16:13 Down Royal

Tuesday 17 March 2026

All13:1813:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:4817:22

Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 5m 16.70s

1^st

Raglan Road

811-8

7/2c

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor

Settled behind leaders early, held up from 7th, ridden into 4th before 2 out, 3rd and pecked slightly 2 out, stayed on to press leader and mistake last, disputed run-in, led close home op 4/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Slanagaibhgoleir

811-9

7/2c

T: G ElliottJ: Carl Millar (5)

Held up early, closer in 4th after 7th, good jump between horses to challenge 4 out, disputed next, ridden to lead after 2 out, pressed last, drifted right and joined run-in, headed close home op 5/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

I Am Lorenzo

712-0

7/2c

T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impresison on leaders before 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace tchd 4/1

4^th

Cloonainra

711-1

7/2c

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Tracked leader, disputed from 5 out, went left 2 out, soon ridden and headed, no extra from last op 6/1

5^th

2 ¼

Ayiko

711-8

4/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Soon held up, slight mistake 7th, towards rear and slightly slow 4 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from 2 out op 3/1

6^th

Desert Cave

810-13

25/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Led, joined 4 out, soon headed, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra before 2 out tchd 20/1

7^th

3 ¼

Herja

610-13

25/1

T: P GriffinJ: Mark McDonagh

Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before 2 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Lucky Lyreen³⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.80, £2.20EX:£11.80Trifecta:£54.30SF:£17.10

Forecasts

Raglan Road (7/2), Slanagaibhgoleir (7/2), I Am Lorenzo (7/2), Cloonainra (7/2), Ayiko (4/1), Lucky Lyreen (5/1), Desert Cave (25/1), Herja (25/1)

Having won a C&D maiden on Boxing Day, SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR shaped as though still in top form at Gowran and he looks the way to go on these terms. I Am Lorenzo and Ayiko are feared most.

SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR (IRE)
I AM LORENZO (IRE)
AYIKO

Previous Winners

2025

Lightkeeper

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Danny Gilligan | T: G Elliott

3/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00