Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle.
Down Royal · Tuesday, 20 Jan · 17:20
· 2m 1f 33y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:20
Off time
8
Runners
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Jony R (G)
[H1]
Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 33/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Hood on 1st time.
|
J J Slevin | S R B Crawford | 7 | 75.3 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Spinola Bay (G)
FAV
[P1]
2-2 in handicaps this season, latterly a big-field race at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting. Creditable third of 7 in novice at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 5/4) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Open to further progress for top yard w…
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 6 | 73 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Jazz Forever (G)
Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Very good fourth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 7 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Improvement will be needed.
|
Danny Gilligan | P W Flynn | 6 | 71.7 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Night Moon (G)
[HT]
Fairly useful Flat winner. Below that level in 3 hurdle starts since joining Willie Mullins but the type to do better before long.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 6 | 71.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Beckistine (G)
Fair hurdler. 7/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 22 days ago.
|
Donagh Meyler | M A Molloy | 7 | 71.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 5th | 6 | — |
Mavetherave (G)
Fair maiden hurdler. Off 4 months, not disgraced in handicap at Navan 5 weeks ago. May strip fitter now and thereabouts on his best form.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | W R Crawford | 6 | 71.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Youlita (G)
Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner last May. Might have needed first run since when fifth of 7 in novice (11/2) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago.
|
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes | 7 | 70.3 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 8 | — |
Zuzukel (G)
[HT]
Promising sort. Excellent second of 8 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) 68 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Hood back on. Leading claims.
|
Daniel King | A J Martin | 6 | 70.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
Betting forecast: Spinola Bay (11/4), Night Moon (4/1), Youlita (9/2), Mavetherave (5/1), Zuzukel (6/1), Jony R (15/2), Beckistine (11/1), Jazz Forever (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 8700.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2900.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1450.0 EUR |
| P4 | 725.0 EUR |
| P5 | 436.0 EUR |
| P6 | 290.0 EUR |