Down Royal

Bluegrass Horse Feed Rated Novice Chase

Distance: 2m3f140y

Going: Good

Prize: €8,555

Runners: 6

Winning time: 4m 50.90s (slow by 12.40s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

6 Lightkeeper

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 111

SP: 3/1

Travelled strongly - prominent - jumped right 4th - prominent 8th - left in lead 10th - went clear after 2 out - easily(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)

2 7½

1 Spirit Of Legend

J: Phillip Enright

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 122

SP: 2/1F

Led - bad mistake and lost position 10th - chased clear leader approaching last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 5/2)

3 1¼ 8¾

5 Clifftop

J: Kieren Buckley

T: H Rogers

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: 116

SP: 6/1

Held up in rear - steady headway on outer before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)

4 20 28¾

2 Brucio

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 9lbs

OR: -

SP: 5/1

Prominent - pressed leader 8th - bad mistake 3 out - lost position - weakened approaching last(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

5 7 35¾

3 Digby

J: P J O'Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 119

SP: 15/2

Held up in rear - slow jump 8th - outpaced 10th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1)

4 Listentillitellyea

J: Anna McGuinness(7)

T: Thomas Gibney

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 119

SP: 13/2

In touch with leaders - headway and briefly went second 2 out - bad mistake and unseated last(op 9/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4

Tote place: €2.40 €1.80

Exacta: €10.30

Trifecta: €34

CSF: €10.14