13:58 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 5m 12.04s

1^st

Highstreetfashion

710-3

7/1

T: P RooneyJ: Patrick M O'Brien (7)

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 op 13/2

2^nd

Walking The Walk

711-8

11/4

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

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 op 9/2

3^rd

1 ¾

Finnians Row

610-10

11/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

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 op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

Know The Game

612-0

9/4f

T: J T R DreaperJ: Mr J J Codd

Held up in rear, pushed along in 8th approaching straight, 7th 2 out ( usual 3 out), ridden in moderate 5th before last, no extra op 11/4

5^th

9 ½

Room To Roam

812-0

33/1

T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden and no impression, moderate 4th when mistake last, no extra

6^th

9 ½

Monoxide

710-7

80/1

T: N McCluskeyJ: G P Brouder (5)

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 op 66/1

7^th

Hollybank King

1011-1

25/1

T: S McConvilleJ: Liam McKenna (7)

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 tchd 28/1

8^th

Definetly Darsi

711-4

18/1

T: C CollinsJ: Mr F Maguire

Mid-division, ridden and no impression in moderate 9th approaching straight, no extra op 20/1

Also Ran

Who's Houdini

611-13

12/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (7)

Towards rear, mistake 1st, mistake and unseated rider 4th op 10/1

Magic Sea

711-9

18/1

T: Mrs S DawsonJ: C Brassil (5)

Mid-division, mistake and reminder 3rd, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 12/1

Massons Castle

711-4

50/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Towards rear, mistake 1st, bumped 3rd, not fluent 6th and soon no danger, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 40/1

Blustery

811-2

14/1

T: R TynerJ: A McCurtin (3)

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching straight, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 6/1

Different Strokes

710-11

12/1

T: Mrs C O'LearyJ: C McGivern (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, slow and reminders 5th, lost place halfway, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 14/1

Glenmalure Lodge

810-10

12/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Towards rear, dropped to rear and detached from 3rd, no danger from halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out)

Our Patron Saint

510-8

66/1

T: Mrs S DawsonJ: Conor Smithers (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st and not fluent 2nd, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened approaching straight, pulled up before last

Zagnzig

1110-8

50/1

T: H SmythJ: J P Shinnick (7)

Towards rear, pushed along and weakened halfway, pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.90, £1.20, £2.30, £1.20EX:£27.20Trifecta:£267.40Tricast:£228.96SF:£28.88

Forecasts

Know The Game (9/4), Walking The Walk (11/4), Highstreetfashion (7/1), Finnians Row (11/1), Glenmalure Lodge (12/1), Who's Houdini (12/1), Different Strokes (12/1), Blustery (14/1), Definetly Darsi (18/1), Magic Sea (18/1), Hollybank King (25/1), Room To Roam (33/1), Massons Castle (50/1), Zagnzig (50/1), Our Patron Saint (66/1), Monoxide (80/1)

WALKING THE WALK responded well to this headgear when comfortably winning at Tramore 3 weeks ago and is taken to follow up. Other last-time-out winners Know The Game and Highstreetfashion head the dangers.

WALKING THE WALK (IRE)
KNOW THE GAME (IRE)
HIGHSTREETFASHION (IRE)

Prize Money

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