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 708

(9)

In The Minus³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Davis| T: Sean Davis| OR: 64

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in nursery (33/1) at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0790

(5)

Boutella^p1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 62

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 14/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7988

(13)

James The Second⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 58

6/1

5/1, respectable sixth of 10 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 686356

(7)

Zaraahmando¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 56

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 5 in nursery (12/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 6874

(6)

Petit Fusee⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 55

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 17 in maiden (150/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 50 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 677

(10)

Abraham Answer⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 54

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 009

(11)

Your Call^b1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 54

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, fifteenth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000

(4)

Allenwood³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Davison| OR: 51

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 13 in nursery at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0703

(2)

Udacha^t1⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: T Gibney| OR: 51

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 21¼ lengths last of 8 to Runninsonofagun in maiden claimer (40/1) at Navan (8.1f, good) 8 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0008

Non-Runners

(3)

Crystalaire²⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Ben Coen

Forecasts

Runninsonofagun (2/1), Allenwood (9/2), James The Second (6/1), Sir Jeremy (13/2), Boutella (9/1), Petit Fusee (10/1), Crystalaire (12/1), Go On Green (14/1), Abraham Answer (16/1), Zaraahmando (20/1), Your Call (25/1), Udacha (40/1), In The Minus (50/1)

The vote goes to RUNNINSONOFAGUN, who made all when opening his account in a maiden claimer at Navan last week and he looks capable of following up on this nursery debut off what is probably a fair mark. Allenwood and James The Second rate the main dangers but also look out for Sir Jeremy.