BoyleSports Opportunity Maiden Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

18:30

BoyleSports Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-06-02

Distance 2m4f80y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Shajak Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	160	t	5	-	126	102	19d	—	—	-30	15	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Decent quick-ground Flat performer entitled to come on for recent hurdles debut
2	Stadium Talk Chestnut J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	159	—	6/1-1	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-6	27.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Point-to-point and Hexham bumper winner handles ground; potentially major player
6	Noble Blue Bay J:James O'Sullivan T:Paul Nolan	J:James O'Sullivan T:Paul Nolan	158	—	62-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	8.1	1.50/1	7 14%
Runner-up in Ballycrystal point for Denis Murphy; worth a market check on rules debut
5	Marv Michael Bay J:Hugh Morgan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Hugh Morgan T:Henry De Bromhead	158	t	15-5	-	121	44	21d	—	—	-23	10.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Tongue-tie now fitted and slightly longer trip to suit but more needed
7	Ochocinco Bay J:Liam McKenna(2) T:C A Murphy	J:Liam McKenna(2) T:C A Murphy	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	9 11%
Market likely best guide on debut from respected source
3	Alkajack Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:S R B Crawford	J:P J O'Hanlon T:S R B Crawford	158	v	5P4-P0	-	85	43	10d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.00/1	33 3%
None too fluent on recent hurdles debut at Punchestown when well held; visor now fitted
NR	Chasing Chances Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Hanlon	J: T:John Joseph Hanlon	158	—	39-	-	-	-	53d	—	—	-12	8.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Tailed off on bumper debut at Cork, can only be watched on hurdles debut; reserve
8	Royal Class Bay J:Neil Ryan(4) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Neil Ryan(4) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	158	—	F-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Fell on only point-to-point last season, best watched on rules debut
11	Jadore Chas Chestnut J:Liam Quinlan(2) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	J:Liam Quinlan(2) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	152	—	4-	-	49	-	81d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.75/1	20 5%
Tailed off last of four finishers on debut in Stratford 4yo hurdle in March
R14	Tiz All Hush Hush Bay J:Peter Smithers(4) T:R K Watson	J:Peter Smithers(4) T:R K Watson	158	—	090-	-	97	36	43d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Not enough shown so far to warrant an interest in here; reserve
12	Alkascotch Bay J:Robbie Geoghegan(4) T:S R B Crawford	J:Robbie Geoghegan(4) T:S R B Crawford	151	p	P-060	-	102	82	13d	—	—	-2	0.7	19.75/1	80 1%
Overall modest form in four maidens; cheekpieces now tried
NR	Moneynabane Brown J:TBC T:Neill Mccluskey	J: T:Neill Mccluskey	158	b	PP66P-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	6	19.75/1	80 1%
Poor form in point-to-points, easily passed over on rules debut; reserve
9	The Bridge House Bay J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	158	—	77-	-	-	-	158d	—	—	-1	0.5	24.75/1	100 1%
Two poor bumper runs, can only be watched now switched to hurdles
13	Noble Annys Bay J:Corey McGivern(4) T:John Joseph Winston	J:Corey McGivern(4) T:John Joseph Winston	151	p	S39-40	-	-	-	7d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Glimpses of ability in bumpers but others preferred on hurdles debut
10	Heart Of Rome Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:Paul Nolan	J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:Paul Nolan	152	—	00	-	52	25	15d	—	—	-1	0.5	31.00/1	125 1%
Tailed off in maidens at Cork and Tipperary last month; easily passed over
4	Iguis Bay J:John Shinnick(4) T:Paul Traynor	J:John Shinnick(4) T:Paul Traynor	158	p	90-P	-	13	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	49.75/1	200 1%
Couple of modest maiden runs last autumn and pulled up more recently in point-to-point

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Shajak	10/11	10/11	5/6	10/11	SP
Stadium Talk	11/8	15/8	2	2	2
Noble Blue	7	7	6	7	7
Marv Michael	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Ochocinco	9	9	15/2	9	9
Alkajack	33	28	25	28	28
Chasing Chances	40	40	40	40	40
Royal Class	14	14	14	14	14
Jadore Chas	20	16	16	16	16
Tiz All Hush Hush	66	50	40	40	40
Alkascotch	80	40	28	40	40
Moneynabane	SP	80	80	80	80
The Bridge House	100	66	40	66	66
Noble Annys	25	20	16	20	20
Heart Of Rome	125	100	80	125	125
Iguis	200	100	100	100	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Stadium Talk

27.6

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 10.6

15/8

2nd

Shajak

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Marv Michael

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

Noble Blue

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

Chasing Chances

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6

Moneynabane

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6

Ochocinco

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Royal Class

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Jadore Chas

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Noble Annys

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Alkajack

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Alkascotch

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Tiz All Hush Hush

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

The Bridge House

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Heart Of Rome

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125

Iguis

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shajak	—	126	102
Stadium Talk	—	—	—
Noble Blue	—	—	—
Marv Michael	—	121	44
Ochocinco	—	—	—
Alkajack	—	85	43
Chasing Chances	—	—	—
Royal Class	—	—	—
Jadore Chas	—	49	—
Tiz All Hush Hush	—	97	36
Alkascotch	—	102	82
Moneynabane	—	—	—
The Bridge House	—	—	—
Noble Annys	—	—	—
Heart Of Rome	—	52	25
Iguis	—	13	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Noble Annys	7d ago	Quick return
Alkajack	10d ago	Quick return
Alkascotch	13d ago	Quick return
Heart Of Rome	15d ago	Fit
Shajak	19d ago	Fit
Stadium Talk	20d ago	Fit
Marv Michael	21d ago	Fit
Tiz All Hush Hush	43d ago	Fit
Chasing Chances	53d ago	Fresh
Jadore Chas	81d ago	Fresh
The Bridge House	158d ago	Long break
Noble Blue	—	—
Ochocinco	—	—
Royal Class	—	—
Moneynabane	—	—
Iguis	—	—