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Down Royal (IRE)
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Northern Ireland On-Course Bookmakers Association Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €1.50 Place: €1.02 €1.60 €2.10 Exacta: €5.50 Trifecta: €22.50
Non-Runners: Healthisyourwealth (traffic accident), Royal Admiral (respiratory infection/scoped wrong)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Banks Boy (IRE) 7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 8/11F Won Prominent - disputed lead before 3 out - led narrowly when mistake 3 out - pushed along when hung left and ridden before 2 out - hard pressed but kept on well run-in - always doing enough (trainer said - regarding apparent improvement in form - that he was disappointed with the gelding's last two runs and no abnormality was found post race. He explained that the gelding returned to his previous best form to win this contest)(op 5/6)
2nd 6 Champ De Gane (FR) 8 G Poor
S R B Crawford 151 lbs 4/1 1.75 Held up in behind leaders - pressed leaders when jumped slightly left 3 out - went second before 2 out - nudged along when every chance after 2 out - ridden and hung right and no extra run-in - always held(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 2 No Trouble (IRE) 8 G Poor
John C McConnell 166 lbs 11/1 18 Towards rear - steady headway after 5th - disputed lead before 3 out - pushed along when lost second before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 10/1)
4th 12 Cocoplum (IRE) 6 M Poor
C A McBratney 151 lbs 9/2 1.25 Didn't jump well - prominent - mistake and pushed along briefly 2nd - ridden after 4 out - went fourth before 2 out - soon no impression
5th 10 No Mor Isolation (IRE) 6 G Poor
S R B Crawford 158 lbs 80/1 7 Towards rear - mistake 4th - pushed along when headway before 3 out - keeping on when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - kept on towards far side after last - never on terms(op 50/1)
6th 1 Convertible (IRE) 5 G Poor
Anthony McCann 159 lbs 40/1 6.5 Midfield - reminder after 4th - in touch with leaders when pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - soon no impression(op 33/1)
7th 13 Penthouse Poppet (IRE) 8 M Poor
C A McBratney 151 lbs 100/1 14 Towards rear of midfield - lost position when reminder and flashed tail after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - minor headway but no impression when hampered by faller 2 out - kept on(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
8th 9 Ithaka (IRE) 8 G AVG
Ronan M P McNally 158 lbs 80/1 6.5 Always towards rear - not fluent 4th - pushed along briefly before 3 out - minor headway when tenderly handled 2 out - never dangerous(op 66/1)
9th 11 Shanes Passion (IRE) N/A Poor
Jamie Albert Sloan 151 lbs 25/1 12 Prominent - pressed leader when pushed along after 4 out - ridden and weakened before 3 out - mistake 3 out - dropped to rear when mistake and hampered by faller 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1 and 22/1)
10th 4 Magi Gal (IRE) 7 M Poor
John C McConnell 152 lbs 33/1 0.2 Didn't jump well - prominent early - mistake 1st - lost position when mistake 4th - mistake 5th - soon dropped to rear - detached when not fluent 4 out - well behind when hampered by faller 2 out
99th 7 Haddock De Grissay (FR) 5 G Poor
Mary Ellen Doyle 151 lbs 16/1 - Led - not fluent 4th - headed and lost second before 3 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out - dropped to midfield when fell 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)