14:35 Down Royal

Monday 2 May 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.30s

1^st

Drumbaragh

910-13

28/1

T: P MartinJ: P J O'Hanlon (7)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, hampered and left in front after 5th, made rest, went clear after 3 out, ridden before last, stayed on strongly, eased close home, easily op 33/1

2^nd

Junior Bee

611-6

11/8f

T: M A MolloyJ: Shane O'Callaghan (7)

Tracked leaders, badly hampered at 5th, ridden and chased clear leader after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace run-in op 6/5

3^rd

2 ½

Buto

511-5

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Simon Torrens

Rear of mid-division, mistake 1st, badly hampered at 5th, progress into 6th and ridden 3 out, moderate 4th next, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 16/1

4^th

8 ½

Presenting Lad

611-10

11/1

T: M M McNiffJ: Donagh Meyler

Rear of mid-division, headway 4 out, went 3rd and ridden 3 out, no impression on leaders in 4th next, moderate 4th inside final furlong, no extra op 12/1

5^th

Montel Glory

511-1

18/1

T: P FentonJ: Niall Moore (7)

Mid-division, bad mistake 4th, badly hampered at 5th, ridden in 8th 3 out, kept on one pace from next op 14/1 tchd 20/1

6^th

Anseo

611-9

40/1

T: J T R DreaperJ: P J Carberry

Towards rear, moderate 11th 3 out, pushed along 2 out, switched left before last, kept on without threatening, never nearer

7^th

Grinn

611-3

33/1

T: D M O'BrienJ: R P Treacy

Mid-division on inner, ridden in 7th 3 out, no impression op 20/1

8^th

4 ½

Just Jacob

411-5

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)

In rear, no impression from 3 out, some late progress, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

1 ¾

I Don't Get It

811-4

3/1

T: N McCluskeyJ: S A Mulcahy (7)

Tracked leader in 2nd, badly hampered at 5th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 10/3

10^th

2 ¾

Walkers Point

1111-1

33/1

T: S McParlanJ: J S McGarvey

Tracked leaders, hampered at 5th, headway into 2nd before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened op 20/1

11^th

1 ½

Fairytale Bliss

712-0

22/1

T: N SlevinJ: E O'Connell (5)

Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 25/1

12^th

Annie Iraya

810-13

50/1

T: P BreenJ: D Robinson

Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor tchd 40/1

13^th

True Destiny

711-13

9/1

T: J J LambeJ: C J Orr

Always behind, pushed along early, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 11/1

14^th

2 ¾

Ventnor

611-0

14/1

T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin (3)

Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, slightly hampered at 5th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 16/1

15^th

8 ½

Invivo

411-2

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: J B Kane (5)

Mid-division, mistake 1st, ridden from 5th, weakened op 22/1

16^th

Fainche

511-2

28/1

T: E SheehyJ: Shane Fenelon (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, badly hampered 5th, soon no impression, weakened tchd 33/1

Also Ran

Boola Belle

610-13

66/1

T: S SpillaneJ: C P McNamara

Tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 40/1

Boing

711-4

50/1

T: Paul TraynorJ: Sam Ewing

Led, fell 5th

Champagne Auction

711-4

40/1

T: Gearoid BrouderJ: G P Brouder (5)

Mid-division on inner, ridden 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Falcon Park¹⁵¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: P Hennessy J: N T Prendergast

Kemstar¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 3

Brehon Star²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: I J Power

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£41.20Pl:£7.00, £1.10, £4.10, £2.80EX:£210.50Trifecta:£1,105.10Tricast:£844.96SF:£69.51

Forecasts

Junior Bee (11/8), I Don't Get It (3/1), True Destiny (9/1), Presenting Lad (11/1), Brehon Star (12/1), Ventnor (14/1), Buto (18/1), Montel Glory (18/1), Fairytale Bliss (22/1), Falcon Park (25/1), Kemstar (25/1), Drumbaragh (28/1), Fainche (28/1), Grinn (33/1), Just Jacob (33/1), Walkers Point (33/1), Invivo (33/1), Anseo (40/1), Champagne Auction (40/1), Annie Iraya (50/1), Boing (50/1), Boola Belle (66/1)

JUST JACOB and True Destiny are both fairly useful Flat performer who have been handed potentially lenient marks, so they're taken against the field on handicap debut. Most of the others have little chance, but Junior Bee deserves plenty of respect after her smooth-travelling third at Kilbeggan last time.

INVIVO (FR)
TRUE DESTINY
JUNIOR BEE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Shantou Lucky

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 4

J: J B Kane | T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Prize Money

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