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Down Royal (IRE)
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Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.40 Place: €1.90 €1.40 Exacta: €8.10 Tricast: €18.36 Trifecta: €35.70
Non-Runners: Magnium (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m6½f 3m 2m6½f 2m4f 2m3f
1st
Disputed lead early - pressed leader after 3rd - briefly disputed lead after 6th - joined leader when not fluent 4 out - lost second when outpaced before 2 out - ridden and rallied after 2 out - led and kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the first time application of a tongue strap had helped - which was noted)(op 10/3)
8 G AVG
Paul Nolan 167 lbs 11/4 Won
3m2f 3m5f 3m5½f 2m6½f 3m2f
2m6f 2m4f 3m 2m4f 3m½f
2nd
In touch with leaders - prominent after 6th - headway and challenging when raced wide after 3 out - led narrowly when ridden after 2 out - headed but kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 11/8)
7 G AVG
Michael J McDonagh 157 lbs 6/4F 2.25
3m 3m1f 2m6f 3m 3m4f
3m4½f 3m½f 3m 2m5f 2m4f
3rd
Disputed lead early - not fluent 2nd - led clearly after 3rd - briefly disputed lead after 6th - joined 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon headed - weakened after last(op 11/2)
9 G AVG
Noel Meade 160 lbs 5/1 3.75
2m4f
2m4f 3m 3m 2m4f 2m6½f
4th
In rear early - in touch with leaders 10th - struggling when not fluent 3 out - soon reminders and weakened - mistake 2 out - eased when tailed off run-in(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
10 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 160 lbs 9/1 78
3m 3m4½f 2m6½f 4m2f 2m5f
3m 3m4½f 2m4f 3m½f 2m6½f
5th
Didn't jump well - raced lazily at times - in touch with leaders - reminder when dropped to last after 7th - detached when reminder after 8th - weakening when tailed off after 4 out (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
11 M Poor
P J Rothwell 153 lbs 14/1 61
3m4½f
2m7f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Disputed lead early - prominent after 3rd - towards rear when mistake 10th - soon reminders - weakened before 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost one of his cheekpieces when he jumped off)(op 66/1)
9 G Poor
R K Watson 149 lbs 40/1 -
-
2m7f 2m4f 3m4f 3m 3m5½f
99th
Didn't jump well - in rear early - in touch with leaders 7th - weakening when bad mistake 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fourth last)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
11 G Poor
P A Fahy 163 lbs 13/2 -
3m1f 3m5f 3m7½f 3m 3m