Racecards
13:15 Down Royal (IRE)
Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 33y
- Going: Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €14,500 added
- Winner: €8,700
- 2nd: €2,900
- 3rd: €1,449
- 4th: €725
An Mhi (IRE)
23- Form 42-F22
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
in touch in rear, effort on inner after 3 out when checked and bumped, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression
- Form 522-410
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Jordan Gainford
mid-division, dropped to last and pushed along at halfway, mistake 4 out and ridden, no impression
- Form 213131
- Age 5
- Weight 11-13
- Trainer R O'Sullivan
- Jockey Mr T P Harney
in touch in rear, progress 4 out, ridden in 4th next, soon no impression on leaders, 4th and mistake at last, no extra
- Form 342114
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D Harvey
- Jockey B W Harvey
tracked leaders, ridden in 4th after 3 out, soon no impression 5th at last, no extra
- Form 4-638U7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey Keith Donoghue
disputed lead, led from 4th, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed at last, kept on well under pressure in 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 1-43
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer E & P Harty
- Jockey Ricky Doyle
disputed lead, headed 4th, 3rd and not fluent 5th, pushed along 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, dropped to 8th 3 out, no impression
Kashi (FR)
23- Form F22-101
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer K Thornton
- Jockey Donagh Meyler
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 5th, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, 5th and mistake 2 out, weakened
- Form U35-416
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer S O O'Brien
- Jockey Cian Quirke
tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, bumped 4th, bumped again after 3 out, headway into 3rd and pushed along 2 out, ridden and disputed lead at last, stayed on well run-in, led at line
- Form 062211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer E McCarthy
- Jockey R Deegan
held up in touch towards rear, closer in 7th 3 out, ridden and went 2nd 2 out, disputed lead at last, stayed on well run-in, headed at line
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
An Mhi found 2m4f stretching his stamina at Fairyhouse after a better run behind Facile Vega there. His stable companion Caldwell Diamond beat Big Doyen, who goes in the opener, on the latter track then ran a shocker when sent to Hereford which wasn't his form. Champella has an excellent record here and showed her liking for heavy conditions at Wexford but L'or Des Roses found 2m7f much too far on his hat-trick bid at Thurles. Winning point-to-pointer Clonshire River has come up against a couple of smart prospects over timber and Kashi carried a big weight to victory in a Fairyhouse handicap. MARELLY has improved markedly since tackling heavy ground and can complete a hat-trick with the going unlikely to dry out.
Formwatch
An Mhi (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Led and disputed, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra in 2nd before last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 21, 15l behind Indiana Dream (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn sft in Jan.
Caldwell Diamond (FR) 10-11fav (11-7) Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 4th, not fluent 2 out, shaken up after 2 out, soon beaten, weakened before last, 10th of 13, dist behind Theatre Man (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.
Champella (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Ran 5th, headway 4 out, travelled well and progress to disputed lead before 2 out, soon pushed along, led early run-in, ridden and kept on well closing stages, won at Wexford 2m 5f hvy in Oct beating My Design (11-1) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
L'or Des Roses (FR) 9-4jfav (11-8) Led early, headed 4 out, soon weakened and no extra from 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Grand Soir (12-0) at Thurles 2m 7f Yielding in Dec.
Fameaftertheglory 22-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, not fluent at 5th and dropped towards rear, not fluent at 6th, soon 10th, slight mistake 4 out, not fluent in 8th 2 out, weakened before last, 7th of 12, dist behind Corbetts Cross (11-12) at Fairyhouse 3m hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan.
Clonshire River (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden after last, 3rd and no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 21, 16l behind Dark Raven (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m mdn sft in Dec.
Kashi (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pressed leader 3 out, ridden in 2nd before 2 out where slight mistake, stayed on to dispute last, kept on well run-in, narrow advantage close home, won at Fairyhouse 2m hcp sft in Jan beating Musta Lovea Lovea (11-11) by nk, 11 ran.
The Gradual Slope (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) In touch, 4th halfway, lost place before 2 out, progress and ridden in 5th before last, no extra run-in, 6th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Green Glory (10-12) at Leopardstown 2m 4f hcp sft in Dec.
Marelly (IRE) Evensfav (11-4) Raced in 2nd, pressed leader from 7th, led approaching straight, pushed along before 2 out, joined 2 out, ridden and led narrowly last, stayed on well to assert final 100 yards, won at Limerick 2m hvy in Dec beating Splashing Out (11-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.