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Down Royal (IRE)
15:47
Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €14.40 Place: €3.70 €2.30 €3 Exacta: €105.70 Tricast: €643.21
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5½f 3m2f 3m1f 3m5f 2m3½f
1st
Pressed leader - ridden after 3 out - kept on well after last - led towards finish (jockey said gelding leaned a bit right in closing stages)(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
9 G AVG
S R B Crawford 167 lbs 12/1 Won
3m2f 3m 3m½f 2m7½f
3m2f 3m½f 3m1½f 2m6½f 2m3½f
2nd
Led but pestered - faced challenges when edged right approaching last - edged right when headed towards finish (jockey said gelding ran around in the straight)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
7 G Poor
D M Christie 153 lbs 7/1 .5
3m4½f 3m2f 3m2f 3m½f 2m6f
2m5½f 2m4f 2m 2m 2m
3rd
In rear early - in touch with leaders after 9th - prominent going okay before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - short of room when pressed leader on inner approaching last - short of room and switched left towards finish - kept on (jockey said gelding suffered interference at the last)(op 11/2)
7 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 7/1 1.5
2m1f 3m 2m4f 2m½f 2m
2m5f 2m7f 3m1½f 3m1½f 3m
4th
Towards rear - mistake and pecked on landing 2nd - in touch with leaders before 4 out - no extra after 2 out - not fluent last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
7 M AVG
Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 11/1 6.5
2m6f 3m2f 3m2f 2m5f 3m2f
3m½f 3m7½f 2m7f 3m1f 3m½f
5th
Midfield - towards rear before 4 out - switched left before 2 out - keeping on towards near side approaching last - never on terms(op 9/4)
8 G Poor
A J Martin 150 lbs 7/2F .5
2m4f 2m2f 2m3½f 2m5f 4m1f
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m2½f 2m
6th
Prominent - lost position before 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(tchd 13/2)
9 G Poor
Oliver McKiernan 153 lbs 15/2 .75
3m 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m6½f
3m3f 2m7½f 3m7½f 3m 3m1f
7th
Held up in rear - hampered by faller 3rd - brief headway 10th - no impression after 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
10 G Poor
William P Murphy 162 lbs 16/1 0.2
3m 3m2f 3m½f 3m½f 3m
2m4f 3m 2m5½f 3m 3m½f
8th
Didn't jump well - never going well - towards rear - mistake and lost ground 1st - raced in last after 6th - brief headway after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 9/1)
5 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 17/2 8
2m½f 1m6f
2m5½f 2m7½f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4½f
99th
Midfield - in touch with leaders when fell 3rd(op 17/2)
6 G Poor
P A Fahy 151 lbs 6/1 -
3m 2m4½f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m6f 2m3½f 2m1½f 2m 2m6½f
99th
Midfield - badly hampered by faller and unseated 3rd(tchd 15/2)
7 G Poor
C Byrnes 157 lbs 7/1 -
3m 3m½f 2m6½f 3m 2m5f