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15:00 Down Royal (IRE)

Ladbrokes.com Chase (grade 2) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft, Yielding to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €50,000 added
  • Winner: €32,500
  • 2nd: €10,000
  • 3rd: €5,000
  • 4th: €2,000
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 18.80s
  • Off Time: 15:04:51
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE & EMERALD GREEN HALVED, sleeves reversed, yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 34114-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 145

chased leaders early, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened before 4 out

3
Silk - BLACK, yellow diamond, yellow diamonds on sleeves, yellow diamond on cap
  • Form F113FB-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 145

chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge in 2nd and mistake 3 out, ridden in 3rd and no extra before 2 out, 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner, kept on same pace

4
Silk - Red, white cross sashes, hooped sleeves, red cap, white star on cap
  • Form 164/113-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 148

tracked leaders, travelled well to challenge 3 out, led before next, ridden and kept on strongly from before last

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, emerald green star, white cap, emerald green star
12/1
  • Form 91/2212-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 139

led, ridden and headed 4 out, no extra in 4th 3 out, kept on one pace

6
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, royal blue hoop, royal blue armlet, royal blue cap

Osana (FR)

198 p
9/2
  • Form 123324-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 150

chased leader in 2nd, led 4 out, ridden and challenged 3 out, headed before next where mistake, no extra

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
12/1
  • Form 10127-2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 144

held up towards rear, mistake 8th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden in 5th and no impression 4 out, fell next

8
Silk - MAROON, white triple diamond, maroon sleeves, white seams, white cap, maroon diamond
16/1
  • Form 182S12
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 131

held up towards rear, headway into 5th before 4 out, ridden in 6th and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace straight

2
NR
6/4
  • Form 121/111-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 148

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Osana had just over a length to spare over Roberto Goldback in a beginners chase at Navan a year ago and continued to perform with credit. He's 7lb better off with the runner-up who is penalised for his subsequent Grade 2 success at Leopardstown over Apt Approach. PANDORAMA has been beaten just once in nine career starts and never over fences. A brilliant novice, who had RSA Chase winner Weapon's Amnesty a short-head behind when landing the Grade 1 Knight Frank Novice Chase at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting, he's reported in good shape for his return and can make his mark at the highest level this season. After an easy success in a Grade 2 novice event at Kempton, The Nightingale went to Aintree with a big chance in the Manifesto Novices Chase but fluffed his lines with a poor round of jumping and will need to do better here.

Formwatch

Jadanli (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, bad mistake 6th, fell 6 out, in a race won by China Rock (11-8) at Punchestown 2m 7f chs Grade 3 (1) gd in Oct, 4 ran.

Roberto Goldback (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Mid-division, 7th halfway, brought down 5 out, in a race won by Captain Cee Bee (11-12) at Punchestown 2m nov chs G1 (1) gd in Apr, 10 ran.

The Nightingale (FR) 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, jumped right 9th, 10th and 11th, stumbled badly 12th, no impression on leading pair from 4 out, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Mad Max (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs G2 (1) gs in Apr.

Apt Approach (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Led, headed 5 out, disputed lead again 3 out, headed and ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace in 2nd from last, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Roberto Goldback (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m 5f nov chs G2 (1) hvy in Jan.

Osana (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th and no extra approaching 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 23l behind Captain Cee Bee (11-12) at Punchestown 2m nov chs G1 (1) gd in Apr.

See U Bob (IRE) 11-8 (11-8) Settled in 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and no impression entering straight, left 2nd 2 out, no impression leader before last where slight mistake, kept on same pace, 2nd of 3, 6l behind Coscorrig (11-3) at Punchestown 2m chs gd in May.

Lucky At Last (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway on inner approaching 3 out, led next, soon strongly pressed and joined before last, narrowly headed early run-in, kept on under pressure but not quite matching winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Fisher Bridge (11-6) at Wexford 2m 6f chs in Oct.

Pandorama (IRE) 11-8fav (11-10) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 5th 3 out, 3rd 2 out, soon challenged, led entering straight, ridden and strongly pressed before last, headed after last, rallied well to lead and dispute run-in, prevailed last strides, won at Leopardstown 3m nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1) in Dec beating Weapon's Amnesty (11-10) by shd, 9 ran.