Down Royal

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Distance: 2m115y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €10,915

Runners: 9

Winning time: 4m 11.06s (slow by 10.86s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

1 Conyers Hill

J: Sean O'Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 13lbs

OR: 124

SP: 6/1

Held up in rear - headway on inner omitted 3 out - disputed lead going best omitted 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden when pressed leader run-in - led narrowly towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)

2 nk

7 One Last Tango

J: Mark Walsh

T: Eoin Griffin

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 115

SP: 13/2

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - disputed lead omitted 2 out - led narrowly when ridden run-in - headed towards finish(op 5/1)

3 2¼ 2½

8 Step Out

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 10/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - bad mistake and lost position 1st - in rear 5th - headway and prominent omitted 2 out - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)

4 1¼ 3¾

9 Someone's Wish

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 116

SP: 14/1

In touch with leaders - headway omitted 2 out - no extra after last(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

5 7 10¾

5 Zurich

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 9lbs

OR: -

SP: 9/2

Prominent - weakening when bit short of room omitted 2 out - bumped last(op 4/1)

6 ¾ 11½

4 Listentillitellyea

J: Anna McGuinness(7)

T: Thomas Gibney

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 121

SP: 16/1

Took keen hold - prominent - weakening when bit short of room omitted 2 out(op 12/1)

7 1 12½

2 Nas Na Riogh

J: Darragh O'Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: -

SP: 14/1

Held up in rear - outpaced omitted 2 out - jumped slightly right last - kept on run-in(op 10/1)

8 nse 12½

3 The Big Doyen

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: -

SP: 11/4F

Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped left - led - mistake 1st - headed when weakened omitted 2 out - bumped rival and jockey lost iron briefly last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the first)(op 7/2)

9 3¼ 15¾

6 Doctor Glide

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Tom Dreaper

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: -

SP: 5/1

Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 2 out (usual 5 out) - weakened omitted 2 out(tchd 4/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €7

Tote place: €2 €1.50 €2.50

Exacta: €59.80

Trifecta: €434

CSF: €45.53