19:10 Down Royal

Friday 2 September 2022

All16:0516:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:10

Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65)

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f 175y  |   Good (Good To Firm In Places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:13  |   Winning time: 2m 49.0s
1st
Horse silk
4
(7)
11/2
T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing (3)
Chased clear leader, 5th and closer 5f out, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and joined briefly, under pressure and kept on well inside final 150 yards op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(12)
17/2
T: A J MartinJ: B M Coen
Rear of mid-division, good headway on inner 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, 2nd 150 yards out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
16
(8)
22/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Kyanna Van Buuren (10)
Towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer 3f out, 2nd 2f out and soon disputed lead briefly, 3rd and no impression inside final 150 yards op 20/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
10
(2)
14/1
T: L ComerJ: C D Hayes
Rear of mid-division, towards rear halfway, ridden and closer 2f out, headway over 1f out and went 4th 150 yards, kept on one pace op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
9
(17)
22/1
T: H RogersJ: Siobhan Rutledge (5)
Towards rear, pushed along and no impression 3f out, soon ridden and some headway on inner in 10th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, never a factor op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
13
(15)
7/2
T: E MullinsJ: S Foley
Chased clear leader, 7th and closer 5f out, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 4/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
(6)
3/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: C T Keane
Mid-division, switched left under 3f out and went 5th 2f out, soon pushed along and 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased close home tchd 16/5
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(13)
10/1
T: J GeogheganJ: G P Halpin
Mid-division, pushed along in rear of mid-division over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra tchd 17/2
9th
Horse silk
½
12
(9)
48-13
20/1
T: Peter LawlorJ: R P Cleary
Led, ran freely and clear after 3f, 10 lengths advantage after 5f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(1)
50/1
T: P MartinJ: R M Mulligan (10)
Mid-division, headway in 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 3f out, soon lost place, no extra from over 1f out
11th
Horse silk
9
7
(5)
69-5
40/1
T: N C KellyJ: M P Sheehy
Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra op 50/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
(16)
11/2
T: N SlevinJ: R C Colgan
Chased clear leader, closer in 2nd 5f out, pushed along and disputed lead briefly 2 1/2f out, soon ridden and no extra under 2f out, weakened op 15/2
13th
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
(14)
40/1
T: J J LambeJ: J A Heffernan
Chased clear leader, closer in 3rd 5f out, pushed along and lost place 2f out, no extra and short of room 1 1/2f out, soon eased op 22/1
14th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
(3)
20/1
T: P MartinJ: J Coen (5)
Towards rear, headway into 6th halfway, ran wide on bend under 4f out, pushed along and no impression when ran wide again on bend 2f out, no extra and eased op 22/1

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Non-Runners

17
(11)
Horse silk
Universal Focus42
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 9
T: R O'Sullivan  J: Reserve 3
NR
15
(4)
Horse silk
Lex Maxima52
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 3
T: J C McConnell  J: Reserve 1
NR
14
(10)
Horse silk
Xael111
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 4
T: D English  J: A J Slattery
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.20, £2.40, £8.50EX:£70.60Trifecta:£2,299.90Tricast:£995.68SF:£51.21

Forecasts

Mr Coldstone (3/1), Secret Secret (7/2), Sign From Above (11/2), Five Zeros (11/2), Firstman (17/2), Chateau Musar (10/1), Universal Focus (10/1), Clueless Hill (14/1), Lex Maxima (16/1), Numidia (20/1), El C Wells (20/1), Magi Gal (22/1), Clifftop (22/1), Ellaat (40/1), Persian Wolf (40/1), Lucky Shot (50/1), Xael (50/1)

Verdict

MR COLDSTONE shapes as if this drop back to 1½m should suit and can come good with Colin Keane taking over in the saddle. Five Zeros didn't cut much ice on a recent trip to Britain but had been in good form prior to that, including a win here, and heads the dangers along with recent Roscommon scorer Firstman. Secret Secret would also need considering if the betting vibes are strong on his first outing for the Emmet Mullins stable.

  1. MR COLDSTONE (IRE)
  2. FIVE ZEROS (IRE)
  3. FIRSTMAN (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Ben Siegel
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 3
13/8

Prize Money

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

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