24 Jan 2023 15:00 Down Royal
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding to Soft in places).
Aspall Handicap Chase (0-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Wee Small Hours (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 246-796 / 16 | Flat (1732), Jump (24) | D P Maxwell | M Rice M M Rice | 6/1 | |
| in rear, progress 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, led before 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | HD | Aodhan May (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 00-004P / 9 | Jump (9) | Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes Mrs Cora Byrnes | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along in 7th after 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, 4th at last, headway into 2nd close home, stayed on well to strongly press winner to line, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Monoxide (GB) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 4090P-6 / 9 | Flat (445), Jump (29) | G P Brouder | N McCluskey Neill McCluskey | 40/1 | |
| led, mistake 5th, ridden 3 out, headed before 2 out, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd again when mistake at last, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Garrai Phaidin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 72045U / 14 | Jump (23) | Richard Condon | S K Ryder John Paul Collevy | 22/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 2nd and reminder, slight mistake 8th, ridden in 2nd 3 out, 2nd next, dropped to 3rd at last, no extra in 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3 L | Finnians Row (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 7745P3 / 9 | Jump (29) | P J O'Hanlon | D A McLoughlin Anne McCartan &… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 2nd, ridden in 5th after 3 out, 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 19 L | Four Horsemen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 23-9468 / 9 | Jump (49) | Mr J C Barry | K Thornton Gary Ryan | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th when bad mistake 3 out, ridden in 7th before next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 2¾ L | So Ladylike (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 0998P7 / 11 | Jump (3) | Shane O'Callaghan | C A McBratney Mr J M B Cookson | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, ridden and dropped to moderate 9th 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1½ L | Bidentime (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0-00004 / 7 | Jump (35) | R Deegan | L P Cusack The Simm Partnership | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden and dropped to moderate 8th 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 12 L | Cluan Dara (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 986080 / 11 | Flat (191), Jump (35) | Liam Quinlan | J P Ryan Bitview Partnership | 66/1 | |
| always behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Ringhill Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 13) | 50-P900 / 8 | Jump (24) | Anna McGuinness | J J Lambe Ringhill Syndicate | 80/1 | |
| always behind, mistake 2nd and rider briefly lost an iron, mistakes 3rd and 4th, pulled up before 5th | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Kings Halo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | P8/8092 / 10 | Jump (23) | Phillip Enright | J Dullea Kings Halo Partnership | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, mistake 7th, niggled along in rear of mid-division 9th, under pressure when bad mistake 4 out, trailing when pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Spancil Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | PP0-624 / 13 | Jump (3) | Keith Donoghue | T G McCourt AE Melia Partnership | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, jumped left at 5th and 6th, ridden in 6th on outer 3 out, no impression in 6th when jumped left and blundered badly 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
