13:40 Down Royal

Tuesday 31 January 2017

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:25

Down Royal Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 19.60s

1^st

Holeinthewall Bar

911-8

9/4f

T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 5 out, led entering straight, went clear travelling well 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, easily op 5/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

James

1011-1

4/1

T: I R FergusonJ: Ricky Doyle (7)

Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 5 out, ridden and went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner next, kept on same pace

3^rd

4 ½

Merrion Row

910-0

11/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Danny Mullins

Led, joined 5 out, headed and ridden entering straight, 3rd 3 out, kept on one paced from next op 16/1

4^th

8 ½

Cillian's Return

811-3

3/1

T: A J MartinJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Held up in 6th, closer in 5th 5 out, moderate 4th and niggled along 3 out, hands and heels thereafter, never a factor op 7/2 tchd 11/4

5^th

Summer Storm

711-1

6/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Brian Hayes

Always behind, niggled along in moderate 6th 3 out, hands and heels thereafter and not fluent 2 out, never involved op 5/1

6^th

Cinder Rua

1010-12

33/1

T: Nicole McKennaJ: Liam McKenna (7)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th 4 out, soon weakened op 25/1

Also Ran

Tavern Times

1311-10

11/1

T: T MullinsJ: M P Fogarty

Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, moderate 5th and fell 2 out op 10/1

Polish Partisan

1010-8

12/1

T: D BroadJ: Robbie Colgan

Always towards rear, reminders 2nd and weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.70Pl:€1.40, €1.60, €3.50EX:€13.40Trifecta:€100.30Tricast:€81.61SF:€12.58

Forecasts

Holeinthewall Bar (9/4), Cillian's Return (3/1), James (4/1), Summer Storm (6/1), Merrion Row (11/1), Tavern Times (11/1), Polish Partisan (12/1), Cinder Rua (33/1)

CILLIAN'S RETURN can get off the mark at the first attempt in handicaps over fences here. The selection has been set some stiff tasks thus far in his chasing career and as such gets in here off a 7lb lower mark than he would were this a hurdle. Holeinthewall Bar is taken to chase him home while Polish Partisan can perform better than of late off his slipping handicap mark. 1. Cillian's Return 2. Holeinthewall Bar 3. Polish Partisan

Prize Money

1st: €7,380.002nd: €2,280.003rd: €1,080.004th: €480.005th: €180.00