13:58 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:59  |   Winning time: 5m 12.04s
1st
Horse silk
16
7/1
T: P RooneyJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led before 2 out (usual 3 out), joined 2 out, ridden and led before last where not fluent, soon joined, led narrowly and edged left 100 yards out, kept on well, all out op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
5
11/4
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway to dispute 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and headed before last where not fluent, soon disputed, headed narrowly and bumped 100 yards out, kept on well, just failed op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
11/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway approaching straight, 4th 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and no impression in 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 12/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
29
1
9/4f
T: J T R DreaperJ: Mr J J Codd
Held up in rear, pushed along in 8th approaching straight, 7th 2 out ( usual 3 out), ridden in moderate 5th before last, no extra op 11/4
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
33/1
T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (5)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden and no impression, moderate 4th when mistake last, no extra
6th
Horse silk
9 ½
15
80/1
T: N McCluskeyJ: G P Brouder (5)
Led, went on before halfway, mistake 7th and 4 out (usual 5 out), not fluent next, ridden approaching straight, headed before 2 out (usual 3 out) where mistake, weakened op 66/1
7th
Horse silk
6
9
25/1
T: S McConvilleJ: Liam McKenna (7)
Rear of mid-division, some headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden in 6th approaching straight, 5th 2 out ( usual 3 out), no extra before last tchd 28/1
8th
Horse silk
6
6
18/1
T: C CollinsJ: Mr F Maguire
Mid-division, ridden and no impression in moderate 9th approaching straight, no extra op 20/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (7)
Towards rear, mistake 1st, mistake and unseated rider 4th op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
4
18/1
T: Mrs S DawsonJ: C Brassil (5)
Mid-division, mistake and reminder 3rd, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
7
50/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell
Towards rear, mistake 1st, bumped 3rd, not fluent 6th and soon no danger, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
8
14/1
T: R TynerJ: A McCurtin (3)
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching straight, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 6/1
PU
Horse silk
10
12/1
T: Mrs C O'LearyJ: C McGivern (7)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, slow and reminders 5th, lost place halfway, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
12
12/1
T: P J RothwellJ: G Brouder (5)
Towards rear, dropped to rear and detached from 3rd, no danger from halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out)
PU
Horse silk
13
66/1
T: Mrs S DawsonJ: C D Smithers (7)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st and not fluent 2nd, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened approaching straight, pulled up before last
PU
Horse silk
14
1110-8
50/1
T: H SmythJ: J P Shinnick (7)
Towards rear, pushed along and weakened halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.90, £1.20, £2.30, £1.20EX:£27.20Trifecta:£267.40Tricast:£228.96SF:£28.88

Forecasts

Know The Game (9/4), Walking The Walk (11/4), Highstreetfashion (7/1), Finnians Row (11/1), Different Strokes (12/1), Who's Houdini (12/1), Glenmalure Lodge (12/1), Blustery (14/1), Definetly Darsi (18/1), Magic Sea (18/1), Hollybank King (25/1), Room To Roam (33/1), Massons Castle (50/1), Zagnzig (50/1), Our Patron Saint (66/1), Monoxide (80/1)

Verdict

WALKING THE WALK responded well to this headgear when comfortably winning at Tramore 3 weeks ago and is taken to follow up. Other last-time-out winners Know The Game and Highstreetfashion head the dangers.

  1. WALKING THE WALK (IRE)
  2. KNOW THE GAME (IRE)
  3. HIGHSTREETFASHION (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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