Down Royal (IRE)
17:45
Premier Electrics Handicap
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.50 Place: €2.70 €1.70 €12.70 Exacta: €47.70 Tricast: €1492.36 Trifecta: €1304.60
Non-Runners: Aloysius Lilius (reserve), Conversant (unsuitable ground), Darcy's Rock (reserve), Jim's Cracker (unsuitable ground), Pillar (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - headway over 1f out - shaken up and challenging inside final furlong - ridden to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 6/1)
4 F Poor M C Grassick 128 lbs 7/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - soon went second and pressed leader - headway challenging inside final furlong - kept on towards finish - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
5 M Poor Matthew J Smith 132 lbs 9/2 1.75
3rd
Led - faced challenge 1f out - headed final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 33/1)
9 G AVG Muredach Kelly 131 lbs 50/1 .5
4th
Midfield - headway against far rail 1f out - kept on well and went fourth post(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
7 M Poor James McAuley 130 lbs 8/1 .75
5th
Prominent - soon went third - weakened final 110yds - short of room towards finish - lost fourth post (jockey said his race was run when he ran out of room in the closing stages and took a precautionary check)(op 7/2)
N/A Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 131 lbs 13/2 0.2
6th
In touch with leaders - headway disputing fourth over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 14/1)
6 M AVG J J Lambe 131 lbs 11/1 0.3
7th
Towards rear - raced in last halfway - some headway against far rail inside final furlong - never on terms(op 10/1)
9 G Poor James McAuley 127 lbs 12/1 2
8th
Midfield - outpaced over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor Ciaran Murphy 130 lbs 20/1 1
9th
Midfield - outpaced under 2f out(op 8/1)
9 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 127 lbs 9/2 0.3
10th
Dwelt start - pushed along in rear early - some headway on outer halfway - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away from the starting stalls; vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 11/4)
5 G Poor James McAuley 138 lbs 3/1F 1.25