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Down Royal (IRE)
14:35
Barclay Communications Handicap
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.40 Place: €1.50 €1.40 €1.30 Exacta: €12.40 Tricast: €31.97 Trifecta: €52
Non-Runners: Bridgehead (temperature), Golden Ticket (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m 1m
1st
Steadied start - soon towards rear of midfield - steady headway on outer from 4f out - pushed along to lead going best over 1f out - ridden briefly when flashed tail but kept on strongly inside final furlong - comfortably(op 3/1)
3 F AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 138 lbs 11/4F Won
1m4½f 1m2½f
1m2f 1m3f 1m4f 1m2f 1m
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - headway 3f out - soon went second and pushed along - outpaced and lost second when ridden over 1f out - soon went second again but no chance with winner - kept on - just held second(op 11/4)
6 G AVG
A Oliver 132 lbs 3/1 8.5
1m 1m 1m2½f 1m 1m4f
7f 7f 1m1½f 1m1½f
3rd
Pushed along briefly - soon towards rear - pushed along from under 3f out - keeping on when ridden over 2f out - went third when switched right towards finish - nearest finish(op 4/1 tchd 18/5)
3 F AVG
Mrs John Harrington 128 lbs 4/1 0.1
1m2f 1m3f 1m5f
7f 1m 7f 1m 1m1f
4th
Pushed along briefly - towards rear - headway when switched left 3f out - soon pushed along - went fourth when ridden under 2f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - no impression when lost third but kept on towards finish(op 9/1)
3 F Poor
Adrian McGuinness 130 lbs 12/1 .5
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1m 1m1½f 1m2f 1m 1m1½f
5th
Took keen hold - soon led - clear when pushed along 3f out - ridden and reduced lead from under 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 50/1)
3 G Poor
Patrick J McKenna 119 lbs 28/1 5.5
1m 1m½f 1m2f 7f 1m
1m 1m 1m2f 1m2f 1m4f
6th
Prominent - pressed leaders when pushed along over 2f out - soon outpaced - ridden and weakened from under 2f out
5 G Poor
A Oliver 132 lbs 13/2 12
1m 1m2½f 1m1½f 2m1f 2m
7f 7f 1m
7th
Pushed along briefly - prominent on inner early - dropped to midfield after 1f - bit short of room when nudged along over 3f out - ridden and no extra when switched left over 2f out - soon no impression (vet said gelding had cuts on left fore and right hind and was blowing hard post-race)(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
6 G Poor
J P Murtagh 136 lbs 9/2 2.5
1m4f 1m1f 1m 2m1f 1m1½f
1m
8th
Taken down early - awkward start - slowly into stride - in rear and detached throughout - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
3 F Poor
William Durkan 122 lbs 66/1 25
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1m
9th
Taken down early - unruly beforehand - prominent - pressed leader when ridden over 3f out - soon outpaced and weakened quickly - tailed off(op 40/1)
3 F Poor
R K Watson 122 lbs 66/1 29
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