14:45 Down Royal

Wednesday 17 March 2021

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Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 12.9s

1^st

Samurai Cracker

811-5

7/1

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: R Deegan (5)

In touch in rear, headway into 3rd 4 out, improved to dispute lead before next, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well run-in op 11/2

2^nd

The Gunner Murphy

811-7

9/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: L P Dempsey

Tracked leaders, dropped to 5th and niggled along 8th, pushed along in 5th 3 out, left 4th 2 out, moderate 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd close home tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

Stansfield

711-6

3/1

T: Paul TraynorJ: Mr C Abernethy (7)

In touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway into 3rd 4 out, improved to dispute lead before 2 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd close home tchd 5/2

4^th

The Echo Boy

811-12

6/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: D J Hand (7)

Led, not fluent at 4th, ridden and headed before 3 out, dropped to 5th and left moderate 4th 2 out, no impression op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

1 ¼

Diamond Turf

811-10

18/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, left moderate 5th and mistake 2 out op 16/1

Also Ran

Hesamanofhisword

811-3

13/8f

T: D E FitzgeraldJ: K J Brouder

Tracked leaders, bad mistake 1st, improved to lead before 3 out, ridden 3 out, headed before next, 3rd and no extra when mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 15/8 tchd 2/1

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Non-Runners

King Alex⁶⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: B Connell J: M J Bolger

Agent Boru¹⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: T Gibney J: J P O'Sullivan

Southerner¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: William Cronin J: Mr W T Cronin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.80Pl:£2.50, £2.20EX:£32.10Trifecta:£144.40SF:£37.80

Forecasts

Hesamanofhisword (13/8), Stansfield (3/1), King Alex (4/1), The Gunner Murphy (9/2), The Echo Boy (6/1), Southerner (6/1), Samurai Cracker (7/1), Agent Boru (16/1), Diamond Turf (18/1)

STANSFIELD has had a good spell since the turn of the year so looks the most solid option. The Gunner Murphy is a classy sort so he may provide the chief threat if ready to roll after a year off. Hesamanofhisword looks best of the rest.

STANSFIELD (IRE)
THE GUNNER MURPHY (IRE)
HESAMANOFHISWORD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Prospectus

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: J B Kane | T: G P Cromwell

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00