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Down Royal (IRE)
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Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.60 Place: €1.30 €3 €1.70 Exacta: €37.20 Trifecta: €127.30
Non-Runners: A Truant Always (reserve), Call The Tune (reserve), Master Of De Style (reserve), Sir Neymar (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Premium Package (IRE) N/A AVG
Henry De Bromhead 160 lbs 3/1 Won Chased leaders in 3rd - closer to dispute lead after 4 out - led 3 out and pushed clear approaching next - stayed on well to extend advantage run-in(op 7/2)
2nd 8 I'm So Busy (GB) 6 G Poor
Mrs John Harrington 155 lbs 8/1 5 In rear of midfield - pecked slightly at 6th - good headway after 3 out and chased leaders in 4th at next - kept on well into 2nd final 100yds - not trouble winner(op 7/1)
3rd 4 Red Gerry (IRE) N/A AVG
Noel Meade 162 lbs 4/1 4.75 In rear of midfield - closer to chase leaders before 3 out - ridden into 2nd at last - no impression on winner at last - dropped to 3rd final 100yds and eased closing stages(op 4/1 tchd 9/2 and 7/2)
4th 11 Steal The Thunder (GB) N/A Poor
S R B Crawford 160 lbs 100/1 13 Midfield - raced freely and soon chased leaders on outer - pushed along after 3 out - no impression approaching next in 5th - awkward at last - kept on one pace into 4th close home(op 66/1)
5th 1 Belfast Banter (IRE) 10 G AVG
Peter Fahey 168 lbs 5/2F .5 Midfield - closer to chase leaders in 4th before 4 out - briefly ridden into 2nd before 2 out - soon no impression in 4th - weakened and dropped to 5th close home(op 9/4 tchd 11/5)
6th 7 Flying Colum (IRE) N/A Poor
M F Morris 160 lbs 11/1 4.75 Chased leaders - 4th at halfway - green and pushed along and closer before 3 out - no impression before 2 out - weakened - not hard ridden(op 9/1)
7th 3 Talk Of The Town (IRE) 7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 4/1 .5 Tracked leader in 2nd until disputed lead after 4 out - headed next - weakened before 2 out
8th 5 Aragon (IRE) N/A Poor
Mervyn Torrens 153 lbs 125/1 31 Held up in rear until minor headway before 2 out - never a factor (jockey said gelding hung right down the back)(op 80/1)
9th 2 Gagas Horse (GB) N/A Poor
R K Watson 161 lbs 80/1 25 Led until headed after 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
10th 6 Daicheadacuig (IRE) 6 G Poor
A J McNamara 160 lbs 100/1 4.75 Never better than midfield - not fluent 1st - pushed along and dropped towards rear from 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
11th 12 Wings Of Destiny (GB) N/A Poor
Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 66/1 4.5 Always towards rear - not fluent at times - no impression before 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1)
12th 13 Jimli's Island (GB) 8 G AVG
R K Watson 150 lbs 200/1 37 Always in rear - early reminders and not fluent at times - never a factor - tailed off (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 100/1)