17:22 Down Royal

Friday 3 September 2021

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Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap

  • 2YO only  |   7f  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:23  |   Winning time: 1m 31.6s
1st
Horse silk
10
(4)
7/2f
T: K PrendergastJ: C D Hayes
Mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and headway in 4th 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home op 4/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
sh
9
(5)
33/1
T: P RocheJ: D P McDonogh
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and headway to challenge 1f out, under pressure and disputed lead 100 yards out, headed close home op 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
(16)
7/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Soon led, pushed along under 2f out and strongly pressed 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed final 50 yards op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(14)
10/1
T: K J CondonJ: W J Lee
Rear of mid-division, closer and not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right in 8th, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
7
(1)
33/1
T: P MartinJ: Sam Ewing (5)
Dwelt, soon recovered and 5th halfway, ridden on inner over 1f out, kept on one pace op 16/1 tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(9)
8/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 15/2
7th
Horse silk
nk
5
(3)
14/1
T: S CrawleyJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Rear of mid-division, towards rear 2f out, soon pushed along and headway in 9th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
3
(17)
4/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 3/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
12
(8)
16/1
T: R P CodyJ: C T Keane
Slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, ridden and closer over 1f out, short of room early final furlong, kept on well final 100 yards op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(11)
22/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (7)
Towards rear, pushed along and closer when not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
14
(10)
11/2
T: D KinsellaJ: S P Davis
Tracked leaders early, mid-division and pushed along halfway, 7th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, no extra op 18/5 tchd 7/2 and tchd 6/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(15)
12/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle (3)
Mid-division, pushed along and some headway towards outer over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra op 10/1
13th
Horse silk
1
13
(13)
40/1
T: M MulvanyJ: W Joyce (7)
Rear of mid-division, some headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and dropped towards rear 1f out, no extra tchd 66/1
14th
Horse silk
14
15
(2)
50/1
T: T G McCourtJ: J A Powell (10)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place on inner under 2f out, soon no extra in rear, weakened op 40/1 tchd 33/1

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16
(7)
Horse silk
Lottie Dend19
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 2
T: N Meade  J: Reserve 2
NR
11
(12)
Horse silk
Threescoreandten10
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 2
T: D Hogan  J: James J Doyle
NR
17
(6)
Horse silk
Bayou Belle6
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 2
T: J P Fahey  J: Reserve 3
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.70, £7.70, £2.50EX:£153.10Trifecta:£2,005.60Tricast:£821.44SF:£137.14

Forecasts

Mumayaz (7/2), Shanghai Dragon (4/1), Wayne R Walker (11/2), Princess Rajj (7/1), Purple Gown (8/1), Lexi's Dream (10/1), Volarossa (12/1), Elizabeth's Pride (14/1), Lamprog (16/1), Lottie Dend (20/1), Bayou Belle (20/1), Little Queenie (22/1), Walking On Clouds (33/1), Wee Winnie (33/1), Recyclable (40/1), Dahomey (50/1), Threescoreandten (50/1)

Verdict

SHANGHAI DRAGON was doing some good late work when fourth in a maiden at Navan last time, so better can be expected now returned to 7f off a reasonable opening mark. She's marginally preferred to fellow handicap debutant Volarossa, with Mumayaz also on the radar on the back of a good effort at Killarney 15 days ago.

  1. SHANGHAI DRAGON (IRE)
  2. VOLAROSSA (IRE)
  3. MUMAYAZ (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Verbal Fencing
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 2
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,051.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €211.00

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