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Choose Fibrus Broadband Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.10 Place: €2.50 €4.70 €6.70 Exacta: €98.90 Tricast: €1797.47 Trifecta: €811.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m1f 2m4f
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - headway and prominent before 3 out - led 2 out - went clear when nudged along before last - eased when reduced lead towards finish - comfortably(op 6/1)
6 M AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 164 lbs 7/1 Won
3m½f 2m½f 2m 3m½f 2m4½f
2m4f 2m6½f 3m 2m4f 3m½f
2nd
Didn't always jump with fluency - pressed leader - led from 4th - headed 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but no match for winner - just held second(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
8 G Poor
P J Rothwell 159 lbs 12/1 1.25
3m 3m 3m 3m1f 3m
2m1f 2m 2m 3m½f 2m4f
3rd
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - jumped slightly right 1st - headway and prominent on inner before 3 out - outpaced 2 out - kept on well after last(op 16/1)
5 G Poor
S R B Crawford 158 lbs 22/1 0.2
2m3f 2m6f 2m6f 3m 3m
3m 1m5½f 1m5f 3m 2m4f
4th
Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out - went fourth towards finish(op 9/1)
7 G Poor
A J Martin 157 lbs 12/1 8
3m 2m 2m 1m5½f 1m5f
2m1f 2m1½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m4f
5th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 4 out - prominent when not fluent 3 out - weakening when jumped slightly right last - lost fourth towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G Poor
Noel C Kelly 153 lbs 14/1 2.25
2m3f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m1f
2m 2m4f 2m5f 2m7f 2m4½f
6th
Midfield - headway when switched right after 3 out - weakened after 2 out - no impression when mistake last
8 G Poor
James Joseph Mangan 164 lbs 11/1 15
2m4½f 3m 2m7½f 3m1f 2m3½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f 2m4f
7th
Soon prominent - joined leader after 4 out - weakened 3 out - not fluent last(tchd 40/1)
9 G AVG
Mrs Caroline McCaldin 160 lbs 50/1 12
2m7f
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m4f
8th
Midfield - bit short of room after 1st - lost position when pushed along briefly after 6th - brief headway after 3 out - weakened before 2 out (vet said mare was post race normal)(op 7/4 tchd 85/40)
6 M Poor
Robert Tyner 166 lbs 2/1F 1.75
2m6½f 2m 3m 3m½f 2m6½f
2m3f 2m3½f 2m6f 2m3f
9th
Soon prominent - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
6 G Poor
Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 4/1 .5
2m3f 2m4½f 2m6½f 3m 2m4½f
3m 3m1f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m
10th
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 25/1)
7 M AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 150 lbs 22/1 .5
2m7½f 2m7½f 2m6½f 3m1f 3m2½f
3m 3m 2m7f 3m 3m
11th
Led narrowly - headed and raced in second from 4th - pushed along before 7th - lost position and weakened after 4 out(op 15/2)
8 G Poor
Garrett James Power 160 lbs 6/1 12
3m1f 3m 3m 2m7f 3m2f
3m½f 3m 3m½f 2m4f 2m6f
12th
Towards rear early - headway before 6th - in touch with leaders 7th - weakening when mistake 3 out - mistake last(op 28/1)
11 G Poor
H Rogers 156 lbs 33/1 0.2
2m4½f 2m3f
2m3f 2m1f 2m4f 2m
13th
Midfield - lost position and struggling before 7th - dropped to rear and weakened after 4 out - tailed off before 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
5 M Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 153 lbs 80/1 75
2m6f 2m6f 3m
2m3f 2m2f 2m7½f 2m3f 2m3f
99th
In touch with leaders - lost position when reminder and weakened after 4 out - dropped to rear before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1)
7 G Poor
Stephen McConville 158 lbs 125/1 -
2m3½f
2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - held up in rear - weakened and pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 125/1)
7 M Poor
John C McConnell 161 lbs 100/1 -
2m6f 2m6f 3m 2m6f 2m6f