Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (Div II) – Down Royal

Down Royal

17:30

Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 7f27y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 1m 29.63s (slow by 1.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sir Jeremy (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	13/2	Won
2nd	Zaraahmando (IRE) Cian Horgan · Andrew Slattery	20/1	5.5
3rd	Runninsonofagun (IRE) Robert Whearty · Anthony Mullins	2/1F	1.75
4th	Boutella (GB) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	9/1	.5
5th	Allenwood (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Jack W Davison	9/2	0.2
6th	Your Call (IRE) Jamie Powell · Noel Meade	25/1	1.75
7th	Petit Fusee (IRE) James Ryan · Patrick Martin	10/1	3.25
8th	James The Second (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Michael Mulvany	6/1	1.25
9th	In The Minus (IRE) Sean Davis · Sean Davis	50/1	.5
10th	Go On Green (GB) Chris Hayes · J G Coogan	14/1	8
11th	Abraham Answer (IRE) Danny Sheehy · M C Grassick	16/1	2
12th	Udacha (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Thomas Gibney	40/1	.5

Runners (13)

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
1 (1)	Runninsonofagun Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Anthony Mullins	140	—	4461	72	73	59	8d	—	—	-4	23.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Off the mark at 4th attempt in maiden claimer latest; trip may suit but tougher ask here
12 (4)	Allenwood Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Jack W Davison	J:Nathan Crosse T:Jack W Davison	119	—	0703	51	67	32	30d	—	—	-7	7.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Stayed on okay for 5l 3rd on h'cap debut and good chance 7f will suit
3 (12)	Sir Jeremy Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	135	—	709	67	64	55	6d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Big prices in 3 maidens so far; beaten 10l at Curragh last week and tough looking mark
7 (13)	James The Second Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	126	—	686356	58	71	60	8d	—	—	-6	7.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-7; had 3rd h'cap start when beaten 6l last week; return to 7f may help but drawn widest
9 (6)	Petit Fusee Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:Patrick Martin	J:James Ryan(3) T:Patrick Martin	123	—	677	55	70	36	50d	—	—	-5	3.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Minor progress on each start in maidens but well held in bid to make all latest
4 (8)	Go On Green Bay J:Chris Hayes T:J G Coogan	J:Chris Hayes T:J G Coogan	134	p	708	66	64	43	82d	—	—	-2	6.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well held in Gowran maiden on first try at 7f; gelded and now tried with cheekpieces
6 (5)	Boutella Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	130	p	7988	62	66	50	20d	—	—	-3	5.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Minor promise in maidens but failed to progress on h'cap debut; cheekpieces on up in trip
10 (10)	Abraham Answer Chestnut J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	122	—	009	54	70	45	42d	—	—	-4	2.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Stayed on okay over 5f when beaten 7l at Cork when last seen; could go well on h'cap bow
8 (7)	Zaraahmando Bay J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(7) T:Andrew Slattery	124	—	6874	56	69	36	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	2.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Modest maiden form and well held on h'cap debut a fortnight ago when too keen; drops to 7f
11 (11)	Your Call Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Noel Meade	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Noel Meade	122	b	000	54	63	36	20d	—	—	-1	1.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Poor form in trio of maiden starts so far and blinkers need to have dramatic effect
13 (2)	Udacha Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Thomas Gibney	J:Andrew Slattery T:Thomas Gibney	119	t	0008	51	72	30	8d	—	—	-2	1.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Poor form in maidens and last in a maiden claimer at Navan last week; tongue-tie on
5 (9)	In The Minus Bay J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	J:Sean Davis T:Sean Davis	132	—	0790	64	66	41	30d	—	—	+2	4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Modest maiden form and only beat 1 home on h'cap debut; 7f could suit though
NR (3)	Crystalaire Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	p	799	67	64	47	27d	—	—	—	4.3	—	—
Well held in 3 6f maidens so far; seems on tough opening mark; cheekpieces

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Runninsonofagun	2/1	2/1	15/8	15/8	2/1
Allenwood	5/1	11/2	11/2	9/2	5/1
Sir Jeremy	6/1	6/1	11/2	5/1	6/1
James The Second	6/1	6/1	6/1	5/1	13/2
Petit Fusee	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1
Go On Green	10/1	10/1	10/1	15/2	10/1
Boutella	14/1	12/1	12/1	9/1	12/1
Abraham Answer	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Zaraahmando	25/1	25/1	22/1	18/1	25/1
Your Call	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Udacha	33/1	33/1	33/1	20/1	28/1
In The Minus	66/1	50/1	66/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Runninsonofagun

23.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Sir Jeremy

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Allenwood

7.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

James The Second

7.1

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Go On Green

6.5

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Boutella

5.1

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Crystalaire

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

In The Minus

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Petit Fusee

3.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Abraham Answer

2.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Zaraahmando

2.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Your Call

1.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Udacha

1.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Runninsonofagun	72	73	59
Sir Jeremy	67	64	55
Crystalaire	67	64	47
Go On Green	66	64	43
In The Minus	64	66	41
Boutella	62	66	50
James The Second	58	71	60
Zaraahmando	56	69	36
Petit Fusee	55	70	36
Abraham Answer	54	70	45
Your Call	54	63	36
Allenwood	51	67	32
Udacha	51	72	30

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sir Jeremy	6d ago	Quick return
Runninsonofagun	8d ago	Quick return
James The Second	8d ago	Quick return
Udacha	8d ago	Quick return
Zaraahmando	14d ago	Fit
Boutella	20d ago	Fit
Your Call	20d ago	Fit
Crystalaire	27d ago	Fit
Allenwood	30d ago	Fit
In The Minus	30d ago	Fit
Abraham Answer	42d ago	Fit
Petit Fusee	50d ago	Fresh
Go On Green	82d ago	Fresh