2025-07-18 Down Royal 19:27
Down Royal

GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap

Distance: 1m5f

Going: Good

Prize: €8,850

Runners: 8

Winning time: 2m 50.39s (slow by 1.09s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

2 Doctor Grace

J: Sam Coen(2) T: Adrian McGuinness

Age:5 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:66 SP:9/1

Towards rear - headway over 1f out - disputing second inside final furlong - ridden and led towards finish(op 10/1)

2 hd

4 Beautiful Chaos

J: Shane Markey(7) T: Ross O'Sullivan

Age:7 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:62 SP:12/1

Led at steady pace - increased tempo after 2f - soon clear - reduced lead 6f out - briefly headed under 2f out - kept on well but headed towards finish(tchd 10/1)

3 2¼ 2½

3 Lady Kai

J: Nicola Burns(2) T: Ross O'Sullivan

Age:5 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:64 SP:9/4F

Midfield - slightly hampered 5f out - headway but raced wide on turn under 2f out - went third inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds(tchd 2/1)

4 ½ 3

6 Numidia

J: Rory Mulligan(2) T: Peter Lawlor

Age:7 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:58 SP:13/2

Held up in rear - headway but waiting for room over 1f out - ran on and went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)

5 2¾ 5¾

5 Fianna

J: Megan Telford-Kelly(7) T: W McCreery

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:61 SP:8/1

Prominent - briefly led under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 17/2)

6 ¾ 6½

1 Desert Friend

J: Patrick McGettigan(2) T: Mrs Denise Foster

Age:9 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:66 SP:9/2

Prominent - soon went second - weakened over 1f out(tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)

7 ½ 7

8 Picpoul

J: Julian Pietropaolo(4) T: M M Rice

Age:7 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:46 SP:22/1

Midfield - some headway against far rail 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

8 ¾ 7¾

7 Maxwell Smart

J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) T: T G McCourt

Age:4 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:51 SP:4/1

Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear over 1f out - soon no extra(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €10

Tote place: €2.70 €3.80 €1.20

Exacta: €82.30

Trifecta: €252.60

Tricast: €326.40

CSF: €109.06