Down Royal

BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 1m4f207y

Going: Good

Prize: €59,000

Runners: 6

Winning time: 2m 46.17s

Age: 3yo

Class:

5 Vorfreude

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 10lbs

OR: 83

SP: 11/4

Chased clear leader - headway to lead over 2f out - faced challenges and ridden from over 1f out - ran on well(op 3/1)

2 1¼

7 Winston Junior

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 80

SP: 20/1

Held up in rear - headway on outer from over 3f out - went third under 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 14/1)

3 3 4¼

1 Acapulco Bay

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O'Brien

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 12lbs

OR: 99

SP: 6/5F

Prominent behind clear leader - headway and went second over 2f out - lost second and no extra inside final furlong(op 6/4)

4 3½ 7¾

4 Kilmeaden

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 12lbs

OR: 85

SP: 7/2

Prominent behind clear leader - carried head awkwardly and lost position over 4f out - unbalanced over 3f out - rallied over 1f out - no impression when tenderly handled inside final furlong (jockey said colt lugged right throughout)(tchd 10/3 and tchd 18/5)

5 4 11¾

6 Sunriseontheboyne

J: Wesley Joyce(3)

T: Michael Mulvany

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 80

SP: 22/1

Led - 3 lengths ahead after 2f - headed and weakened from over 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)

6 ½ 12¼

3 Mocking

J: Rory Mulligan(7)

T: J P Murtagh

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 13lbs

OR: 86

SP: 11/2

Always behind(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

Glen To Glen

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 3lbs

OR: 90

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.75

Tote place: €1.80 €5.20

Exacta: €41.10

Trifecta: €216.80

CSF: €50.51