19:30 Down Royal

Friday 2 June 2023

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BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:34 | Winning time: 4m 46.9s

Bravo Team^p,t³¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in June. Fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good, 10/3). Off 10 months. Stable in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 13/F134-

Ceroc^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 116| D

9/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (15/2) at Wexford (24.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago, having run of race. 7 lb higher now but warrants respect.

Form: 59/09-11

Francois^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Foley| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 116| D

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft, 40/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 0355C-0

Hearts Are Trumps¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: D McDonogh| OR: 114

18/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: P7F/800-

Imperial Ruler³⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 114| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Below form fourth of 10 in minor event hurdle (15/8) at Wexford (16f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not out of things.

Form: 121/54-

Building Bridges¹⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 113| D

12/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 4/1). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P/15314-

Feigh¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 113

100/1

40/1, first run since leaving W. P. Mullins when fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2400/4-0

Ossifer Hops²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

5/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle (9/2) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Open to improvement on handicap debut and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 27482-1

Rodney Bay¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 113

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in October. 10/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 6 months. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 351236-

Lighthouse Rose^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: M M McNiff| OR: 112

100/1

80/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago won by Ceroc. Makes limited appeal.

Form: F71P0-F

I Don't Get It⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 111| C

9/2

Course winner. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 13/2) 7 days ago, going clear. 9 lb higher now but another bold bid anticipated.

Form: 301-121

Millen To One^b1¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 109| D

33/1

One win from 32 NH runs. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago won by Ceroc, tailed off when pulled up after next. Blinkered for 1st time. Hard to recommend.

Form: 37067-P

Non-Runners

Fiveonefive¹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: D F O'Regan

Bella Bliss¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Charlie Luciano¹⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Reserve 1

Story Rory¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 2

Loudest Whisper²⁸

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: E D Delany J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ossifer Hops (5/2), I Don't Get It (9/2), Ceroc (9/2), Fiveonefive (9/2), Charlie Luciano (9/2), Imperial Ruler (5/1), Bella Bliss (8/1), Rodney Bay (10/1), Bravo Team (10/1), Building Bridges (12/1), Hearts Are Trumps (18/1), Francois (20/1), Millen To One (33/1), Story Rory (50/1), Loudest Whisper (50/1), Feigh (100/1), Lighthouse Rose (100/1)

Preference is for OSSIFER HOPS, who is going the right way and looks fairly treated for his first crack in handicap company. I Don't Get It and Fiveonefive head the list of dangers.

Previous Winners

2022

Bravo Team

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00