2025-01-21 Down Royal 13:40
Down Royal

Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m1f33y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €6,785

Runners: 9

Winning time: 4m 12.04s (slow by 6.04s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

5 Thisistheway

J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Yvonne Latta

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:104 SP:9/2

Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - prominent on inner before 3 out - switched left after 3 out - challenging going best from 2 out - led last - soon clear - comfortably(op 5/1)

2 4½

6 Albatala

J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:97 SP:5/2F

Prominent - joined leader before 3 out - led from 3 out - ridden and faced challenge from 2 out - headed and mistake last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/4)

3 9 13½

9 Miss Gitana

J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott

Age:4 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:95 SP:8/1

Didn't jump with fluency - midfield early - towards rear 2nd - headway towards far side when mistake 3 out - went third but no extra from 3 out(op 7/1 tchd 10/1)

4 ½ 14

7 French Hill

J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:96 SP:8/1

In touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - lost position when outpaced and pushed along before 3 out - mistake 3 out - soon ridden and headway - went modest fourth before last(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

5 4¾ 18¾

3 Katherine

J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Adrian Sexton

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:106 SP:16/1

In rear early - midfield when pushed along briefly after 4th - headway and prominent 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 20/1)

6 25 43¾

8 Mayos Vendangeur

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

Age:6 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:87 SP:100/30

Sweating - prominent - slow jump 3 out - soon weakened(op 3/1)

7 1¾ 45½

2 Doctor Nightingale

J:Cian Cullinan(7) T:Patrick Joseph Hayes

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:106 SP:14/1

Always behind - not fluent 3rd - detached after 5th(op 16/1)

8 ½ 46

4 Lady Rose Hackett

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:104 SP:8/1

Took keen hold - soon led - joined before 3 out - headed and weakened quickly from 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 15/2)

1 Aurora Princess

J:Carl Millar(5) T:Leanne Breen

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:106 SP:33/1

Never better than midfield - weakened before 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.50

Tote place: €1.90 €1.10 €3.30

Exacta: €17.70

Trifecta: €217.70

Tricast: €88.87

CSF: €17.14