June 21 / 17.10 Down Royal

17.10

Good

Mount Charles Handicap

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 1m 4f 207y
  • 14 runners
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Mount Charles Handicap

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 623-14 BF

Last run: 74 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m handicap on the AW at Dundalk in March; 2l behind winner in fourth at Navan subsequently; defied market weakness with a pleasing second over hurdles at Downpatrick most recently (2m2f, good); a leading candidate here.
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1

(16)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Billie Frechette

10st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: Noel Meade

Won a 2m handicap on the AW at Dundalk in March; 2l behind winner in fourth at Navan subsequently; defied market weakness with a pleasing second over hurdles at Downpatrick most recently (2m2f, good); a leading candidate here.

9/2

Form: 4-1408

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Dual purpose 4yo; sole win came in a claimer at Dundalk in January; poor runs in handicaps and over hurdles since; beaten 40l over hurdles most recently; needs more.
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2

(9)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Guest Star

9st 13lb

J: Cian Fahy

T: John C McConnell

Dual purpose 4yo; sole win came in a claimer at Dundalk in January; poor runs in handicaps and over hurdles since; beaten 40l over hurdles most recently; needs more.

25/1

9th

10

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 157y

18:58 Sligo

Guest Star

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Dual-purpose 4yo; sole win on AW; long odds and well beaten in three maiden hurdles; soft ground would be fine but opening mark doesn't look a gift; worth a market check, nonetheless.

22/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2000-9

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Mixes it on the Flat and over hurdles but has been out of form in both codes since finishing second off 8lb higher at Naas in April; unseated on seasonal return and well behind Jawhary last time at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good).
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3

(14)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Stormy Jenn

9st 13lb

J: Megan de Souza-Wearen

T: P Cluskey

Mixes it on the Flat and over hurdles but has been out of form in both codes since finishing second off 8lb higher at Naas in April; unseated on seasonal return and well behind Jawhary last time at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good).

33/1

3

(4)

6th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

19:35 Fairyhouse

Stormy Jenn

10st 0lb

J: Megan de Souza-Wearen

T: P Cluskey

Dual-puprose mare; last won in 2022; out of form in both codes since finishing second off 4lb higher at Naas last April; unseated when beaten over hurdles on seasonal return; well-drawn but others preferred.

18/1

Form: 2069-0

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Well-backed on seasonal return but failed to fire at Fairyhouse 45 days ago (1m, good); is 1lb lower since being beaten a short head at Gowran last August (1m1f, good to firm); may come on from last run but needs more.
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4

(11)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Jarvis Brook

9st 11lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Paul Nolan

Well-backed on seasonal return but failed to fire at Fairyhouse 45 days ago (1m, good); is 1lb lower since being beaten a short head at Gowran last August (1m1f, good to firm); may come on from last run but needs more.

9/1

10th

4

(7)

7th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

20:20 Gowran Park

Jarvis Brook

9st 13lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Paul Nolan

Dual-purpose sort; went closest on the Flat over 1m1.5f at this track last year; needs a repeat on return.

10/1

10th

4

(7)

7th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

20:20 Gowran Park

Jarvis Brook

9st 13lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Paul Nolan

Dual-purpose sort; went closest on the Flat over 1m1.5f at this track last year; needs a repeat on return.

10/1

Form: 520483

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
On a long losing run with his one and only win coming in 2021; rated in the mid-70s when trained in England but he looked as though he may now be on a realistic mark after staying on into third over 1m2f at Fairyhouse recently (good); the return to further should suit.
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5

(7)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Jawhary

9st 10lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

On a long losing run with his one and only win coming in 2021; rated in the mid-70s when trained in England but he looked as though he may now be on a realistic mark after staying on into third over 1m2f at Fairyhouse recently (good); the return to further should suit.

5/1

4

(5)

6th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

19:35 Fairyhouse

Jawhary

9st 9lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

1-30, the win coming in 2021 for former yard; not a bad effort on penultimate but well-beaten latest at Tipperary (12.5f, yld-sft); handicapper giving him a chance and could run into a place if in the mood.

