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Down Royal (IRE)
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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.50 Place: €1.60 €1.60 €4.10 Exacta: €8.90 Trifecta: €131.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Air Of Entitlement (IRE) 5 M Elite
Henry De Bromhead 159 lbs 5/2F Won Travelled strongly - prominent - mistake 1st - jumped slightly left 2nd - joined leaders after 4 out - led narrowly before 3 out - going easily and clear after 2 out - stayed on(tchd 11/4)
2nd 1 Ballybow (IRE) 5 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 100/30 3.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - in touch with leaders when mistake 5th - headway when switched left before 2 out - went second when mistake last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/2 tchd 16/5)
3rd 13 Nastya (IRE) 5 M AVG
Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 12/1 5.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent 3 out - pressed winner 2 out - lost second and weakened from last(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
4th 4 He's Gorgeous (IRE) 5 G Poor
P A Fahy 151 lbs 11/1 3.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - hampered by faller 3rd - headway after 4 out - prominent on near side of group before 2 out - no extra before last(op 10/1)
5th 9 Smooth Scotch (IRE) 8 G Poor
S R B Crawford 158 lbs 12/1 1.5 Prominent - outpaced when bit short of room before 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
6th 5 Instinct d'Ainay (FR) 7 G Poor
S R B Crawford 155 lbs 33/1 18 Soon midfield - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders 5th - prominent when not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
7th 7 Retreat Archie (IRE) 6 G Poor
Jamie Albert Sloan 153 lbs 250/1 0.1 In rear early - midfield when not fluent 4th - not fluent 6th - mistake 3 out - some headway when not fluent 2 out - kept on(op 125/1 tchd 100/1)
8th 8 Savant Du Mesnil (FR) 4 G Poor
S R B Crawford 153 lbs 80/1 8.5 In touch with leaders - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 66/1)
9th 6 Ivybrook (FR) 6 G Poor
Dermot A McLoughlin 151 lbs 3/1 2.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped left on occasions - soon led - wandered on approach 1st - joined after 4 out - headed and weakened before 3 out (vet reported gelding to be showing signs of delayed recovery post race)(op 9/4)
10th 11 Syracus Du Houx (FR) 6 G Poor
Oliver McKiernan 158 lbs 7/1 5.5 Prominent - joined leaders after 4 out - briefly disputed lead before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1)
11th 10 Strangford (IRE) 6 G Poor
S R B Crawford 151 lbs 25/1 6.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent and weakened 3 out(op 40/1)
12th 12 Victor Tango (IRE) 8 G Poor
Noel C Kelly 151 lbs 50/1 25 In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - weakened after 4 out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
13th 14 Saga Des Aigles (IRE) 4 F Poor
C W J Farrell 146 lbs 200/1 0.1 Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - detached when mistake 4 out(op 100/1)
99th 15 Telnobody (IRE) 5 M AVG
Ross O'Sullivan 144 lbs 150/1 - Keen to post - soon midfield - fell 3rd(tchd 125/1)
99th 3 Fisherman's Friend (IRE) 5 G Poor
Ian Patrick Donoghue 151 lbs 50/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake and pecked on landing 2nd - hampered by faller 3rd - detached when reminder after 4th - tailed off when pulled up after 6th(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)