Racecards
15:00 Down Royal (IRE)
Ladbrokes.com Chase (grade 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft, Yielding in places
- Surface: Turf
- €50,000 added
- Form 12221-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 156
- Trainer T Cooper
- Jockey B J Geraghty
soon chased leaders in 3rd, closed into 2nd 4 out, slight mistake next and slight peck 2 out, not match winner under pressure run-in and kept on same pace
- Form R1111P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Carl Williams
made all, jumped well, wandered around early and passing stable yard gate, ridden before 3 out, stayed on best under pressure run-in to soon draw clear
- Form 331F3-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey D N Russell
chased leader in 2nd, bad mistake 5 out, 3rd next, no impression under pressure from 2 out
- Form 631222-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Mooney
- Jockey M F Mooney
soon in rear, dropped behind from 4th, never a factor, tailed off
In depth
Formwatch
Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 15-8fav (11-12) Held up early, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, ridden into 2nd entering straight, under pressure when bad mistake 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace from before last, 2nd of 7, 15l behind Barker (11-12) at Punchestown 2m nov chs G1 gs in Apr.
Herecomesthetruth (IRE) 3-1fav (11-7) Led, blundered and headed 6th, led 8th, headed 14th, weakening when jumped right 2 out, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Killyglen (11-3) at Aintree 3m 1f nov chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Siegemaster (IRE) 8-11fav (11-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 5 out, disputed lead from next, slight advantage 2 out, asserted approaching last, kept on well, easily, won at Wexford 2m 6f chs gs in Oct beating Tasman (11-6) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Good Fella (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, progress on outer into 5th entering straight, close 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd run-in, 2nd of 8, 10l behind Joncol (11-5) at Naas 2m 4f beg chase sft in Feb.
Saddler's Native (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In touch towards rear, pushed along 8th, dropped behind 6 out and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by In Compliance (11-0) at Thurles 2m 6f lst chs sft, 6 ran.