Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:47

Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase

Date 2025-01-21

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 6m 23.00s (slow by 33.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Now Where Or When (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · S R B Crawford	12/1	Won
2nd	Marronstown (IRE) Ben Harvey · D M Christie	7/1	.5
3rd	Money Heist (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	7/1	1.5
4th	Sea Aster (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	11/1	6.5
5th	Read To Return (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · A J Martin	7/2F	.5
6th	Silver King (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	15/2	.75
7th	Clonmeen (IRE) Simon Torrens · William P Murphy	16/1	0.2
8th	Shajak (IRE) Carl Millar · Gordon Elliott	17/2	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Prince Palace (FR) Harry Sexton · P A Fahy	6/1
U.R.	Whateys Quest (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	7/1

Runners (10)

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
8	Read To Return Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:A J Martin	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:A J Martin	155	t	59-453	109	126	106	20d	—	—	-2	22	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Solid run early this month off lower hurdles mark at Fairyhouse; one to consider
2	Money Heist Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	/411-6	120	116	108	37d	—	—	+8	21.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Winning form is at 2m; better for recent comeback run but unproven over this far
10	Silver King Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	153	ht	08-042	107	119	85	16d	—	—	+6	17.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Wants softer ground and unproven over this far
7	Whateys Quest Chestnut J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	157	—	4-0001	111	118	74	23d	—	—	+7	18.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Limerick winner has good chance of following up if handling better ground
6	Prince Palace Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	158	—	2-4655	112	118	89	26d	—	—	+11	22.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Upped in trip for handicap chase debut off 4lb lower mark than hurdles
3	Shajak Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	tb	223U30	120	122	100	23d	—	—	+13	23.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Jumping awry at Leopardstown last time but claims if avoiding serious error
9	Marronstown Bay J:Ben Harvey T:D M Christie	J:Ben Harvey T:D M Christie	153	—	2-1654	107	124	93	21d	—	—	+11	20.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Punchestown winner last summer; return to 3m should suit as should better ground
1	Now Where Or When Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:S R B Crawford	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:S R B Crawford	167	tp	7496-7	121	124	111	21d	—	—	+13	19.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Likely needed last month's comeback run and could be approaching a competitive mark
5	Sea Aster Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	160	p	-312FP	114	124	106	134d	—	—	+15	21.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Let down by jumping both recent starts so questions to answer now
4	Clonmeen Chestnut J:Simon Torrens T:William P Murphy	J:Simon Torrens T:William P Murphy	162	t	39P-59	116	124	84	66d	—	—	+14	17.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
C&D winner two seasons back (off 114); more recent form leaves him with a fair bit to find

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Read To Return	11/4	9/4	11/4
Money Heist	11/2	11/2	11/2
Silver King	7/1	7/1	7/1
Whateys Quest	7/1	7/1	7/1
Prince Palace	8/1	8/1	15/2
Shajak	9/1	9/1	17/2
Marronstown	8/1	8/1	8/1
Now Where Or When	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sea Aster	16/1	14/1	16/1
Clonmeen	28/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shajak

23.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.3 Odds: 2.9

9/1

2nd

Prince Palace

22.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Read To Return

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Money Heist

21.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Sea Aster

21.2

OR: 16 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Marronstown

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Now Where Or When

19.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Whateys Quest

18.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Silver King

17.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Clonmeen

17.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Now Where Or When	121	124	111
Money Heist	120	116	108
Shajak	120	122	100
Clonmeen	116	124	84
Sea Aster	114	124	106
Prince Palace	112	118	89
Whateys Quest	111	118	74
Read To Return	109	126	106
Silver King	107	119	85
Marronstown	107	124	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silver King	16d ago	Fit
Read To Return	20d ago	Fit
Marronstown	21d ago	Fit
Now Where Or When	21d ago	Fit
Whateys Quest	23d ago	Fit
Shajak	23d ago	Fit
Prince Palace	26d ago	Fit
Money Heist	37d ago	Fit
Clonmeen	66d ago	Fresh
Sea Aster	134d ago	Long break