14:20 Down Royal

Saturday 19 June 2021

All13:1013:4514:1514:2014:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Metcollect Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 27.69s

1^st

(10)

Brave Display

79-6

14/1

T: J J LambeJ: Seamie Heffernan

Soon mid-division, headway and effort in 2nd over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, asserted from over 1f out, stayed on well, easily op 12/1

2^nd

(1)

Plough Boy

109-4

9/2

T: G DonnellyJ: Ben Coen

Prominent, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace op 5/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

(4)

Basrah Breeze

58-13

13/2

T: E D DelanyJ: J M Sheridan (5)

Prominent, led travelling smoothly from 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra, one pace op 15/2

4^th

1 ¼

(9)

Dynakite

39-1

14/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Nathan Crosse (5)

Waited with towards rear, headway on inner approaching halfway, chased leaders and kept on same pace without threatening from over 2f out op 10/1

5^th

(6)

It's All A Joke

69-3

8/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (7)

Dwelt, waited with, soon mid-division, towards rear approaching halfway, soon pushed along, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 13/2

6^th

(12)

Twenty Minutes

610-0

12/1

T: D EnglishJ: Robbie Colgan

Waited with towards rear, pushed along in last before halfway, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 11/1

7^th

(2)

Sasvana

410-2

3/1f

T: D MurphyJ: Ms N A Kane (7)

Prominent early, lost position from halfway, soon pushed along and one pace op 11/4 tchd 10/3

8^th

(5)

Alhajjaj

88-13

8/1

T: A McCannJ: Annalise Cullen (7)

Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, one pace op 18/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 20/1

9^th

6 ½

(11)

Ahundrednotout

79-6

16/1

T: L BreenJ: S M Crosse

Chased leaders on outer early, towards rear approaching halfway, soon no impression op 12/1

10^th

(3)

Faraah

39-8

13/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: C J MacRedmond (7)

Prominent, a little keen, no impression from over 2f out, soon weakened tchd 6/1

11^th

(8)

Rodwill

49-2

40/1

T: L SmythJ: Luke McAteer (5)

Soon led, under pressure and headed from 3f out, soon weakened op 33/1

Non-Runners

(7)

King's View⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.90Pl:£2.90, £1.40, £2.40EX:£94.60Trifecta:£350.00Tricast:£471.01SF:£78.50

Forecasts

Sasvana (3/1), Plough Boy (9/2), Basrah Breeze (13/2), Faraah (13/2), It's All A Joke (8/1), Alhajjaj (8/1), King's View (10/1), Twenty Minutes (12/1), Brave Display (14/1), Dynakite (14/1), Ahundrednotout (16/1), Rodwill (40/1)

An open handicap but IT'S ALL A JOKE posted an excellent second at Fairyhouse last time and is fancied to go one better here. Basrah Breeze is still to get her head in front but arrives in very good order and is feared most ahead of recent Leopardstown scorer Sasvana.