14:10 Down Royal

Monday 1 May 2023

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Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 12.9s

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Stansfield^p1²³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 95| CD

28/1

One win from 26 NH runs. 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 62/4P4P-

Doune Castle^t³⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93

50/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, soft). Off 12 months. Down in trip.

Form: 99412/0-

Lakefield Flyer^t¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, tailed-off last of 6 to Inthepocket in Navan Novices' Hurdle at Naas (19.9f, soft) 132 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 4/26066-

Galactica^p1,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

28/1

22/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60P380-

Herculaneum³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 92| D

4/1

16/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) 32 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 03/5251-

I Don't Get It²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 92| D

13/2

Two wins from 50 NH runs. Won 12-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 29 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Warm In Gorey, pushed out.

Form: 293301-

The Miser^t²⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson| OR: 91

80/1

Fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle (22/1) at Downpatrick (17.4f, good). Off 9 months.

Form: 08560/5-

Warm In Gorey^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

7/2

Creditable 1¼ lengths second of 12 to I Don't Get It in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 29 days ago. Major player.

Form: 625752-

Shining Aitch¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 86

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 10/16 on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00/0-

Superlike³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 86

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 20 in maiden (250/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 37 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F780-

Atlantic Wonder¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: I J Power| T: A J Martin| OR: 85

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, tenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 132 days ago.

Form: 70/000-

Flashthelights^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 84| D

11/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, heavy, 5/1) 49 days ago, weakening when blundered 2 out. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P6703P-

Mullins Cross¹⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: M G Mcguane| OR: 82| D

25/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 104 days ago, dropping away approaching 3 out. First run for yard after leaving Paul Nolan.

Form: 6P98FP-

Perfect Arch^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 82

11/2

Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Gowran (13.7f, soft) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Very good on last hurdle run. Not taken lightly.

Form: 076582-

Chancer Dancer^t1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 81

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Ayr (21.4f, good to firm) 51 days ago, losing touch after eighth. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0400P-

Be My Hero³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 80

11/2

8½ lengths seventh of 18 to Herculaneum in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Naas (16.3f, soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 405P07-

That's Me Finished⁴³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 80

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy). Off 14 months.

Form: 000P0/

Guest²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 80

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft, 125/1), pulled up 3 out. Off 6 months. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 0P/490P-

Non-Runners

Lakomet Of Saints¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: A McCurtin

Princess Sophia²¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Presenting Lad²⁰²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

Mater Matuta¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: E D Delany J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Warm In Gorey (7/2), Herculaneum (4/1), Be My Hero (11/2), Perfect Arch (11/2), I Don't Get It (13/2), Princess Sophia (13/2), Lakomet Of Saints (7/1), Atlantic Wonder (8/1), Flashthelights (11/1), Lakefield Flyer (14/1), Mater Matuta (16/1), Mullins Cross (25/1), Galactica (28/1), Stansfield (28/1), Doune Castle (50/1), Guest (50/1), Presenting Lad (50/1), Shining Aitch (50/1), Chancer Dancer (66/1), The Miser (80/1), Superlike (80/1), That's Me Finished (100/1)

WARM IN GOREY has a good chance of reversing last month's Downpatrick placings with I Don't Get It and he could be the answer. The latter should give another good account and is second choice ahead of Princess Sophia, who returns to action with a first-time hood enlisted and will be a threat if on-song. Herculaneum and Perfect Arch are others to consider.