Down Royal (IRE)
16:30
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Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.90 Place: €1.60 €2.20 Exacta: €7.60 Trifecta: €23.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - went second after 2nd - led after 6th - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and clear approaching last - tired and hung right towards finish - always doing enough (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was a bit flat the last day he ran and he got a break which brought about today's improvement)(op 11/4)
6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 3/1 Won
2nd
Raced freely - in touch with leaders - went third 3rd - went second 7th - not fluent 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in - always held(op 100/30 tchd 3/1)
11 G Poor Patrick Griffin 158 lbs 4/1 1.25
3rd
Led - not fluent 1st - headed before 2nd - soon lost position - headway before 8th - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and no extra approaching last(op 13/8 tchd 9/4)
9 G AVG A L T Moore 166 lbs 6/4F 10
4th
Didn't jump well - jumped left on occasions - held up in rear - slow jump and reminders 6th - headway and went fourth 5 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 100/30 tchd 7/2 and 3/1)
7 G Poor S R B Crawford 159 lbs 100/30 31
5th
Raced in second - led before 2nd - headed after 6th - lost second 7th - dropped to rear and became detached 5 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 50/1 and 18/1)
8 G Poor Neill McCluskey 150 lbs 25/1 37