19:10 Down Royal

Friday 8 September 2023

All15:5016:2517:0017:3018:0518:4019:10

Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 2m 50.03s

1^st

(8)

Hidden Land

610-0

11/1

T: A KinironsJ: Luke McAteer

Soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and 5 lengths lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 8/1

2^nd

4 ½

(15)

Futurum Regem

78-13

3/1f

T: H P FineganJ: Wesley Joyce (7)

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division and 6th halfway, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace op 11/4 tchd 5/2

3^rd

(4)

Joven De Corazon

48-13

25/1

T: P StaffordJ: Shane Foley

Slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along 3f out and some headway in mid-division on outer 2f out, ridden and went 3rd early final furlong, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 28/1

4^th

(14)

Scalor

88-13

10/1

T: Liz DoyleJ: Adam Caffrey (5)

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

(11)

Charlie Darling

39-0

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty (5)

Rear of mid-division, 8th and pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 7/1

6^th

(2)

Estepona Sun

69-12

4/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Towards rear, pushed along and closer 2f out, 9th and switched left 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final 150 yards op 13/2

7^th

(6)

Sioux Princess

48-13

9/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: James Ryan (7)

Rear of mid-division, some headway in 6th 2f out, ridden and wandered in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 13/2

8^th

(12)

Showman

49-8

18/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Ben Coen

Slowly into stride, pushed along and no impression 3f out, ridden 2f out and kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

2 ¾

(5)

Kartayaz

69-3

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out and no extra from over 1f out op 12/1

10^th

5 ½

(9)

Texas Sun

410-2

14/1

T: J McAuleyJ: J M Sheridan

Mid-division, headway into 4th 2f out, soon ridden and 7th over 1f out, no extra op 11/1

11^th

(1)

Drakensberg

99-10

33/1

T: A J MartinJ: J Cleary (7)

Led early, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon no extra, weakened final furlong op 25/1

12^th

(16)

Manwal

58-13

50/1

T: V C WardJ: Robbie Colgan

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place 3f out, soon ridden and no extra in rear over 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off tchd 80/1

13^th

(7)

Wojood

79-4

11/2

T: A B JoyceJ: S D Bowen (7)

Tracked leaders early, 7th and pushed along halfway, dropped to rear over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra, eased, completely tailed off op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Cleopatra's Needle⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: H Rogers J: Non Runner

(10)

Mayo For Sam¹⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: A B Joyce J: Reserve 3

(13)

Theresathought¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Michael G Cleary J: J Cleary

(17)

Bigz Belief²⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: Colin Keane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.90Pl:£4.40, £1.80, £7.90EX:£32.70Trifecta:£506.70Tricast:£856.97SF:£46.20

Forecasts

Futurum Regem (3/1), Estepona Sun (4/1), Wojood (11/2), Charlie Darling (13/2), Bigz Belief (7/1), Sioux Princess (9/1), Scalor (10/1), Hidden Land (11/1), Mayo For Sam (12/1), Texas Sun (14/1), Cleopatra's Needle (14/1), Showman (18/1), Kartayaz (18/1), Joven De Corazon (25/1), Theresathought (25/1), Drakensberg (33/1), Manwal (50/1)

TEXAS SUN looked a reasonable prospect on his first couple of starts for Ger Lyons last season and, having got his career back on track since joining his current stable, he's worth a chance to defy a mark of 64 on his first go in handicaps. Estepona Sun and Charlie Darling could emerge as the main dangers.

TEXAS SUN (IRE)
ESTEPONA SUN
CHARLIE DARLING (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Sign From Above

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Sam Ewing | T: Peter Fahey

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00