Down Royal (IRE)
15:28
Eventsec Handicap Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €13.20 Place: €2.90 €1.70 €1.30 Exacta: €42.50 Tricast: €109.06 Trifecta: €252
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear of midfield - headway 2 out (usual 5 out) - pressed leaders when ridden omitted 2 out - stayed on to lead towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
10 G Poor William P Murphy 151 lbs 10/1 Won
2nd
Soon midfield - headway and prominent after last (usual 4 out) - led after omitted 3 out - ridden and faced challenge omitted last - headed towards finish(op 9/4)
7 G AVG Noel C Kelly 156 lbs 5/2F 1.25
3rd
Prominent - went second after omitted 3 out - briefly disputed lead omitted 2 out - no extra towards finish(op 4/1)
7 M AVG Gordon Elliott 140 lbs 100/30 2.25
4th
In touch with leaders - headway and went fourth omitted 2 out - soon no extra(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
8 G Poor B R Hamilton 163 lbs 9/2 13
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - mistake 6th - struggling after last (usual 4 out) - stayed on after omitted 3 out - nearest finish(op 25/1)
11 G Poor P A Fahy 158 lbs 40/1 1.5
6th
Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - led before 4th - headed omitted 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
12 G AVG V T O'Brien 142 lbs 28/1 5.5
7th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - mistake 5th - pushed along briefly 6th - some headway when reminders after last (usual 4 out) - never on terms(op 28/1)
7 M Poor Eric Larkin 151 lbs 33/1 2
8th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders 3rd - lost position when slow jump 2 out (usual 5 out) - towards rear and struggling after last (usual 4 out) - kept on after omitted 2 out(op 18/1)
8 M AVG D M Christie 165 lbs 28/1 .5
9th
Led narrowly or disputed lead early - headed and raced in second before 4th - not fluent 7th - briefly led omitted 3 out - soon weakened(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
8 G Poor E J O'Grady 155 lbs 8/1 2.75
10th
Never better than midfield(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
10 G AVG Martin Hassett 152 lbs 11/1 .5
11th
Midfield - in touch with leaders before straight - weakened before omitted 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 20/1)
9 G AVG Noel Meade 162 lbs 12/1 6.5
12th
Midfield - weakened after last (usual 4 out)(op 22/1)
11 G AVG Liam Lennon 143 lbs 33/1 46
13th
Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - dropped to midfield after 3rd - towards rear when jumped slightly left and not fluent 4th - detached when mistake and weakened 3 out (usual 6 out)(op 40/1 tchd 150/1)
10 G AVG C A McBratney 157 lbs 125/1 35
14th
Prominent - weakened quickly after last (usual 4 out)(op 11/1)
9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 18/1 5.5