19:55 Down Royal

Friday 21 June 2019

All17:4518:1518:5019:2019:5520:3021:00

Apple Recruitment Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   3m  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:55  |   Winning time: 5m 56.9s
1st
Horse silk
10
8/1
T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan
Held up towards rear, progress and slight mistake 8th, soon improved to chased leaders, disputed before 3 out, ridden in narrow lead after 3 out, kept on under pressure, strongly pressed run-in, rider dropped rein last 50 yards, all out and just held on op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
9
10/1
T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore
Held up towards rear, progress before 3 out, closer on outer 3 out, soon ridden in close 3rd, under pressure in 2nd last, kept on well run-in to press leader, just failed
3rd
Horse silk
3
12
9/1
T: S CrawleyJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, improved to chase leaders after 8th, closer and slightly hampered 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, under pressure in 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
4
1
11/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: D J Hand (7)
Chased leaders early, 6th halfway, lost place 8th, soon towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, ridden into 5th after 3 out, no impression next, kept on one pace from last op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
2
7/2f
T: N MeadeJ: A W Short (5)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th after 3 out, no impression next, kept on one pace
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
9/2
T: M HouriganJ: P Townend
Mid-division, progress before 3 out, disputed and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 2nd, under pressure in 4th before last where slight mistake, soon no extra and weakened op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
15
3
25/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Prominent and disputed, 2nd halfway, disputed again from 8th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
610-13
12/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: K C Sexton
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, short of room on rail and hampered after 8th, 8th 4 out, ridden and no extra before next, weakened op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
½
11
10/1
T: R K WatsonJ: D J O'Keeffe (7)
Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
911-0
16/1
T: G P CromwellJ: D F O'Regan
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
11th
Horse silk
9
8
10/1
T: J J HanlonJ: Rachael Blackmore
Led and disputed, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
12th
Horse silk
dst
5
25/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Chased leaders and jumped left, slight mistake 6th, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon challenged, ridden and no extra before next, weakened and completely tailed off op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.20Pl:€3.70, €4.50, €3.70EX:€192.60Trifecta:€306.00Tricast:€747.52SF:€90.28

Forecasts

The Red Menace (7/2), Humm Baby (9/2), Dromore Lad (11/2), Ozzie's Way (8/1), Dragon Houdini (9/1), Static Jack (10/1), British Art (10/1), Mighty Stowaway (10/1), Vocarium (12/1), Jurby (16/1), Allee Bleue (25/1), Lomachenko (25/1)

Verdict

A chance is taken with the Gordon Elliott-trained, ALLEE BLEUE. The yard boast a 36% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last four years and this Mount Nelson gelding can land the prize running off a 2lb lower mark than his last win over two years ago when with the Philip Hobbs yard. Main dangers are likely to be The Red Menace, beaten a head on his latest start and Tipperary winner, Humm Baby.
  1. Allee Bleue
  2. The Red Menace
  3. Humm Baby

Prize Money

1st: €15,375.002nd: €4,750.003rd: €2,250.004th: €1,000.005th: €375.00

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