Harvertech Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

6:52

Harvertech Handicap

Date 2024-07-19

Distance 1m2f140y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 2m 17.28s (slow by 2.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Masoun (FR) J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	Ben Coen / J P Murtagh	—	3/1	0
2nd	Apercu (IRE) J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	W J Lee / A Oliver	—	2/1F	0.3
3rd	Aird (GB) J:Shane Foley T:Henry De Bromhead	Shane Foley / Henry De Bromhead	—	4/1	0.3
4th	God Knows (IRE) J:Jamie Powell T:Richard Brabazon	Jamie Powell / Richard Brabazon	—	7/1	4.25
5th	Pillar Of Hope (GB) J:Seamie Heffernan T:H D McGuigan	Seamie Heffernan / H D McGuigan	—	25/1	0.3
6th	Enough Already (GB) J:Cian MacRedmond T:Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond / Adrian McGuinness	—	12/1	3.75
7th	Alma Libre (FR) J:Wesley Joyce T:Miss Natalia Lupini	Wesley Joyce / Miss Natalia Lupini	—	15/2	1.25
8th	True Statesman (IRE) J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey / Adrian McGuinness	—	22/1	17

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (8)	Apercu b J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	138	—	431-4	77	82	31	21d	—	—	-9	13.4	3/1 25%
Curragh handicap fourth should relish extra 1f here; big player
9 (9)	Masoun b J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	129	—	-87226	77	81	71	17d	—	—	-6	20.8	11/4 27%
Left with plenty to do over this trip at Roscommon last time; still potential for more
4 (5)	Aird b J:Shane Foley T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Shane Foley T:Henry De Bromhead	134	t	3570-7	73	84	80	21d	—	—	-9	11.9	7/2 22%
Some ability for Kevin Prendergast, plenty of improvement needed from recent yard debut
3 (1)	God Knows b J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Richard Brabazon	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Richard Brabazon	137	—	10-394	76	83	68	20d	—	—	-4	10.5	6/1 14%
C&D winner met trouble in running latest under inexperienced claimer; can't be ruled out
7 (4)	Alma Libre b J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Miss Natalia Lupini	131	—	720-98	70	84	64	27d	—	—	-2	7.9	9/1 10%
Last year's second yet to hit form this season; handicapper giving her a chance
8 (6)	True Statesman b/br J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	130	v	064670	69	85	66	7d	—	—	+1	6.1	18/1 5%
Unpredictable this year and balance of form modest; visor replaces blinkers here
1 (7)	Enough Already b J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	140	—	5-2824	79	86	-	78d	—	—	+3	8.9	16/1 6%
Six-time winner in Britain; market best guide on yard debut
6 (3)	Pillar Of Hope b J:Seamie Heffernan T:H D McGuigan	J:Seamie Heffernan T:H D McGuigan	133	—	000848	72	83	61	25d	—	—	+3	6.4	33/1 3%
Yet to trouble the judge for current yard; declining mark but remains opposable
NR (2)	Dark Note ch J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	134	—	41048-	73	83	79	—	—	—	—	8.8	—
Tramore winner last summer; pulled up on recent chase debut, an unorthodox prep for this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Apercu	11/4	5/2	11/4	3/1	11/4
Masoun	11/4	11/4	5/2	85/40	11/4
Aird	7/2	7/2	7/2	11/4	7/2
God Knows	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Alma Libre	8/1	15/2	17/2	9/1	8/1
True Statesman	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Enough Already	14/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Pillar Of Hope	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Masoun

20.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 6 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Apercu

13.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Aird

11.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

God Knows

10.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Enough Already

8.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dark Note

8.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Alma Libre

7.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Pillar Of Hope

6.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

True Statesman

6.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Enough Already Top Rated	79	86	—
Apercu	77	82	31
Masoun	77	81	71
God Knows	76	83	68
Aird	73	84	80
Dark Note	73	83	79
Pillar Of Hope	72	83	61
Alma Libre	70	84	64
True Statesman	69	85	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
True Statesman	7d ago	Quick return
Masoun	17d ago	Fit
God Knows	20d ago	Fit
Apercu	21d ago	Fit
Aird	21d ago	Fit
Pillar Of Hope	25d ago	Fit
Alma Libre	27d ago	Fit
Enough Already	78d ago	Fresh
Dark Note	—	—

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