Down Royal (IRE)
14:10
Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5.90 Place: €1.90 €1.20 €6.30 Exacta: €21.60 Tricast: €586.97 Trifecta: €580.20
Non-Runners: Fort Randall (vet's advice), Kinbara Hills (reserve), Party Pack (reserve), Shadow Paddy (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - in touch with leaders 6th - smooth headway to lead after 3 out - pushed along and faced challenge when good jump last - ridden and kept on well run-in - always doing enough(op 4/1)
4 G Poor Paul Nolan 153 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway 3 out - prominent 2 out - pressed leader briefly last - flashed tail and no extra final 110yds(tchd 7/2)
4 F AVG Michael Mulvany 150 lbs 4/1 1.25
3rd
In touch with leaders - awkward jump 6th - headway after 3 out - pressed leader briefly 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - went third again final strides(tchd 28/1)
5 M AVG Ross O'Sullivan 152 lbs 33/1 4
4th
In touch with leaders - headway but bit short of room before 2 out - briefly went second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/3)
9 G AVG Edward Buckley 167 lbs 9/4F 0.1
5th
Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - steady headway after 3 out - kept on run-in - never on terms(tchd 40/1)
3 G Poor Ms Helen P Markham 148 lbs 33/1 5
6th
In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - briefly led after 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10 G Poor Adrian Murray 160 lbs 20/1 3
7th
Midfield - brief headway 3 out - outpaced 2 out - not fluent last - kept on run-in(tchd 12/1)
4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 156 lbs 14/1 .5
8th
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - no impression
5 M Poor Adrian Sexton 146 lbs 40/1 1
9th
Led - headed after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
5 G AVG P J Rothwell 151 lbs 40/1 1.5
10th
Held up in rear - steady headway after 6th - in touch with leaders going okay when bad mistake 2 out - soon lost position - not recover(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
10 G Poor Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 25/1 0.05
11th
Midfield - hung left and lost position gradually before 2 out(op 50/1)
5 G Poor
J Smith (5)lbs
E D Delany 155 lbs 66/1 1.5
12th
Pressed leader - lost position before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 25/1)
7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 158 lbs 28/1 0.3
13th
Prominent - not fluent 4th - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
6 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 144 lbs 33/1 .5
14th
Midfield - mistake and dropped to rear 5th - weakened 2 out(tchd 9/1)
5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 11/1 .75
15th
Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along briefly 2nd - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
5 G Poor Noel C Kelly 151 lbs 18/1 .75
16th
Midfield - not fluent 4th - dropped to rear after 6th - weakened 3 out - tailed off
8 G Poor Noel C Kelly 155 lbs 14/1 21
17th
Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along 5th - dropped to rear 6th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
5 M Poor P Cluskey 142 lbs 40/1 .5
99th
Midfield - fell heavily 3rd(op 25/1)
7 G Poor R K Watson 159 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - fell 1st(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
5 G Poor Barry Connell 166 lbs 8/1 -