His Majesty's Plate (Listed Race) – Down Royal

Down Royal

19:30

His Majesty's Plate (Listed Race)

Date 2024-05-31

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €23,600

Runners (8)

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
1 (1)	Falcon Eight Bay J:Leigh Roche T:D K Weld	J:Leigh Roche T:D K Weld	135	b	621-67	108	116	84	21d	—	—	-2	21.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Group 3 winner over this trip last term; beaten less than 4l in Chester Cup last time
7 (2)	Countess Of Tyrone Chestnut J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	126	t	1-92	-	107	57	23d	—	—	-5	12	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Unexposed and second at Listed level over 1m6f at Gowran; trying 2m for the first time
6 (5)	Party Central Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	127	t	11-	92	98	57	—	—	—	+14	33.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
140-rated hurdler has won both Flat starts but stiff task here; place claims all the same
4 (3)	Serious Challenge Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	131	—	4-7494	102	111	67	14d	—	—	+5	16.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Raised 5lb for getting to within 5l of Kyprios in Group 3; mark may flatter him
3 (6)	The Very Man Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	132	p	42170-	99	112	97	—	—	—	+11	21.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual-purpose type won 2m Ascot handicap off 92 last summer; good run over hurdles latest
8 (8)	Esquiline Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	126	p	25-569	91	105	51	23d	—	—	+3	12.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Best form has come over 1m4f and stiff task at the weights
2 (4)	Prairie Dancer Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	132	b	6/516-	93	96	48	—	—	—	+5	12.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Useful dual-purpose type won last year's Naas November Handicap; second over fences latest
5 (7)	La Hacienda Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Matthew J Smith	J:Gary Carroll T:Matthew J Smith	127	p	/3100-	90	109	86	250d	—	—	+13	16.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won valuable AW handicap last summer; third in this last year but this is a better renewal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Falcon Eight	7/2	10/3	5/2	10/3	11/4
Countess Of Tyrone	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Party Central	4/1	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
Serious Challenge	7/1	13/2	7/1	6/1	6/1
The Very Man	6/1	7/1	15/2	13/2	13/2
Esquiline	15/2	8/1	7/1	8/1	15/2
Prairie Dancer	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
La Hacienda	20/1	28/1	22/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Party Central

33.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 17 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

The Very Man

21.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Falcon Eight

21.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

7/2

La Hacienda

16.9

OR: 10 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1

28/1

Serious Challenge

16.3

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Esquiline

12.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Prairie Dancer

12.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Countess Of Tyrone

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 5

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Falcon Eight	108	116	84
Serious Challenge	102	111	67
The Very Man	99	112	97
Prairie Dancer	93	96	48
Party Central	92	98	57
Esquiline	91	105	51
La Hacienda	90	109	86
Countess Of Tyrone	—	107	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Serious Challenge	14d ago	Fit
Falcon Eight	21d ago	Fit
Countess Of Tyrone	23d ago	Fit
Esquiline	23d ago	Fit
La Hacienda	250d ago	Long break
Party Central	—	—
The Very Man	—	—
Prairie Dancer	—	—