TRACKFACTS ANDOTHERRACINGINFORMATION

ABOUTTODAY’SRACES

Trackinformation

A right handed horseshoe-shaped track of 2 miles with no sharp bends and a run-in of 3 furlongs. This combined with a steady uphill finish makes it ideal for the galloping type The 5 and 6 furlongs contests are run on the straight course

TRAINERSINFORM-MOSTWINSINTHELAST14DAYS:

G ELLIOTT (9 wins from 61 runners, 15%) runs TED HASTINGS (5.25).

JEAN CLAUDE ROUGET (9 wins from 29 runners, 31%) runs VADENI (2.45).

AIDAN O’BRIEN (7 wins from 28 runners, 25%) runs MATRIKA (1.45), LUXEMBOURG (2.45), JACKIE OH and DOWER HOUSE and MEDITATE (3.50), DRUMROLL (4.25), ALL TIME GREAT and HIGH CHIEFTESS (4.55).

JOCKEYSINFORM-MOSTWINSINTHELAST14DAYS:

RYAN MOORE (11 wins from 40 rides, 28%) rides rides MATRIKA (1.45), LUXEMBOURG (2.45), JUMBLY (3.15), MEDITATE (3.50), DRUMROLL (4.25), ALL TIME GREAT (4.55), NEWFOUNDLAND (5.25).

DYLAN MCMONAGLE (5 wins from 39 rides, 13%) rides GRAND JOB (1.45), QUEEN MAEDBH (2.15), HONEY GIRL (3.15), MISTER MISTER (4.25), STAR GALAXY (4.55), LAST AMMO (5.25).

LEIGH ROCHE (5 wins from 19 rides, 26%) rides BACK DOWN UNDER (1.45),

TOOPROFITABLE (2.15).

Weightwatcher

The horses which have dropped most in the weights from previous winning handicap marks in the last two years: 2.15 Sophie’s Star (won off 85 down 4lb to 81).

Fancythat

AIDAN O’BRIEN won the 2.45 race in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The stable is represented by Luxembourg in the race today.

Stablemoves

2.15 PETIT CALVADOS has moved from E O’Neill to Eoghan O’Neill; 2.15 TOOPROFITABLE has moved from M C Grassick to A Mullins; 3.15 JUMBLY has moved from H & R Charlton to J P O’Brien; 4.55 AMEERAT JUMAIRA has moved from M Halford to M Halford & T Collins.

NOTE: All statistics are up to and including - 26th May.

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