19:10 Down Royal

Friday 6 September 2024

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Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 2m 58.56s

1^st

(1)

Enquire Within

89-9

4/1

T: F G HandJ: Wesley Joyce (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure between horses to lead on line op 9/2 tchd 7/2

2^nd

(15)

Ballinahulla

38-7

50/1

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Robert Whearty (3)

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, headed on line op 40/1 tchd 66/1

3^rd

(8)

Red Secret

89-12

9/4f

T: K SmithJ: Gary Carroll

Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no impression close home op 2/1 tchd 3/1

4^th

(4)

Figurehead

79-2

5/1

T: Michael G ClearyJ: J Cleary (7)

Pushed along early and tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on outer to challenge 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, 4th and no impression closing stages, kept on one pace tchd 9/2

5^th

(2)

Waystar

38-10

17/2

T: J C McConnellJ: Nathan Crosse

Towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on well on outer inside final furlong, nearest at finish op 12/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

(5)

Lord Park

79-3

12/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and not clear run under 2f out, 8th over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong tchd 11/1

7^th

1 ½

(13)

Wild Shot

109-2

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Donagh O'Connor

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, 10th when short of room and switched left 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 18/1

8^th

(11)

Albion Princess

58-13

11/1

T: D KinsellaJ: Robbie Colgan

Rear of mid-division, 7th on outer and ran freely halfway, pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, no impression inside final 150 yards op 10/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

2 ¼

(3)

Cruiscin Lan

49-8

125/1

T: P J RothwellJ: James Ryan (3)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out op 66/1

10^th

(14)

Honrado

39-4

12/1

T: Cian HughesJ: Colin Keane

Towards rear, headway on outer 2f out, 5th and pushed along over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 10/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

(12)

Carrickfinn

58-13

33/1

T: Shane GallagherJ: Patrick McGettigan (10)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out and dropped to 7th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

12^th

2 ½

(10)

Pretty Soldier

79-13

10/1

T: Wayne SwindleJ: Adam Caffrey (3)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra op 14/1 tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Bigz Belief⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: M J Smith J: Chris Hayes

(6)

Sir Allen²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

(9)

Beautiful Chaos¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: R O'Sullivan J: Shane Markey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.70, £16.80, £1.50EX:£86.80Trifecta:£683.60Tricast:£566.53SF:£197.30

Forecasts

Red Secret (9/4), Enquire Within (4/1), Figurehead (5/1), Sir Allen (8/1), Waystar (17/2), Pretty Soldier (10/1), Albion Princess (11/1), Lord Park (12/1), Honrado (12/1), Bigz Belief (12/1), Beautiful Chaos (14/1), Wild Shot (18/1), Carrickfinn (33/1), Ballinahulla (50/1), Cruiscin Lan (125/1)

Lots with chances but ALBION PRINCESS is worth siding with to capitalise on a reduced mark having hinted at a revival when third at Dundalk last time. The handily-weighted Red Secret can also have a big say, while Figurehead and Enquire Within both need factoring into this open handicap too.

ALBION PRINCESS
RED SECRET (CAN)
FIGUREHEAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Hidden Land

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 6

J: Luke McAteer | T: A Kinirons

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00