16:13 Down Royal

Tuesday 17 March 2026

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Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 5m 16.70s

I Am Lorenzo³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 130

7/2

Useful chaser, successful at Fairyhouse in January. 5/1, third of 4 in novice chase at Punchestown 30 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 28-2313

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Slanagaibhgoleir^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| C

7/2

Promising sort who made second chase start a winning one over C&D in December. 11/2, shaped well when third of 9 in handicap chase at Gowran (19.3f, heavy) 31 days ago. Has good chance on form with promise of more to come.

Form: 48P-613

Ayiko^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 124| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler at up to 3m. Fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Carlisle (10/3) 29 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 213-U24

Raglan Road⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler but yet to reach those heights over fences. 9/1, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Naas (heavy) 51 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 53P-767

Cloonainra^p1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 117

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Naas (heavy) 38 days ago. Made a winning chase debut but in nothing like the same form both starts after over fences. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 15-1598

Desert Cave^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 107

25/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Cian Michael Collins when fifth of 10 in novice chase (150/1) at Thurles (heavy) 40 days ago. Winning pointer but not yet convinced over fences.

Form: U9PP65

Herja^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark McDonagh| T: P Griffin| D

25/1

Fair hurdler. Fourth of 9 in novice chase (28/1) at Thurles (heavy) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Likely to improve for that experience.

Form: 2F1224

Non-Runners

Lucky Lyreen³⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Raglan Road (7/2), Slanagaibhgoleir (7/2), I Am Lorenzo (7/2), Cloonainra (7/2), Ayiko (4/1), Lucky Lyreen (5/1), Desert Cave (25/1), Herja (25/1)

Having won a C&D maiden on Boxing Day, SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR shaped as though still in top form at Gowran and he looks the way to go on these terms. I Am Lorenzo and Ayiko are feared most.