16/1

20

(4)

27th May 2025

Good

1m 4f 110y

20:20 Tipperary

Jawhary

9st 12lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Reserve; only 1-29 but placed a few times and ran okay Leopardstown last time (1m4f); each-way claims if getting in.

Form: 0380-5

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Had been running poorly over hurdles but took a step back in the right direction on the Flat last time at odds of 50-1 when 4l behind Arcland at Navan (1m5f, good); won a Southwell handicap from a 1lb lower mark and a two-time winner over hurdles last year so has ability.
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4

(6)

3rd Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:42 Bellewstown

Steps In The Sand

9st 5lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Ciaran Murphy

Dual hurdle winner on good ground is 0-18 on the Flat although recent efforts at Navan and Down Royal give her place claims at least.

9/2

6

(15)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Steps In The Sand

9st 6lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ciaran Murphy

Had been running poorly over hurdles but took a step back in the right direction on the Flat last time at odds of 50-1 when 4l behind Arcland at Navan (1m5f, good); won a Southwell handicap from a 1lb lower mark and a two-time winner over hurdles last year so has ability.

15/2

Form: 0-0800

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Won from 4lb higher last year at Hamilton (1m4f, soft); has shown little since and was last seen on the end of a 34l defeat returning from an absence two weeks ago at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good); needs to bounce back.
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7

(1)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Gregorina

9st 5lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won from 4lb higher last year at Hamilton (1m4f, soft); has shown little since and was last seen on the end of a 34l defeat returning from an absence two weeks ago at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good); needs to bounce back.

33/1

8

(18)

6th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

20:10 Fairyhouse

Gregorina

9st 5lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won twice last summer, at Ballinrobe off 49 and Hamilton off 52; going through the motions at Dundalk earlier this year; capable off this mark on return to turf but drawn wide and might need this after a 114-day break.

33/1

11

(1)

12th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:05 Dundalk (AW)

Gregorina

9st 2lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Well drawn but recent form means a case is hard to make for her.

33/1

Form: 00520/ BF

Last run: 600 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Absent since poor run at Galway in October 2023; good second at Navan prior to that run (1m6f, soft); most of her best runs have come on soft and has a long layoff to contend with so perhaps best watched.
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11

27th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Curragh

Jazzy Rock

11st 9lb

T: Francis Casey

Placed once from 9 starts; not a bad effort last time but faces a tough task today against some of these rivals.

33/1

8

(10)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Jazzy Rock

9st 5lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Francis Casey

Absent since poor run at Galway in October 2023; good second at Navan prior to that run (1m6f, soft); most of her best runs have come on soft and has a long layoff to contend with so perhaps best watched.

14/1

Form: 9600-5

Last run: 143 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
The pick of her form is a fourth in a Gowran handicap from a 13lb higher mark in June last year; her runs since then have been poor and she was last seen finishing a 32l ninth of 11 at Clonmel in May; cheeckpieces go on but they need to spark huge improvement.
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9

(6)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Tiffany Mae

9st 5lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Oliver J Power

The pick of her form is a fourth in a Gowran handicap from a 13lb higher mark in June last year; her runs since then have been poor and she was last seen finishing a 32l ninth of 11 at Clonmel in May; cheeckpieces go on but they need to spark huge improvement.

22/1

9th

10

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:18 Clonmel

Tiffany Mae

10st 7lb

J: Danny Power

T: Oliver J Power

0-11 on the Flat and rated 50; showed only glimpses of ability for Jessica Harrington but two poor runs for this yard; impossible to recommend on hurdles bow.

100/1

Form: /5/8-1 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
In two runs for current stable he was a close second over hurdles before winning last time in a Navan handicap over 1m5f (good); he has been raised 7lb for that success; his form previously was modest but he has a good chance to go in again.
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10

(8)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Arcland

9st 4lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

In two runs for current stable he was a close second over hurdles before winning last time in a Navan handicap over 1m5f (good); he has been raised 7lb for that success; his form previously was modest but he has a good chance to go in again.

