Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase – Down Royal

Down Royal

4:47

Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase

Date 2025-03-17

Distance 2m3f140y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Big Interest br Mr B O'Neill · D M Christie	Mr B O'Neill · D M Christie	168	t	41-14P	-	133	47	9d	—	—	-17	7.3	11/4 27%
Won a 3m hunters chase here in December, poor latest but could revive back at this venue
3	Milan Forth b Mr K P Healy(7) · Adrian Murray	Mr K P Healy(7) · Adrian Murray	168	t	211213	-	126	-	—	—	—	+4	23.2	10/3 23%
Three time points winner, won a Clonmel hunters chase at this trip, claims on stable debut
4	Beg To Differ br Mr Derek O'Connor · E Bolger	Mr Derek O'Connor · E Bolger	161	—	24	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	9.2	7/2 22%
Promise in points, bred to appreciate this better ground, interesting Rules' debutant
7	Drumnasoo b Mr O McGill(7) · R J Tumilty	Mr O McGill(7) · R J Tumilty	161	—	3-2P13	-	121	32	—	—	—	-6	5.2	7/1 13%
Off the mark in points last month, good run here last May, trip may be too sharp today
1	Ballyphilip b Mr N McParlan · Mrs Caroline McCaldin	Mr N McParlan · Mrs Caroline McCaldin	168	—	1-1F23	-	116	27	—	—	—	-1	10.3	7/1 13%
Won a hunters chase over 2m7f here last May, solid form in points, leading form claims
5	Bold Fury b Mr T C Kileff(7) · S R B Crawford	Mr T C Kileff(7) · S R B Crawford	161	h	F-3621	-	119	39	—	—	—	-8	3.1	15/2 12%
2-10 in points, 4.75l behind Ballyphilip here last May, place claims in first-time hood
6	Dromleigh br Miss L Costello(7) · Seamus Murnane	Miss L Costello(7) · Seamus Murnane	161	—	-45027	-	107	21	—	—	—	+1	4.4	33/1 3%
Point winner in February 2023, best form has come on testing ground, others preferred
8	Go Frankie b Mr Finian Maguire · Patrick Griffin	Mr Finian Maguire · Patrick Griffin	161	—	802F41	-	-	-	—	—	—	+9	11.2	80/1 1%
Point winner at Boulta in November, has joined new yard, others have stronger claims
NR	Long Road b Mr B J Walsh(7) · P J Rothwell	Mr B J Walsh(7) · P J Rothwell	161	—	-FP42U	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	1.3	—
Mixed bag in points but has shown ability, probably best watched in first hunters chase

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Big Interest	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2
Milan Forth	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Beg To Differ	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Drumnasoo	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Ballyphilip	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Bold Fury	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Dromleigh	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Go Frankie	80/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Long Road	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Milan Forth

23.2

OR: 0 Form: 17.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Go Frankie

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10.8 Odds: 0.5

80/1

3rd

Ballyphilip

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Beg To Differ

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Big Interest

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Drumnasoo

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Dromleigh

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Bold Fury

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Long Road

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 1.3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Interest	—	133	47
Milan Forth	—	126	—
Beg To Differ	—	—	—
Drumnasoo	—	121	32
Ballyphilip	—	116	27
Bold Fury	—	119	39
Dromleigh	—	107	21
Go Frankie	—	—	—
Long Road	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Interest	9d ago	Quick return
Milan Forth	—	—
Beg To Differ	—	—
Drumnasoo	—	—
Ballyphilip	—	—
Bold Fury	—	—
Dromleigh	—	—
Go Frankie	—	—
Long Road	—	—

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