Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:55

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Date 2024-01-23

Distance 2m115y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €10,915

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Captains Nephew Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:P J Rothwell	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:P J Rothwell	164	t	053813	121	128	76	26d	—	—	+6	39.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Emphatic winner at Clonmel in his first handicap, outstayed in strong Limerick handicap
1	Ask Anything Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	9-1221	-	119	97	28d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Second to a well-handicapped horse over hurdles in November, has adapted well to chasing
5	Bleu D'enfer Grey J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	159	t	02-922	-	127	112	28d	—	—	-10	4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second on chase debut at Punchestown, form franked by the third with a handicap win
2	Irish Blaze Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	165	h	134302	122	129	112	28d	—	—	+17	28.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Made a positive start for Cian Collins when second in a similar race at Limerick
4	Hurricane Cliff Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	160	—	6/06F-	-	110	87	318d	—	—	-4	1.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Not disgraced on chasing debut at Gowran, fell at the sixth next time, off for ten months
6	Deployed Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	F/65F6	-	105	81	28d	—	—	-1	0.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Nothing positive to take from three starts since returning from a three-year absence
7	Ivar The Boneless Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	157	ht	44/440	-	112	-	37d	—	—	0	0.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Ran once over fences in France but hard to make a case for him on Irish hurdles form
8	Rumoroso Brown J:Sean Flanagan T:C A McBratney	J:Sean Flanagan T:C A McBratney	157	—	31/F9P	-	67	-	38d	—	—	0	0.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Missed more than two years, has shown nothing over fences yet, set stiff task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Captains Nephew	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Ask Anything	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Bleu D'enfer	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Irish Blaze	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hurricane Cliff	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Deployed	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ivar The Boneless	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Rumoroso	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captains Nephew

39.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 10.6

11/8

2nd

Irish Blaze

28.4

OR: 18 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Ask Anything

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

15/8

Bleu D'enfer

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Hurricane Cliff

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Deployed

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ivar The Boneless

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Rumoroso

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Irish Blaze	122	129	112
Captains Nephew	121	128	76
Ask Anything	—	119	97
Bleu D'enfer	—	127	112
Hurricane Cliff	—	110	87
Deployed	—	105	81
Ivar The Boneless	—	112	—
Rumoroso	—	67	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captains Nephew	26d ago	Fit
Ask Anything	28d ago	Fit
Bleu D'enfer	28d ago	Fit
Irish Blaze	28d ago	Fit
Deployed	28d ago	Fit
Ivar The Boneless	37d ago	Fit
Rumoroso	38d ago	Fit
Hurricane Cliff	318d ago	Long break