15:35 Down Royal

Saturday 31 October 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Rainbow Communications Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:37  |   Winning time: 6m 43.2s
1st
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: B ConnellJ: M J Bolger
Soon prominent and keen, on terms from 9th, led from 5 out, asserted from before last, stayed on well op 10/1 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
9
810-13
10/3
T: M TorrensJ: S D Torrens (5)
Waited with, 9th after 6th, pushed along briefly 11th, soon headway and effort before 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, soon chased winner and one pace op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
10
610-13
1/1f
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Prominent, disputed 5th after 6th, closed and effort before 3 out in 2nd and not fluent, no impression and mistake last, soon one pace in 3rd tchd 11/10
4th
Horse silk
½
2
811-10
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: C J Orr (5)
Pushed along briefly early and at stages after, soon mid-division, 7th after 6th, slightly slow 11th, slightly impeded 5 out, soon not match principals, 5th before 2 out and slight mistake, kept on same pace without threatening run-in op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
½
6
12/1
T: J WoodsJ: J G Gilligan (7)
Soon tracked leaders, 4th after 6th, effort from 3 out, one pace from before last op 16/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
24
11
22/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Waited with, 8th after 6th, mistake 5 out, not fluent 4 out, no extra from before 2 out, not fluent last op 18/1
7th
Horse silk
1
8
16/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Towards rear, 11th after 6th, slight mistake 7th, slightly impeded 5 out, closed to chase leaders approaching 3 out, no extra from before 2 out, not fluent last op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
12
1
28/1
T: R K WatsonJ: B Browne (3)
Close up and disputed lead, 2nd and bad mistake 4 out, weakened from before 2 out op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
4
11/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Led and disputed, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, mistake 9th, headed from 5 out, weakened from before 2 out tchd 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
66/1
T: A MurrayJ: D F O'Regan
Towards rear and pushed along briefly early, bad mistake 6th and raced in last, a little keen and headway 10th, no impression 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 50/1 tchd 80/1
PU
Horse silk
7
66/1
T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore
Towards rear, a little slow at 1st, not fluent 2nd, 10th after 6th, dropped to last from 10th, not fluent 5 out, soon no impression, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
12
33/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: S F O'Keeffe (3)
Mid-division early, disputed 5th after 6th, slightly slow 8th, lost position and slow jump 10th and reminder, under pressure 11th, last 5 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 28/1 tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.70Pl:£3.80, £1.40, £1.30EX:£82.50Trifecta:£319.20Tricast:£78.61SF:£53.29

Forecasts

Paranoid (1/1), Askann (10/3), Touch Of Oscar (11/1), Massey's Wood (12/1), The White Volcano (12/1), Cuneo (16/1), Coeur Joyeux (16/1), Calicojack (22/1), Frankly All Talk (28/1), Justmemyselfandi (33/1), Aasleagh Dawn (66/1), Bilbo Bagins (66/1)

Verdict

PARANOID surely has more to come for new trainer Gordon Elliott and can add to his Galway handicap hurdle success now reverting to fences. Couer Joyeux took a step back in the right direction at Punchestown last time and has handicapping scope if able to build on that, while Askann will be suited by the return to 3m and is also respected on the back of a creditable reappearance.

  1. PARANOID (IRE)
  2. COEUR JOYEUX (IRE)
  3. ASKANN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Castafiore Park
Weight: 10-5  |Age: 7
7/2

Prize Money

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

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