Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

18:05

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap

Date 2023-09-08

Distance 2m2f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 3m 59.98s (slow by 7.48s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Crassus (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	11/2	Won
2nd	Votre Homme (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · D K Weld	8/1	5.5
3rd	No Thanks (GB) Frankie Dettori · Matthew J Smith	11/2	.5
4th	Crystal Caves (FR) Gavin Ryan · Thomas Gibney	11/1	.75
5th	Barnacullia (IRE) Gary Carroll · Michael Mulvany	9/4F	1.75
6th	Pike County (IRE) W J Lee · Mrs Denise Foster	12/1	.75
7th	Curious Bride (IRE) J M Sheridan · Eamonn O'Connell	14/1	2
8th	Rich Belief (GB) Robbie Colgan · Karl Thornton	14/1	.5
9th	Hearts Are Trumps (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Desmond McDonogh	25/1	1.75
10th	Arabian King (GB) Jack Kearney · Cian Collins	8/1	0.3
11th	Pretty Soldier (GER) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Mervyn Torrens	12/1	8
12th	Harvest Bow (IRE) Scott McCullagh · H D McGuigan	66/1	1
13th	Rushford (GB) Cian Horgan · Thomas R Hughes	66/1	41
14th	Magnetic North (IRE) Adam Caffrey · James McAuley	66/1	16

Runners (17)

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 (16)	Charlie Luciano Bay J:TBC T:Noel Meade	J: T:Noel Meade	121	—	76-067	58	86	50	—	—	—	-7	5.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Third reserve; has won four of his last five over hurdles, not as effective on the Flat
5 (4)	No Thanks Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:Matthew J Smith	J:Frankie Dettori T:Matthew J Smith	137	—	3-9045	74	85	36	22d	—	—	-6	13.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Held by Barnacullia on Leopardstown form but busy prior to that and has Dettori on board
2 (2)	Barnacullia b/br J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	J:Gary Carroll T:Michael Mulvany	140	—	453512	77	85	72	10d	—	—	+1	28.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Second at Bellewstown (2m1f) with Crassus and Arabian King behind; will stay every yard
10 (1)	Pretty Soldier Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mervyn Torrens	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mervyn Torrens	128	—	211-73	65	83	58	42d	—	—	0	5.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Well held in third over 1m5f here in July and lot more needed with stamina a big concern
13 (12)	Arabian King Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Cian Michael Collins	J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Cian Michael Collins	126	t	90-655	63	80	69	10d	—	—	-3	5.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Fifth in 2m1f Bellewstown handicap but has ground to make up on Barnacullia and Crassus
14 (6)	Curious Bride Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Eamonn Oconnell	J:J M Sheridan T:Eamonn Oconnell	124	t	0-2355	61	86	-	24d	—	—	-2	4.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Second over 2m at Dundalk in January, fifth over inadequate trip back there last month
NR (5)	Wild Shot Brown J:TBC T:John C Mcconnell	J: T:John C Mcconnell	122	t	604415	59	87	67	1d	—	—	+6	10.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Second reserve; prolific winner won at Tramore last month; fifth at Clonmel on Thursday
3 (9)	Rich Belief Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Karl Thornton	J:Robbie Colgan T:Karl Thornton	139	tb	-14944	76	85	49	15d	—	—	+4	10.4	4.75/1	20 5%
Third in this last year and only beaten a length over 1m6f at Killarney last time
NR (11)	Barometer Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Murphy	J: T:John Joseph Murphy	124	—	625333	61	81	66	15d	—	—	+4	12.7	2.75/1	12 8%
First reserve; will stay and comes here after string of consistent efforts
4 (15)	Pike County Bay J:W J Lee T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:W J Lee T:Mrs Denise Foster	138	p	/910-8	75	77	-	4d	—	—	+3	7.3	5.25/1	22 5%
Lightly raced this year; beaten 7l over 1m3f at Roscommon on Monday and not sure to stay
9 (10)	Hearts Are Trumps Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Desmond Mcdonogh	J:Declan McDonogh T:Desmond Mcdonogh	130	—	/06-80	67	78	14	—	—	—	+1	5.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Back to winning ways off reduced hurdles mark at Ballinrobe in July; not much on Flat yet
6 (14)	Crassus Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	136	—	21/373	73	82	71	10d	—	—	-4	9.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
2l to find with Barnacullia on 2m1f Bellewstown form, seemed to get that trip well
1 (3)	Magnetic North Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:James Mcauley	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:James Mcauley	142	v	181114	79	84	75	17d	—	—	+20	23	12.25/1	50 2%
In great form this year winning four times; high enough mark now, hasn't won beyond 1m5f
12 (13)	Votre Homme Chestnut J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:D K Weld	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:D K Weld	127	—	72500	76	84	57	37d	—	—	0	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hasn't been finishing all that strongly over 1m4f; first handicap and stamina a concern
7 (8)	Rushford Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Thomas R Hughes	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Thomas R Hughes	135	—	1693-6	72	87	81	23d	—	—	+3	6.5	6.00/1	25 4%
1m6f winner for Sir Mark Prescott last year; quiet over hurdles and 1m4f h'cap for yard
8 (7)	Harvest Bow Bay J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:H D Mcguigan	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:H D Mcguigan	133	—	60/8-0	70	83	17	43d	—	—	+4	5.5	19.75/1	80 1%
Won 1m7f Leopardstown handicap two years ago; not beaten far back there last time
11 (17)	Crystal Caves Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	127	—	41-407	64	83	31	35d	—	—	-1	5.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Couple of fair runs up to 1m6f for current yard; well held when trying 2m at the Curragh

