Down Royal (IRE)
17:15
Kerry Foods Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.50 €1.70 €1.40 Exacta: €19.80 Tricast: €53.17 Trifecta: €183.10
Non-Runners: Baltinglass Hill (unsuitable ground), Gamigin (unsuitable ground), Star Harbour (unsuitable ground), Tell Us This (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Jinxs Link (IRE) 9 G Poor M M Rice 156 lbs 7/2 Won Held up in rear - mistake 4 out - headway going okay on inner 3 out - challenging when jumped slightly left 2 out - led narrowly when jumped left and bumped rival last - ridden and kept on well run-in - edged right towards finish - just did enough (jockey said gelding jumped left)(op 10/3)
2nd 8 Eastmore (GB) 4 G Poor C Byrnes 154 lbs 9/2 0.3 Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 5th - headway before 3 out - joined leaders after 3 out - not fluent and outpaced 2 out - jumped right last - ran on against far rail and went second when bit short of room towards finish - just held(op 11/2)
3rd 3 Ah Remy Martin (IRE) 6 G AVG Thomas Gibney 159 lbs 3/1F .5 Prominent - pressed leader before 3rd - led narrowly after 3 out - headed when bumped and hampered last - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 10/3)
4th 2 Coastal World (FR) 10 G AVG Noel C Kelly 160 lbs 9/2 4.5 In touch with leaders - towards rear when not fluent 4 out - headway and pushed along before 3 out - prominent when ridden and switched right before 2 out - soon no extra(op 7/2)
5th 9 Nevermindestranger (IRE) 7 G Poor D M Christie 147 lbs 9/2 8 In touch with leaders - slow jump 5th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 4/1)
6th 11 Vairue (IRE) 8 G Poor Ms Helen P Markham 142 lbs 14/1 11 Raced wide - took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead after 2nd - led before 3rd - mistake 3 out - soon headed - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1)
7th 10 Superdermo (IRE) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 145 lbs 10/1 4.25 In touch with leaders - towards rear when slow jump and pushed along briefly 5th - reminders after 4 out - no impression before 3 out(tchd 8/1)
8th 12 Curzon Queen (IRE) 4 F Poor H Smyth 133 lbs 66/1 15 Led narrowly or disputed lead early - prominent before 3rd - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 50/1)