15:08 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

McMahon McKay M&A (Pro/Am) Flat Race

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:11  |   Winning time: 4m 10.07s
1st
Horse silk
10
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Mid-division, off pace halfway, closer 5f out, 3rd 3f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge when short of room under 1f out, disputed and bumped final 100 yards, kept on well, led post op 5/1 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
nse
9
8/1
T: M A MolloyJ: Liam McKenna (7)
Mid-division, off pace halfway, closer 5f out, 4th 3f out, switched left and 3rd over 1f out, ridden to challenge when short of room under 1f out, disputed and bumped final 100 yards, kept on well, headed post op 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
5
512-0
9/5f
T: N MeadeJ: Mr Pat Taaffe (7)
Mid-division, keen, moderate 3rd halfway, closer in 3rd 5f out, 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, edged left under 1f out, headed and no extra in 3rd final 100 yards op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 2/1
4th
Horse silk
8
2
9/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Prominent, soon chased clear leader, moderate 2nd halfway, closed on leader over 5f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, 4th over 1f out, no extra op 10/3
5th
Horse silk
47
3
412-0
3/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford (7)
Led and soon clear, ran freely, 20 lengths clear halfway, reduced lead over 5f out, headed over 4f out, dropped to 5th 3f out, no extra tchd 11/4
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
11
66/1
T: Liam G O'brienJ: C D Smithers (7)
Held up towards rear, pushed along in 6th 5f out, no extra op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
47
14
125/1
T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (7)
Chased clear leader, mid-division and off pace halfway, ridden and no impression 6f out, tailed off op 66/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
13
33/1
T: Patrick TurleyJ: Mr D G Lavery
Held up towards rear, ridden 6f out, moderate 7th 5f out, no extra, tailed off op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
412-0
200/1
T: L LennonJ: Mr J Kelly Smith (7)
Chased clear leader, off pace in mid-division halfway, pushed along and no extra 6f out, tailed off op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
51
15
20/1
T: R K WatsonJ: Mr B O'Neill
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no danger 6f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off op 12/1
11th
Horse silk
99
6
16/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Mr L D Andrews (7)
Chased clear leader, moderate 4th halfway, pushed along 7f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off op 22/1

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1
Horse silk
Always Handy53
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 4
T: B Jordan  J: Mr B T Stone
WD
8
Horse silk
Largy Ray58
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 4
T: S R B Crawford  J: Mr S Connor
NR
12
Horse silk
Onehellofagetaway244
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 4
T: Miss E Doyle  J: Mr F Maguire
NR
4
Horse silk
Fathom Two22
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 5
T: S McParlan  J: Mr N McParlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£1.70, £2.30, £1.10EX:£37.50Trifecta:£376.60SF:£49.11

Forecasts

Faulty (9/5), Boldog (3/1), Attaboyarchie (9/2), Lucky Lyreen (11/2), Littlefoot (8/1), Largy Ray (8/1), Fathom Two (10/1), Johnny M (16/1), Tiz All Hush Hush (20/1), Onehellofagetaway (25/1), Ounce Of Gold (33/1), Always Handy (33/1), Make No Plans (66/1), The Bridge House (125/1), Kalsman (200/1)

Verdict

FATHOM TWO was a comfortable winner of a point at the second attempt and this looks a reasonable starting point under Rules, so he is preferred to form-pick Faulty and Lucky Lyreen, who might well improve on his debut 7 months ago.

  1. FATHOM TWO (IRE)
  2. FAULTY
  3. LUCKY LYREEN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Pinkerton
Weight: 12-2  |Age: 5
J: N J Ryan  |  T: N Meade
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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