Down Royal

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Down Royal
Finished
Flat race · weights set to make it fair About 5 furlongs Slightly soft ground 13 runners £8,294 prize money
Turf track
Result, in finishing order ?
1st
D. McDonogh · K. P Cotter · 3yo · 9st 6lb
0
Last odds: 14/1 Official rating 60 Wearing blinkers Back quickly after its last run Won 0 of last 5 —
slowly into stride, in rear, headway when switched left but still plenty to do over 1f out, ridden and ran on well on outer to lead inside final 110yds, won going away (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the race at Fairyhouse had two false starts, the first because of a stalls failure and the second was following an attempt to start by flag. He added that his charge had got upset having to return to the start twice and ran no race, cutting out at halfway. Furthermore the application of first time blinkers and the ease in the underfoot conditions were contributing factors to the improved performance)
2nd
D. King · D. Gerard Hogan · 3yo · 10st 0lb
0
Last odds: 4/1 Official rating 68 Back quickly after its last run Jockey in form (1 win in 14 days) Trainer in form 2.5 lengths
held up in midfield, headway when switched right and went second 1f out, ridden and every chance final 110yds, soon outpaced, no match for winner
3rd
R. Whelan · C. O'Brien · 3yo · 9st 9lb
0
Last odds: 11/2 Official rating 63 Won 0 of last 5 2.8 lengths
raced wide, towards rear of midfield, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, went third final strides
4th
W. Joyce · M. Mulvany · 3yo · 9st 9lb
0
Last odds: 12/1 Official rating 63 Back quickly after its last run Won 0 of last 5 3.1 lengths
prominent, pushed along disputing third 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish
5th
S. Woods · L. Breen · 3yo · 10st 0lb
0
Last odds: 16/1 Official rating 68 Back after 116 days off Won 0 of last 5 3.6 lengths
soon led, ridden and edged right 1f out, headed inside final 110yds, weakened towards finish
6th
M. Sheehy · E. Lynam · 3yo · 9st 3lb
0
Last odds: 20/1 Official rating 57 Wearing cheekpieces Back quickly after its last run Jockey in form (3 wins in 14 days) 4.3 lengths
towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, short of room and switched right inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, not reach leaders (jockey said that his mount got no run at the one furlong marker)
7th
3 Takana
A. Caffrey · C. Murphy · 3yo · 9st 13lb
0
Last odds: 14/1 Official rating 67 Back quickly after its last run Trainer in form Won 1 of last 5 5.3 lengths
prominent on outer, ridden disputing third when edged left inside final furlong, no impression final 110yds
8th
K. Manning · L. McAteer · 3yo · 8st 13lb
0
Last odds: 5/1 Official rating 53 Wearing blinkers Won 0 of last 5 5.8 lengths
in touch with leaders, shaken up over 1f out, squeezed out inside final furlong, kept on
9th
N. G. McCullagh · K. J. Condon · 3yo · 9st 9lb
0
Last odds: 8/1 Official rating 63 Trainer in form Won 0 of last 5 7.8 lengths
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, some headway when bit short of room inside final furlong, tenderly handled but kept on towards finish
10th
L. McAteer · J. W Davison · 3yo · 9st 8lb
0
Last odds: 13/2 Official rating 62 Back quickly after its last run Won 0 of last 5 8.0 lengths
midfield, headway but bumped rival against far rail over 1f out, ridden and no impression final 110yds
11th
J. Kearney · L. McAteer · 3yo · 9st 8lb
0
Last odds: 33/1 Official rating 62 Wearing blinkers Back quickly after its last run Won 0 of last 5 14.9 lengths
prominent, pushed along disputing second over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
12th
C. Hayes · E. & Patrick Harty · 3yo · 9st 11lb
0
Last odds: 5/1 Official rating 65 Back quickly after its last run Won 0 of last 5 21.4 lengths
prominent, soon raced in second, ridden when bumped and lost position over 1f out, soon eased (jockey said that his mount got a bump about one and a half furlongs from the finish)
What the colours mean
40+ Very strong chance 20–39 Strong chance 12–19 Solid chance 6–11 Could surprise Under 6 Long shot Scores in a race add up to 100.How scores workModel estimates, not guaranteed. Past performance is no guide.

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Our top pick
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TrackLab Score
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Ground
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Handicap
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Maiden
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Novice
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Chase, hurdle and bumper
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Distance (m and f)
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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