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Down Royal (IRE)
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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.29 Place: €1.02 €1.70 €1.70 Exacta: €3.90 Trifecta: €7.90
Non-Runners: Battleoftheboyne (vet's advice - lame), Dollymount (off feed), Harry's Dream (vet's advice)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m½f 2m
1st
Travelled strongly - made all - clear going best 2 out - ran on - canter(op 2/5 tchd 4/9)
5 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 162 lbs 2/7F Won
2m 2m3½f 2m 2m1f 2m3½f
2m
2nd
In touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - went second from 3 out - no extra after 2 out - no match for winner(tchd 6/1)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 7/1 10
2m4f 2m2½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m
2m 2m
3rd
In touch with leaders - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5th - outpaced before 3 out - kept on after 2 out - went remote third run-in(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
6 G AVG
E J O'Grady 162 lbs 8/1 25
2m4f 2m4f 3m 3m 3m½f
2m
4th
Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway before 4 out - went fourth after 3 out - disputing third but weakening when jumped slightly right and bumped rival 2 out(op 28/1)
4 F Poor
Ian Patrick Donoghue 148 lbs 33/1 1.75
2m2½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m2f 2m
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5th
Took keen hold - prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders before 2 out - not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)
4 F Poor
E D Delany 144 lbs 22/1 2
2m4f 2m1f
2m
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear early - pressed winner from 2nd - mistake and lost second 3 out - weakening when bumped 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too keen)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
4 G Good
Neil McKnight 153 lbs 7/1 .5
2m 2m½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m1f 2m3½f 2m
99th
Prominent early - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - dropped to rear when weakened after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out
5 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 162 lbs 80/1 -
2m 3m 2m2½f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m 2m 1m7½f 2m4f
99th
Took keen hold - in rear - weakened after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 150/1)
6 G Poor
Sarah Dawson 151 lbs 100/1 -
2m3f 2m1f 2m½f