14:33 Down Royal

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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

Metcollect Oil Recycling Hunters Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:34  |   Winning time: 6m 31.9s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/2
T: E MullinsJ: Mr C Mullins (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along before 3 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression after 2 out, 2nd early run-in, challenged final 100 yards, stayed on well, led final strides op 6/1 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
11/8f
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr B O'Neill
Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, led 10th, not fluent next, joined before 2 out, led again before last, ridden and strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on under pressure, headed final strides op 5/4 tchd 13/8
3rd
Horse silk
10
10
812-0
12/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 3 out, ridden in 4th and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd close home op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
6
12/1
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr B Finn (7)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, 2nd after 4 out, jumped left next, disputed before 2 out, ridden and headed when edged left before last, mistake last and soon no impression in 3rd, no extra, 4th close home op 9/1 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
18
9
10/3
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr R James (7)
Mid-division on outer, 7th halfway, pushed along in moderate 5th before 3 out, no extra op 3/1 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
30
7
10/1
T: N C KellyJ: Mr O McGill (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, slow 1st, pushed along in moderate 7th before 3 out, bumped 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
19
1
40/1
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr D McGill (7)
Mid-division on inner, 8th halfway, mistake 4 out, pushed along in moderate 6th before next, jumped left and mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
1012-0
28/1
T: B ConnellJ: Mr F Maguire
In rear, 7th when mistake 4 out, pushed along and no extra before next, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 40/1
PU
Horse silk
5
200/1
T: Jamie SloanJ: Mr B Dunleavy (7)
Led, headed 10th, pushed along and dropped towards rear before 5 out, pulled up after next op 150/1 tchd 80/1
PU
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: Miss G Benson (7)
Tracked leaders, pushed along at times, 5th halfway, 9th when mistake 5 out, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.00, £1.10, £3.00EX:£18.30Trifecta:£145.80SF:£14.59

Forecasts

Ferns Lock (11/8), Vaucelet (10/3), Its On The Line (11/2), Shantou Show (10/1), The Bosses Oscar (10/1), Wowsham (12/1), Ramillies (12/1), Dom Dolo (28/1), Ask D'Man (40/1), Love And Wishes (200/1)

Verdict

FERNS LOCK is the form pick and looked as good as ever in a point recently, so he's an obvious choice. His stablemates Vaucelet and Remillies are both dangers and Its One The Line's claims can't be ignored.

  1. FERNS LOCK
  2. RAMILLIES (IRE)
  3. ITS ON THE LINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Vaucelet
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 7
2/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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