Down Royal (IRE)
15:35
Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.30 Place: €1.60 €2.70 Exacta: €17.20 Tricast: €146.49 Trifecta: €55.50
Non-Runners: Carrolls Cottage (nasal discharge)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders on inner - prominent 8th - briefly went second after 11th - not fluent 4 out - pushed along 3 out - headway when switched left going okay and went second before 2 out - hard ridden after last - edged left when ran on to lead towards finish(op 9/4)
10 M AVG S Curling 160 lbs 5/2 Won
2nd
Soon prominent - not fluent 1st - joined leaders towards far side 3 out - led narrowly when pushed along before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well but headed towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 9/1 .5
3rd
Briefly led - raced in second from 1st - jumped slightly left 5th - lost position when mistake 11th - went second again 5 out - joined leaders 3 out - outpaced when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for first two(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
10 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 148 lbs 15/2 6
4th
Raced in second early - led from 1st - not fluent 3rd - joined when not fluent and ridden 3 out - soon headed - lost touch before 2 out - kept on(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
8 G Poor B R Hamilton 163 lbs 9/4F 1.25
5th
In touch with leaders on outer early - towards rear after 6th - dropped to last when not fluent 8th - niggled along briefly 11th - minor headway when pushed along and jumped slightly left 3 out - ridden briefly after last - made no telling impression
8 G Poor C Byrnes 152 lbs 9/2 6
6th
In rear throughout - niggled along briefly after 4 out - pushed along when hampered by faller and became detached 3 out - no impression when hampered by loose horse 2 out(op 20/1)
7 G AVG Martin Brassil 156 lbs 25/1 18
99th
Held up in rear - minor headway going okay when mistake and unseated rider 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G Poor C A McBratney 154 lbs 9/1 -