2025-06-20 Down Royal 20:30
Down Royal

Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (Div II)

Distance: 7f

Going: Good

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 14

Winning time: 1m 27.86s (slow by 1.76s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

1 1¼ 1¼

7 Bamako

J:W J Lee T:A Oliver

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:55 SP:100/30F

In rear - switched left and headway on outer when bumped under 3f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - finished 2nd - placed 1st(op 4/1)

3 Purring Along

J:Ronan Whelan T:P G Fahey

Age:6 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:54 SP:11/2

In rear - switched left and headway when bumped rival under 3f out - in touch with leaders home turn - ridden to lead and ran on well inside final furlong - finished 1st - placed 2nd - interference (jockey said mare leaned badly left)(tchd 5/1)

3 1½ 2¾

5 Saxon Kingdom

J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Dowling

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:50 SP:13/2

In rear - headway on outer when bumped then bumped rival under 3f out - ran on and went third final 110yds (jockey said gelding got repeatedly bumped between the 3f and 2f pole)(tchd 6/1)

4 ¾ 3½

6 Hasiyna

J:Ruby Kinkaid(10) T:John C McConnell

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:47 SP:22/1

Towards rear - headway from under 2f out - short of room on inner over 1f out - soon switched left and ran on - went fourth final strides(op 25/1)

5 ½ 4

11 Akashaa

J:Leigh Roche T:Miss Natalia Lupini

Age:3 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:50 SP:22/1

Prominent - led under 2f out - soon faced challenges - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 18/1)

6 ¾ 4¾

2 Mark's One

J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Michael G Cleary

Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:55 SP:10/1

Midfield - prominent 3f out - challenging over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 11/1)

7 ½ 5¼

9 Blue Wood

J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Kevin Michael Smith

Age:9 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:42 SP:4/1

Led - headed and prominent after 2f - weakened from over 1f out(op 6/1)

8 2 7¼

4 Inishmot Prince

J:Alyse Clarke(10) T:T G McCourt

Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:51 SP:16/1

Midfield - no impression from under 2f out(tchd 14/1)

9 hd 7½

1 Razzam

J:Nicola Burns(7) T:H D McGuigan

Age:5 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:60 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - weakened from over 2f out(op 28/1)

10 3 10½

12 Far At Sea

J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:P J F Murphy

Age:3 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:50 SP:28/1

Awkward start - prominent - led after 2f - headed and weakened from under 2f out(tchd 25/1)

11 1 11½

10 James The Second

J:Terry Casey(10) T:Michael Mulvany

Age:3 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:51 SP:13/2

Awkward start - in rear and pushed along - some headway when short of room and steadied after 1f - no impression from 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

12 ½ 12

13 Hezahunk

J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Patrick J McKenna

Age:6 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:41 SP:14/1

Soon in touch with leaders - weakened from under 2f out(op 18/1)

13 1 13

8 Zuzzudio

J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:52 SP:16/1

Midfield - weakened from over 2f out(op 10/1)

14 22 35

14 Breath Of You

J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Conor David Maxwell

Age:3 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:48 SP:28/1

Prominent - weakened from 3f out - eased over 1f out(op 40/1)

Yaxchilan

J: T:Gerard O'Leary

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:58 SP: -

Tall River

J: T:John C McConnell

Age:3 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:46 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.34

Tote place: €2 €1.60 €2.40

Exacta: €29.40

Trifecta: €164.90

Tricast: €125.65

CSF: €22.13