Down Royal

Mongey Communications Handicap

Distance: 1m2f96y
Going: Good
Prize: €6,785
Runners: 13
Winning time: 2m 17.46s
Age: 3yo+
Class:
1
J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:5 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:70 SP:6/5F
Held up in midfield - headway on outer and in touch with leaders 2f out - 3 lengths second when ridden over 1f out - ran on well to lead towards finish(op 13/8 and tchd 7/4)
2 ¾
J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness
Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs
OR:61 SP:10/1
Prominent - led over 2f out - 3 lengths ahead over 1f out - soon reduced lead - headed towards finish
3 2
J:Gary Carroll T:C Moore
Age:8 Weight:9st 5lbs
OR:61 SP:16/1
Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
4 hd 3
J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness
Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:62 SP:66/1
In rear - headway but not clear run from 2f out - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)
5 ½
J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Thomas Coyle
Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs
OR:61 SP:25/1
Dwelt start - soon midfield - towards rear 3f out - headway 2f out - soon not clear run - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
6
J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington
Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs
OR:64 SP:16/1
Prominent - bit short of room and lost position under 2f out - ran on when in the clear inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
7 1
J:Robbie Colgan T:Karl Thornton
Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:70 SP:50/1
Midfield - prominent after 2f - weakened from over 1f out(op 25/1)
8 shd
J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Ciaran Murphy
Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:62 SP:80/1
Awkward start - midfield - short of room and lost position over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1)
9 ¾ 10
J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Paul Traynor
Age:5 Weight:9st 1lbs
OR:57 SP:20/1
Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - pressed leaders over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 22/1)
10 1 11
J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Matthew J Smith
Age:3 Weight:8st 10lbs
OR:64 SP:4/1
Midfield - not clear run and switched right over 2f out - not clear run repeatedly and lost position from under 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 5/1)
11 12½
J:Gavin Ryan T:Diego Dias
Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs
OR:67 SP:6/1
Unruly at the post - prominent - led after 1f - headed and weakened from over 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
12 1 13½
J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Noel C Kelly
Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:62 SP:11/1
Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 8/1)
13 6 19½
J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell
Age:7 Weight:9st 13lbs
OR:69 SP:18/1
Led - headed and prominent after 1f - challenging over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
NR
jockey silk Shining Aitch
J: T:T G McCourt
Age:8 Weight:8st 7lbs
OR:49 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Palmezzano
J:Scott McCullagh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs
OR:72 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.20
Tote place: €1.50 €3.30 €3.10
Exacta: €12.50
Trifecta: €108.50
Tricast: €151.38
CSF: €15.55