14:41 Down Royal

Saturday 20 June 2026

All14:0614:4115:1615:5316:3317:1317:43

Belfast Live: Number 1 For News And Sport Handicap

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 2m 22.39s

1^st

(5)

Teologia

310-1

11/4

T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, headway to lead travelling well 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily op 2/1

2^nd

5 ½

(3)

Espritroyale

39-7

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Mid-division, headway into 4th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 12/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

2 ¾

(8)

Hassaniya

310-0

11/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Jamie Powell

Prominent, ridden in 2nd 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 8/1

4^th

(7)

Connecteo

39-5

5/2j

T: A OliverJ: Chris Hayes

Led, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, no impression on leaders op 10/3

5^th

2 ¾

(10)

Chapel Island

39-6

22/1

T: A OliverJ: Jack Kearney (3)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 6th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong op 18/1

6^th

(6)

Arizona Star

39-0

66/1

T: P McCreeryJ: Leigh Roche

Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and closer in 7th over 2f out, no impression final furlong op 50/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

1 ¾

(12)

Aquilla Star

39-7

28/1

T: J C McConnellJ: J Cleary (5)

Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression op 18/1

8^th

(1)

Dreoilin

39-10

8/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh

Rear of mid-division on inner, ridden over 2f out, weakened op 17/2 tchd 7/1

9^th

4 ¾

(11)

The Holy Apostle

39-7

40/1

T: B W DukeJ: Luke McAteer

Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1

10^th

(2)

Roaming Coyote

39-7

5/2j

T: Kevin ColemanJ: Billy Lee

Prominent on inner, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and weakened op 4/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Captain Con¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Adam Caffrey

(9)

Glamazon¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Scott McCullagh

(4)

Amrum¹⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Nicola Burns

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.30, £3.60, £3.10EX:£43.30Trifecta:£363.30Tricast:£382.03SF:£40.75

Forecasts

Connecteo (5/2), Roaming Coyote (5/2), Teologia (11/4), Amrum (6/1), Dreoilin (8/1), Hassaniya (11/1), Espritroyale (14/1), Captain Con (20/1), Chapel Island (22/1), Glamazon (25/1), Aquilla Star (28/1), The Holy Apostle (40/1), Arizona Star (66/1)

CONNECTEO showed big improvement on his handicap debut when second at Roscommon and can go one place better with that form having been boosted since. This does look competitive, though, with Aquilla Star, Roaming Coyote and Amrum all having a similar profile to the selection.

CONNECTEO (IRE)
AQUILLA STAR (IRE)
ROAMING COYOTE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Angelo Pio

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 3

J: Scott McCullagh | T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00