Down Royal (IRE)
17:50
Linden Foods Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.70 Place: €1.50 €1.30 €2.10 Exacta: €9.80 Trifecta: €54.20
Non-Runners: Morell River (unsuitable ground), Sysko (lame), Truly Elegant (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Boston Jury (IRE) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 7/2 Won Midfield - in touch with leaders 5th - prominent 3 out (usual 4 out) - pressed leader after 2 out (usual 3 out) - led last (usual 2 out) - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 11/2)
2nd 1 How About No (FR) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 11/8F 1.75 Prominent - not fluent 5th - led before 2 out (usual 3 out) - faced challenge after 2 out (usual 3 out) - headed last (usual 2 out) - kept on but no match for winner(op Evens)
3rd 3 Rapparee Champ (IRE) 5 G AVG C Byrnes 161 lbs 11/2 .5 In touch with leaders - reminder 4th - prominent 2 out (usual 3 out) - kept on run-in - no telling impression(op 17/2)
4th 12 Jane Eire (IRE) 5 M AVG Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 9/2 .75 In rear - headway and midfield 5th - going okay and in touch with leaders 2 out (usual 3 out) - short of room approaching last - kept on run-in - no impression towards finish(tchd 7/2)
5th 14 Massabielle (IRE) 4 F Poor Mrs Prunella Dobbs 139 lbs 150/1 4.25 Towards rear - headway before last (usual 2 out) - kept on but never near to challenge(op 100/1)
6th 11 Southey (IRE) 5 G Poor S R B Crawford 153 lbs 11/1 3 In touch with leaders - switched left approaching last - no impression run-in(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1)
7th 9 Largy Texas (IRE) 4 G Poor S R B Crawford 146 lbs 22/1 34 Never better than midfield - tailed off (jockey said gelding was very green early)(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
8th 6 Hungry Rock (IRE) 4 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 148 lbs 20/1 5 In touch with leaders - hit 2nd - soon dropped to rear - jumped left and lost touch 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
9th 2 Indication Rocket (IRE) 4 G Poor Gary McGill 161 lbs 100/1 .75 Took keen hold - held up in last - rapid headway and prominent 2nd - led 4th - headed before 2 out - slow jump 2 out - soon weakened quickly - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too keen)(op 66/1)
10th 10 Orlando Spirit (FR) N/A Poor Declan Queally 153 lbs 33/1 1.25 Led - not fluent 1st - wandered on approach 2nd - headed but prominent 4th - awkward jump 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 66/1)
11th 7 Knowing Me (IRE) 4 G Poor Declan Queally 153 lbs 100/1 7 In rear throughout - tailed off(op 33/1)
12th 8 Largy Mason (IRE) 4 G Poor S R B Crawford 153 lbs 150/1 35 In rear throughout - tailed off(op 40/1)
99th 13 N/A Poor Thomas Gibney 139 lbs 100/1 - Towards rear - slow jump and lost touch 5th - pulled up before 2 out(op 28/1)