14:10 Down Royal

Wednesday 31 January 2018

All13:0513:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:25

Robert McCoubrey Handicap Chase (0-116)

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 5m 51.8s

1^st

Blue Empyrean

811-11

11/2

T: R K WatsonJ: A Ring (3)

Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd before 8th, ridden to challenge 2 out and soon led, under pressure and kept on well run-in op 4/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Ardmillan

1010-5

7/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: A E Lynch

Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway 4 out, pushed along on outer before 2 out and ridden to go 2nd at last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 5/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Angus Milan

911-12

5/1

T: N C KellyJ: A W Short (7)

Tracked leaders, jumped left and bumped rival 5th, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge on inner 2 out, soon ridden and no impression in 3rd before last, no extra run-in op 7/1

4^th

Mister First

1211-8

7/1

T: R HennessyJ: D J Hand (7)

Tracked leaders, bumped by rival at 5th, 4th halfway, headway before 4 out and led 3 out, headed next and dropped to 4th before last, kept on one pace op 12/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

By The Banks

1111-2

16/1

T: W J LaniganJ: R Loughran

Always towards rear, closer after 4 out, ridden and no impression after next, no extra when jumped right last, weakened op 12/1

6^th

Shrewdoperator

810-5

2/1f

T: P J RothwellJ: J J Slevin

Led from 1st, pushed along 3 out and soon headed, ridden and no impression in 5th when mistake next, weakened

Also Ran

Stoughan Cross

911-9

8/1

T: T GibneyJ: J M Moore

Led early, tracked leader in 2nd, mistake and unseated rider 4th op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€3.10, €2.30EX:€20.50Trifecta:€243.60SF:€26.48

Forecasts

Shrewdoperator (2/1), Ardmillan (7/2), Angus Milan (5/1), Blue Empyrean (11/2), Mister First (7/1), Stoughan Cross (8/1), By The Banks (16/1)

Shrewdoperator likes to get on with things from the front and looks the most likely to take the the field along here from the raise of the flag with Stoughan Cross and BLUE EMPYREAN chasing behind. The selection has shown plenty of promise in his initial beginners and novice chase starts and can out-point Angus Milan and Shrewdoperator in this tricky contest.

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