Club Orange Beginners Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:20

Club Orange Beginners Chase

Date 2025-05-05

Distance 2m3f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 53.80s (slow by 11.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Baltic Bird (GB) Patrick M O'Brien · William Durkan	6/5F	Won
2nd	Big Stage (IRE) Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	13/8	3.5
3rd	Step Out (IRE) Ben Bromley · S R B Crawford	9/2	8.5
4th	Be Positive (IRE) Charlie O'Dwyer · Seamus Neville	25/1	15
5th	Wowsham (IRE) Richard Deegan · S R B Crawford	20/1	58

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Big Stage Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	F3075-	119	121	115	44d	—	—	-12	32.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Point and hurdles winner, 0-6 in chases and rated 119, solid h'cap run latest, go well
1	Baltic Bird Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:William Durkan	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:William Durkan	166	—	14073-	-	-	-	24d	—	—	-18	15.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Dual-purpose, rated 125 over hurdles, pleasing effort latest, interesting on chase debut
5	Step Out Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	166	t	U3436-	115	120	100	22d	—	—	+6	24.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
A 117 rated hurdler, beaten off 115 in a h'cap chase here latest, more needed to win this
2	Be Positive Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Seamus Neville	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Seamus Neville	166	—	47807-	-	-	-	14d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Is 0-4 over hurdles, beaten 33l on latest in a maiden hurdle, unlikely to be good enough
6	Wowsham Bay J:Richard Deegan T:S R B Crawford	J:Richard Deegan T:S R B Crawford	166	—	342/P-	-	-	-	10d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
0-4 in chases, has run well in defeat, pulled up after long layoff latest, ground a worry
NR	Encanto Bruno Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	9/PP2-	-	122	69	22d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Rated 139 over hurdles, last won in October 2023, beaten 20l here latest, risks attached

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Big Stage	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4	13/8
Baltic Bird	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Step Out	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Be Positive	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Wowsham	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Encanto Bruno	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Big Stage

32.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 15

7/4

2nd

Step Out

24.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Baltic Bird

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Be Positive

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Wowsham

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Encanto Bruno

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Stage	119	121	115
Step Out	115	120	100
Baltic Bird	—	—	—
Be Positive	—	—	—
Wowsham	—	—	—
Encanto Bruno	—	122	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wowsham	10d ago	Quick return
Be Positive	14d ago	Fit
Step Out	22d ago	Fit
Encanto Bruno	22d ago	Fit
Baltic Bird	24d ago	Fit
Big Stage	44d ago	Fit