Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

13:23

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 2m4f130y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

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
2	El Champo Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	166	p	322242	118	123	103	13d	—	—	+6	36.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Had a few of these behind when going down narrowly at Cork, sets the standard
4	Lightkeeper Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	821P44	-	118	87	13d	—	—	-11	9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Fine start to chasing at Cork (rider lost whip late), likely to push El Champo closer now
9	Banprionsa Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Sean Flanagan T:Henry De Bromhead	159	t	21P0-0	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Point/maiden h'dle winner should be all the better for recent outing and switch to chasing
3	Global Export Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	-05585	-	117	99	23d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Flat/maiden hurdle winner showed signs of more to come when fifth at Clonmel, improving
8	Step Out Bay J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:S R B Crawford	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:S R B Crawford	166	t	U21252	-	120	80	43d	—	—	+5	13.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Second of two finishers on chase debut at Ayr, will come on, feared owner/trainer combo
7	Prince Palace Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	166	—	92-465	114	110	54	26d	—	—	+10	18.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has only 4lb to find on the book with the likely market leader so worth a second look
1	Beau Walking Bay J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	166	p	33-485	-	112	81	13d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Decent enough intro to chasing when fifth at Cork (El Champo second & Lightkeeper fourth)
6	On Lovers Walk Bay J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	t	20-257	-	95	47	13d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well behind a couple of these when a remote seventh at Cork, facing an uphill battle
5	Make The Plan Brown J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	h	/20-P0	-	87	-	10d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Consistency far from a strong suit and put firmly in his place on chasing debut, all to do

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
El Champo	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1
Lightkeeper	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Banprionsa	3/1	10/3	16/5	3/1	3/1
Global Export	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Step Out	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	11/1
Prince Palace	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Beau Walking	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
On Lovers Walk	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Make The Plan	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

El Champo

36.4

OR: 17 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

9/4

2nd

Prince Palace

18.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Step Out

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Lightkeeper

OR: 0 Form: 3.3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Banprionsa

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Global Export

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Beau Walking

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

On Lovers Walk

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Make The Plan

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Champo	118	123	103
Prince Palace	114	110	54
Lightkeeper	—	118	87
Banprionsa	—	—	—
Global Export	—	117	99
Step Out	—	120	80
Beau Walking	—	112	81
On Lovers Walk	—	95	47
Make The Plan	—	87	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Make The Plan	10d ago	Quick return
El Champo	13d ago	Quick return
Lightkeeper	13d ago	Quick return
Beau Walking	13d ago	Quick return
On Lovers Walk	13d ago	Quick return
Global Export	23d ago	Fit
Banprionsa	26d ago	Fit
Prince Palace	26d ago	Fit
Step Out	43d ago	Fit