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17:50 Down Royal (IRE)

JC Halliday & Sons Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €11,001 added
  • Winner: €6,775
  • 2nd: €2,101
  • 3rd: €1,001
  • 4th: €451
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.75s
  • Off Time: 17:52:06
  • 11 Ran
1(7)
Silk - White, royal blue seams, check sleeves & cap

Joza (IRE)

78 p D
9/1
  • Form 48314
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, 3rd early, pushed along under 3f out, soon effort, one pace final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Black, beige cap
  • Form 0444
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 74

dwelt, raced in 8th early, pushed along on outer under 3f out, soon effort, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - DARK BLUE, red epaulettes, red cap, dark blue star
  • Form 05254
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 74

pushed along and soon prominent, led after 1f and a little keen, joined 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

4(2)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue seams, yellow cap
  • Form 650
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 69

impeded briefly early, soon raced in 6th, pushed along under 3f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, asserted and stayed on well closing stages

5(11)
Silk - Dark blue, beige disc, beige stars on sleeves, beige cap
  • Form 6054
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 66

raced in 7th early, soon progress to track leaders, stumbed slightly over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and one pace closing stages

6(8)
Silk - YELLOW, red epaulettes & sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 670
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 66

soon towards rear, effort 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

7(9)
Silk - BLACK & WHITE HOOPS, royal blue cap, white star
16/1
  • Form 003
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 66

soon towards rear, effort 2f out, no impression over 1f out

8(4)
Silk - White, black triple diamond, black stars on sleeves, black diamond on cap
  • Form 85522
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 65

soon led, headed after 1f, on terms 3f out, headed again over 1f out, soon no extra, one pace

9(5)
Silk - Emerald green, red seams, white cap
  • Form 640
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 65

dwelt and pushed along briefly early, soon raced in 9th, pushed along again in rear from 3f out, headway to chase leaders and not much room briefly under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

10(10)
Silk - Purple, pink star, pink stars on sleeves, pink star on cap
  • Form 687
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 65

raced in 5th early, pushed along under 3f out, soon effort, kept on without threatening winner inside final furlong

11(3)
Silk - Dark blue, light blue hoop, light blue sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap, light blue star
14/1
  • Form 556
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, 4th early, pushed along briefly after halfway, pushed along again and challenged between horses over 1f out, soon no impression, one pace

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Dandy Belle got a little bit outpaced at the furlong pole in a similar race at the Curragh but stayed on strongly to snatch second and looks certain to go well. She holds fourth-placed Only The Brave on that run but Pulsing Dragon led for a long way in a Bellewstown maiden over a mile so will be suited by dropping back to this trip though he was beaten a nose by Joza at Limerick and is only 1lb better off. CRUELLA DOVIL made her nursery debut over slightly shorter at the Curragh where she was staying on stoutly at the finish and was only beaten a length so Johnny Murtagh's filly gets the vote.

Formwatch

Joza (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders in 4th, ridden in 4th under 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Highland Fortune (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f gf in Jun.

Only The Brave (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Waited with, soon towards rear, headway and tight for room from under 2f out, ran on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Lord Rapscallion (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Aug.

Pulsing Dragon (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, pressed 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on one pace, 4th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Power Down (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m mdn gd in Aug.

Colfer Me (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Raced near side, held up, no impression halfway, switched right 2f out, soon no extra, 22nd of 25, 26 1/4l behind Ten Sovereigns (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn gd in Aug.

Cruella Dovil (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, closed final 100 yards, kept on, not match principals close home, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Hammersmith (9-13) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in Aug.

Palabres (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out, 11th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Power Down (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m mdn gd in Aug.

Scarlet Skis 25-1 (9-0) Held up, 8th halfway, ridden into 6th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong into 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Black Magic Woman (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Aug.

Dandy Belle (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, no impression when switched left inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner into 2nd at line, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lord Rapscallion (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Aug.

Dingle Bay (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Soon tracked leaders and raced in 3rd, slightly impeded under 2f out, soon no impression and no extra final furlong, 12th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Mount Everest (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn gd in Aug.

Rathmoylan Cove (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and lost place 2f out, under pressure in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Black Magic Woman (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Aug.

Hidden Spark (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, 5th early, pushed along on outer from before straight, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Dragon Roll (8-6) at Gowran Park 7f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Jul.