Down Royal

Freixenet Handicap

Distance: 1m5f

Going: Good

Prize: €6,195

Runners: 9

Winning time: 2m 51.65s

Age: 3yo

Class:

6 Empress Alma

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 0lbs

OR: 56

SP: 11/2

Towards rear - good headway on outer 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - went clear final 110yds - easily(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

2 5½

10 Highland Bells

J: Wesley Joyce(5)

T: Michael Mulvany

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 49

SP: 9/1

Prominent(op 6/1)

3 nk 5¾

3 Question Of Class

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 12lbs

OR: 68

SP: 18/5F

In touch with leaders - prominent after 2f(op 7/2)

4 nk 6

8 Fine Print

J: Siobhan Rutledge(3)

T: John C McConnell

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 9lbs

OR: 51

SP: 10/1

Prominent - led after 2f(op 12/1)

5 2¾ 8¾

2 Glimmerglass

J: Hugh Horgan(5)

T: John James Feane

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 13lbs

OR: 69

SP: 9/1

Towards rear(op 4/1 tchd 10/1)

6 1½ 10¼

4 Mickey Cohen

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 11lbs

OR: 67

SP: 9/2

Towards rear(op 6/1)

7 11 21¼

1 Benvoy

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 3

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 70

SP: 9/2

Midfield - headway and prominent after 2f - went second after 4f - pressed leader 6f out - outpaced when short of room under 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 11/2)

8 4¾ 26

5 Dancing Steve

J: Adam Caffrey(3)

T: Adrian McGuinness

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 61

SP: 14/1

Led early - soon headed but prominent(tchd 16/1)

9 4½ 30½

7 Seas And Oceans

J: Chris Hayes

T: E J O'Neill

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 12lbs

OR: 54

SP: 14/1

Took keen hold - prominent(op 16/1)

Waystar

J: Keithen Kennedy(7)

T: John C McConnell

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 9lbs

OR: 51

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.50

Tote place: €1.80 €2.40 €1.80

Exacta: €60

Trifecta: €328.20

Tricast: €202.38

CSF: €54.04