16:30 Down Royal

Friday 29 May 2026

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BOYLE Sports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 1.30s

(8)

Baggot Street^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁵⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 65

5/1

0-12 for Charlie Johnston but struck at the first time of asking for new stable with blinkers added (retained) when seeing off 16 rivals at Navan (6f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Should remain very competitive off 5 lb higher.

Form: 35454-1

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(9)

This Guy²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 64

3/1

Fair maiden. Respectable eighth of 20 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 25 days ago. In danger of becoming a bit frustrating but Colin Keane might be the man to find the key to him.

Form: 235678

(10)

Love Bomb^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Megan Telford-Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 62| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Cork (5f, soft) 10 days ago but that was in a much higher grade of race than this one.

Form: 88-9047

(7)

Plushy^h²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60

11/2

Below-form ninth of 16 in handicap at Naas (5f, good, 16/1) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Now lower in the weights than when placed twice on Dundalk's all-weather in January.

Form: 60-2369

(4)

Cashel Blue¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 58

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in maiden (66/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut with Billy Lee riding for the first time.

Form: 705

(3)

Hooves Your Daddy³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 57

11/2

Best effort when second of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 33/1) on reappearance 36 days ago. Claims if in similar form back on turf.

Form: 05700-2

(1)

Spiced Gold¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 55

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, 12¼ lengths fifteenth of 17 to Baggot Street in handicap at Navan (6f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 900-0

(2)

Spirit Above⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 52

16/1

Unable to land a blow in a trio of maidens and fared no better for a switch to handicapping at Dundalk 8 weeks ago.

Form: 7-770

(5)

Lady Landhort³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 50

17/2

Winner over 6f at Dundalk in March. 11/1, creditable third of 8 there (5f) 36 days ago. Claims if as effective back on turf.

Form: 00-0183

(6)

Mini Cotai¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 44

7/1

Modest maiden. Best effort when fourth of 9 in handicap at Cork (5f, soft, 20/1) 10 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 050-304

Forecasts

This Guy (3/1), Baggot Street (5/1), Hooves Your Daddy (11/2), Plushy (11/2), Mini Cotai (7/1), Lady Landhort (17/2), Cashel Blue (9/1), Love Bomb (12/1), Spirit Above (16/1), Spiced Gold (50/1)

THIS GUY has let favourite backers down on a few occasions but might be worth one more chance with Colin Keane taking over in the saddle now. Navan winner Baggot Street will be a threat if the blinkers work a second time. Hooves Your Daddy is also shortlisted on the back of a good reappearance second at Dundalk.