Down Royal (IRE)
13:23
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €6 Place: €2.30 €4.60 €3.90 Exacta: €57.80 Tricast: €826.93
Non-Runners: Command Chain (reserve), Mater Matuta (reserve), Monoxide (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Ben Thomson (IRE) 7 G Poor Noel Meade 158 lbs 5/1F Won Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 3rd - in touch with leaders 4 out - pressed leaders when pushed along on outer 3 out - joined leaders when mistake 2 out - soon ridden and led narrowly - kept on well - all out(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
2nd 1 Magic Sea (IRE) 6 G Poor Sarah Dawson 166 lbs 14/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - soon reminder - reminders after 5th - reminders after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon headway and ridden - close up when not fluent last - kept on well run-in - went second final strides(op 12/1)
3rd 11 Autumn Crusade (IRE) 7 G Poor
J B Kane (2)lbs
Dermot A McLoughlin 154 lbs 12/1 0.3 Disputed lead early - soon chased leaders - pushed along briefly after 4 out - ridden home turn - headway before 2 out - soon joined leaders and every chance - kept on well run-in - lost second final strides(op 16/1)
4th 8 Beat Of The Sea (IRE) 9 M Poor Seamus Fahey 156 lbs 7/1 20 Disputed lead early - led 4th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden when joined after 3 out - headed before 2 out - no impression when outpaced before last - kept on and went modest fourth run-in(op 15/2)
5th 9 Uncle Gerhard (IRE) 6 G Poor Conor O'Dwyer 156 lbs 7/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon midfield - headway on inner 3 out - soon chased leaders and pushed along - joined leaders before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - weakening when not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 13/2)
6th 14 Herculaneum (IRE) 6 G AVG Noel C Kelly 154 lbs 15/2 2.25 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - minor headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out - soon no impression(op 15/2 tchd 9/1 and 7/1)
7th 13 Fainche (IRE) 8 M Poor E Sheehy 150 lbs 33/1 .5 Midfield early - in touch with leaders after 5th - headway and pressed leader after 4 out - joined leader when pushed along after 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
8th 7 Colwinston (IRE) 11 G Poor Miss Suzy Barkley 157 lbs 25/1 36 Towards rear - minor headway when not fluent 4th - not fluent 4 out - in touch with leaders when pushed along home turn - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and lost touch(op 20/1)
9th 2 Mutadaawel (IRE) 8 G Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 162 lbs 18/1 13 Chased leaders - lost position and outpaced when ridden home turn - weakened and lost touch 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 4 Tenth Amendment (IRE) 10 G Poor Keith Henry Clarke 161 lbs 16/1 11 Midfield - not fluent 3rd - pushed along after 4 out - lost touch when ridden and no impression home turn - soon weakened(op 25/1)
99th 12 Tuckmill (IRE) 9 G AVG Francis J Flood 154 lbs 6/1 - Prominent early - soon chased leaders - pressed leader after 4 out - close up when pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - soon no extra and weakened - dropped to midfield when stumbled and fell 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/2)
99th 10 Justice Ears (IRE) 8 G Poor David Peter Dunne 154 lbs 14/1 - Unruly at the post - towards rear - mistake 1st - pushed along briefly after 4th - pushed along briefly after 5th - pushed along and no impression when mistake 4 out - soon ridden and weakened - pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding was found to have an overreach post race)(op 10/1)
99th 3 Hillary John (IRE) 10 G Poor B R Hamilton 163 lbs 20/1 - Close up - disputed lead after 2nd - headed but prominent 4th - not fluent 5th - lost position and chased leaders when pushed along before 4 out - weakening when ridden and no extra after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out
99th 6 Emma Prada (IRE) 6 M Poor Sean Thomas Doyle 162 lbs 6/1 - Midfield - weakened and dropped to rear after 5th - reminders and no extra before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
99th 15 That's Me Finished (IRE) 8 G AVG Noel C Kelly 150 lbs 66/1 - In rear - mistake 2nd - pushed along and struggling when detached before 3rd - mistake and pushed along briefly 4th - pushed along after 5th - pulled up before 3 out(op 28/1)