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Down Royal

14:37

Date 2023-11-10

Distance 2m100y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Womalko Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	143	—	0/31-4	100	125	87	15d	—	—	-7	20.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Should be better for his recent return at Clonmel, appeals most of the yard's 3 runners
8	Itwasfate Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	155	t	5-3532	112	130	118	85d	—	—	+6	19.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten favourite on his last two starts but was close up in third in a handicap at Wexford
1	Pats Choice Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	170	b	514312	127	124	89	19d	—	—	+25	38.8	1.25/1	6 17%
Consistent sort, bumped into a well-treated rival over 2m3f at Limerick last time
2	Bythesametoken Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ross O'Sullivan	165	tp	-43631	122	124	111	40d	—	—	+25	33.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Winning favourite at Killarney, closely matched with Irish Blaze on Listowel running
6	Paidi's Passion Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:D M Christie	J:Jordan Gainford T:D M Christie	161	—	P20111	118	125	69	29d	—	—	+34	42.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Three wins a row since August, two over hurdles, fair chance in her first handicap chase
5	Dont Go Yet Bay J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:Edward Cawley	J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:Edward Cawley	161	—	3742-3	118	128	121	182d	—	—	+16	21.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Respectable form over hurdles and fences in first half of the year, lacks a recent run
7	Mount Brown Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	160	p	64533-	117	125	93	215d	—	—	+16	24.2	1.75/1	8 13%
Made handicap debut in a strong Fairyhouse event in April, renews rivalry with Pats Choice
3	Irish Blaze Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	165	h	F-5134	122	131	108	49d	—	—	+12	20.5	1.75/1	8 13%
Not far off subsequent Killarney winner Bythesametoken when fourth at Listowel, needs more
4	General Dynamics Bay J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:J J Lambe	J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:J J Lambe	164	ht	P5373-	121	130	100	206d	—	—	+21	22.3	19.75/1	80 1%
Huge price when third at Tipperary in April, now has plenty of weight for handicap debut

Horse	bet365	Coral
Womalko	2	15/8
Itwasfate	9/2	9/2
Pats Choice	6	5
Bythesametoken	9	9
Paidi's Passion	8	17/2
Dont Go Yet	14	14
Mount Brown	8	8
Irish Blaze	8	8
General Dynamics	80	80

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Paidi's Passion

42.4

OR: 17 Form: 23 Odds: 2.4

17/2

2nd

Pats Choice

38.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 4

3rd

Bythesametoken

33.4

OR: 18 Form: 13 Odds: 2.4

Mount Brown

24.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.4

General Dynamics

22.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 4.2 Odds: 0.4

Dont Go Yet

21.4

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

Womalko

20.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

15/8

Irish Blaze

20.5

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Itwasfate

19.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pats Choice	127	124	89
Bythesametoken	122	124	111
Irish Blaze	122	131	108
General Dynamics	121	130	100
Paidi's Passion	118	125	69
Dont Go Yet	118	128	121
Mount Brown	117	125	93
Itwasfate	112	130	118
Womalko	100	125	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Womalko	15d ago	Fit
Pats Choice	19d ago	Fit
Paidi's Passion	29d ago	Fit
Bythesametoken	40d ago	Fit
Irish Blaze	49d ago	Fresh
Itwasfate	85d ago	Fresh
Dont Go Yet	182d ago	Long break
General Dynamics	206d ago	Long break
Mount Brown	215d ago	Long break