Down Royal (IRE) Races
Down Royal (IRE)
12:40
Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.50
Place: €1.02 €1.50 €1.70
Exacta: €4.50
Trifecta: €16.60
Non-Runners: Mister Vic (vet's advice), Pay The Tab (unsuitable ground), Ragmans Corner (cast in box)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Staffordshire Knot (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 8/15F | Won | Prominent - went second from 4 out - led going easily before 3 out - went clear when shaken up before 2 out - jumped slightly right 2 out - bad mistake last - easily(op 4/9) | ||
| 2nd | 14 | Grooveykindoflove (FR) | 6 M | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 151 lbs | 7/2 | 21 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent on inner after 4 out - outpaced and no chance with winner before 2 out - mistake 2 out - mistake last - kept on and went remote second towards finish(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | An Peann Dearg (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 158 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Soon pressed leader on inner - disputed lead 3rd - led from 4th - headed before 3 out - outpaced and no chance with winner before 2 out - weakening when lost second towards finish(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Reve Inoui (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | J P Flavin | 158 lbs | 50/1 | 17 | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon midfield - in touch with leaders before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - soon went fourth but no extra - weakened 2 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Paradise Lost (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charles O'Brien | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 3 | Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway into midfield after 4 out - weakened before 2 out | ||
| 6th | 4 | Battle Roar (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Ciaran Murphy | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - soon prominent - dropped to midfield after 5th - not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out | ||
| 7th | 13 | Desperado Genie (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Tom Harney
(7)lbs
|
Cian Collins | 144 lbs | 200/1 | 3.25 | Never better than midfield - towards rear when no extra after 4 out (jockey said mare was flat out early on and stayed on galloping) | |
| 8th | 5 | Kinbara Firstdraft (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 158 lbs | 80/1 | 2.75 | Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly or disputed lead early - jumped slightly left 3rd - raced in second from 4th - lost position after 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Supreme Authority (FR) | 5 G | Poor | S R B Crawford | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 36 | Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear when reminder after 1st - brief headway after 5th - weakened before 3 out(op 200/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Beer With The Boys (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Philip Byrnes
(5)lbs
|
H D McGuigan | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 36 | Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - prominent early - dropped to midfield before 3rd - towards rear when mistake 4th - weakened after 4 out | |
| 99th | 12 | University Of Life (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Michael J Molloy
(7)lbs
|
H Smyth | 151 lbs | 250/1 | - | Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out |