Aspall Handicap Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

3:30

Aspall Handicap Chase

Date 2024-01-23

Distance 2m4f100y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	St Denis's Well ch J:Jack Kennedy T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Jack Kennedy T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	171	t	P-1451	98	105	78	3d	—	—	-20	28.3	5/6 55%
Made a winning chase debut on Saturday, 7lb penalty, quick reappearance a possible concern
4	Ivane b J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	160	v	641867	87	-	-	40d	—	—	+2	16.3	6/1 14%
Out of the money on his three most recent runs over hurdles, no chase experience, visored
9	Da Big Fella b J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	156	p	04-2P5	83	103	40	25d	—	—	+2	10.6	10/1 9%
Second at Galway in October was encouraging, lost a shoe next time, soundly beaten latest
10	Rocconrockall b J:Conor Brassil(5) T:Donal Commins	J:Conor Brassil(5) T:Donal Commins	155	tp	P03/1-	82	101	-	—	—	—	+12	20.4	10/1 9%
Won the second of two point-to-point starts in 2022, has a long absence to overcome
7	Land Jet b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	158	—	/3/0-P	85	-	-	58d	—	—	+4	10.5	16/1 6%
Poor form in two staying handicap hurdles at Punchestown a year apart, faces tough task
6	Cullenwaine ch J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	158	p	885299	85	87	70	40d	—	—	+7	12.9	16/1 6%
Never in serious contention on chase debut over 2m at Naas, this trip may suit better
3	Finnians Row b J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	163	tp	501389	90	101	88	28d	—	—	+10	16.2	18/1 5%
Effectively lost his chance with a bad mistake three out over C&D four weeks ago
2	Soldier Of Honour b J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	165	p	3-678P	92	89	-	25d	—	—	+8	14.3	16/1 6%
Not a big price at Limerick in his first handicap but was pulled up before two out
11	I Don't Get It b J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Neill McCluskey	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Neill McCluskey	154	b	536070	81	104	-	11d	—	—	+4	10	25/1 4%
Out of from this season but competing off 25lb lower than his current hurdles mark.
13	Monoxide b J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:Neill McCluskey	J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:Neill McCluskey	149	tv	U62660	76	103	91	11d	—	—	+5	9.2	22/1 4%
AW winner, 0-35 over jumps; has struggled in three runs over hurdles since Warwick second
12	Eltico b J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:James H Black	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:James H Black	153	t	07/0-P	80	-	-	28d	—	—	+6	8	50/1 2%
Never in the first six, jumped poorly and pulled up over C&D on latest
8	Theblazen Queen ch J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:M O Quigley	J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:M O Quigley	158	p	34677F	85	101	39	12d	—	—	+7	9.3	50/1 2%
Seventh of eight finishers at Limerick in first handicap, tried with cheekpieces now
5	One Of Us Is Lying gr J:J J Slevin T:Neill McCluskey	J:J J Slevin T:Neill McCluskey	159	t	80PPF5	86	98	-	11d	—	—	+8	9.4	66/1 1%
Failed to complete his first two starts over fences, tailed off in a strong race last time
14	Glen Ali b J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	147	—	056PPF	74	83	-	12d	—	—	+5	6.2	150/1 1%
Has struggled since rejoining her original trainer after an unsuccessful spell in Britain

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
St Denis's Well	5/6	5/6	5/6	4/5	5/6
Ivane	6/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Da Big Fella	8/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Rocconrockall	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Land Jet	16/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Cullenwaine	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Finnians Row	16/1	14/1	18/1	16/1	14/1
Soldier Of Honour	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
I Don't Get It	25/1	16/1	22/1	14/1	16/1
Monoxide	18/1	20/1	16/1	22/1	20/1
Eltico	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Theblazen Queen	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
One Of Us Is Lying	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Glen Ali	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

St Denis's Well

28.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Rocconrockall

20.4

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Ivane

16.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

6/1

Finnians Row

16.2

OR: 10 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Soldier Of Honour

14.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Cullenwaine

12.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Da Big Fella

10.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Land Jet

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

I Don't Get It

OR: 7.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.6

25/1

One Of Us Is Lying

9.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Theblazen Queen

9.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Monoxide

9.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Eltico

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Glen Ali

6.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
St Denis's Well Top Rated	98	105	78
Soldier Of Honour	92	89	—
Finnians Row	90	101	88
Ivane	87	—	—
One Of Us Is Lying	86	98	—
Land Jet	85	—	—
Cullenwaine	85	87	70
Theblazen Queen	85	101	39
Da Big Fella	83	103	40
Rocconrockall	82	101	—
I Don't Get It	81	104	—
Eltico	80	—	—
Monoxide	76	103	91
Glen Ali	74	83	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
St Denis's Well	3d ago	Quick return
I Don't Get It	11d ago	Quick return
Monoxide	11d ago	Quick return
One Of Us Is Lying	11d ago	Quick return
Theblazen Queen	12d ago	Quick return
Glen Ali	12d ago	Quick return
Da Big Fella	25d ago	Fit
Soldier Of Honour	25d ago	Fit
Finnians Row	28d ago	Fit
Eltico	28d ago	Fit
Ivane	40d ago	Fit
Cullenwaine	40d ago	Fit
Land Jet	58d ago	Fresh
Rocconrockall	—	—