Down Royal (IRE) Races
Down Royal (IRE)
13:10
Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.10
Place: €2.30 €1.50
Exacta: €12.10
Trifecta: €60.40
Non-Runners: Condesa (unsuitable ground), My Gaffer (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Western Fold (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 168 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent on far side of group 4 out - led going best before 2 out - clear when ridden after 2 out - pushed out - comfortably(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | D Art D Art (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Thomas Cooper | 165 lbs | 5/4F | 15 | Led - headed and lost ground when bad mistake 3 out - keeping on when switched left after 2 out - went modest second run-in(op 11/10) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | The Other Mozzie (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 168 lbs | 13/2 | 5.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway on far side of group 4 out - pressed winner when mistake 2 out - soon no extra - weakening when lost second run-in(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Joshua Des Flos (FR) | 6 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 168 lbs | 6/1 | 6.5 | Pressed leader - not fluent 4th - left in lead 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Soldante (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ciaran Murphy | 163 lbs | 9/2 | 16 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Ah Remy Martin (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Thomas Gibney | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 31 | Prominent on inner early - lost position after 5th - dropped to rear before 4 out - dropped to last when struggling after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 16/1) |