2025-01-21 Down Royal 14:10
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:

12 Prince Quattro

J: Tiernan Power Roche(7) T: P J Rothwell

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

14 Sights Unseen

J: Alix Balfe(7) T: Gavin Cromwell

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 8½

11 Kp's Ladyofknock

J: Thomas O'Connor(7) T: Mark Fahey

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

10 Bishbashbosh

J: Tom Harney(7) T: Ross O'Sullivan

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

4 Le Bugiste

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell

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

1 Darkened

J: Mr D McGill(7) T: Noel C Kelly

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

6 Fort Randall

J: Jody McGarvey T: Noel C Kelly

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

9 Imadpour

J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:89 SP:9/1

Never better than midfield - not fluent 3 out(op 8/1)

9 ½ 25½

3 Aine's Lad

J: James Smith(5) T: Matthew J Smith

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 4¾ 30¼

15 Chemdawg

J: Phillip Enright T: Oliver McKiernan

Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:85 SP:25/1

Prominent - weakened 3 out(op 28/1)

11 7 37¼

7 Diamond Dollar

J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes

Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:91 SP:18/1

Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

12 51 88¼

5 Monty's Way

J: Carl Millar(5) T: George Stanley

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:97 SP:20/1

Midfield - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

16 Nancy Miles

J: Harry Sexton(7) T: Adrian Sexton

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)

2 Peckham Springs

J: Michael J Molloy(7) T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:99 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - mistake when unseated 1st(op 40/1)

8 Del Girl

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: Shane Crawley

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)

13 Another Challenge

J: James Duggan(7) T: Oliver McKiernan

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