16:00 Down Royal

Saturday 30 October 2021

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

Barclay Communications Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 34.4s

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Mindsmadeup³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: K M Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 121| D

11/1

Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good to soft, 12/1) 38 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 4P-5435

Clondaw Secret^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J C Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles and left chasing debut behind when second of 5 in minor event at Gowran (25f, good) 28 days ago. Into handicaps now and remains unexposed.

Form: 135-872

Dubai Devils^p²²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 115| D

25/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in February. 12/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft), finishing with running left. Off 7 months.

Form: 3B2136-

Hoke Colburn³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 115| D

9/1

14/1, very good neck second of 14 to Father Jed in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, good) 35 days ago. In the picture with a repeat.

Form: 84-P482

Envol Pierji^t1¹⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M P Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 114| CD

7/1

C&D winner in February, but has run poorly last 2 outings, including when pulled up in first-time cheekpieces at Wexford last time. Tongue tie on for 1st time.

Form: 7/0317-P

Shanroe Al C⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 113| D

10/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser who did well to win 7-runner handicap chase (9/2) at Perth (23.8f, good) 77 days ago, caught on the back foot at a vital stage. Should remain competitive.

Form: 110-021

Ask Cory^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: S W Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May. Not disgraced when 17½ lengths tenth of 14 to Father Jed in handicap chase at Listowel (24f) 35 days ago, though backed out of things tamely late on.

Form: 28-1260

Clonguile Way^p⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104| D

14/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May but let down by his jumping when ninth of 18 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good, 28/1) 54 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6-10609

Weststreet^p²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| D

11/4

Shaped as if better for the run on first start since leaving Oliver Sherwood when fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f) 20 days ago. Back over fences now and looks well in on old form.

Form: 5/U462-5

Father Jed¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 103| D

10/1

3 wins from 8 runs this season, latest at Listowel in September, but found good run halted at Punchestown (23.9f, good) 18 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 812119

Siberian Star^p,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96| D

14/1

One win from 24 NH runs and only eighth of 12 in handicap chase (15/2) at Gowran (20f, good) 28 days ago. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 632768

Jimli's Island²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 95

22/1

6/1, still going well when unseating rider 4 out in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft) 22 days ago. Engaged 2.55 Down Royal Friday.

Form: P0-693U

Non-Runners

Majurca¹⁶⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: A A Howard J: S D Torrens

Sunrise Lady²¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: C O'Dwyer J: R A Doyle

Forecasts

Weststreet (11/4), Clondaw Secret (5/1), Envol Pierji (7/1), Hoke Colburn (9/1), Ask Cory (9/1), Shanroe Al C (10/1), Father Jed (10/1), Mindsmadeup (11/1), Siberian Star (14/1), Clonguile Way (14/1), Jimli's Island (22/1), Dubai Devils (25/1), Sunrise Lady (25/1), Majurca (50/1)

WESTSTREET should be all the sharper for his recent stable debut ahead of this return to chasing, so he's taken to capitalise on a potentially lenient mark. Clondaw Secret, a stablemate of the selection, remains unexposed now venturing into handicaps, so he's feared most ahead of Shanroe Al C, who did well to come out on top at Perth in August.