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19:15 Down Royal (IRE)

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €11,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.90s
  • Off Time: 19:22:57
  • 5 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Light green, red cross sashes, check sleeves, red diamond on cap
  • Form 2
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

chased leaders in close 3rd, ridden 2f out, no extra and weakened over 1 1/2f out

2(1)
Silk - BLACK, pink seams, quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

close up in 2nd on outer, ridden 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 4th and weakened 1f out

3(5)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, white sleeves & cap
  • Form 6
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

made all, challenged over 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong to assert

4(4)
Silk - Dark blue, pink epaulettes, pink cap, dark blue star
  • Form 67
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

chased leaders early, soon settled 4th, headway to challenge in 2nd over 1 1/2f out, ridden and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5(2)
Silk - PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

held up in rear, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out and hung left, no impression in 3rd from 1f out, eased inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

With MACHAPUTO'S price tag doubling as he went through the sales ring a chance is taken with him to see off Braehead and Anadolu. Its interesting Tommy Stack comes this far north with one of his two-year-olds. He did send out the winner of this race a number of years ago and while the trip is a bit of a concern, he may well out class these. He will have to be decent though as Braehead and Anadolu made nice debuts in decent races. The ground may be a little quick for the latter so Braehead may well be the selections biggest threat.

Formwatch

Braehead (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Settled 3rd, improved into 2nd approaching straight, soon ridden to challenge, close up and every chance from under 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Catherineofaragon (8-12) at Dundalk 5f 2yo mdn stks pol.

Machaputo (IRE) Elusive City colt out of Free Lance.

Anadolu (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd under pressure over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind Moonlit Garden (8-12) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn gf.

Bisou Baby (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Broke well and led, headed under 2f out, soon no extra, 7th of 11, 8l behind So Stylish (9-0) at Navan 5f 2yo fll mdn gf in Apr.

Port Elizabeth (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) In rear, trailing halfway, some late headway final furlong, 5th of 7, 10l behind Radharcnafarraige (9-0) at Naas 6f 2yo fll mdn gd.