Down Royal (IRE) Races
Down Royal (IRE)
12:25
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE)
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024
Distance: 2m6½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.40
Place: €1.10 €42.40
Exacta: €93.70
Trifecta: €542.70
Non-Runners: Champagne Kid (off feed), Wingmen (stone bruise)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | The Yellow Clay (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 4/11F | Won | Travelled strongly - led narrowly or disputed lead - briefly headed before 2nd - not fluent 3 out - soon went clear when nudged along - steadied 2 out - easily(op 1/3 tchd 3/10) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Healdsburg (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
M A Molloy | 161 lbs | 125/1 | 9 | Towards rear - headway after 3 out - went second towards far side but no chance with winner from 2 out - not fluent last - kept on(op 80/1) | |
| 3rd | 3 | Garnacho (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Dermot A McLoughlin | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders when mistake 4 out - mistake 3 out - headway on near side of group before 2 out - no match for first two(op 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Interchangeable (GB) | 5 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 165 lbs | 80/1 | 4.5 | Jumped left on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - switched right and headway after 3 out - went modest fourth run-in - never near to challenge(op 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | John The Spark (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - no extra before 2 out - weakening when jumped slightly right and not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Augusta George (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Mr N Gault
(7)lbs
|
W J Bryson | 159 lbs | 28/1 | 16 | Took keen hold - pressed winner and briefly disputed lead - briefly led before 2nd - lost second and weakened after 3 out(op 40/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | My Lyka (GB) | 6 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 100/30 | 31 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - not fluent and weakened 3 out - dropped to last and detached when jumped slightly left 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was blowing hard and suffering from delayed recovery post race)(op 11/4 tchd 7/2) |