7/2

19

(16)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 5f 0y

17:35 Navan

Arcland

8st 10lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Had first run for Gavin Cromwell 15 days ago when an unlucky runner-up over hurdles at Downpatrick; despite modest record on the Flat, could be thrown in off current mark; has to be considered.

7/1

5

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

Arcland

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

1-22 on the Flat and 0-13 over hurdles; has threatened off this sort of mark in the past and joining Gavin Cromwell has to heighten interest.

100/30

Form: /80-15

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
A winner on her penultimate start at Sligo (1m5f, good); her run last time at Gowran was not bad after she faded a little close home (2m, good); the drop back to 1m5f looks a positive and she may be capable off a 6lb higher mark.
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14

7th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 204y

19:13 Roscommon

You Make Me Smile

10st 10lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Won off 8lb lower in April and followed up in a low-grade handicap on the Flat (1m5f); latest Flat run wasn't her best but wouldn't put a line through her.

14/1

12

(4)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

You Make Me Smile

9st 3lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: P A Fahy

A winner on her penultimate start at Sligo (1m5f, good); her run last time at Gowran was not bad after she faded a little close home (2m, good); the drop back to 1m5f looks a positive and she may be capable off a 6lb higher mark.

11/2

Form: 5948-0

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Returned from a break when 11l behind Arcland recently; was a good fourth in a Navan handicap last August off a 5lb higher mark (1m6f, good); she is lightly raced and entitled to improve from her comeback run so can't be completely ruled out.
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13

(5)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Lightning Legs

9st 2lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Gordon Elliott

Returned from a break when 11l behind Arcland recently; was a good fourth in a Navan handicap last August off a 5lb higher mark (1m6f, good); she is lightly raced and entitled to improve from her comeback run so can't be completely ruled out.

18/1

14

(6)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 5f 0y

17:35 Navan

Lightning Legs

9st 2lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Gordon Elliott

Good fourth here over 1m6f (good) last August but failed to get involved over the same C&D a month later; still low mileage and hails from top yard so market watch advised.

9/1

Form: 8/086-

Last run: 353 days

W: 9st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 44

Form & Verdict
Sole win came over hurdles two years ago; he has finished a distant third on his two most recent hurdle starts but his prior runs on the Flat are nothing to shout about.
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7

7th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 204y

19:13 Roscommon

Applejack Poet

11st 3lb

J: Mr B T Stone

T: Liz Doyle

Nearly two years since sole success in a handicap hurdle off this very mark; not in the same form over hurdles this year and well beaten off a basement Flat mark 16 days ago.

14/1

14

(17)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Applejack Poet

9st 1lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Liz Doyle

Sole win came over hurdles two years ago; he has finished a distant third on his two most recent hurdle starts but his prior runs on the Flat are nothing to shout about.

16/1

Form: 50-800

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 11lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 40

Form & Verdict
First reserve; unsighted in last place behind Arcland most recently at Navan; twice runner-up last season including at this track from 9lb lower mark.; runs this term have not been great and needs more.
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10

(10)

3rd Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:42 Bellewstown

Highland Bells

8st 10lb

J: Terry Casey

T: Michael Mulvany

A 21-race maiden didn't run too badly at Down Royal recently but still hard to see him making the long-waited breakthrough here (2lb lower in future).

12/1

15

(3)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 207y

17:10 Down Royal

Highland Bells

8st 11lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

First reserve; unsighted in last place behind Arcland most recently at Navan; twice runner-up last season including at this track from 9lb lower mark.; runs this term have not been great and needs more.

17

(2)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 5f 0y

17:35 Navan

Highland Bells

8st 12lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

A 19-race maiden; twice runner-up last season at around this trip, including here over 1m6f (good) in September off 47; now 5lb lower and raced with enthusiasm for a long way over C&D three weeks ago; possibilities.

25/1

Non-runners

Picpoul, Benz, Tartaraghan

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €9.20
Straight Forecast €7.70
Tricast €28.20
Trifecta €60.00

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Billie Frechette

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Tiffany Mae

POSTDATA:

Steps In The Sand

SPOTLIGHT:

Jawhary