Down Royal (IRE) Races
Down Royal (IRE)
17:45
Premier Electrics Handicap
Down Royal (IRE)
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €8.50
Place: €2.70 €1.70 €12.70
Exacta: €47.70
Tricast: €1492.36
Trifecta: €1304.60
Non-Runners: Aloysius Lilius (reserve), Conversant (unsuitable ground), Darcy's Rock (reserve), Jim's Cracker (unsuitable ground), Pillar (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Spirit Of Eagles (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | M C Grassick | 128 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway over 1f out - shaken up and challenging inside final furlong - ridden to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Eruption (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 132 lbs | 9/2 | 1.75 | Prominent - soon went second and pressed leader - headway challenging inside final furlong - kept on towards finish - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Art Of Unity (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Robert Whearty
(7)lbs
|
Muredach Kelly | 131 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Led - faced challenge 1f out - headed final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 33/1) | |
| 4th | 10 | Sister Lola (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | James McAuley | 130 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Midfield - headway against far rail 1f out - kept on well and went fourth post(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Peerless (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Denis Gerard Hogan | 131 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | Prominent - soon went third - weakened final 110yds - short of room towards finish - lost fourth post (jockey said his race was run when he ran out of room in the closing stages and took a precautionary check)(op 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Ever Rock (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Jack Kearney
(7)lbs
|
J J Lambe | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway disputing fourth over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 14/1) | |
| 7th | 7 | Pulse Of Shanghai (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Killian Hennessy
(5)lbs
|
James McAuley | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 2 | Towards rear - raced in last halfway - some headway against far rail inside final furlong - never on terms(op 10/1) | |
| 8th | 5 | Soyounique (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Danny Sheehy
(3)lbs
|
Ciaran Murphy | 130 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Midfield - outpaced over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(5)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 127 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - outpaced under 2f out(op 8/1) | |
| 10th | 4 | Scarlet Dancer (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | James McAuley | 138 lbs | 3/1F | 1.25 | Dwelt start - pushed along in rear early - some headway on outer halfway - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away from the starting stalls; vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 11/4) |