Down Royal (IRE)
15:47
Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €14.40 Place: €3.70 €2.30 €3 Exacta: €105.70 Tricast: €643.21
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Now Where Or When (IRE) 9 G Poor S R B Crawford 167 lbs 12/1 Won Pressed leader - ridden after 3 out - kept on well after last - led towards finish (jockey said gelding leaned a bit right in closing stages)(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
2nd 9 Marronstown (IRE) 7 G Poor D M Christie 153 lbs 7/1 .5 Led but pestered - faced challenges when edged right approaching last - edged right when headed towards finish (jockey said gelding ran around in the straight)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
3rd 2 Money Heist (IRE) 7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 7/1 1.5 In rear early - in touch with leaders after 9th - prominent going okay before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - short of room when pressed leader on inner approaching last - short of room and switched left towards finish - kept on (jockey said gelding suffered interference at the last)(op 11/2)
4th 5 Sea Aster (IRE) 7 M AVG Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 11/1 6.5 Towards rear - mistake and pecked on landing 2nd - in touch with leaders before 4 out - no extra after 2 out - not fluent last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
5th 8 Read To Return (IRE) 8 G Poor A J Martin 150 lbs 7/2F .5 Midfield - towards rear before 4 out - switched left before 2 out - keeping on towards near side approaching last - never on terms(op 9/4)
6th 10 Silver King (IRE) 9 G Poor Oliver McKiernan 153 lbs 15/2 .75 Prominent - lost position before 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(tchd 13/2)
7th 4 Clonmeen (IRE) 10 G Poor William P Murphy 162 lbs 16/1 0.2 Held up in rear - hampered by faller 3rd - brief headway 10th - no impression after 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 3 Shajak (IRE) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 17/2 8 Didn't jump well - never going well - towards rear - mistake and lost ground 1st - raced in last after 6th - brief headway after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 9/1)
99th 6 Prince Palace (FR) 6 G Poor P A Fahy 151 lbs 6/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders when fell 3rd(op 17/2)
99th 7 Whateys Quest (IRE) 7 G AVG C Byrnes 157 lbs 7/1 - Midfield - badly hampered by faller and unseated 3rd(tchd 15/2)