13:10 Down Royal

Tuesday 23 January 2024

All12:4013:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 31.10s

1^st

Western Fold

512-0

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd before 4 out, challenged before 3 out, travelled well to dispute after 3 out, led before next, ridden 2 out, clear last, kept on strongly, easily op 7/1

2^nd

D Art D Art

511-11

5/4f

T: T CooperJ: Donagh Meyler

Led, strongly pressed before 3 out, almost joined and bad mistake 3 out, soon headed, ridden in 4th before 2 out, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 11/10

3^rd

5 ½

The Other Mozzie

512-0

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up in rear, 5th 4 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, 2nd and slight mistake 2 out, no impression on leader before last, slightly slow last, kept on one pace and dropped to 3rd run-in op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

6 ½

Joshua Des Flos

612-0

6/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob

Close up briefly, soon tracked leader, slight mistake 4th, 2nd halfway, challenged before 3 out, disputed 3 out, ridden and headed before next, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace op 9/2

5^th

Soldante

611-9

9/2

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh

Held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 4th before 4 out, ridden in 5th before 3 out, soon no extra op 5/1 tchd 4/1

6^th

Ah Remy Martin

611-1

14/1

T: T GibneyJ: Kieren Buckley

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, lost place before 4 out, ridden in rear before 3 out, no extra and weakened, tailed off op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Condesa¹¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

My Gaffer²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Danny Mullins

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.30, £1.50EX:£12.10Trifecta:£60.40SF:£11.38

Forecasts

D Art D Art (5/4), Western Fold (9/2), Soldante (9/2), Joshua Des Flos (6/1), The Other Mozzie (13/2), Condesa (12/1), Ah Remy Martin (14/1), My Gaffer (14/1)

SOLDANTE holds the edge on the form of his excellent Cheltenham third last time out so gets the nod in a competitive event. My Gaffer also has the form in the book to have a say while D Art D Art and The Other Mozzie look open to proress and can't be discounted either.

SOLDANTE (IRE)
MY GAFFER (IRE)
D ART D ART (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

The Gradual Slope

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Cian Quirke | T: S O O'Brien

7/2

Prize Money

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