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Down Royal (IRE)
18:05
Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €7.60 Place: €2.30 €3.10 €2.60 Exacta: €77.40 Tricast: €263.46 Trifecta: €511.90
Non-Runners: Barometer (reserve), Charlie Luciano (reserve), Wild Shot (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m2f 2m 1m4f 2m½f 2m1f
1st
Held up in rear - headway from 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden to lead inside final furlong - soon went clear(op 11/2 tchd 6/1 and 5/1)
8 G AVG
Noel Meade 136 lbs 11/2 Won
2m1f 2m 1m4f 2m 2m1f
1m2½f 1m5f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
2nd
Towards rear - headway from 4f out - ridden and ran on from 2f out - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 6/1)
3 C Poor
D K Weld 120 lbs 8/1 5.5
2m½f 1m7f
2m5½f 2m½f 1m6f 2m7f 1m7f
3rd
Disputed lead - headed and prominent after 3f - led 5f out - soon 3 lengths ahead and pushed along - reduced lead when ridden over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - lost second towards finish(op 4/1)
7 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 137 lbs 11/2 .5
2m7f 1m2½f 2m 2m4½f
1m4f 1m4½f 1m5½f 2m 1m6f
4th
Prominent - went second over 4f out - ridden over 3f out - challenging 2f out - lost two places inside final furlong(op 14/1)
4 F AVG
Thomas Gibney 127 lbs 11/1 .75
1m6f 2m 2m 2m
1m4f 2m½f 2m2f 1m7f 2m1f
5th
In touch with leaders - pushed along over 4f out - soon outpaced and lost position - ridden and rallied from over 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
6 G Poor
Michael Mulvany 140 lbs 9/4F 1.75
2m1f 2m 2m1½f 2m½f 2m2f
1m4f 2m½f 2m3½f 2m4f 1m3½f
6th
Held up in rear - headway on outer from 4f out - kept on from over 1f out(op 20/1)
9 G AVG
Mrs Denise Foster 138 lbs 12/1 .75
-
2m 2m 1m4f 2m 1m2½f
7th
In touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
7 M AVG
Eamonn O'Connell 124 lbs 14/1 2
1m4f 2m 1m4f 1m4f 2m1f
2m1f 1m4f 2m1f 2m1f 1m6f
8th
Midfield - ridden and no extra from over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor
Karl Thornton 139 lbs 14/1 .5
1m5f 2m 2m 1m6½f 2m
2m 1m4f 1m4f 2m4½f 2m1f
9th
Towards rear of midfield - no impression from over 2f out(op 22/1)
10 G Poor
Desmond McDonogh 130 lbs 25/1 1.75
1m7½f 1m4f
2m½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 2m1f
10th
In rear - no impression from 2f out (jockey said gelding was slightly slow away from the starting stalls)(op 10/1)
8 G AVG
Cian Collins 119 lbs 8/1 0.3
1m6f 2m4f 2m5f 2m2½f 2m4f
1m2½f 1m7½f 1m5f
11th
Prominent - ridden and weakened gradually from over 4f out(op 16/1)
7 G Poor
Mervyn Torrens 128 lbs 12/1 8
2m 1m5f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4½f
2m½f 1m5½f 2m 2m 1m7f
12th
Midfield - weakened 4f out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
7 M Poor
H D McGuigan 130 lbs 66/1 1
1m5f 2m 1m6f
2m 2m1f 1m7½f 2m1f 1m4½f
13th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened 3f out(op 28/1 tchd 80/1)
5 G Poor
Thomas R Hughes 128 lbs 66/1 41
1m4f 1m2½f 2m3f 2m 1m6f
1m3½f 1m4f 1m1½f 2m2f 1m2½f
14th
Disputed lead - led clearly after 3f - headed 5f out - soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding never let himself down)(op 33/1)
10 G AVG
James McAuley 137 lbs 66/1 16
1m4f 1m2½f 1m4f 1m 1m3½f