26 Dec 2022 13:58 Down Royal
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding to Soft in places).
Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Highstreetfashion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | P4-9281 / 10 | Jump (27) | Patrick M O'Brien | P Rooney Patrick Rooney | 7/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NK | Walking The Walk (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 522321 / 10 | Jump (20) | Sam Ewing | G Elliott Jane Graves Racing | 11/4 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Finnians Row (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 47745P / 9 | Jump (39) | P J O'Hanlon | D A McLoughlin Anne McCartan &… | 11/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 29 L | Know The Game (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 803-521 / 8 | Jump (6) | Mr J J Codd | J T R Dreaper The Cheltenham… | 9/4 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along in 8th approaching straight, 7th 2 out ( usual 3 out), ridden in moderate 5th before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 9½ L | Room To Roam (IRE) (colt, bay, 12 0) | 2097-66 / 11 | Flat (68), Jump (80) | B W Harvey | J C McConnell Rockview Racing… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden and no impression, moderate 4th when mistake last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 9½ L | Monoxide (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 74090P- / 9 | Flat (416), Jump (338) | G P Brouder | N McCluskey Neill McCluskey | 80/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 6 L | Hollybank King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 260-077 / 11 | Jump (6) | Liam McKenna | S McConville Stephen McConville | 25/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 6 L | Definetly Darsi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 15P-788 / 9 | Jump (25) | Mr F Maguire | C Collins D V Shields | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression in moderate 9th approaching straight, no extra | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Blustery (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 2) | 0/861P-1 / 9 | Jump (211) | A McCurtin | R Tyner David Cotter | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching straight, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Who's Houdini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 434034 / 8 | Jump (20) | Shane Fenelon | J J Hanlon Global Bird In… | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 1st, mistake and unseated rider 4th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Different Strokes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 387679 / 7 | Jump (39) | C McGivern | Mrs C O'Leary Robert Conway | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, slow and reminders 5th, lost place halfway, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Massons Castle (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 9P-7P8U / 9 | Jump (53) | C D Maxwell | D A McLoughlin Mrs Janet Cooper… | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 1st, bumped 3rd, not fluent 6th and soon no danger, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Glenmalure Lodge (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 10) | 6-22597 / 10 | Jump (37) | G Brouder | P J Rothwell Anne Dowling | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, dropped to rear and detached from 3rd, no danger from halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Our Patron Saint (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 9-05060 / 5 | Flat (545), Jump (37) | C D Smithers | Mrs S Dawson Anthony Peter Passmore | 66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st and not fluent 2nd, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened approaching straight, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Zagnzig (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 50892U / 12 | Jump (103) | J P Shinnick | H Smyth Mr Harry Smyth | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and weakened halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Magic Sea (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 005800 / 7 | Flat (714), Jump (36) | C Brassil | Mrs S Dawson Anthony Peter Passmore… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake and reminder 3rd, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) | ||||||||||
