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18:22 Down Royal (IRE)

Grant Thornton Handicap (50-70)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • €10,500 added
  • Winner: €6,300
  • 2nd: €2,100
  • 3rd: €1,051
  • 4th: €525
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.92s
  • Off Time: 18:23:59
  • 12 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Dark blue & white diamonds, white & dark blue halved sleeves, white cap, dark blue diamonds
  • Form 812170
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 66

pushed along early and tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, 6th and pushed along 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace

2(1)
Silk - PINK & GREY DIAMONDS, pink sleeves & cap
  • Form 07-2092
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 66

led early, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, switched left under 2f out and headway to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well to lead closing stages

3(9)
Silk - MAROON & WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, maroon cap
8/1
  • Form 04-8398
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leader, led after 1 1/2f, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and joined early final furlong, kept on, headed final 50 yards

4(8)
Silk - YELLOW & RED CHEVRONS, hooped cap
17/2
  • Form 83/0-480
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 64

pushed along early and tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out and dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5(7)
Silk - RED, white disc & sleeves, black & white striped cap
  • Form 0690-00
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 63

held up towards rear, headway on inner under 2f out, switched left and 7th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home

6(10)
Silk - Black, amber slvs, white cap
40/1
  • Form 59-038
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 67

slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor

7(4)
Silk - BLACK, red spots, black cap, white spots

Cliara (IRE)

23 ht D
8/1
  • Form 037318
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, 7th and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace

8(12)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, dark blue sleeves, light blue stars, dark blue cap, light blue stars
  • Form 41507-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 58

rear of mid-division, ridden and some headway on outer over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace

9(11)
Silk - Light blue & scarlet halved, sleeves reversed, white cap
13/2
  • Form 6660
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 64

pushed along early and always towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra final furlong

10(6)
Silk - RED & LIGHT GREEN QUARTERED, white sleeves, red cap, light green star
9/1
  • Form 048676
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, pushed along and 4th 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, under pressure and kept on, no impression final 100 yards

11(3)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 69/8700-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 52

tracked leaders early when short of room and dropped to mid-division, 8th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and 6th 1f out, under pressure and kept on well on outer final 100 yards

12(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & WHITE HOOPS, striped cap

Riva (IRE)

20 t
50/1
  • Form 650-50
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 56

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 5th 2f out, ridden and dropped towards rear over 1f out, no extra

In depth

Verdict

Cliara was racing from 7lb higher following her Naas victory when mid-division at Gowran but reportedly became upset in the stalls. SILENT PERFORMANCE (NAP) ran easily her best race since joining Denis Hogan at Leopardstown last month when narrowly beaten by Oneiroi, form that should be good enough to see her go one better. She holds Dha Leath on that run while Navan winner Rockview Empress appears to need some give though Colin Keane is a positive booking. Kevin Manning is booked for Spruce Meadows, who was once rated 91 and can't go much lower than this.

Formwatch

Never Mistabeat (IRE) 18-1 (10-1) Chased leader, 7th over 5f out, lost place under 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 22nd of 23, 13l behind Little Brother (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in May.

Silent Performance (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) In touch, 4th halfway, improved to 2nd under 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Oneiroi (9-8) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.

Dammit (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Dazzling Darren (9-12) at Galway 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.

Hammersmith (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Dwelt, rear of mid-division, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 14th of 23, 4 1/2l behind Monzoon (10-0) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Aug.

Spruce Meadows (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, never a factor, 17th of 24, 6 3/4l behind She's In The Game (9-5) at Curragh 7f hcp gd in Aug.

Mulgrave (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened, 8th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Jon Riggens (9-7) at Curragh 5f mdn Yielding in Aug.

Cliara (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Chased leaders and 7th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 17, 19 1/4l behind Stormy Jenn (9-10) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in Aug.

Rockview Empress (IRE) 50-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, last of 14, 13 1/2l behind Ecliptic Moon (9-10) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Aug.

Saran (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 10th of 23, 4 1/4l behind Monzoon (10-0) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Aug.

Dha Leath (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Held up early, closer in 5th halfway, ridden and lost place over 2f out, 9th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Bosca Cheoil (8-13) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.

Self Assessed (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Held up, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 11th of 15, 35 3/4l behind Na Caith Tobac (11-10) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn gd in Jul.

Riva (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Towards rear, 10th halfway, no impression 2f out, soon weakened and detached, eased over 1f out, never a factor, last of 11, dist behind Sanosuke (9-13) at Tramore 1m 4f Yielding in Aug.