Down Royal (IRE)
15:15
Mongey Communications Handicap
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €2.20 Place: €1.50 €3.30 €3.10 Exacta: €12.50 Tricast: €151.38 Trifecta: €108.50
Non-Runners: Palmezzano (unsuitable ground), Shining Aitch (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Letiza (IRE) 5 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 140 lbs 6/5F Won Held up in midfield - headway on outer and in touch with leaders 2f out - 3 lengths second when ridden over 1f out - ran on well to lead towards finish(op 13/8 and tchd 7/4)
2nd 9 Dancing Steve (IRE) 4 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 131 lbs 10/1 .75 Prominent - led over 2f out - 3 lengths ahead over 1f out - soon reduced lead - headed towards finish
3rd 8 Bambeano (IRE) 8 M Poor C Moore 131 lbs 16/1 2 Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
4th 6 Captain Hanley (IRE) 4 G Poor
Sam Coen (7)lbs
Adrian McGuinness 125 lbs 66/1 0.2 In rear - headway but not clear run from 2f out - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong - nearest finish - eyecatcher(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)
5th 10 Lunar Landscape (GB) 5 G Poor Thomas Coyle 128 lbs 25/1 .5 Dwelt start - soon midfield - towards rear 3f out - headway 2f out - soon not clear run - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 4 Yes Oui Si (IRE) 4 F Poor Mrs John Harrington 134 lbs 16/1 4.75 Prominent - bit short of room and lost position under 2f out - ran on when in the clear inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 2 Milverton (GB) 6 G Poor Karl Thornton 140 lbs 50/1 1 Midfield - prominent after 2f - weakened from over 1f out(op 25/1)
8th 7 Vangelis (IRE) 4 G Poor Ciaran Murphy 129 lbs 80/1 0.1 Awkward start - midfield - short of room and lost position over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1)
9th 12 Ledger (IRE) 5 G AVG Paul Traynor 124 lbs 20/1 .75 Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - pressed leaders over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 22/1)
10th 14 Cala Bonita (IRE) 3 F AVG Matthew J Smith 119 lbs 4/1 1 Midfield - not clear run and switched right over 2f out - not clear run repeatedly and lost position from under 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 5/1)
11th 13 No Mo Cash (USA) 3 C Poor Diego Dias 125 lbs 6/1 1.5 Unruly at the post - prominent - led after 1f - headed and weakened from over 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
12th 5 Camachero (IRE) 3 G Poor Noel C Kelly 125 lbs 11/1 1 Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 8/1)
13th 3 Pinball Wizard (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 139 lbs 18/1 6 Led - headed and prominent after 1f - challenging over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)