Down Royal 5:30 Result
Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap
Result
| Pos | Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Form | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won | 506 | — | |||
| 2 | — | 0894 | — | |||
| 3 | — | 005 | — |
The Verdict
FormCast selectionSomeday SomewhereConfidence 3/5Didn't win
Top-rated on OR 69, carries top weight deservedly given consistent form figures of 3445 - she's been running to a solid level each time out with no big letdowns, unlike most of this nursery field who show erratic 0-laden form. Her recent run 8 days ago suggests fitness and Jack Kearney's 3lb claim helps. Romance (OR 68) is the obvious market rival with a decent recent 6th but her form line 506 is patchier, and she wears tongue-tie suggesting a breathing quirk. Draw 2 for Someday Somewhere is workable over 7f at Down Royal. Most of the rest of this field (Arizonaneargalway, Fine Line, Elyatta, Ballymackney) show scratchy form figures littered with 0s and 8s, making them hard to trust off just a break of positive placings. Thelymitra has been freshened (38 days) and wears first-time cheekpieces, which could spark improvement, but her price and form (680) don't inspire enough confidence to head the market pick. Overall this is a competitive, moderate-class nursery, but Someday Somewhere's rating edge and round of solid placed efforts make her the most reliable each-way/win type in the field, worth backing at what should be a fair price given the depth of moderate rivals around her.
Runners & Form
| No. | Draw | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Form | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ★ | 2 | 69 | 3445 | — | ||
| Top-rated on OR 69, carries top weight deservedly given consistent form figures of 3445 - she's been running to a solid level each time out with no big letdowns, unlike most of this nursery field who show erratic 0-laden form. | ||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 007 | — | |||
| 2 | 4 | ✓ | 2 | 68 | 506 | — | ||
| 3 | 10 | 2 | 64 | 0880 | — | |||
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 005 | — | |||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 680 | — | |||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 00074 | — | |||
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 0894 | — | |||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 009 | — | |||
| 9 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 790 | — | |||