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Down Royal (IRE)
14:10
Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €6.60 Place: €1.40 €3.30 €6.40 Exacta: €125.90 Tricast: €2465.39 Trifecta: €313.50
Non-Runners: Lakomet Of Saints (unsuitable ground), Mater Matuta (reserve), Presenting Lad (reserve), Princess Sophia (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m1½f 2m½f 3m1½f 2m3f 2m2f
1st
Made virtually all - joined 3 out - soon ridden - briefly headed approaching last - good jump and led again last - kept on - gamely(op 6/1 tchd 7/1 and 11/2)
9 G Poor
Neill McCluskey 160 lbs 13/2 Won
2m3f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m½f 2m 2m4f
2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going easily when switched left and bumped rival but went third after 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - not fluent and headed last - ridden run-in - kept on(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
John Joseph Hanlon 166 lbs 14/1 .75
2m3f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m3½f 2m
2m 2m3f 2m1f
3rd
Prominent - lost position and midfield 4th - headway and pushed along before 2 out - ridden and went third run-in - kept on(op 25/1)
5 M Poor
Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 28/1 1.5
2m 1m5½f 1m2½f 1m4f 1m5f
2m3f 2m1f 2m3f 2m
4th
Took keen hold - midfield - slightly hampered 6th - shaken up and headway before 2 out - mistake last - switched right and kept on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 50/1)
8 M Poor
Noel C Kelly 147 lbs 66/1 1.75
2m4f 2m2f 2m1f 2m2f 2m1f
2m½f 2m1f 2m5f 2m1f 2m5½f
5th
Midfield - headway and ridden before 2 out - jumped right last - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
9 G Poor
Paul Traynor 161 lbs 28/1 .75
2m 2m 2m½f
2m 2m1f 1m7f 1m7½f 2m½f
6th
Took keen hold - prominent - headway and going easily when joined leader 3 out - pushed along and lost position when outpaced and bit short of room 2 out - weakened run-in(op 9/2)
10 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 146 lbs 11/2 .5
2m1½f 2m1½f 2m2f 2m1f 1m7½f
2m½f 2m4f 2m 2m 2m½f
7th
Towards rear of midfield - headway and ridden before 2 out - slightly hampered 2 out - hit last - kept on(op 14/1)
8 G Poor
Stephen McConville 150 lbs 11/1 0.3
2m1½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m4f 2m6f
2m 2m4f 2m½f 2m½f 2m
8th
Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - lost position and towards rear when jumped left 6th - still plenty to do when switched right before 2 out - switched left and pushed along run-in - kept on - never near to challenge(op 10/1)
6 G Poor
A J Martin 158 lbs 8/1 0.3
2m 2m 2m1f 2m1f 2m1½f
1m6f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 1m5½f
9th
Disputing second - lost position and in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - headway and prominent 3 out - soon bumped and pushed along - weakened approaching last(op 15/2)
8 G Poor
J J Lambe 148 lbs 11/2 3.75
2m5½f 2m5½f 2m 2m 2m4½f
2m½f 2m4½f 3m2f 2m6f
10th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 3 out - ridden before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 33/1)
7 G Good
Noel C Kelly 166 lbs 50/1 1.25
3m
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m2f
11th
Took keen hold - held up in midfield on outer - headway and prominent before 3 out - ridden and no response before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
7 G Poor
P J Rothwell 157 lbs 7/2F .75
2m1½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m 2m1f 2m5f
12th
Always behind - hit 3rd - no chance when hampered by faller 2 out(op 66/1)
8 G AVG
Noel C Kelly 148 lbs 100/1 3.5
2m6f 2m6f 3m 2m3½f 2m6f
2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m1½f
13th
Disputing second - raced in second with one circuit to go - pushed along and lost position before 3 out - weakening when hampered by faller 2 out(op 66/1)
8 G Poor
W J Bryson 157 lbs 80/1 0.3
2m3f
2m1½f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m½f
14th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield halfway - pushed along on outer after 3 out - weakened 2 out (vet said gelding had a small cut over the left stifle)(op 7/2)
6 G AVG
Noel C Kelly 165 lbs 4/1 4.5
2m6f 2m 1m4f 1m5f 1m4f
7f 2m3f 1m7f 1m4f 7f
15th
Never better than midfield - not fluent 3rd - mistake 4th - lost position and dropped to rear 3 out - lost touch 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
5 G Poor
Michael G Cleary 152 lbs 80/1 53
2m1f 1m 1m1f
2m1f 2m1½f 2m4f 2m2f 2m5½f
16th
Prominent - briefly went second before 3 out - lost ground quickly and in rear 2 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
4 G Poor
H Smyth 146 lbs 50/1 58
2m1½f
1m1f 1m2½f 1m1½f 1m2f 1m2½f
99th
Midfield - pushed along and headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders when fell 2 out(op 33/1)
8 G Poor
T G McCourt 159 lbs 50/1 -
2m1½f 1m2f 1m1f 1m4f 2m2f
2m 2m1f 2m 2m5f 2m½f
99th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along and lost touch after 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
9 M Poor
Martin Gerard McGuane 148 lbs 25/1 -
2m 2m4f 2m1f 2m1½f 2m