GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

7:27

GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-07-18

Distance 1m5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (8)	Lady Kai b Nicola Burns(2) · Ross O'Sullivan	Nicola Burns(2) · Ross O'Sullivan	138	p	1417-4	64	70	56	58d	—	—	-18	13	9/4 31%
Gowran comeback run augurs well; big player
7 (2)	Maxwell Smart b Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T G McCourt	Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T G McCourt	125	v	0-5222	51	68	59	14d	—	—	-12	5.3	5/1 17%
In good form of late but 7lb rise for Bellewstown seconds looks harsh
1 (5)	Desert Friend ch Patrick McGettigan(2) · Mrs Denise Foster	Patrick McGettigan(2) · Mrs Denise Foster	140	—	762340	66	72	58	20d	—	—	-4	11.4	11/2 15%
Trip inadequate latest, definite player on best of earlier form
5 (3)	Fianna b Megan Telford-Kelly(7) · W McCreery	Megan Telford-Kelly(7) · W McCreery	135	v	-59563	61	68	55	10d	—	—	-2	8.8	17/2 11%
Yet to make her mark in handicaps; visor now replaces cheekpieces
6 (6)	Numidia b Rory Mulligan(2) · Peter Lawlor	Rory Mulligan(2) · Peter Lawlor	132	—	41-660	58	74	32	6d	—	—	-6	5.3	15/2 12%
Plenty of improvement needed from recent Dundalk comeback run
2 (7)	Doctor Grace b Sam Coen(2) · Adrian McGuinness	Sam Coen(2) · Adrian McGuinness	140	p	435252	66	67	62	83d	—	—	+6	14.5	10/1 9%
Upped a harsh 4lb for Navan second in April; now tried over a new trip after a short break
4 (1)	Beautiful Chaos b Shane Markey(7) · Ross O'Sullivan	Shane Markey(7) · Ross O'Sullivan	136	p	87263-	62	68	55	—	—	—	+3	10.6	12/1 8%
On an okay mark but lacks a recent run; cheekpieces tried
8 (4)	Picpoul b Julian Pietropaolo(4) · M M Rice	Julian Pietropaolo(4) · M M Rice	120	tp	080500	46	68	45	14d	—	—	-5	1.9	18/1 5%
Better AW performer, hard to fancy on recent Bellewstown no show

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lady Kai	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Maxwell Smart	4/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Desert Friend	5/1	11/2	5/1	4/1	5/1
Fianna	8/1	17/2	17/2	15/2	17/2
Numidia	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2	13/2
Doctor Grace	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Beautiful Chaos	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
Picpoul	18/1	12/1	14/1	11/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Doctor Grace

14.5

OR: 4 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Lady Kai

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

9/4

3rd

Desert Friend

11.4

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Beautiful Chaos

10.6

OR: 3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Fianna

8.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Maxwell Smart

5.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Numidia

5.3

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Picpoul

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Desert Friend Top Rated	66	72	58
Doctor Grace	66	67	62
Lady Kai	64	70	56
Beautiful Chaos	62	68	55
Fianna	61	68	55
Numidia	58	74	32
Maxwell Smart	51	68	59
Picpoul	46	68	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lady Kai	58d ago	Fresh
Maxwell Smart	14d ago	Fit
Desert Friend	20d ago	Fit
Fianna	10d ago	Quick return
Numidia	6d ago	Quick return
Doctor Grace	83d ago	Fresh
Beautiful Chaos	—	—
Picpoul	14d ago	Fit

Going: Good

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