GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

19:27

GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap

Date 2024-07-19

Distance 1m5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (8)	Jabbar Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(2) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Keithen Kennedy(2) T:Gerard O'Leary	145	—	119-13	75	80	6	60d	—	—	-9	12.9	3/1 25%
Won at Roscommon and 3rd there since, beaten 2l; down 1lb and can go well
4 (14)	Not Just Any Eagle Bay J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	139	—	-22135	69	76	67	27d	—	—	+3	18.8	9/2 18%
Consistent over approx 1m2f lately; yet to tackle this trip but go well if staying
7 (4)	Whatcouldhavebeen Bay J:Neve Bennett(4) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Neve Bennett(4) T:Jarlath P Fahey	138	p	41/60-	68	73	48	—	—	—	-8	9.5	9/2 18%
Was below form over hurdles at Cork; dual Flat winner would prefer more ease in the ground
8 (10)	Dabana Grey J:Cian Horgan(2) T:John C McConnell	J:Cian Horgan(2) T:John C McConnell	136	ht	58-002	66	78	66	27d	—	—	-4	7.1	7/1 13%
Narrow runner-up over 1m2.5f at this track last time; poor only try over this trip; hood
12 (7)	Butterfly Garden Bay J:Jack Cleary(2) T:Kevin Prendergast	J:Jack Cleary(2) T:Kevin Prendergast	126	—	9870-6	56	80	52	147d	—	—	-5	4	9/1 10%
Dual winner was regressive last year and makes limited appeal on first run since February
5 (11)	Beautiful Chaos Bay J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	138	—	72207-	68	79	57	262d	—	—	+4	10.2	12/1 8%
Some solid runs in defeat last year; ground-versatile but will need to be ready on return
6 (6)	Vidisha Bay J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:J P Murtagh	138	—	571-77	68	74	65	32d	—	—	-1	6.6	12/1 8%
Best of two runs for this yard came over 1m6f at Gowran last time; has to do more
9 (12)	Evening's Empire Grey J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	133	t	4270-5	63	78	61	27d	—	—	-3	5.5	11/1 8%
Was beaten 9l over C&D last time and has to do much better with a tongue-tie added
3 (13)	Whiskey Sour Bay J:Sean Bird(7) T:S Wilson	J:Sean Bird(7) T:S Wilson	140	—	0-0890	70	77	9	21d	—	—	+2	6.1	28/1 3%
Regressive on the Flat for this yard and not easy to fancy despite rapidly dropping mark
14 (9)	Wild Shot Brown J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:John C McConnell	126	t	4150-0	56	78	63	42d	—	—	-2	2.9	25/1 4%
Poor on the Flat and over hurdles for Noel Kelly lately; needs a revival former yard now
10 (2)	My Kurkum Bay J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:R K Watson	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:R K Watson	129	h	080-08	59	78	19	8d	—	—	0	3	33/1 3%
Beaten 5l over 1m1f for this yard at Leopardstown last time; must improve for longer trip
1 (1)	Falvio Bay J:Calum Hogan(7) T:C A McBratney	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:C A McBratney	149	tp	00010/	79	79	-	—	—	—	+13	14.6	200/1 0%
Maiden over jumps for this yard and chasing lately; others appeal more
NR (5)	Calmafterthestorm Bay J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Cian Fahy(7) T:John C McConnell	128	—	89719	58	74	62	2d	—	—	—	9	—
Got off the mark on handicap/turf debut when winning over C&D; up 8lb but improving
NR (3)	Rushford Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Thomas R Hughes	J:NON-RUNNER T:Thomas R Hughes	126	b	00-809	56	78	39	25d	—	—	—	1.5	—
Well beaten twice lately and needs a major revival in first-time blinkers

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jabbar	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1	11/4
Not Just Any Eagle	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Whatcouldhavebeen	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2
Dabana	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Butterfly Garden	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Beautiful Chaos	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Vidisha	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Evening's Empire	11/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	11/1
Whiskey Sour	22/1	28/1	22/1	20/1	28/1
Wild Shot	20/1	25/1	20/1	18/1	25/1
My Kurkum	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Falvio	200/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Not Just Any Eagle

18.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Falvio

14.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

200/1

3rd

Jabbar

12.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Beautiful Chaos

10.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 4 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Whatcouldhavebeen

9.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Calmafterthestorm

OR: 2 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Dabana

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Vidisha

6.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Whiskey Sour

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Evening's Empire

5.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Butterfly Garden

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

My Kurkum

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Wild Shot

2.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Rushford

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Falvio	79	79	—
Jabbar	75	80	6
Whiskey Sour	70	77	9
Not Just Any Eagle	69	76	67
Whatcouldhavebeen	68	73	48
Beautiful Chaos	68	79	57
Vidisha	68	74	65
Dabana	66	78	66
Evening's Empire	63	78	61
My Kurkum	59	78	19
Calmafterthestorm	58	74	62
Butterfly Garden	56	80	52
Wild Shot	56	78	63
Rushford	56	78	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Calmafterthestorm	2d ago	Quick return
My Kurkum	8d ago	Quick return
Whiskey Sour	21d ago	Fit
Rushford	25d ago	Fit
Not Just Any Eagle	27d ago	Fit
Dabana	27d ago	Fit
Evening's Empire	27d ago	Fit
Vidisha	32d ago	Fit
Wild Shot	42d ago	Fit
Jabbar	60d ago	Fresh
Butterfly Garden	147d ago	Long break
Beautiful Chaos	262d ago	Long break
Whatcouldhavebeen	—	—
Falvio	—	—