15:55 Down Royal

Monday 5 May 2025

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Club Mixers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 44.9s

1^st

Quest With Speed

811-8

5/1

T: J J HanlonJ: P Hanlon (7)

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, headway on outer to go 2nd 2 out, soon ridden and led last, kept on well run-in op 6/1

2^nd

3 ½

Dorans Law

711-3

3/1f

T: P J RothwellJ: D Robinson

Mid division, 3rd halfway, went 2nd 11th, disputed from next, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on one pace run-in tchd 10/3

3^rd

Smitty Bacall

1410-1

5/1

T: J P FlavinJ: Mike O'Connor

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent and ridden after next, kept on one pace from last, went 3rd inside last 50 yards

4^th

Fairyhill Run

1011-3

8/1

T: J P RyanJ: L A McKenna (5)

Led and disputed, 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, lost a further place last 50 yards op 17/2

5^th

Sea Aster

711-12

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: K C Sexton

Towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression from next tchd 7/2

6^th

Hardwired

911-8

15/2

T: T M WalshJ: Gavin Brouder (3)

Led and disputed, definite advantage from 6th, joined 6 out, pushed along and headed 3 out, dropped to 5th next, soon no extra and kept on one pace op 5/1

7^th

1 ½

Look Dont Touch

1011-0

13/2

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Ivan Ryan (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 17/2 tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

Where's Frankie¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: K Thornton J: E Walsh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.40Pl:£3.00, £2.00EX:£22.80Trifecta:£168.30Tricast:£78.27SF:£21.03

Forecasts

Dorans Law (3/1), Sea Aster (4/1), Quest With Speed (5/1), Smitty Bacall (5/1), Look Dont Touch (13/2), Hardwired (15/2), Fairyhill Run (8/1), Where's Frankie (10/1)

The veteran SMITTY BACALL belatedly opened his chase account when returning from a break over this C&D last month and he looks capable of defying a 7 lb rise in the weights. If Quest With Speed bounces back to his best he will be a big threat, while Sea Aster is also likely to play a part.

SMITTY BACALL (IRE)
QUEST WITH SPEED (IRE)
SEA ASTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Goodnightngodbless

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 11

J: C G O'Dwyer | T: J Motherway

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00