Results From Down Royal - Tuesday, 23rd January 2024

prominent, went second from 4 out, led going easily before 3 out, went clear when shaken up before 2 out, jumped slightly right 2 out, bad mistake last, easily

didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, prominent on inner after 4 out, outpaced and no chance with winner before 2 out, mistake 2 out, mistake last, kept on and went remote second towards finish

soon pressed leader on inner, disputed lead 3rd, led from 4th, headed before 3 out, outpaced and no chance with winner before 2 out, weakening when lost second towards finish

didn't always jump with fluency, soon midfield, in touch with leaders before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, soon went fourth but no extra, weakened 2 out

towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway into midfield after 4 out, weakened before 2 out

took keen hold, soon prominent, dropped to midfield after 5th, not fluent 4 out, weakened after 3 out

never better than midfield, towards rear when no extra after 4 out

raced wide, didn't always jump with fluency, led narrowly or disputed lead early, jumped slightly left 3rd, raced in second from 4th, lost position after 4 out, weakened 3 out

never better than midfield, didn't always jump with fluency, in rear when reminder after 1st, brief headway after 5th, weakened before 3 out

didn't always jump with fluency, took keen hold, prominent early, dropped to midfield before 3rd, towards rear when mistake 4th, weakened after 4 out

always behind, didn't always jump with fluency, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

vet's advice

unsuitable ground

cast in box

raced wide, in touch with leaders, headway and prominent on far side of group 4 out, led going best before 2 out, clear when ridden after 2 out, pushed out, comfortably

led, headed and lost ground when bad mistake 3 out, keeping on when switched left after 2 out, went modest second run-in

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in last but in touch with leaders, headway on far side of group 4 out, pressed winner when mistake 2 out, soon no extra, weakening when lost second run-in

pressed leader, not fluent 4th, left in lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

in touch with leaders, not fluent 2nd, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

prominent on inner early, lost position after 5th, dropped to rear before 4 out, dropped to last when struggling after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

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unsuitable ground

raced wide, in touch with leaders, headway and prominent before 3 out, challenging going easily after 3 out, led 2 out, soon clear, ridden when went further clear run-in, ran on

in touch with leaders, headway after 3 out, prominent when ridden after 2 out, went second and kept on from last, no match for winner

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, headway after 3 out, keeping on when mistake last, ran on and went third towards finish, no match for first two

took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader after 2nd, led and faced challenge after 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, weakened last, edged left run-in, lost third towards finish

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, mistake 4th, headway and in touch with leaders when raced wide before 3 out, hit 2 out, soon no impression

prominent on inner, led from 1st, edged right 4 out, headed after 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened before 2 out

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout, dropped to last and struggling before 3 out, tailed off

raced wide, didn't always jump with fluency, briefly led, prominent from 1st, weakened before 3 out, tailed off

vet's advice

in touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, not fluent 2nd, prominent behind clear leader after 2nd, headway after 3 out, briefly disputed lead before 2 out, ridden to lead from last, stayed on

midfield early, prominent behind clear leader before 4 out, headway after 3 out, led and nudged along 2 out, not fluent when headed and jockey dropped rein briefly last, soon ridden and no extra, eased towards finish

in touch with leaders early, prominent behind clear leader after 2nd, midfield after 5th, headway 3 out, went third after 2 out, kept on, no match for first two

raced wide, didn't always jump with fluency, soon midfield behind clear leader, headway 4 out, prominent behind clear leader when mistake 3 out, switched right and no impression before 2 out, went modest fourth after last

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in second, chased clear leader after 2nd, lost position when mistake 3 out, soon no impression

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, kept on

held up in rear, not fluent 1st, jumped slightly left 3rd, headway after 4 out, no extra after 2 out

led on inner, went clear after 2nd, bad mistake 4 out, reduced lead after 3 out, hampered 2 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened quickly

didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, mistake 5th, headway and prominent behind clear leader when mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out

didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, not fluent when jumped slightly right 2nd, some headway when struggling 3 out, kept on, no impression

never better than midfield

prominent, prominent behind clear leader after 2nd, lost position before 4 out, weakened 3 out

always behind, weakened after 4 out

prominent, prominent behind clear leader after 2nd, weakened after 4 out

soon midfield behind clear leader, weakened after 4 out, dropped to rear when pulled up 3 out

soon towards rear, not fluent then jockey looked down to see if something was amiss 4th, weakening when pulled up before 3 out

coughing

travel problems

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unsuitable ground

reserve

led, went clear from 4th, reduced lead after 4 out, headed then lost second before 2 out, rallied approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on well and led again inside final 110yds, won going away

raced in second, mistake 6th, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden run-in, headed and weakened inside final 110yds

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, went third after 6th, pressed leader when not fluent 2 out, mistake and lost position last, jockey dropped rein run-in, weakened inside final 110yds

early mistakes, in touch with leaders, bad mistake 1st, soon midfield, not fluent 5 out, headway after 4 out, in touch with leaders before 2 out, weakened run-in

raced in third, lost position after 6th, outpaced when in touch with leaders before 2 out, weakened approaching last

always behind, never dangerous

always behind, never dangerous

in touch with leaders, lost ground after 4th, not fluent and dropped to last 5th, struggling when mistake 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

in touch with leaders, prominent behind clear leader before 4th, went second 3 out, led going best before last, jumped right last, soon ridden and faced challenge, kept on

didn't always jump with fluency, led, clear before 4th, reduced lead when not fluent 2 out, headed before last, rallied when ridden run-in, no match for winner

raced in second, lost second and prominent behind clear leader 4th, went second again and chased clear leader after 6th, lost second 3 out, switched left and ran on towards near side after last

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway 5 out, prominent behind clear leader 3 out, no impression when not fluent last

in touch with leaders, midfield behind clear leader after 6th, headway 4 out, no impression after 3 out

didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, mistake 5 out, kept on but no impression after 3 out

didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, prominent behind clear leader before 4th, weakened 3 out

always behind, didn't always jump with fluency, tailed off before 3 out

midfield, brief headway and prominent behind clear leader after 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out

jumped right on occasions, prominent, chased clear leader 4th, jockey looked down to see if something was amiss when pulled up after 6th (jockey said gelding was pulled up injured)

didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

midfield, weakened before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

in touch with leaders early, dropped to midfield when not fluent 4th, not fluent 6th, towards rear when no extra after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, not fluent and weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

disputed lead early, pressed leader after 3rd, briefly disputed lead after 6th, joined leader when not fluent 4 out, lost second when outpaced before 2 out, ridden and rallied after 2 out, led and kept on well run-in (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the first time application of a tongue strap had helped, which was noted)

in touch with leaders, prominent after 6th, headway and challenging when raced wide after 3 out, led narrowly when ridden after 2 out, headed but kept on run-in, no match for winner

disputed lead early, not fluent 2nd, led clearly after 3rd, briefly disputed lead after 6th, joined 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, weakened after last

in rear early, in touch with leaders 10th, struggling when not fluent 3 out, soon reminders and weakened, mistake 2 out, eased when tailed off run-in

didn't jump well, raced lazily at times, in touch with leaders, reminder when dropped to last after 7th, detached when reminder after 8th, weakening when tailed off after 4 out (jockey said mare never travelled)

disputed lead early, prominent after 3rd, towards rear when mistake 10th, soon reminders, weakened before 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost one of his cheekpieces when he jumped off)

didn't jump well, in rear early, in touch with leaders 7th, weakening when bad mistake 4 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last)

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