Aspall Handicap Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:20

Aspall Handicap Chase

Date 2026-01-20

Distance 2m4f145y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Clear

Temp 2.2°C

Wind 3mph SE

Rain 6%

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
13	Shanroe Act Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Karl Thornton	J:Daniel King T:Karl Thornton	144	—	50/7P1	76	-	-	5d	—	—	-20	19	5/4 44%
Bolted up over hurdles last week, gets to compete off his old hurdles mark on chase debut
4	Tell Nobody Nothin Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	167	—	434263	99	105	84	25d	—	—	+6	23.4	4/1 20%
Has been running quite consistently, each-way chance based on C&D third last month
6	Oneforgonzo Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	164	p	-6F582	96	89	71	19d	—	—	+5	20.5	9/2 18%
Looks interesting off his lower chase mark after a fine second over hurdles at Fairyhouse
7	Kazbek Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:Peter Fahey	J:Danny Mullins T:Peter Fahey	163	b	6033P4	95	-	-	8d	—	—	+8	14.5	12/1 8%
Has been showing a fair standard over hurdles, lack of chasing experience raises a doubt
11	Royal Time Bay J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Shane Crawley	J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Shane Crawley	159	tp	0-3005	91	96	88	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	11.9	14/1 7%
Beaten 24l in fifth over C&D last month, 14l behind Tell Nobody Nothin on that occasion
10	Harley Street Bay J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	159	t	-09030	91	-	-	—	—	—	+7	14.3	18/1 5%
Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien, ran well on the first of two hurdle races for this stable
8	Warm In Gorey Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	163	p	32423B	95	104	79	23d	—	—	+13	18.1	22/1 4%
Three-time winner over hurdles, 0-15 over fences, placed seven times, each-way chance
2	Elusive Guy Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	168	—	23659-	100	107	36	—	—	—	+11	15.7	22/1 4%
Had an outing on the Flat in October, ended last season with a poor handicap chase run
12	Shanroe Nancy Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Karl Thornton	J:Ben Harvey T:Karl Thornton	151	—	8099-9	83	-	-	19d	—	—	+5	9.5	22/1 4%
No chasing experience and his stablemate Shanroe Act has the merit of recent winning form
5	Luimneach Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Desmond McDonogh	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Desmond McDonogh	165	ht	P-98U0	97	102	65	61d	—	—	+9	12.6	28/1 3%
Twice successful over hurdles, ordinary handicap chase form so far, premature to write off
1	Bocelli's Voice Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	168	tp	664U70	100	104	92	20d	—	—	+10	13.3	50/1 2%
No sign of his best form this season, dropping in the ratings but chance is not obvious
NR	Person Of Interest Bay J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	168	tp	1P34PP	100	107	88	23d	—	—	—	12.5	—
Pulled up on his last two starts; good run at Clonmel four starts ago, risky at present
NR	Toon Town Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	162	tb	P-6642	94	105	90	35d	—	—	—	11	—
Beaten only a short head at Catterick last time, needs to step up on domestic form
NR	Baltinglass Hill Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	143	b	85337P	75	108	94	9d	—	—	—	7.2	—
Held by Tell Nobody Nothin on C&D running at Christmas, pulled up at Punchestown since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shanroe Act	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/10	5/4
Tell Nobody Nothin	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Oneforgonzo	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Kazbek	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Royal Time	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Harley Street	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Warm In Gorey	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Elusive Guy	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Shanroe Nancy	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Luimneach	28/1	25/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Bocelli's Voice	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Person Of Interest	-	-	-	-	-
Toon Town	-	-	-	-	-
Baltinglass Hill	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tell Nobody Nothin

23.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Oneforgonzo

20.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Shanroe Act

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

Warm In Gorey

18.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Elusive Guy

15.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Kazbek

14.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Harley Street

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Bocelli's Voice

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Luimneach

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Person Of Interest

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Royal Time

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Toon Town

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Shanroe Nancy

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Baltinglass Hill

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Elusive Guy	100	107	36
Bocelli's Voice	100	104	92
Person Of Interest	100	107	88
Tell Nobody Nothin	99	105	84
Luimneach	97	102	65
Oneforgonzo	96	89	71
Kazbek	95	—	—
Warm In Gorey	95	104	79
Toon Town	94	105	90
Royal Time	91	96	88
Harley Street	91	—	—
Shanroe Nancy	83	—	—
Shanroe Act	76	—	—
Baltinglass Hill	75	108	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shanroe Act	5d ago	Quick return
Kazbek	8d ago	Quick return
Baltinglass Hill	9d ago	Quick return
Oneforgonzo	19d ago	Fit
Shanroe Nancy	19d ago	Fit
Bocelli's Voice	20d ago	Fit
Warm In Gorey	23d ago	Fit
Person Of Interest	23d ago	Fit
Tell Nobody Nothin	25d ago	Fit
Royal Time	25d ago	Fit
Toon Town	35d ago	Fit
Luimneach	61d ago	Fresh
Harley Street	—	—
Elusive Guy	—	—