Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (Div I) – Down Royal

Down Royal

5:00

Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (Div I)

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 7f27y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €6,195

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (1)	The Marty Party b Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	132	—	6902	63	73	57	14d	—	—	-10	16.3	9/4 31%
Left maiden form behind when 9-4 2nd latest up at 1m and a 1lb rise is fair
4 (2)	Weegeebear b Colin Keane · G M Lyons	Colin Keane · G M Lyons	132	b	6584	63	70	67	20d	—	—	-10	8.7	7/2 22%
Showed ability in maidens before 4th on h'cap debut; may not appreciate 7f
7 (5)	Buck Barrow b Gavin Ryan · Mark Fahey	Gavin Ryan · Mark Fahey	129	—	709	60	66	54	29d	—	—	-5	5.4	8/1 11%
Hasn't shown much over a variety of trips so far but yard in-form and worth a market check
5 (13)	Kitty Bear b Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	131	—	965	62	72	40	17d	—	—	-3	5.4	10/1 9%
5l defeat on debut; hasn't progressed on heavy twice since but may get back on track
6 (8)	Amber Blossom b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	130	—	009	61	69	26	50d	—	—	-3	5	11/1 8%
Not involved in maidens so far but showed a bit more last time; may do better
8 (10)	Katie Ross b Chris Hayes · P J F Murphy	Chris Hayes · P J F Murphy	128	h	96805	59	71	61	8d	—	—	-3	4.4	12/1 8%
Minor promise in maidens; hasn't progressed since switch to h'caps; now tackles 7f
1 (6)	Roaming Eyes b Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	136	h	7600	67	65	55	20d	—	—	-1	6.2	12/1 8%
Tough ask in the Ballyhane before 9l defeat at Curragh; tough opening mark
10 (4)	Trufonic br Wayne Hassett(5) · P F McEnery	Wayne Hassett(5) · P F McEnery	124	—	077	55	66	44	96d	—	—	-4	3.4	12/1 8%
Big prices in 3 maidens but has shown ability and workable mark for h'cap bow
12 (3)	Altoir Na Greine b Jamie Powell(3) · Noel Meade	Jamie Powell(3) · Noel Meade	120	b	008	51	68	44	77d	—	—	-5	2.2	20/1 5%
Hasn't shown much in 3 sprints so far; gelded with blinkers on stepping up in trip
9 (7)	Midnight Stagger b Nathan Crosse · Jack W Davison	Nathan Crosse · Jack W Davison	125	—	0600	56	72	53	20d	—	—	-2	2.7	25/1 4%
Best of 3 runs was 6l defeat over 1m; well held 40-1 shot on h'cap debut; up in trip
13 (11)	Handmedownmybible ch Robert Whearty(3) · Patrick Magee	Robert Whearty(3) · Patrick Magee	119	—	890	50	64	50	23d	—	—	-3	1.2	22/1 4%
Well held at big prices in three maidens so far and looks up against it on handicap debut
NR (9)	Belle Yeux b Luke McAteer · David Marnane	Luke McAteer · David Marnane	132	h	000	63	66	61	28d	—	—	—	3.3	—
Well held at big prices in a trio of maidens so far and hood now tried for handicap bow
NR (12)	Dance For Chester ch Wesley Joyce(5) · Michael Mulvany	Wesley Joyce(5) · Michael Mulvany	123	—	8707	54	72	54	8d	—	—	—	1	—
First start since gelded when beaten 6l on h'cap debut shaping like he would appreciate 7f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
The Marty Party	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4
Weegeebear	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Buck Barrow	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1	8/1
Kitty Bear	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Amber Blossom	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Katie Ross	12/1	12/1	12/1	9/1	12/1
Roaming Eyes	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Trufonic	12/1	12/1	12/1	9/1	12/1
Altoir Na Greine	20/1	18/1	16/1	10/1	18/1
Midnight Stagger	25/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Handmedownmybible	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Marty Party

16.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Weegeebear

8.7

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Roaming Eyes

6.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Buck Barrow

5.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Kitty Bear

5.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Amber Blossom

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Katie Ross

4.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Trufonic

3.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Belle Yeux

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Midnight Stagger

2.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Altoir Na Greine

2.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Handmedownmybible

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Dance For Chester

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Roaming Eyes Top Rated	67	65	55
The Marty Party	63	73	57
Weegeebear	63	70	67
Belle Yeux	63	66	61
Kitty Bear	62	72	40
Amber Blossom	61	69	26
Buck Barrow	60	66	54
Katie Ross	59	71	61
Midnight Stagger	56	72	53
Trufonic	55	66	44
Dance For Chester	54	72	54
Altoir Na Greine	51	68	44
Handmedownmybible	50	64	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Marty Party	14d ago	Fit
Weegeebear	20d ago	Fit
Buck Barrow	29d ago	Fit
Kitty Bear	17d ago	Fit
Amber Blossom	50d ago	Fresh
Katie Ross	8d ago	Quick return
Roaming Eyes	20d ago	Fit
Trufonic	96d ago	Long break
Altoir Na Greine	77d ago	Fresh
Midnight Stagger	20d ago	Fit
Handmedownmybible	23d ago	Fit
Belle Yeux	28d ago	Fit
Dance For Chester	8d ago	Quick return

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