UK Horse Racing Tips: Down Royal

COURT COMPLIANCE was purchased for 95,000 pounds in April and was only narrowly denied when second on his Rules debut at Punchestown. With the benefit of that experience under his belt, the five-year-old could be hard to beat here. Cork bumper winner Miss Doyenne is an obvious threat on her hurdling bow, while Sept Etoiles is another with a bright future. The shortlist is completed by Dippedinmoonlight and Blueys Unicorse.
Prediction : 1st Court Compliance 2nd Miss Doyenne 3rd Sept Etoiles

Champagne Jury performed too badly to be true at the Punchestown Festival and a reproduction of his previous second to Honesty Policy at Leopardstown is sure to see him firmly involved. However, LOS BLANCO arrives on the back of a respectable third in handicap company at Gowran and he's slightly more compelling. All Night Revival finished a close-up second on his Rules/bumper debut at Fairyhouse and may fare best of the remainder on his hurdles bow.
Prediction : 1st Los Blanco 2nd Champagne Jury 3rd All Night Revival

A field of this size grants opportunities for each-way options to be considered. Back To Cali, Centaq and Boston Bobby all fit the bill as shortlist material based on their peak form, while Southey could go well if granted a run. However, the lightly-weighted Esticky End and THE TOOTHPICKER might shine brightest. The latter has dropped to a competitive rating and, a Wexford fall aside, has shown steady improvement in all three starts since returning from a lengthy absence. This may be within reach with another step forward.
Prediction : 1st The Toothpicker 2nd Esticky End 3rd Back To Cali

Gavin Cromwell has trained the last two winners and GLENASHLING in one to take seriously. He finished a close second at Punchestown on his penultimate start and looks to have strong claims in this company with a repeat. Supreme Jet posted a better effort when runner-up at Cork on only his second start over the larger obstacles. He looks a bigger threat than Swing Davis, who could prove best of her yard's three runners.
Prediction : 1st Glenashling 2nd Supreme Jet 3rd Swing Davis

It looks best to side with DUCE BIGALOW, who put a lacklustre chasing effort behind him to fill the runner-up spot at Naas. Seamus Neville's charge has much less to prove than many on that evidence and, should stepping up in trip be beneficial, he could go one place better. Baltinglass Hill has been running well in defeat of late and is expected to be thereabouts again, while others to note include I A Connect and Walk In The Sea.
Prediction : 1st Duce Bigalow 2nd Baltinglass Hill 3rd I A Connect

Con's Roc ran out an easy winner at Fairyhouse last month and remains open to plenty of improvement being so lightly raced for his age. However, he comes up against the toughest opposition in his career to date, with 2023 hero ITS ON THE LINE likely to come out on top. Having finished runner-up for the second consecutive year at Cheltenham, he made it back-to-back victories at Punchestown and arrives here following a run in the pointing sphere. The Goffer and Willitgoahead appear to be a formidable team for Gordon Elliott and they enter calculations too.
Prediction : 1st Its On The Line 2nd The Goffer 3rd Willitgoahead

Master Haku finished a good way clear of the third when just touched off at Cork and commands respect on his first outing in this sphere. Long Goodbye produced an encouraging effort when second at Thurles in October and is noted, but the vote goes to BOYCETOWN. Gavin Cromwell's gelding shaped with lots of promise when filling the runner-up spot at Punchestown and with any amount of improvement to come, he looks the way to go.
Prediction : 1st Boycetown 2nd Master Haku 3rd Long Goodbye