Down Royal (IRE) Races

16:15 16:50 17:22 17:54 18:24 18:54 19:24

Down Royal (IRE)

18:24

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap

Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf

Win: €22.20 Place: €6.10 €1.10 €2.50 Exacta: €84.80 Tricast: €176.64 Trifecta: €512.10

Non-Runners: Grann's Boy (reserve), Party Dress (in season)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
1m 1m4f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m1½f	1st	#14Alba Chiara (IRE) Held up in rear - raced wide but headway from 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - kept on final 110yds - eased towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that filly failed to handle the undulations of the Ballinrobe track last time)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)	3 F	AVG	Wayne Hassett (3)lbs	Miss Natalia Lupini	123 lbs	18/1	Won	1m5f
1m6f 2m2f 1m5f 2m1f 2m½f	2nd	#13Billie Frechette (IRE) Midfield - headway 3f out - prominent and going okay but not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out - switched left inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds (jockey said filly got no luck in running)(op 11/8 tchd 6/5 and tchd 6/4)	3 F	AVG	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Noel Meade	128 lbs	5/4F	.5	1m5f 1m4f
2m1f 1m6f 1m6f 2m½f 2m4½f	3rd	#3Sign From Above (IRE) Held up in rear - struggling 3f out - headway over 1f out - slightly hampered inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 5/1)	7 G	AVG	Ben Coen	Peter Fahey	139 lbs	6/1	.75	2m2f 2m4f 2m7f
2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m	4th	#15Highwind (FR) Prominent - briefly went second inside final furlong - stayed on(op 25/1)	5 G	AVG	J M Sheridan	W P Mullins	147 lbs	22/1	.75	-
2m4f 2m 1m6f 1m6f 1m7f	5th	#10Grappa Nonino (IRE) Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly over 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 12/1)	6 G	AVG	Chris Hayes	D K Weld	133 lbs	14/1	4.25	-
1m7f 2m½f 1m7f 2m 2m2f	6th	#11The Truant (IRE) Led - prominent when headed after 6f - outpaced from 2f out(tchd 28/1)	7 G	Poor	Leigh Roche	Paul W Flynn	133 lbs	33/1	1	2m½f 2m 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m 2m1f 2m4½f	7th	#1Jerandme (IRE) Took keen hold - midfield - headway after 3f - soon prominent - pressed leader after 6f - weakened final 110yds(op 25/1)	11 G	AVG	Jessica O'Gorman (7)lbs	Eddie & Patrick Harty	133 lbs	18/1	0.05	2m4f 2m 2m
1m5f 2m 2m½f 1m6f 1m6½f	8th	#12Empress Alma (IRE) Held up in rear - struggling 3f out - stayed on final furlong - never dangerous(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)	3 F	AVG	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	130 lbs	11/2	.5	-
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m4f	9th	#4Sir Callisto (IRE) Midfield - dropped to rear 8f out - no impression from 2f out(op 9/1)	4 G	AVG	James Ryan	A J Martin	139 lbs	11/1	1.75	1m5f 1m4½f
2m1f 1m2½f 2m2f 1m4f 1m4f	10th	#5Bruant (GB) Midfield - weakened final furlong(tchd 66/1)	4 G	AVG	Daniel King	A J Martin	137 lbs	50/1	0.1	1m6f 2m½f 2m
1m6f 1m6f 2m½f 1m5f 2m½f	11th	#6Last Ammo (IRE) Midfield - headway over 3f out - prominent 2f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 40/1)	6 G	Poor	Jack Kearney (3)lbs	Laura Hourigan	134 lbs	33/1	0.2	-
1m7f 3m1f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m7f	12th	#8Open To Question (USA) Pressed leader - led after 6f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)	4 G	AVG	Shane Foley	Noel Meade	134 lbs	13/2	7	-
1m4f 2m½f 2m 2m½f 1m6f	13th	#7Sundance Sioux (IRE) Midfield - dropped to rear over 4f out - raced wide from 3f out - weakened final furlong(op 40/1)	3 G	Poor	Eryka Snioch (10)lbs	Cian Hughes	127 lbs	33/1	.75	-
1m5f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m1½f 1m2½f	14th	#2Capital Theory (GB) Midfield - raced wide home turn - weakened 2f out(op 40/1)	5 G	AVG	Patrick McGettigan (7)lbs	H D McGuigan	132 lbs	80/1	11	1m4½f 1m2½f 1m2f