Racecards
18:35 Down Royal (IRE)
Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €15,500 added
- Winner: €9,300
- 2nd: €3,100
- 3rd: €1,550
- 4th: €775
- Form 350P-10
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer T Gibney
- Jockey D J O'Keeffe
led, headed before 2nd, 2nd halfway, mistake 4 out, pushed along and dropped to rear approaching next, soon no extra, tailed off
- Form 5314/1U-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey P Townend
held up in rear, headway 3 out, 2nd and pushed along before 2 out, challenged last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
- Form 2200-36
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D A McLoughlin
- Jockey J J Slevin
tracked leaders, 4th 5 out, 5th and pushed along when fell 3 out
- Form 41/3F-37
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer D A McLoughlin
- Jockey C D Maxwell
tracked leader, led approaching 2nd, slight mistake 6th, pushed along and headed after 3 out, soon ridden and 3rd before next, no impression when slight mistake last, kept on one pace run-in
- Form 113/7-U6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 140
held up towards rear, 5th halfway, closer 3 out, 4th and pushed along before 2 out, no impression when slight mistake last, no extra run-in
- Form U145-19
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey J W Kennedy
tracked leaders, 3rd 5 out, headway to lead after 3 out, pushed along before next, strongly pressed at last, ridden and kept on well run-in
- Form P3P0P0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer Francis Casey
- Jockey Thomas Reilly
NonRunner
- Form 0/08P3P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey S D Torrens
NonRunner
Verdict
WHISKEY SOUR, a Grade 1 winner over hurdles back in 2017, has run some cracking races on the Flat and over timber in his time and ran very well in a Galway Festival handicap on the level after a long break. He should still have the quality to win a race of this nature so gets the nod. Jeff Kidder, another Grade 1 winner, has also been a great servant and wasn't beaten far in a Tipperary Grade 3 in July. Tullybeg has been chasing with some success but eleven-times winner The Jam Man hasn't been at his best for some time.
Formwatch
Streets Of Doyen (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, pushed along in rear after 5 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, dist behind Foxy Jacks (11-9) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp lst (1) Yielding in Jul.
Whiskey Sour (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, closer in 4th 5f out, led over 3f out, soon pressed, ridden and joined 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 20, 5 1/4l behind Teed Up (11-6) at Galway 2m 1f hcp hvy in Jul.
Dovlator (IRE) 17-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 6th when not fluent 6th and soon pushed along, dropped to rear and reminders next, ridden and no extra 5 out, completely tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Railway Hurricane (11-5) at Tipperary 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Digby (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 4 out, soon detached, left moderate 7th after 2 out, no impression in straight, 7th of 16, 36 1/2l behind Ambitious Fellow (11-1) at Galway 2m 6f hcp lst (1) sft in Aug.
Jeff Kidder (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Rear of mid-division, 8th after 4th, effort after 4 out, no impression in 5th before last where not fluent, kept on closing stages, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Fils D'oudairies (11-5) at Tipperary 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
Tullybeg (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Never better than mid-division, 8th 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Foxy Jacks (11-9) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp lst (1) Yielding in Jul.
Max Flamingo (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, slow 1st, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened and tailed off, 20th of 25, dist behind Kilbeg King (10-10) at Punchestown 3m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
The Jam Man (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) Mid-division on outer, headway into 2nd over 6f out, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon ridden and no extra, 12th of 19, dist behind Last Ammo (9-12) at Galway 2m hcp Yielding in Aug.