Down Royal

Pravha Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m1f33y
Going: Good To Yielding
Prize: €5,900
Runners: 16
Winning time: 4m 12.09s (slow by 6.09s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 4/1
Led - jumped left 1st - pressed leader after 2nd - led again before 4th - faced challenges 2 out - clear after last - reduced lead towards finish - all out(tchd 7/2 and 9/2)
2 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 86
SP: 12/1
In touch with leaders - headway and challenging when jumped slightly right 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - ran on after last - just held(op 14/1)
3 8
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 11/2
In touch with leaders - prominent before 3 out - challenging when hampered by loose horse 2 out - weakening when jumped slightly left last(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
4 5 13½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 7/2F
Dwelt start - in rear - hampered by faller 1st - not fluent 3rd - midfield from 4 out - headway 3 out - keeping on when bit short of room and switched right after last - not reach leaders (jockey said mare was slowly away)(op 4/1)
5 1 14½
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 98
SP: 11/1
In rear early - midfield 4 out - prominent 3 out - no extra after 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
6 2 16½
Age: 9
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 99
SP: 14/1
Midfield - hampered by faller and lost position 1st - towards rear after 2nd - prominent before 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
7 8 24½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 93
SP: 25/1
Towards rear - midfield when not fluent 4 out - no extra after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
8 ½ 25
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 89
SP: 9/1
Never better than midfield - not fluent 3 out(op 8/1)
9 ½ 25½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 98
SP: 12/1
Raced in last - not fluent 1st - detached after 2nd - some headway before 4 out - reminder before 3 out - soon no impression(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
10 30¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 85
SP: 25/1
Prominent - weakened 3 out(op 28/1)
11 7 37¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 91
SP: 18/1
Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
12 51 88¼
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 97
SP: 20/1
Midfield - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
PU
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 85
SP: 100/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - led after 2nd - pressed winner before 4th - not fluent 5th - slow jump and weakened 5th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 80/1)
UR
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 99
SP: 50/1
In touch with leaders - mistake when unseated 1st(op 40/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 89
SP: 10/1
Midfield - weakened before 5th - detached 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
UR
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 86
SP: 33/1
Prominent - not fluent 1st - soon unseated(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5
Tote place: €1.20 €2.90 €2.10
Exacta: €66.10
Trifecta: €605.80
Tricast: €281.67
CSF: €51.70