19:30 Down Royal

Friday 4 September 2026

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Grant Thornton Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 48.70s

(8)

Charlie Brow'n¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 59

11/2

Off the mark at Navan (1¾m, soft) last autumn. Arrives on the back of a couple of creditable efforts at Sligo/Killarney earlier this month but his best form seems to come when the mud is flying.

Form: 5515-73

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(17)

Spy^v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: C Byrnes| OR: 59

4/1

Won over hurdles at Limerick this summer but went off a big price and shaped accordingly on return to the Flat at Roscommon 17 days ago.

Form: 63361-0

(13)

Tassarolo^p,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: D Hogan| OR: 58

9/1

In better heart than recent form figures suggest, plugging on from off the pace when fifth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Tramore (1½m, good to soft) 20 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 558375

(11)

Dancing Steve^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56| BF

17/2

Winner at Navan last summer and produced his best effort of the season when third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 20 days ago. Potentially well treated on old form if able to build on that

Form: 0-00083

(1)

Acanto^b1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey| T: N Meade| OR: 53

20/1

No impact in 3 maidens but appeals as the type to do better now handicapping and merits a betting check sporting first-time blinkers.

Form: 549

(5)

Mapa^h,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 49

33/1

Long-standing maiden. Gone backwards since finishing third of 16 off 4 lb higher mark at Roscommon on reappearance in May and failed to revive for application of hood at Gowran 4 weeks ago.

Form: 030006

(14)

Connecteo^p1,t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 56

4/1

Improved when runner-up at Roscommon on handicap debut before a respectable fourth here. Didn't get home upped to 1¾m at Navan last week but holds serious claims dropping back in trip sporting first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 0-82476

(3)

Mystic Rose⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 48

7/1

Back to form when a plugging-on fifth of 22 in handicap at Navan (1¾m, good, 20/1) 8 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 755305

(9)

Zitkala Sa^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Sheehy| OR: 56

66/1

Placed on Gowran handicap debut but never better than mid-field on debut for this yard in a 1m claimer there last month. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 660368

(7)

Queen Of Astolat^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 55

28/1

Maiden who did nothing quickly when third of 4 in handicap at Yarmouth (1¾m, good to firm) on final start for Charlie Fellowes in June and hasn't been able to get involved from off the pace on either outing for this yard. Blinkers go on.

Form: 8-63386

(4)

Autocrat^b,t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 43

14/1

Scored at Dundalk in January but has struggled on turf more recently.

Form: 170009

(2)

Without Love^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: Cian Hughes| OR: 49| BF

5/1

Winner at Dundalk in January and was runner-up in back-to-back handicaps at Bellewstown and Limerick in July but a bit below that level both starts last month. RESERVE.

Form: 402268

Non-Runners

(16)

Mullacurry Maid²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Kinsella J: Rory Cleary

(6)

Rio Doce⁸⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: J A Kinsella J: Leigh Roche

(10)

Duleek Street³⁹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(12)

Idomything⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 2

(15)

Haeret In Pectore¹²⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Idomything (4/5), Connecteo (4/1), Spy (4/1), Without Love (5/1), Charlie Brow'n (11/2), Mystic Rose (7/1), Dancing Steve (17/2), Tassarolo (9/1), Autocrat (14/1), Acanto (20/1), Queen Of Astolat (28/1), Mapa (33/1), Duleek Street (50/1), Zitkala Sa (66/1), Mullacurry Maid (66/1), Rio Doce (100/1), Haeret In Pectore (150/1)

CONNECTEO should benefit from this drop back in trip and Andrew Oliver's gelding is taken to get off the mark. Noel Meade's Acanto is interesting now stepping into handicap company, with Mystic Rose completing the 1-2-3.