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Charlie Luciano	5	11/2	13/2	5	6
No Thanks	7/2	3	10/3	3	10/3
Barnacullia	15/8	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4
Pretty Soldier	20	20	14	14	18
Arabian King	9	9	10	8	10
Curious Bride	12	12	12	12	12
Wild Shot	14	20	18	18	22
Rich Belief	20	16	12	10	16
Barometer	8	11	12	12	12
Pike County	20	22	22	20	22
Hearts Are Trumps	28	22	22	22	25
Crassus	11/2	11/2	5	5	11/2
Magnetic North	50	40	40	40	40
Votre Homme	8	7	15/2	7	15/2
Rushford	25	22	22	20	22
Harvest Bow	80	66	66	66	66
Crystal Caves	16	14	14	14	16

Predictor

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

1st

Barnacullia

28.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 12.9 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Magnetic North

OR: 7.3 Form: 15 Odds: 0.8

3rd

No Thanks

13.8

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Barometer

12.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.4

Votre Homme

11.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Wild Shot

10.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

Rich Belief

10.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

Crassus

9.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Pike County

7.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Rushford

6.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Charlie Luciano

5.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Arabian King

5.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Harvest Bow

5.5

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Hearts Are Trumps

5.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Pretty Soldier

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Crystal Caves

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Curious Bride

4.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magnetic North	79	84	75
Barnacullia	77	85	72
Rich Belief	76	85	49
Votre Homme	76	84	57
Pike County	75	77	—
No Thanks	74	85	36
Crassus	73	82	71
Rushford	72	87	81
Harvest Bow	70	83	17
Hearts Are Trumps	67	78	14
Pretty Soldier	65	83	58
Crystal Caves	64	83	31
Arabian King	63	80	69
Curious Bride	61	86	—
Barometer	61	81	66
Wild Shot	59	87	67
Charlie Luciano	58	86	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wild Shot	1d ago	Quick return
Pike County	4d ago	Quick return
Barnacullia	10d ago	Quick return
Arabian King	10d ago	Quick return
Crassus	10d ago	Quick return
Rich Belief	15d ago	Fit
Barometer	15d ago	Fit
Magnetic North	17d ago	Fit
No Thanks	22d ago	Fit
Rushford	23d ago	Fit
Curious Bride	24d ago	Fit
Crystal Caves	35d ago	Fit
Votre Homme	37d ago	Fit
Pretty Soldier	42d ago	Fit
Harvest Bow	43d ago	Fit
Charlie Luciano	—	—
Hearts Are Trumps	—	—