15:47 Down Royal
Tuesday 21 January 2025
All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4215:1515:47
Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | 3m | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 6m 23.0s
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden after 3 out, pressed leader approaching last, led narrowly run-in, kept on well close home op 14/1 tchd 10/1
T: D M ChristieJ: B W Harvey
Led, ridden before 2 out, pressed before last, narrowly headed run-in, held close home op 8/1 tchd 13/2
T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue
Held up towards rear, progress into 4th at 10th, ridden and disputed 2nd after 3 out, no extra in 3rd approaching last, kept on same pace op 11/2
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Held up, mistake 2nd, closer in 4th halfway, 5th from 10th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace op 14/1 tchd 16/1
T: A J MartinJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Settled behind leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace from before last op 9/4
T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th before 3 out, no extra before 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 13/2
T: William P MurphyJ: S D Torrens
Towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 25/1
T: G ElliottJ: C P Millar (5)
Held up, slight mistakes 1st and 4th, slightly hampered 5th, pushed along briefly 9th, mistake 11th, ridden and no impression entering straight, soon no extra op 9/1
Also Ran
T: P A FahyJ: H E Sexton (7)
Settled behind leaders, fell 3rd op 17/2
T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes
Mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 3rd tchd 15/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£14.40Pl:£3.70, £2.30, £3.00EX:£105.70Trifecta:£0.00Tricast:£643.21SF:£94.77
Forecasts
Read To Return (7/2), Prince Palace (6/1), Marronstown (7/1), Money Heist (7/1), Whateys Quest (7/1), Silver King (15/2), Shajak (17/2), Sea Aster (11/1), Now Where Or When (12/1), Clonmeen (16/1)
READ TO RETURN has yet to add to his maiden chase success at Killarney back in October 2023 but he is appealing on the back of a solid recent effort over hurdles at Fairyhouse. The 8-y-o is preferred to Whateys Quest, who did the job well at Limerick and an 11 lb rise may not be enough to debar another bold show from him. Silver King is an each-way player with this step up in trip unikely to be a bad thing.
- READ TO RETURN (IRE)
- WHATEYS QUEST (IRE)
- SILVER KING (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €724.005th: €435.006th: €290.00
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