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Down Royal (IRE)
17:15
Kerry Foods Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.50 €1.70 €1.40 Exacta: €19.80 Tricast: €53.17 Trifecta: €183.10
Non-Runners: Baltinglass Hill (unsuitable ground), Gamigin (unsuitable ground), Star Harbour (unsuitable ground), Tell Us This (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m1f 1m5½f 2m3f 1m2f
1st
Held up in rear - mistake 4 out - headway going okay on inner 3 out - challenging when jumped slightly left 2 out - led narrowly when jumped left and bumped rival last - ridden and kept on well run-in - edged right towards finish - just did enough (jockey said gelding jumped left)(op 10/3)
9 G Poor
M M Rice 156 lbs 7/2 Won
1m2½f 2m3f 2m 2m1f 2m
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m2½f
2nd
Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 5th - headway before 3 out - joined leaders after 3 out - not fluent and outpaced 2 out - jumped right last - ran on against far rail and went second when bit short of room towards finish - just held(op 11/2)
4 G Poor
C Byrnes 154 lbs 9/2 0.3
2m1f 1m4f 2m1f 2m1½f 2m2f
2m 2m 2m4½f 2m1f 2m3f
3rd
Prominent - pressed leader before 3rd - led narrowly after 3 out - headed when bumped and hampered last - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 10/3)
6 G AVG
Thomas Gibney 159 lbs 3/1F .5
2m4f 2m1½f 2m4½f
3m 3m 3m2f 2m4½f 2m7f
4th
In touch with leaders - towards rear when not fluent 4 out - headway and pushed along before 3 out - prominent when ridden and switched right before 2 out - soon no extra(op 7/2)
10 G AVG
Noel C Kelly 160 lbs 9/2 4.5
2m6f 2m6f
2m3f 2m7½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m2f
5th
In touch with leaders - slow jump 5th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 4/1)
7 G Poor
D M Christie 147 lbs 9/2 8
2m
2m 2m 2m 2m 1m7½f
6th
Raced wide - took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead after 2nd - led before 3rd - mistake 3 out - soon headed - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1)
8 G Poor
Ms Helen P Markham 142 lbs 14/1 11
2m 2m 2m
2m3f 2m4f 2m½f 2m 2m1f
7th
In touch with leaders - towards rear when slow jump and pushed along briefly 5th - reminders after 4 out - no impression before 3 out(tchd 8/1)
6 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 145 lbs 10/1 4.25
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2m3f 2m½f 2m2f 1m5f 1m2f
8th
Led narrowly or disputed lead early - prominent before 3rd - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 50/1)
4 F Poor
H Smyth 133 lbs 66/1 15
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