Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

6:05

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 2m2f141y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (4)	Happy Jacky b Ronan Whelan · Mark Fahey	Ronan Whelan · Mark Fahey	136	—	37/0-3	74	86	28	22d	—	—	-4	14.2	4/1 20%
Been in fine form over hurdles and ran well in decent 2m Flat maiden at Tramore last month
3 (7)	Zoffanien b Adam Caffrey(3) · Terence O'Brien	Adam Caffrey(3) · Terence O'Brien	141	—	0/6/34	79	81	72	14d	—	—	-7	13.4	4/1 20%
Placed over 2m at Galway and good fourth in much higher grade over 1m6f at Killarney
2 (1)	Squire Danagher b W J Lee · A Oliver	W J Lee · A Oliver	142	p	104035	80	82	56	22d	—	—	-1	14	5/1 17%
Dual AW winner at up to 1m4f but hasn't fared well in two attempts over further than that
4 (8)	Belgoprince ch Colin Keane · Mrs C O'Leary	Colin Keane · Mrs C O'Leary	139	t	140-07	77	78	-	—	—	—	-4	11.2	6/1 14%
Useful dual-purpose performer has twice run well hurdling this summer; stamina a concern
7 (12)	Wisdomofhindsight b Ben Coen · A Oliver	Ben Coen · A Oliver	132	p	444472	70	88	71	17d	—	—	+1	13.6	7/1 13%
Running well in handicaps of this standard; second at lower level last time; up 6f in trip
13 (3)	Charlie Darling ch Robert Whearty(3) · Gavin Cromwell	Robert Whearty(3) · Gavin Cromwell	119	—	305617	57	81	71	8d	—	—	+1	11.8	17/2 11%
Stays well and won over 2m last month; fair run over 1m6f since; up in grade and 3lb wrong
1 (13)	Astar ch Keithen Kennedy(7) · D K Weld	Keithen Kennedy(7) · D K Weld	142	h	210-48	80	78	47	92d	—	—	0	10.4	9/1 10%
Some solid form over 1m4f/1m5f and interesting up in trip under talented claimer
11 (2)	L'Un Deux Trois gr Dylan Browne McMonagle · Oliver McKiernan	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Oliver McKiernan	128	tp	9-5320	66	82	53	—	—	—	0	5.6	20/1 5%
Has won three times at up to 1m5f; into a higher grade here and may find a few too good
12 (11)	Rio Doce b Conor Maxwell · John Andrew Kinsella	Conor Maxwell · John Andrew Kinsella	122	t	0-64	60	74	-	14d	—	—	+1	3	100/1 1%
Modest form including when remote fourth of five in decent 2m1f contest at Killarney
NR (10)	Barnacullia b/br Wesley Joyce(5) · Michael Mulvany	Wesley Joyce(5) · Michael Mulvany	137	—	25-605	75	82	72	10d	—	—	—	6.3	—
Fifth in this last year; stays well and beaten less than 3l over a furlong shorter latest
NR (6)	Leading Lion b Declan McDonogh · Gordon Elliott	Declan McDonogh · Gordon Elliott	131	t	723-08	69	84	-	—	—	—	—	4.8	—
Unexposed on the Flat; easy winner of 2m4f hurdle last week but he raced keenly then
NR (9)	Rain b Nathan Crosse · James M Barcoe	Nathan Crosse · James M Barcoe	131	—	6-4355	69	81	36	1d	—	—	—	4.8	—
Been running well including when fifth over 2m at the Curragh; fifth at Clonmel on Thursday
NR (5)	Sceptred Isle b Chris Hayes · G A Kingston	Chris Hayes · G A Kingston	129	h	/9-311	67	80	48	43d	—	—	—	4.3	—
On a hat-trick and won over 1m7f at Leopardstown last time; up in grade

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Happy Jacky	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Zoffanien	7/2	4/1	10/3	11/4	7/2
Squire Danagher	5/1	5/1	9/2	4/1	5/1
Belgoprince	5/1	9/2	6/1	5/1	9/2
Wisdomofhindsight	13/2	7/1	6/1	5/1	13/2
Charlie Darling	17/2	8/1	8/1	7/1	17/2
Astar	8/1	9/1	9/1	13/2	9/1
L'Un Deux Trois	20/1	18/1	16/1	12/1	18/1
Rio Doce	100/1	66/1	80/1	40/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Happy Jacky

14.2

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Squire Danagher

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Wisdomofhindsight

13.6

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Zoffanien

13.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Charlie Darling

11.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Belgoprince

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Astar

10.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Barnacullia

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

L'Un Deux Trois

5.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Leading Lion

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Rain

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Sceptred Isle

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Rio Doce

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Squire Danagher Top Rated	80	82	56
Astar	80	78	47
Zoffanien	79	81	72
Belgoprince	77	78	—
Barnacullia	75	82	72
Happy Jacky	74	86	28
Wisdomofhindsight	70	88	71
Leading Lion	69	84	—
Rain	69	81	36
Sceptred Isle	67	80	48
L'Un Deux Trois	66	82	53
Rio Doce	60	74	—
Charlie Darling	57	81	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Happy Jacky	22d ago	Fit
Zoffanien	14d ago	Fit
Squire Danagher	22d ago	Fit
Belgoprince	—	—
Wisdomofhindsight	17d ago	Fit
Charlie Darling	8d ago	Quick return
Astar	92d ago	Long break
L'Un Deux Trois	—	—
Rio Doce	14d ago	Fit
Barnacullia	10d ago	Quick return
Leading Lion	—	—
Rain	1d ago	Quick return
Sceptred Isle	43d ago	Fit

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