14:20 Down Royal

Thursday 17 December 2020

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:2014:5515:30

Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Chase (0-102)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:21  |   Winning time: 5m 26.6s
1st
Horse silk
8
10/3f
T: O McKiernanJ: G Brouder (7)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead 8th, headed briefly before 3 out, pushed along and asserted after 2 out, 5 lengths clear run-in, eased close home op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
12/1
T: T GibneyJ: J B Kane (5)
Tracked leaders, headway 4 out and led briefly before next, 2nd and pushed along before 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace
3rd
Horse silk
4
2
4/1
T: D DonovanJ: K C Sexton
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 3 out, 3rd and ridden approaching 2 out, no impression and kept on one pace op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
16/1
T: L LennonJ: C P McNamara (5)
Led early, mistake 2nd, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, 5th and pushed along before 3 out, no impression approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
25/1
T: N SlevinJ: C J Orr (3)
Soon led, headed 8th, mistake 5 out and slight mistake next, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and no impression in 4th before next, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
2
10
16/1
T: K ThorntonJ: D Meyler
Towards rear, mistake 1st, some headway halfway, 6th 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching next, kept on one pace op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
22/1
T: E DoyleJ: R P Treacy (3)
Mid-division, dropped towards rear and reminders after 5th, detached 5 out, some headway in 9th 3 out, ridden and no impression from next, kept on one pace op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
5/1
T: A J MartinJ: S D Torrens (5)
Towards rear, ridden in rear of mid-division after 4 out and 8th next, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 11/2
9th
Horse silk
7
5
50/1
T: S McConvilleJ: Daire James McConville (7)
Rear of mid-division, some headway in 6th halfway, pushed along and no extra approaching 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
11
15/2
T: C O'DwyerJ: R A Doyle
Always towards rear, never a factor, detached 5 out, kept on one pace in straight op 5/1 tchd 17/2
11th
Horse silk
5 ½
13
40/1
T: P J RothwellJ: A W Short
Rear of mid-division, towards rear halfway and detached after 5 out, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
29
1
14/1
T: Mrs D A LoveJ: Mr A Murphy (7)
Tracked leaders, headway on outer in close 3rd before 8th, pushed along and no impression in 7th 3 out, soon no extra, weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
13/2
T: L LennonJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, slight mistake 7th and soon towards rear, detached 5 out, ridden after next and no extra, well behind and pulled up before 2 out tchd 7/1

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14
Horse silk
Pacte In The Park277
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 9
T: P J Rothwell  J: Reserve 1
NR
15
Horse silk
Duckphil37
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 7
T: S Millar  J: Miss A O'Sullivan
NR
16
Horse silk
Drummullagh Rocky270
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 11
T: S McParlan  J: Reserve 3
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.70, £3.80, £1.90EX:£39.80Trifecta:£240.40Tricast:£171.91SF:£42.75

Forecasts

Kristian Goingwel (10/3), An Marcach (4/1), Odds Or Evens (5/1), Pegase Amour (13/2), I'm Not Alone (15/2), Drummullagh Rocky (8/1), Peterstown (12/1), Solar Heat (14/1), Pacte In The Park (14/1), School Lane (16/1), Central Court (16/1), Duckphil (16/1), Macho Mover (22/1), Like A Demon (25/1), Enduring Love (40/1), Anseanachai Cliste (50/1)

Verdict

AN MARCACH has improved his form since switched to chasing and, following an encouraging third in a handicap at Clonmel last month, he makes most appeal in a race where plenty have something to prove. I'm Not Alone at least arrives in form, so he's a potential threat, while Pegase Amour is also considered having edged down to an appealing mark.

  1. AN MARCACH (IRE)
  2. I'M NOT ALONE (IRE)
  3. PEGASE AMOUR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Drummullagh Rocky
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 10
J: E Walsh  |  T: S McParlan
16/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00

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