Grant Thornton Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

7:10

Grant Thornton Handicap

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 1m4f187y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (8)	Red Secret b Gary Carroll · Kevin Michael Smith	Gary Carroll · Kevin Michael Smith	138	tb	056-33	60	70	60	8d	—	—	-17	10.9	3/1 25%
No wins since 2021 but signs he's ready to score again; may not appreciate drop in trip
5 (1)	Enquire Within b Wesley Joyce(5) · F G Hand	Wesley Joyce(5) · F G Hand	135	tp	324242	57	66	53	8d	—	—	-3	15.7	4/1 20%
1-32 but went close at Navan last week and met some trouble; up 2lb but should go well
9 (4)	Figurehead ch/gr Jack Cleary(7) · Michael G Cleary	Jack Cleary(7) · Michael G Cleary	128	p	735474	50	69	34	17d	—	—	-10	5	9/2 18%
0-29; best recent form over 2m but ran okay when 4th in h'cap last month; on a good mark
11 (11)	Albion Princess b Robbie Colgan · Donal Kinsella	Robbie Colgan · Donal Kinsella	125	ht	-00603	47	73	44	22d	—	—	-3	5.2	11/1 8%
Hinted at revival at Dundalk last week and shaped like return to this trip would suit
3 (10)	Pretty Soldier b Adam Caffrey(3) · Wayne Swindle	Adam Caffrey(3) · Wayne Swindle	139	—	1/730-	61	72	47	—	—	—	+4	11.9	12/1 8%
Distant 3rd over C&D last term; tailed off over timber when last seen; best watched
7 (14)	Honrado b Colin Keane · Cian Hughes	Colin Keane · Cian Hughes	130	tb	7-6402	60	62	53	60d	—	—	-4	5	10/1 9%
Not beaten far in 2 1m4f runs in Britain this year; doesn't look well treated for yard bow
8 (5)	Lord Park b Siobhan Rutledge(3) · John C McConnell	Siobhan Rutledge(3) · John C McConnell	129	t	00-055	51	72	52	20d	—	—	-5	2.2	12/1 8%
1-31 and sole win came in 2021; signs he's down to a workable mark but others appeal more
14 (2)	Waystar b Nathan Crosse · John C McConnell	Nathan Crosse · John C McConnell	122	—	-05774	52	63	14	109d	—	—	-4	2.2	14/1 7%
Career best 4th when last seen; form working out okay; could go well if ready after break
10 (13)	Wild Shot br Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	128	—	0-0606	50	76	55	—	—	—	-6	2.4	10/1 9%
Placed in claiming hurdle latest but previous Flat form wasn't encouraging and drawn wide
13 (12)	Carrickfinn gr/b Patrick McGettigan(10) · Shane Gallagher	Patrick McGettigan(10) · Shane Gallagher	125	tp	P/607-	47	63	40	338d	—	—	-2	0.6	40/1 2%
0-8 and hasn't threatened so far; has an 11-month absence to defy on yard debut.
R15 (15)	Ballinahulla b Robert Whearty(3) · Conor David Maxwell	Robert Whearty(3) · Conor David Maxwell	119	p	00990	49	59	-	4d	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
0-5 and shown very little so far; reserve
6 (3)	Cruiscin Lan b James Ryan(3) · P J Rothwell	James Ryan(3) · P J Rothwell	134	p	5000-0	56	69	27	20d	—	—	+1	1.8	100/1 1%
Went close at Limerick last season but lost his way since and looks risky here
NR (9)	Beautiful Chaos b Shane Markey(10) · Ross O'Sullivan	Shane Markey(10) · Ross O'Sullivan	140	—	07-808	62	75	51	12d	—	—	—	3	—
No wins since 2022; went close twice last year; good mark and return to further will suit
NR (6)	Sir Allen ch Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	140	p	8/055-	62	71	-	—	—	—	—	3	—
No Flat wins since 2021; didn't threaten in 3 Flat runs end of last year; cheekpieces on
NR (7)	Bigz Belief b Chris Hayes · Matthew J Smith	Chris Hayes · Matthew J Smith	125	tp	-73394	47	73	51	5d	—	—	—	2.4	—
1-23 on Flat and long losing run but eyecatcher when staying on for 4th on Sunday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Red Secret	11/4	3/1	5/2	15/8	11/4
Enquire Within	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Figurehead	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Albion Princess	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Pretty Soldier	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Honrado	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2	9/1
Lord Park	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Waystar	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	12/1
Wild Shot	9/1	10/1	9/1	8/1	10/1
Carrickfinn	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Ballinahulla	66/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Cruiscin Lan	100/1	100/1	66/1	66/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Enquire Within

15.7

OR: 1.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.4

4/1

2nd

Pretty Soldier

11.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

3rd

Red Secret

10.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

3/1

Albion Princess

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Figurehead

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Honrado

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Beautiful Chaos

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Sir Allen

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Wild Shot

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Bigz Belief

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

—

Lord Park

2.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Waystar

2.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Cruiscin Lan

1.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Carrickfinn

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ballinahulla

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beautiful Chaos Top Rated	62	75	51
Sir Allen	62	71	—
Pretty Soldier	61	72	47
Red Secret	60	70	60
Honrado	60	62	53
Enquire Within	57	66	53
Cruiscin Lan	56	69	27
Waystar	52	63	14
Lord Park	51	72	52
Figurehead	50	69	34
Wild Shot	50	76	55
Ballinahulla	49	59	—
Albion Princess	47	73	44
Carrickfinn	47	63	40
Bigz Belief	47	73	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Secret	8d ago	Quick return
Enquire Within	8d ago	Quick return
Figurehead	17d ago	Fit
Albion Princess	22d ago	Fit
Pretty Soldier	—	—
Honrado	60d ago	Fresh
Lord Park	20d ago	Fit
Waystar	109d ago	Long break
Wild Shot	—	—
Carrickfinn	338d ago	Long break
Ballinahulla	4d ago	Quick return
Cruiscin Lan	20d ago	Fit
Beautiful Chaos	12d ago	Quick return
Sir Allen	—	—
Bigz Belief	5d ago	Quick return

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