Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

6:24

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap

Date 2025-09-05

Distance 2m2f141y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,670

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
13 (2)	Billie Frechette gr Dylan Browne McMonagle · Noel Meade	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Noel Meade	128	t	23-141	65	79	66	—	—	—	-26	18.8	11/8 42%
Progressive dual-purpose 4yo; likely more to offer and yard have excellent record in this
3 (16)	Sign From Above b Ben Coen · Peter Fahey	Ben Coen · Peter Fahey	139	p	1-7657	76	79	64	—	—	—	+3	17.9	5/1 17%
Lost a shoe hurdling latest; contender on previous Flat form
12 (12)	Empress Alma b Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	130	—	865507	67	83	75	14d	—	—	-5	7.9	6/1 14%
Handicapper finally relenting so not one to rule out back to last winning mark
8 (5)	Open To Question ch Shane Foley · Noel Meade	Shane Foley · Noel Meade	134	tp	459/0-	71	79	-	—	—	—	-2	8.1	17/2 11%
Unexposed handicap debutant; yard has excellent recent record in this race so respected
4 (9)	Sir Callisto ch James Ryan · A J Martin	James Ryan · A J Martin	139	t	0-4104	76	77	52	13d	—	—	0	9	9/1 10%
Eyecatching comeback Curragh run puts him right in the mix here, providing he stays
10 (13)	Grappa Nonino b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	133	p	7-1003	70	81	54	29d	—	—	0	6.9	14/1 7%
Promising Leopardstown comeback run; stays well; one to consider
14 (7)	Alba Chiara b Wayne Hassett(3) · Miss Natalia Lupini	Wayne Hassett(3) · Miss Natalia Lupini	126	—	5-7230	63	70	62	46d	—	—	-2	5.2	16/1 6%
Didn't handle Ballinrobe track latest; improvement expected back here
R15 (4)	Highwind b J M Sheridan · W P Mullins	J M Sheridan · W P Mullins	147	—	33/0-8	84	74	26	20d	—	—	+6	9.6	28/1 3%
Hard to assess but up-coming Cesarewitch entries suggest he could go well here; reserve
1 (14)	Jerandme b Jessica O'Gorman(7) · Eddie & Patrick Harty	Jessica O'Gorman(7) · Eddie & Patrick Harty	140	t	4-2440	77	80	38	—	—	—	+3	8	28/1 3%
Won this in 2020 for Noel Meade; retains enthusiasm so can't be ruled out
11 (15)	The Truant gr Leigh Roche · Paul W Flynn	Leigh Roche · Paul W Flynn	133	t	063051	70	79	72	—	—	—	+13	16.9	33/1 3%
Won well over 2m at Tramore, hurdles run may have come too soon; respected
7 (8)	Sundance Sioux b Eryka Snioch(10) · Cian Hughes	Eryka Snioch(10) · Cian Hughes	137	—	2895-0	74	78	63	90d	—	—	+4	6.9	40/1 2%
Touched off in 1m4f Fairyhouse maiden on debut last summer but nothing near that since
6 (6)	Last Ammo ch Jack Kearney(3) · Laura Hourigan	Jack Kearney(3) · Laura Hourigan	137	tp	-00040	74	79	50	37d	—	—	+3	7	40/1 2%
Stays well but bit to prove on recent form, despite declining mark
2 (11)	Capital Theory b Patrick McGettigan(7) · H D McGuigan	Patrick McGettigan(7) · H D McGuigan	139	—	909-26	76	79	55	30d	—	—	+4	7.4	50/1 2%
Well below best in two claimers for current yard and question marks on several fronts here
5 (3)	Bruant b Daniel King · A J Martin	Daniel King · A J Martin	137	—	12-000	74	78	54	34d	—	—	+4	6.8	66/1 1%
Soundly beaten twice since on the Flat of late but down 7lb as a result so don't rule out
NR (10)	Party Dress gr NON-RUNNER · W McCreery	NON-RUNNER · W McCreery	134	—	591829	71	79	-	13d	—	—	—	11.8	—
Limerick win and Leopardstown second make her a definite player
NR (1)	Grann's Boy b TBC · H Rogers	· H Rogers	120	—	73570-	57	73	74	—	—	—	—	2.7	—
Well held on recent hurdles return; wants easier ground; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Billie Frechette	11/8	6/5	evn	11/8	11/8
Sign From Above	4/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Empress Alma	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1
Open To Question	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Sir Callisto	9/1	17/2	15/2	9/1	9/1
Grappa Nonino	14/1	12/1	10/1	14/1	12/1
Alba Chiara	16/1	14/1	12/1	16/1	16/1
Highwind	28/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1
Jerandme	28/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
The Truant	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
Sundance Sioux	40/1	33/1	28/1	40/1	40/1
Last Ammo	40/1	33/1	25/1	33/1	28/1
Capital Theory	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Bruant	66/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Party Dress	-	-	-	-	-
Grann's Boy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Billie Frechette

18.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/8

2nd

Sign From Above

17.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

The Truant

16.9

OR: 5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1

33/1

Party Dress

11.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Highwind

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Sir Callisto

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Open To Question

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Jerandme

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

28/1

Empress Alma

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Capital Theory

7.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Last Ammo

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Grappa Nonino

6.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Sundance Sioux

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Bruant

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Alba Chiara

5.2

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Grann's Boy

2.7

OR: 1.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Highwind Top Rated	84	74	26
Jerandme	77	80	38
Sign From Above	76	79	64
Sir Callisto	76	77	52
Capital Theory	76	79	55
Sundance Sioux	74	78	63
Last Ammo	74	79	50
Bruant	74	78	54
Open To Question	71	79	—
Party Dress	71	79	—
Grappa Nonino	70	81	54
The Truant	70	79	72
Empress Alma	67	83	75
Billie Frechette	65	79	66
Alba Chiara	63	70	62
Grann's Boy	57	73	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Billie Frechette	—	—
Sign From Above	—	—
Empress Alma	14d ago	Fit
Open To Question	—	—
Sir Callisto	13d ago	Quick return
Grappa Nonino	29d ago	Fit
Alba Chiara	46d ago	Fresh
Highwind	20d ago	Fit
Jerandme	—	—
The Truant	—	—
Sundance Sioux	90d ago	Fresh
Last Ammo	37d ago	Fit
Capital Theory	30d ago	Fit
Bruant	34d ago	Fit
Party Dress	13d ago	Quick return
Grann's Boy	—	—

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