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3:53 Down Royal

Saturday 20 June 2026 ·12 runners KTB Selection: Liberation Date · 65/100

A 12-runner Flat contest over 1m2f96y at Down Royal (3:53), on Soft going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Liberation Date KTB Selection65/100
  2. 2Fiver Friday60/100
  3. 3Apercu58/100
  4. 4Lady Lilac56/100
  5. 5Chablis Rock56/100
  6. 6Thrifty Of Digby54/100
  7. 7Stars Will Shine54/100
  8. 8Chica Guerrera51/100
  9. 9Diamond Exchange48/100
  10. 10Narlita43/100
  11. 11Beauparc40/100
  12. 12Enchanted Lady39/100

The contenders

Liberation Date KTB Fit 65/100

Form 531-96 · Jack Foley · Orla Tynan(7)

No runs on soft — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Fiver Friday KTB Fit 60/100

Form 503-14 · Gavin Cromwell · Gary Carroll

Placed 1 of 2 on soft — competitive, no win Ran 4 times here: 4th, 6th, 2nd, 8th — placed, no win

Apercu KTB Fit 58/100

Form 75-480 · A Oliver · W J Lee

1 win from 2 on soft (1 placed) Ran 1 time here: 2nd — placed, no win

Lady Lilac KTB Fit 56/100

Form 6-3557 · Joseph G Murphy · Sam Coen(5)

No runs on soft — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Chablis Rock KTB Fit 56/100

Form 03-21 · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh

No runs on soft — unproven on the ground No course form on record

The rest of the field

Thrifty Of DigbyKTB Fit 54/100

KTB Fit Score 54/100.

Stars Will ShineKTB Fit 54/100

KTB Fit Score 54/100.

Chica GuerreraKTB Fit 51/100

KTB Fit Score 51/100.

Diamond ExchangeKTB Fit 48/100

KTB Fit Score 48/100.

NarlitaKTB Fit 43/100

KTB Fit Score 43/100.

BeauparcKTB Fit 40/100

KTB Fit Score 40/100.

Enchanted LadyKTB Fit 39/100

KTB Fit Score 39/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Liberation Date on a Fit Score of 65/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Fiver Friday and Apercu.

KTB Selection Liberation Date

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 3:53 at Down Royal?

Liberation Date tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 65/100.

How many runners are in this race?

12 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 3:53 at Down Royal?

The going is described as Soft.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 1m2f96y.

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