13:32 Down Royal

Friday 31 October 2025

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Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 6m 15.08s

Annie Agnew⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 100| BF| C

8/1

Course winner. 3/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, good) 57 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 21/29-55

Jetaway Nana²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 100| D

11/1

Winner at Wexford in August and quickly back on track when third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (23.3f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 2541B3

Chanceawetmorning²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N C Kelly| OR: 98

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 73000-6

Schiehallion^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97

15/2

11/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 28P-524

Take Chance^p1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97

40/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.4f, soft) 53 days ago, tailing off 3 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 5786PP

Midleton Rare^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 93

7/2

Produced a career best over hurdles on first run since leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin in a first-time tongue strap when winning 13-runner handicap at Limerick (19.4f, heavy, 5/1) 12 days ago, keeping on well. Open to further progress.

Form: 0000P-1

True Destiny^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms E Dunseath⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93

40/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good, 9/4) 145 days ago. Off since but has gone well fresh before.

Form: 264-433

Cher Tara^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 90| C

10/1

Course winner who confirmed her return to form when third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, heavy) 10 days ago. Stable in good form. Not taken lightly.

Form: 13P-P63

Georgia Celena²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. 9/1, good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 7-133F2

Wings Of Eve⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

50/1

Tailed off in 3 maiden hurdles but likely capable of better now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 000

Drumlee Lake³²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: R J Tumilty| OR: 86| D

50/1

Showed nothing after 25 months off when last of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 200/1). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Sean McParlan. Makes handicap bow.

Form: P2714/0-

Chasing Crowns^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 85

80/1

66/1, sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 12 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 588096

Gortmore Lady¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoin Walsh| T: A J Martin| OR: 85

9/1

14/1, creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Likely to benefit from this longer trip and must enter the reckoning.

Form: 393035

Fill The Tank^p¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 83| D

11/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 13/2) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 053473

Ladies Well¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery| OR: 83

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August but was always behind in handicap at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 074160

Creadan Grace¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 82

12/1

Back on track when sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 990-696

Ar Aghaidh^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 81| D

33/1

Ran below form when eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft, 18/1) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 68-P2P0

Younowhatimean^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 75| D

18/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 20/1) 13 days ago.

Form: PP0506

Glaoinn An Airgead⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 72

22/1

Fell in handicap chase at Clonmel (21f, good, 11/1) on debut over fences 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 75505F

Gypsy Poet¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 76

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden who failed to improve sent handicapping when seventh of 17 at Cork (18.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9687

Non-Runners

Southey²⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 1

Good World⁴¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: E Griffin J: Reserve 2

Captain Porridge⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E D Delany J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Midleton Rare (7/2), Schiehallion (15/2), Georgia Celena (8/1), Annie Agnew (8/1), Gortmore Lady (9/1), Cher Tara (10/1), Fill The Tank (11/1), Chanceawetmorning (11/1), Jetaway Nana (11/1), Captain Porridge (11/1), Creadan Grace (12/1), Gypsy Poet (14/1), Good World (14/1), Younowhatimean (18/1), Glaoinn An Airgead (22/1), Ladies Well (28/1), Ar Aghaidh (33/1), Take Chance (40/1), True Destiny (40/1), Wings Of Eve (50/1), Drumlee Lake (50/1), Chasing Crowns (80/1), Southey (100/1)

GEORGIA CELENA showed no ill effects of a recent fall when runner-up at Downpatrick 3 weeks ago and looks sure to make another bold bid, so earns the vote in what is admittedly a highly-competitive affair. Midleton Rare kept on well to make a winning start for his new yard at Limerick recently and is open to further improvement, while Gortmore Lady promises to be suited by the step up in trip and completes the shortlist.