20:30 Down Royal

Friday 19 July 2024

All17:0717:4218:1718:5219:2720:0020:30

Freixenet Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 51.65s

1^st

(5)

Empress Alma

39-0

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, ridden and progress to lead 1f out, drew clear final 150 yards, comfortably op 6/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

5 ½

(4)

Highland Bells

38-7

9/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Wesley Joyce (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon switched left and kept on well inside final 150 yards to go 2nd close home op 6/1

3^rd

(8)

Question Of Class

39-12

18/5f

T: J S BolgerJ: Rory Cleary

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and edged right, headed 1f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace op 7/2

4^th

(7)

Fine Print

38-9

10/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Soon led, joined halfway, led again 4f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression 150 yards out, kept on one pace op 12/1

5^th

2 ¾

(9)

Glimmerglass

39-13

9/1

T: J FeaneJ: Hugh Horgan (5)

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and headway between horses under 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

1 ½

(1)

Mickey Cohen

39-11

9/2

T: N MeadeJ: Colin Keane

Towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 6/1

7^th

(10)

Benvoy

310-0

9/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leader, headway to dispute lead halfway, pushed along and headed 4f out, 3rd and slightly hampered under 2f out, 6th over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong op 11/2

8^th

4 ¾

(2)

Dancing Steve

39-5

14/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (3)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased final 100 yards tchd 16/1

9^th

4 ½

(6)

Seas And Oceans

38-12

14/1

T: Eoghan O'NeillJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, 5th halfway and pushed along 4f out, dropped towards rear 2f out, no extra, eased final furlong op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Waystar⁶⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Keithen Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£1.80, £2.40, £1.80EX:£60.00Trifecta:£328.20Tricast:£202.38SF:£54.04

Forecasts

Question Of Class (18/5), Mickey Cohen (9/2), Benvoy (9/2), Empress Alma (11/2), Waystar (8/1), Highland Bells (9/1), Glimmerglass (9/1), Fine Print (10/1), Dancing Steve (14/1), Seas And Oceans (14/1)

QUESTION OF CLASS caught the eye at Navan on Saturday and has races in her so could be the way to go up in trip. This is competitive though, with Glimmerglass and Empress Alma just a couple of the other likely players.

QUESTION OF CLASS (IRE)
GLIMMERGLASS (IRE)
EMPRESS ALMA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

St Faz

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 3

J: Shane Foley | T: E J O'Grady

17/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00