Down Royal (IRE)
16:47
Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €3.25 Place: €1.20 €1.70 €1.40 Exacta: €13.50 Trifecta: €56.60
Non-Runners: Long Road (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Milan Forth (IRE) 6 G Elite Adrian Murray 161 lbs 9/4F Won Travelled strongly - prominent - led narrowly 2 out - pushed along and went clear approaching last - ridden run-in - eased towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
2nd 5 Bold Fury (IRE) 6 G Poor S R B Crawford 154 lbs 11/2 - Led - went clear 6th - reduced lead 10th - headed 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 7/1)
3rd 2 Big Interest (IRE) 6 G AVG D M Christie 168 lbs 11/4 - Prominent - outpaced 2 out - not fluent last - no impression run-in(op 9/4)
4th 6 Dromleigh (IRE) 8 G Poor Seamus Murnane 154 lbs 28/1 - Held up in rear - mistake 6th - outpaced 8th - kept on from 2 out - left in fourth last - no impression run-in(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 1 Ballyphilip (IRE) 7 G AVG Mrs Caroline McCaldin 168 lbs 7/1 - Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost position gradually before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2)
6th 8 Go Frankie (IRE) 8 G Poor Patrick Griffin 161 lbs 66/1 - Held up in rear - slow jump 5th - slow jump 8th - lost touch 10th - tailed off(op 50/1)
7th 4 Beg To Differ (IRE) 6 G Poor E Bolger 161 lbs 5/1 - Held up in rear - not fluent 7th - hit 9th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
F 7 Drumnasoo (IRE) 6 G Poor R J Tumilty 156 lbs 15/2 - In touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - bad mistake and fell heavily last(tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)