Club Orange Beginners Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:20

Club Orange Beginners Chase

Date 2024-05-06

Distance 2m3f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (12)

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
9	Magic Tricks Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jody McGarvey T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	8140P-	-	-	-	52d	—	—	-14	8.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
By far the best of these over hurdles, winning valuable handicap here in November
10	Ottoman Style Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Conor Maxwell T:Dermot A McLoughlin	166	t	118/4-	-	128	97	164d	—	—	-13	5.4	0.80/1	16/5 24%
Fourth in good race at Fairyhouse on chase debut and stepping back up in trip will help
11	Skippin Court Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Peter Fahey	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Peter Fahey	166	—	4P34P-	118	120	106	36d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ran well off 118 in Leopardstown handicap at Christmas; good claimer booked and stays 2m4f
7	Jimmy Chou Pecos AA Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	—	/3274-	-	126	89	78d	—	—	-3	5.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not shamed in good company in first two runs over fences despite hanging left; yard debut
3	Carnfunnock Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	166	—	/3560-	-	-	-	17d	—	—	-4	2.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Capable hurdler (rated 122) although ran poorly last twice in Scotland; chase debut
12	Sportinthepark Bay J:E Walsh T:Noel Meade	J:E Walsh T:Noel Meade	166	—	10730-	-	-	-	35d	—	—	0	5.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Cost plenty after finishing second in point; 120-rated hurdler interesting on chase debut
1	An Peann Dearg Chestnut J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan	J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan	166	ht	F/535-	-	-	-	51d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Just fair form over hurdles including remote third in maiden here; keen sort now hooded
6	Fathom Two Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	7313P-	-	-	-	171d	—	—	+3	7.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Point winner never out of first three in five visits to Downpatrick last year; chase debut
5	Evesham Road Brown J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:C Byrnes	166	—	/16U8-	-	-	-	121d	—	—	-2	3.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well held over hurdles during the winter after landing Clonmel maiden last May; chase bow
8	Largy Shark Bay J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:S R B Crawford	166	—	/6P6P-	-	-	-	47d	—	—	-3	1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Dual winner as novice over hurdles but out of form in that discipline lately; chase debut
4	Clifftop Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:H Rogers	J:Ricky Doyle T:H Rogers	166	—	28235-	-	-	-	208d	—	—	+4	6.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Flat winner but maiden over hurdles (rated 105); best watched on chase debut
2	Aurea Fortuna Chestnut J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:A J Martin	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:A J Martin	166	—	099-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Made no impression in three maiden hurdles; chase debut and bred to do well in this sphere

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Magic Tricks	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ottoman Style	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5
Skippin Court	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Jimmy Chou Pecos AA	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Carnfunnock	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Sportinthepark	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
An Peann Dearg	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Fathom Two	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Evesham Road	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Largy Shark	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Clifftop	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Aurea Fortuna	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Skippin Court

19.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

2nd

Magic Tricks

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Fathom Two

7.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Clifftop

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Jimmy Chou Pecos AA

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Sportinthepark

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Ottoman Style

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

16/5

Evesham Road

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Carnfunnock

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.9

10/1

An Peann Dearg

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Largy Shark

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Aurea Fortuna

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Skippin Court	118	120	106
Magic Tricks	—	—	—
Ottoman Style	—	128	97
Jimmy Chou Pecos AA	—	126	89
Carnfunnock	—	—	—
Sportinthepark	—	—	—
An Peann Dearg	—	—	—
Fathom Two	—	—	—
Evesham Road	—	—	—
Largy Shark	—	—	—
Clifftop	—	—	—
Aurea Fortuna	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Carnfunnock	17d ago	Fit
Aurea Fortuna	32d ago	Fit
Sportinthepark	35d ago	Fit
Skippin Court	36d ago	Fit
Largy Shark	47d ago	Fresh
An Peann Dearg	51d ago	Fresh
Magic Tricks	52d ago	Fresh
Jimmy Chou Pecos AA	78d ago	Fresh
Evesham Road	121d ago	Long break
Ottoman Style	164d ago	Long break
Fathom Two	171d ago	Long break
Clifftop	208d ago	Long break