16:00 Down Royal

Tuesday 23 January 2024

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

Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 37.50s

1^st

Daily Present

711-13

11/4

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Close up and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on again to challenge last, led run-in, kept on well closing stages op 10/3

2^nd

2 ¼

Positive Thinker

711-10

6/4f

T: M J McDonaghJ: Mr A P Ryan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute after 3 out, ridden in narow lead approaching 2 out, narrowly headed 2 out, soon regained lead, strongly pressed last, headed run-in, kept on same pace close home op 11/8

3^rd

3 ¾

Joshua Webb

911-11

5/1

T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)

Slightly slow 1st, led and disputed, ridden and narrowly headed before 2 out, narrow advantage 2 out where landed awkwardly, soon headed, close up again last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace op 11/2

4^th

Young Dev

1011-9

9/1

T: D HoganJ: Daniel King (3)

Held up towards rear early, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th after 4 out, no extra before next, weakened and completely tailed off op 11/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

Fiveaftermidnight

1111-2

14/1

T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (3)

Mid-division early, towards rear and pushed along after 6th, slight mistake 9th and soon trailing, mistake 10th and ridden, slightly slow 11th, soon weakened, completely tailed off op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

History Of Fashion

1012-0

13/2

T: P A FahyJ: Richard Condon (5)

Held up early, closer behind leaders from 4th, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, weakened and mistake next, soon eased and pulled up op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Cala Di Volpe

910-9

40/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Donagh Meyler

Disputed early, tracked leaders after 3rd, dropped towards rear before 10th where mistake, slightly slow 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Magnium⁷²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 11

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.90, £1.40EX:£8.10Trifecta:£35.70Tricast:£18.36SF:£7.91

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (6/4), Daily Present (11/4), Joshua Webb (5/1), History Of Fashion (13/2), Young Dev (9/1), Fiveaftermidnight (14/1), Magnium (16/1), Cala Di Volpe (40/1)

POSITIVE THINKER looked a shade unlucky when suffering defeat for the first time over fences at Fairyhouse last month and can resume winning ways now. Joshua Webb ran well in a course maiden 4 weeks ago and is feared most ahead of Fiveaftermidnight.

POSITIVE THINKER (IRE)
JOSHUA WEBB (IRE)
FIVEAFTERMIDNIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Angels Dawn

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 8

J: Cian Quirke | T: S Curling

5/2

Prize Money

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