Pravha Handicap Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:10

Pravha Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-21

Distance 2m1f33y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10	Bishbashbosh Brown J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	157	t	753642	88	102	90	21d	—	—	+2	21.1	4/1 20%
Two good runs for this yard, at Naas (good-to-yielding) and Punchestown; major claims
12	Prince Quattro Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	157	p	938135	88	101	96	37d	—	—	+4	22.6	9/2 18%
Two solid runs since Limerick win but handicapper could just have his measure now
11	Kp's Ladyofknock Brown J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Mark Fahey	J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Mark Fahey	157	—	P00P1C	88	97	62	38d	—	—	+6	19.8	11/2 15%
Clonmel winner carried out at Fairyhouse; has to be respected
8	Del Girl Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Shane Crawley	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Shane Crawley	158	—	0-9280	89	99	79	44d	—	—	+4	12.1	9/1 10%
Punchestown second back on better ground here so respected
9	Imadpour Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	158	tp	6-800P	89	102	68	—	—	—	+3	12.4	9/1 10%
2yo winner but 0-7 hurdling; tongue-tie added to cheekpieces on yard debut
3	Aine's Lad Brown J:James Smith(5) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(5) T:Matthew J Smith	167	ht	340807	98	103	93	16d	—	—	+7	14.1	10/1 9%
Yet to feature in handicap company and opposable despite declining mark
4	Le Bugiste Black J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	167	t	000	98	93	70	45d	—	—	+8	13.6	14/1 7%
Maiden form none too encouraging but has to be respected coming from this yard
14	Sights Unseen Bay J:Alix Balfe(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Alix Balfe(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	155	—	458522	86	96	83	—	—	—	+13	19.1	14/1 7%
Points' runner-up switched to Cromwell's yard since and potential improver on handicap bow
1	Darkened Bay J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	168	tp	8-9684	99	101	91	26d	—	—	+8	13.9	14/1 7%
Losing losing run over hurdles but Christmas C&D fourth encouraging
7	Diamond Dollar Brown J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	160	—	P087-9	91	99	59	248d	—	—	+7	11.6	16/1 6%
Some okay runs in handicaps without troubling the judge; good bit more needed
5	Monty's Way Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:George Stanley	J:Carl Millar(5) T:George Stanley	166	tp	PPU-1P	97	103	95	103d	—	—	+9	12.8	22/1 4%
Ballinrobe winner ran no sort of race at Tramore in October; not one to rule out entirely
6	Fort Randall Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:Noel C Kelly	J:Jody McGarvey T:Noel C Kelly	162	—	-80363	93	104	93	156d	—	—	+12	16.3	25/1 4%
Tramore third for Shark Hanlon; one to consider, especially if strong in the market
15	Chemdawg Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	154	p	/027-0	85	99	-	49d	—	—	+6	9.6	33/1 3%
Entitled to come on for last month's hurdles comeback run but others preferred
2	Peckham Springs Chestnut J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	168	tp	526-00	99	102	65	101d	—	—	+11	12.8	50/1 2%
Long losing run and questions to answer on returning from a short break
13	Another Challenge Bay J:James Duggan(7) T:Oliver McKiernan	J:James Duggan(7) T:Oliver McKiernan	155	—	700	86	88	65	24d	—	—	+7	9.6	50/1 2%
Handicap debutant hard to make a case for on limited maiden form
16	Nancy Miles Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Adrian Sexton	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Adrian Sexton	154	p	P-0F00	85	100	71	10d	—	—	+8	9.1	125/1 1%
Precious little to take from recent form over both hurdles and fences

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bishbashbosh	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Prince Quattro	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Kp's Ladyofknock	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Del Girl	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Imadpour	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Aine's Lad	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Le Bugiste	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Sights Unseen	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Darkened	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Diamond Dollar	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Monty's Way	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Fort Randall	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Chemdawg	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Peckham Springs	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Another Challenge	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Nancy Miles	125/1	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

Prince Quattro

22.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 7.7 Odds: 5.4

9/2

2nd

Bishbashbosh

21.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Kp's Ladyofknock

19.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 6.3 Odds: 4

11/2

Sights Unseen

19.1

OR: 9 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Fort Randall

16.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Aine's Lad

14.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Darkened

13.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Le Bugiste

13.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Monty's Way

12.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Peckham Springs

12.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Imadpour

12.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Del Girl

12.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Diamond Dollar

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Chemdawg

9.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Another Challenge

9.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Nancy Miles

9.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Darkened	99	101	91
Peckham Springs	99	102	65
Aine's Lad	98	103	93
Le Bugiste	98	93	70
Monty's Way	97	103	95
Fort Randall	93	104	93
Diamond Dollar	91	99	59
Del Girl	89	99	79
Imadpour	89	102	68
Bishbashbosh	88	102	90
Prince Quattro	88	101	96
Kp's Ladyofknock	88	97	62
Sights Unseen	86	96	83
Another Challenge	86	88	65
Chemdawg	85	99	—
Nancy Miles	85	100	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nancy Miles	10d ago	Quick return
Aine's Lad	16d ago	Fit
Bishbashbosh	21d ago	Fit
Another Challenge	24d ago	Fit
Darkened	26d ago	Fit
Prince Quattro	37d ago	Fit
Kp's Ladyofknock	38d ago	Fit
Del Girl	44d ago	Fit
Le Bugiste	45d ago	Fit
Chemdawg	49d ago	Fresh
Peckham Springs	101d ago	Long break
Monty's Way	103d ago	Long break
Fort Randall	156d ago	Long break
Diamond Dollar	248d ago	Long break
Imadpour	—	—
Sights Unseen	—	—