Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

17:30

Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-09-08

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €6,195

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (8)	Poppadom Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	137	—	7055	68	70	40	48d	—	—	-12	11.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Today's drier ground may help now raised in distance and has been gelded
6 (2)	Velvet Skies Chestnut J:Wesley Joyce(7) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(7) T:Michael Mulvany	129	—	40055	60	69	36	19d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.00/1	5 20%
4lb wrong at the Curragh so 6lb lower for this and he didn't run too bad a race
2 (7)	The Bear Trap Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	134	b	6695	65	65	42	15d	—	—	-4	6.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Probably unwise to blame the step up to 1m for his ordinary first run in a nursery
4 (4)	Hasshoffman Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	p	006	62	61	32	64d	—	—	-5	6.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Goes handicapping off a low mark and cheekpieces could bring something to the party
5 (5)	Burn The Bridges Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	129	b	050	60	65	37	27d	—	—	-4	5.2	1.75/1	8 13%
Not beaten many rivals in his three runs but blinkers are fitted for nursery debut
3 (3)	Chou Chou Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	131	—	078	62	66	24	55d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.50/1	7 14%
This initial mark doesn't look overly generous on his modest achievements to date
9 (1)	Finsceal Annie Chestnut J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Liam Mcateer	J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Liam Mcateer	119	—	985	50	56	46	17d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Looked outclassed in her maidens, finishing no closer than 15l
7 (9)	Expecto Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	124	p	85084	55	68	51	15d	—	—	-10	5.7	1.25/1	6 17%
Well held when fourth on nursery debut at Killarney; 6lb drop can only help
8 (6)	Rogerwaswrong Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Sean Davis	J:N G McCullagh T:Sean Davis	121	—	706	52	64	37	42d	—	—	-1	1.2	12.25/1	50 2%
Goes handicapping after being gelded but beaten too far for comfort in last two maidens

Horse	bet365	Coral
Poppadom	5/2	5/2
Velvet Skies	4	5
The Bear Trap	7	13/2
Hasshoffman	15/2	13/2
Burn The Bridges	7	8
Chou Chou	7	7
Finsceal Annie	20	16
Expecto	6	5
Rogerwaswrong	50	40

Predictor

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

1st

Poppadom

11.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Velvet Skies

6.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

3rd

The Bear Trap

6.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Chou Chou

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Hasshoffman

6.3

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Expecto

5.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Burn The Bridges

5.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Finsceal Annie

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Rogerwaswrong

1.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Poppadom	68	70	40
The Bear Trap	65	65	42
Hasshoffman	62	61	32
Chou Chou	62	66	24
Velvet Skies	60	69	36
Burn The Bridges	60	65	37
Expecto	55	68	51
Rogerwaswrong	52	64	37
Finsceal Annie	50	56	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Bear Trap	15d ago	Fit
Expecto	15d ago	Fit
Finsceal Annie	17d ago	Fit
Velvet Skies	19d ago	Fit
Burn The Bridges	27d ago	Fit
Rogerwaswrong	42d ago	Fit
Poppadom	48d ago	Fresh
Chou Chou	55d ago	Fresh
Hasshoffman	64d ago	Fresh