19:30 Down Royal

Friday 4 September 2026

All15:5316:2516:5817:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

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

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

1^st

(11)

Dancing Steve

59-12

17/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: Sam Coen (5)

Mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led over 50 yards out, kept on well op 11/2

2^nd

(14)

Connecteo

39-4

4/1j

T: A OliverJ: Ben Coen

Led, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed over 50 yards out, kept on one pace op 7/2

3^rd

(1)

Acanto

49-9

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: Adam Caffrey

Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home op 16/1

4^th

(13)

Tassarolo

510-0

9/1

T: D HoganJ: Gary Carroll

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 3rd over 1f out, lost a further place close home op 10/1

5^th

(17)

Spy

710-1

4/1j

T: C ByrnesJ: Billy Lee

Towards rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 7/1

6^th

(2)

Without Love

49-5

5/1

T: Cian HughesJ: Wesley Joyce (3)

Mid division, pushed along on inner early straight, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, no extra from over 100 yards out, lost 2 places close home op 9/2

7^th

1 ½

(8)

Charlie Brow'n

610-1

11/2

T: T J O'MaraJ: Wayne Lordan

Rear of mid division, progress on outer to track leaders over 2f out, ridden early straight, no extra in 5th over 1f out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

(4)

Autocrat

68-13

14/1

T: P SweeneyJ: Patrick McGettigan (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 12/1

9^th

3 ½

(9)

Zitkala Sa

39-4

66/1

T: E SheehyJ: Chris Hayes

Always towards rear, never a factor op 50/1

10^th

(3)

Mystic Rose

49-4

7/1

T: P MageeJ: Reese Holohan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened over 2f out op 15/2

11^th

2 ½

(5)

Mapa

59-5

33/1

T: S LaveryJ: Robbie Colgan

Always towards rear, never a factor

12^th

(7)

Queen Of Astolat

39-3

28/1

T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened over 2f out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(16)

Mullacurry Maid²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Kinsella J: Rory Cleary

(10)

Duleek Street³⁹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(15)

Haeret In Pectore¹²⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

(6)

Rio Doce⁸⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: J A Kinsella J: Leigh Roche

(12)

Idomything⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.80, £1.80, £4.80EX:£43.70Trifecta:£457.90Tricast:£686.90SF:£43.25

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.

CONNECTEO (IRE)
ACANTO (IRE)
MYSTIC ROSE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Maxwell Smart

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 4

J: James Ryan | T: T G McCourt

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00