RiverRidge Royale Fillies Handicap – Down Royal

Down Royal

20:00

RiverRidge Royale Fillies Handicap

Date 2024-07-19

Distance 1m5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 2m 48.45s (slow by 1.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	New Year Honours (GB) Keithen Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/2	Won
2nd	No Niki No (IRE) Chris Hayes · E J O'Neill	9/2	3.25
3rd	Yokkell (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell	13/2	.5
4th	Vera Verto (IRE) Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	100/30	9.5
5th	Fairytale Princess (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	11/4F	4.75
6th	Fiver Friday (IRE) Robert Whearty · Paul Traynor	5/1	38

Runners (6)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (5)	Fairytale Princess Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	135	—	0-5174	85	91	75	25d	—	—	-7	15.4	3/1 25%
Almost 4l behind No Niki No at Ballinrobe last time and work to do on 2lb better terms
5 (1)	No Niki No Bay J:Chris Hayes T:E J O'Neill	J:Chris Hayes T:E J O'Neill	133	b	80-402	83	95	81	25d	—	—	-4	13.5	7/2 22%
Was 2l in front of Fairytale Princess at Ballinrobe last time; 2lb worse off with her now
3 (2)	Fiver Friday Bay J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul Traynor	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul Traynor	135	h	714162	85	95	74	27d	—	—	+10	25.2	9/2 18%
Fine run over the extended 1m2f here in the Ulster Oaks last time; squeak if she stays
1 (3)	Vera Verto Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	142	t	128-89	92	93	37	26d	—	—	-3	16.2	7/2 22%
Below form twice this term, albeit in Listed company last time; has to bounce back
6 (4)	New Year Honours Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Gordon Elliott	124	tp	51/52-	74	94	-	—	—	—	-3	9.6	11/2 15%
AW winner twice ran well at Dundalk over winter; poor over hurdles since; needs best
4 (6)	Yokkell Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:John C McConnell	134	—	214736	84	94	65	27d	—	—	+6	15.1	11/1 8%
Decent efforts in defeat on turf the last twice, including over 1m2f here; needs more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Fairytale Princess	3/1	3/1	5/2	5/2	3/1
No Niki No	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Fiver Friday	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Vera Verto	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
New Year Honours	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Yokkell	10/1	17/2	10/1	11/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fiver Friday

25.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Vera Verto

16.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Fairytale Princess

15.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Yokkell

15.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 2.5

11/1

No Niki No

13.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

New Year Honours

9.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vera Verto	92	93	37
Fairytale Princess	85	91	75
Fiver Friday	85	95	74
Yokkell	84	94	65
No Niki No	83	95	81
New Year Honours	74	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fairytale Princess	25d ago	Fit
No Niki No	25d ago	Fit
Vera Verto	26d ago	Fit
Fiver Friday	27d ago	Fit
Yokkell	27d ago	Fit
New Year Honours	—	—