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Down Royal (IRE)
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Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €5.40 Place: €1.70 €1.10 €1.50 Exacta: €14.30 Trifecta: €61.80
Non-Runners: Coffee Bay (reserve), Colonel Bellew (reserve), Pay The Tab (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Top Speed (IRE) 7 G Poor
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 7/2 Won Made all - jumped well - 4 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead after 2 out - shaken up approaching last - ran on well run-in - comfortably(op 100/30 tchd 4/1)
2nd 3 The Mediator (IRE) 8 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 2/1F 2.5 Prominent throughout - went third before 2 out - soon pushed along - went second approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 5/2)
3rd 2 Sign From Above (IRE) 7 G AVG
Peter Fahey 164 lbs 11/4 .75 In touch with leaders - hampered 5th - headway and went fourth before 3 out - pushed along 2 out - went third approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 3/1 tchd 16/5)
4th 19 Lothbeg (IRE) 6 M Poor
S R B Crawford 149 lbs 50/1 6.5 Midfield - headway from 2 out - ridden and ran on from last - went fourth final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 66/1)
5th 9 John W Creasy (IRE) 7 G AVG
Ms Margaret Mullins 154 lbs 33/1 1.5 Midfield - hampered 5th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 50/1)
6th 13 Monsieur Azul (GB) 5 G Poor
Paul Nolan 158 lbs 14/1 3 In touch with leaders - headway disputing second halfway - went second after 4 out - pushed along and lost two places approaching last - weakened run-in - burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel; vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils)(op 7/1)
7th 14 Now Go Soldier Go (IRE) 5 G Poor
S R B Crawford 154 lbs 25/1 7.5 Never better than midfield - pushed along after 2 out - kept on from last(op 50/1)
8th 5 Samadabad (FR) 4 G Poor
Miss Ellmarie Holden 158 lbs 10/1 1 Prominent - disputing second halfway - pushed along and lost position after 2 out - soon no extra(op 14/1)
9th 11 Kilballyowen (IRE) 5 G Poor
A J Martin 156 lbs 100/1 1 Midfield - hampered 5th - pushed along before 2 out - soon no extra(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
10th 12 Kilkee Royal (IRE) 7 G Poor
Jamie Albert Sloan 154 lbs 33/1 .5 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 2 out - no extra approaching last (jockey said gelding got badly hampered at the first down the back straight)(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
11th 6 Lady Leanora (IRE) 8 M Poor
A J Martin 159 lbs 80/1 .5 Towards rear - hampered by faller after 1st - headway into midfield after 2nd - pushed along and weakened from 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
12th 15 That's About Right (IRE) 7 G AVG
P J Rothwell 154 lbs 150/1 0.1 Towards rear throughout - pushed along 2 out - soon no extra(op 125/1 tchd 250/1)
13th 8 Dinoland (FR) 6 G AVG
John C McConnell 154 lbs 33/1 2 Towards rear throughout - pushed along and no extra after 2 out(op 28/1)
14th 18 Alkascotch (IRE) 5 M Poor
S R B Crawford 147 lbs 100/1 7.5 Towards rear throughout - bad mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 150/1)
15th 7 Big Belief (IRE) 5 G Poor
Seamus Fahey 154 lbs 125/1 11 Jumped left on occasions - towards rear throughout(op 100/1)
99th 16 The Belmont Boys (IRE) 6 G Poor
Dermot A McLoughlin 154 lbs 250/1 - Towards rear - brought down after 1st(op 250/1 tchd 200/1)
99th 4 Baltic Bird (GB) 5 G AVG
William Durkan 158 lbs 11/2 - In touch with leaders - fell 5th(op 7/2)
99th 10 Kalsman (IRE) 7 G Poor
Liam Lennon 154 lbs 250/1 - Towards rear - wandered around before 1st - fell 1st(op 250/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 1 Screaming Petrus (GB) N/A Poor
P J Rothwell 166 lbs 150/1 - Midfield - mistake and unseated 1st(op 100/1)