Down Royal (IRE)
14:33
Metcollect Oil Recycling Hunters Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.60 Place: €1.60 €1.20 €5.20 Exacta: €21.40 Trifecta: €276.60
Non-Runners: Angels Dawn (in season)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Big Interest (IRE) 6 G AVG D M Christie 168 lbs 6/1 Won Made virtually all - led narrowly after 3rd - briefly headed 11th - went clear going best after 3 out - stayed on(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
2nd 7 Its On The Line (IRE) 8 G Elite Emmet Mullins 163 lbs 10/11F 4.75 Towards rear - headway after 3 out - ran on when switched right after last - never near to challenge(op 8/13)
3rd 1 Ask d'Man (IRE) 11 G Poor D M Christie 161 lbs 20/1 6 Led narrowly or disputed lead early - pressed winner after 4th - lost position but in touch with leaders 9th - not fluent 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - headway approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 25/1)
4th 10 Ramillies (IRE) 9 G AVG D M Christie 161 lbs 9/1 .5 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent 11th - switched right and reminder after 3 out - went second when hard ridden after 2 out - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 12/1)
5th 11 Vina Ardanza (IRE) 7 G AVG C A McBratney 168 lbs 14/1 .5 Midfield - headway and prominent 4 out - mistake 3 out - weakened last(op 18/1)
6th 3 Bold Fury (IRE) 6 G Poor S R B Crawford 161 lbs 25/1 6 Reluctant to line up - took keen hold - raced in last and detached early - midfield after 4th - prominent after 10th - briefly led 11th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 28/1)
7th 6 Hudson Duster (IRE) 6 G Poor Liam Lennon 161 lbs 125/1 3.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
8th 5 Go Another One (IRE) 12 G AVG John C McConnell 161 lbs 20/1 4.75 In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(op 25/1)
99th 4 Dorking Cock (IRE) 11 G Poor S R B Crawford 161 lbs 7/1 - Prominent early - midfield when pushed along after 11th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left and pulled up)(tchd 6/1)
99th 12 Welsh Saint (FR) 10 G Poor C A McBratney 161 lbs 80/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - in touch with leaders when pushed along and weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 66/1)
99th 9 Priory Park (IRE) 9 G AVG E J O'Grady 161 lbs 7/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 13/2)
99th 8 My Prisoner (IRE) 5 G Poor Holly Curran 161 lbs 150/1 - In rear - weakened after 9th - tailed off when pulled up 5 out(op 100/1)