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Down Royal (IRE)
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Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €29.50 Place: €1.10 €3.70 €1.10 Exacta: €48.30 Trifecta: €273
Non-Runners: High Court Cave (unsuitable ground), Krak (unsuitable ground), Sporting Glance (unsuitable ground), W B Easy (unsuitable ground), Young And Foolish (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Glenashling (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 155 lbs 14/1 Won Prominent - went second going easily home turn - pressed leader when bumped before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - carried left run-in - just held - finished 2nd - placed 1st (jockey said gelding got carried across the track)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1)
2nd 4 Walk On The Beach (IRE) 6 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 163 lbs 4/7F 0 Made all - wandered on approach 3rd - edged left and bumped rivals when faced challenge before 2 out - ridden and drifted left run-in - just did enough - finished 1st - placed 2nd - interference (jockey said gelding ran green after final hurdle and shied left at the back of the last)(op 8/13 tchd 4/6)
3rd 7 Hello Jack (IRE) 4 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 85/40 8 Pressed leader - outpaced home turn - badly squeezed out before 2 out - weakened gradually last(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
4th 12 Speedy Box (IRE) 7 G Poor
S Michael Millar 151 lbs 125/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - kept on approaching last - not reach leaders
5th 5 Colvin (IRE) 6 G Poor
S R B Crawford 151 lbs 20/1 3.75 In touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - ran green approaching last - no extra run-in (jockey said gelding ran green early)(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 11 Savant Du Mesnil (FR) 4 G Poor
S R B Crawford 158 lbs 16/1 5.5 Prominent - lost position before 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
7th 17 Rushes And Whins (IRE) 5 M Poor
Gerald Stephen Quinn 147 lbs 80/1 1.5 Midfield - not fluent and jockey unbalanced 3 out - brief headway before 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 66/1)
8th 16 Zuzukel (FR) 5 G Poor
A J Martin 151 lbs 80/1 1 Held up in last - soon detached - tailed off with one circuit to go - some headway 4th - soon joined main group - not fluent but going okay 3 out - kept on when tenderly handled from 2 out - never near to challenge - eyecatcher (inquiry into running and riding; jockey stated his instructions were to jump off 3 or 4 lengths behind the field to give his mount the best chance to settle and run to the best of his ability; he further added that he rode gelding at home and he was very keen; trainer stated his charge was very keen and that unfortunately today he had ran on his nerves and freely; he stated that gelding was scoped following the race and showed mucus and a grade two bleed; he further added that rider could have had made more of an effort between 3rd and 2nd last; vet reported gelding was post race normal)(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
9th 1 Fortune The Brave (IRE) 5 G AVG
John C McConnell 166 lbs 20/1 25 In touch with leaders - lost position after 4th - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
10th 9 On The Cards (FR) 4 G Poor
John C McConnell 151 lbs 100/1 2.5 Midfield - mistake 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off
11th 18 Are We Dancing (IRE) 4 G Poor
Liam Lennon 143 lbs 200/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - jumped left 2nd - lost position 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 250/1)
12th 10 Rockandrose (IRE) 10 G Poor
D M Christie 155 lbs 50/1 37 Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - awkward jump 1st - slow jump 2nd - slow jump 4th - outpaced and lost touch 5th - tailed off(op 22/1)
13th 20 Itcantjustbeluck (GB) 4 G Poor
Noel C Kelly 148 lbs 100/1 3.5 Midfield - mistake 3rd - outpaced 4th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 33/1)
99th 3 Quantum Leap (GB) 6 G AVG
John Joseph Hanlon 159 lbs 50/1 - Midfield - not fluent 3 out - mistake and fell heavily 2 out - fatally injured
99th 19 Chancing Dreams (IRE) 4 G Poor
Cian Collins 148 lbs 33/1 - Held up in rear - niggled along 1st - lost touch 3 out - badly hampered by faller and unseated 2 out