Down Royal (IRE) Races
Down Royal (IRE)
19:30
His Majesty's Plate ()
Down Royal (IRE)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50
Place: €1.10 €3.90 €1.50
Exacta: €49.60
Trifecta: €259.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Countess Of Tyrone (IRE) | 4 F | Elite | P Twomey | 126 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - challenging going okay 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden from over 1f out - kept on well towards finish - pushed out(tchd 18/5) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Esquiline (FR) | 3 F | AVG | J P Murtagh | 126 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway when bit short of room over 2f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - kept on well - just held(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Party Central (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Gordon Elliott | 127 lbs | 3/1F | 2.25 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and prominent on near side of group 3f out - pressed winner under 2f out - lost second and no extra inside final furlong(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Serious Challenge (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | J S Bolger | 131 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - lost position when short of room and switched right over 2f out - ran on against far rail from over 1f out - went fourth but no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | The Very Man (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 132 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders on near side of group over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Prairie Dancer (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 132 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Dwelt start - soon prominent - led and clear after 2f - headed over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Falcon Eight (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | D K Weld | 135 lbs | 7/2 | 1.25 | Raced lazily at times - soon in rear - dropped to last over 3f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right the whole way)(op 10/3) | ||
| 8th | 5 | La Hacienda (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Matthew J Smith | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 1.25 | Led narrowly - raced in second after 2f - lost position and bit short of room over 2f out - soon weakened gradually(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) |