Wednesday 2 December · Dundalk, Eire
15:05 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race
- Distance
- 0m 7f 0y
- Going
- Standard
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 9000
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
ROYAL HIGHNESS looks the part. She was beaten a head and a nose into third in a six-furlong claimer here on her penultimate start. She faced a tough task when next seen in a rated race but her seventh place can be marked up as the form is working out well. She is a former course and distance winner and Mike O'Connor claims 10lbs from her back which puts her on a fighting weight. Boitron's rating is very much built upon back form when a Listed winner and fourth in a Group One in 2018. It looked like there was still ability in his locker when he just failed by a head in a claimer last month but he was then blown away by seven lengths in the same grade a couple of weeks ago, albeit by a horse who rekindled some of his excellent Australian form. He is hard to weigh up but a 7lb claimer has been enlisted and he should be competitive at these weights. Bay Of Skaill is drawn to attack from stall one and could make good use of it. She led throughout from low draws when placed here in October and November, and it may be best to put a line through her last start when drawn out in the car park in 16. Despite that horror draw, she was beaten just over three lengths at the finish. Togoville ought to give Siobhan Rutledge a good spin.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boitron | 595-022 | Paddy Harnett | D Hogan | 9 1 | 13-8 | |
| 2 | Royal Highness | 040437 | Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 10 1 | 13-2 | |
| 3 | Caesar\'s Comet | 007550 | C G O'Dwyer | D Hogan | 9 1 | 14-1 | |
| 4 | Togoville | 054277 | Siobhan Rutledge | A McCann | 8 13 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Drummond Warrior | 0-76080 | Katelyn Young | D Hogan | 9 11 | 50-1 | |
| 6 | Eleuthera | 814098 | Ross Coakley | J F Levins | 9 5 | 25-1 | |
| 7 | Highly Approved | 985519 | C J MacRedmond | A McGuinness | 9 3 | 6-1 | |
| 8 | Bay Of Skaill | 323387 | Gary Halpin | J G Murphy | 9 3 | 9-1 | |
| 9 | Windham Belle | 035804 | T P Madden | W McCreery | 9 11 | 10-1 | |
| 10 | Lord Mczie | 5-0108 | Rory Cleary | J McAuley | 9 9 | 25-1 | |
| 11 | Star Of Lombardy | 8411/00 | N G McCullagh | M C Grassick | 9 11 | 66-1 | |
| 12 | No Speed Limit | 150-007 | M A Gallagher | J McAuley | 9 5 | 40-1 | |
| NR | Eacharn | 646769 | Amy Jo Hayes | A Slattery | 9 1 | ||
| NR | Guiding | 900410 | C D Maxwell | S Nolan | 9 1 |