Downpatrick (IRE)
19:45
Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Hunters Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.40 Place: €1.40 €1.20 Exacta: €6.70 Trifecta: €24.70
Non-Runners: Le Malin (off feed)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Billaway (IRE) 12 G AVG W P Mullins 168 lbs 100/30 Won Travelled strongly - pressed leader - niggled along briefly 5 out - lost second before 4 out - went second again after 4 out - led 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
2nd 8 Vaucelet (FR) 9 G Poor D M Christie 168 lbs 4/6F 3 Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - niggled along briefly 5 out - went second before 4 out - led but not fluent 4 out - headed when pushed along 2 out - soon hung left - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 8/13)
3rd 7 Shantou Show (IRE) 9 G AVG Noel C Kelly 161 lbs 15/2 .75 Towards rear - in touch with leaders 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
4th 5 Russian Diamond (IRE) 7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 161 lbs 66/1 8.5 Towards rear - midfield 4th - not fluent 4 out - soon towards rear - ridden and stayed on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
5th 6 Rust To Riches (IRE) 8 G Poor Neill McCluskey 161 lbs 66/1 13 In rear - ridden 5 out - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(op 50/1)
6th 3 Er Dancer (FR) 10 G AVG Sean Thomas Doyle 161 lbs 16/1 0.2 Midfield - dropped to rear and niggled along briefly 6th - reminder 7th - not fluent 8th - headway and in touch with leaders 11th - mistake and pushed along 5 out - ridden 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in(op 40/1)
99th 2 Dento Des Obeaux (FR) 11 G Poor Patrick Eugene Turley 168 lbs 7/1 - Led but pestered - headed 4 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left and was pulled up)(op 17/2)