19:10 Down Royal

Friday 2 September 2022

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Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:13 | Winning time: 2m 49.0s

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Five Zeros¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: R C Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 64| CD

11/2

C&D winner in July and followed up at Tipperary in August. Ninth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Sandown (10f, good) 12 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip. Respected.

Form: 106119

(3)

El C Wells¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63

20/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. 9/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 18 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 315790

(12)

Firstman^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: B M Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 63

17/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. 14/1, won 12-runner handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Ought to remain competitive after a 6 lb rise.

Form: 2517-61

(7)

Sign From Above⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 62

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in maiden (11/1) at Roscommon (12f, soft) 66 days ago, slowly away. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 9-49

(6)

Mr Coldstone¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C T Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 60

3/1

11/2, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Killarney (14f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Slightly shorter trip could help. Has to be taken seriously under Colin Keane.

Form: 5/786-76

(14)

Persian Wolf^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 54

40/1

Winner at Dundalk in April. 15/2, first run since leaving Edward Lynam when bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 124008

(5)

Ellaat¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: M P Sheehy| T: N C Kelly| OR: 53

40/1

Seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (13f, good, 14/1). Off 111 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0/2818-0

(13)

Chateau Musar^b,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G P Halpin| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 52

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good fifth of 13 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 8 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 850075

(17)

Clifftop⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 47

22/1

6/1, 20¼ lengths last of 22 to Five Zeros in handicap at Navan (10f, good). Off 97 days. Back up in trip2

Form: 1259-80

(2)

Clueless Hill^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: C D Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 47

14/1

Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm, 20/1) 7 days ago, running on late. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 326708

(1)

Lucky Shot^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R M Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 47

50/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 33/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 079-700

(9)

Numidia^v⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R P Cleary| T: P Lawlor| OR: 47

20/1

Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Bellewstown (14.4f, good) 64 days ago.

Form: 060-086

(15)

Secret Secret^h⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: E Mullins| OR: 47

7/2

Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 53 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Grace Harris. Hood back on. One to keep a close eye on in the betting on first run for Emmet Mullins.

Form: 060/0-30

(8)

Magi Gal^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, 15¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Five Zeros in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 007347

Non-Runners

(10)

Xael¹¹¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: D English J: A J Slattery

(4)

Lex Maxima⁵²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(11)

Universal Focus⁴²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mr Coldstone (3/1), Secret Secret (7/2), Sign From Above (11/2), Five Zeros (11/2), Firstman (17/2), Chateau Musar (10/1), Universal Focus (10/1), Clueless Hill (14/1), Lex Maxima (16/1), Numidia (20/1), El C Wells (20/1), Magi Gal (22/1), Clifftop (22/1), Ellaat (40/1), Persian Wolf (40/1), Lucky Shot (50/1), Xael (50/1)

MR COLDSTONE shapes as if this drop back to 1½m should suit and can come good with Colin Keane taking over in the saddle. Five Zeros didn't cut much ice on a recent trip to Britain but had been in good form prior to that, including a win here, and heads the dangers along with recent Roscommon scorer Firstman. Secret Secret would also need considering if the betting vibes are strong on his first outing for the Emmet Mullins stable.