Full Result 2.50 Down Royal (IRE) | 19 June 2021

Metcollect Handicap (Div II)

(45-65, 3yo+) (6f180yds) 7f Good

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. War Hero (IRE) 7/2J Cian MacRedmond ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	6	99 tv	65	–	75	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Sugar Mint (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, pushed along from over 2f out, raced wide on turn 2f out, good headway and went third 1f out, quickened to lead final 110yds, comfortably (op 7/2 tchd 18/5 and 3/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	6. Tai Sing Yeh (IRE) 11/2 Donagh O'Connor ³ J F Levins	Donagh O'Connor ³ J F Levins	7	93 tp	55	–	60	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Cherry Orchard (IRE) (King's Best)
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, headway when short of room and switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on strongly inside final furlong, went second towards finish, no match for winner (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2½]	9. Slade Runner (IRE) 12/1 Sam Ewing ⁵ Kieran P Cotter	Sam Ewing ⁵ Kieran P Cotter	4	89 b	49	–	52	–
b g Slade Power (IRE) - Littlepromisedland (IRE) (Titus Livius)
Chased leaders, pushed along under 3f out, ridden over 1f out, rallied final 110yds, went third towards finish (op 9/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3¼]	11. What Adaay 33/1 Andrew Slattery ³ Patrick Martin	Andrew Slattery ³ Patrick Martin	3	83 2 p	48	–	48	–
b f Adaay (IRE) - Never Change (IRE) (New Approach)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and lost third 1f out, kept on towards finish (op 18/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4]	10. Ever Rock (IRE) 10/1 Danny Sheehy ³ J J Lambe	Danny Sheehy ³ J J Lambe	5	87	45	–	44	–
b m Society Rock (IRE) - Alhaadh (USA) (Diesis)
Towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, hung left on turn 2f out, ridden disputing third over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 16/1)

6⁽²⁾ shd [4]	5. Adams Barbour (IRE) 7/2J Chris Hayes Lee Smyth	Chris Hayes Lee Smyth	4	96	55	–	54	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Britain's Pride (Royal Applause)
Raced freely, led, headed after 1f, ridden and led again under 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 4/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	4. Windham Belle (IRE) 11/2 Mr C McConnell ¹⁰ John C McConnell	Mr C McConnell ¹⁰ John C McConnell	4	90	59	–	52	–
b f Anjaal - Belle Of The Blues (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Pressed leader, led after 1f, pushed along headed under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [7¼]	7. Voler Mon Coeur (IRE) 20/1 J M Sheridan ⁵ Andrew Kinirons	J M Sheridan ⁵ Andrew Kinirons	3	813 h¹	60	–	48	–
b f Kodiac - Sovana (IRE) (Desert King)
In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden from under 2f out, minor headway inside final furlong, never near to challenge (op 33/1 tchd 40/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [8¾]	2. Indian Raj 11/1 Luke McAteer ⁵ Anthony McCann	Luke McAteer ⁵ Anthony McCann	7	96 t	60	–	45	–
b g Iffraaj - Princess Georgina (Royal Applause)
Chased leaders, pushed along under 3f out, lost position under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out (op 13/2)

10⁽³⁾ 1½ [10¼]	8. Upstate New York (IRE) 10/1 Robbie Colgan Damian Joseph English	Robbie Colgan Damian Joseph English	4	91 tb¹	50	–	30	–
gr g No Nay Never (USA) - Mizayin (IRE) (Clodovil)
Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced from 1f out, soon no extra (op 17/2)

10 ran Off time: 2:55:16 Winning time: 1m 28.01s (slow by 7.01s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Feel Good Factor (lame), Hands Down (reserve)
1st owner: Mark Devlin (War Hero) 1st breeder: Grangecon Stud
2nd owner: Hugh P Ward (Tai Sing Yeh)
3rd owner: Portlaoise Racing Syndicate (Slade Runner)
Tote win: €2.50 PL: €1.60 €1.50 €4.40 Ex: €12.80 CSF: €22.68 Tricast: €209.02 Trifecta: €187.40

2:50 Down Royal (IRE) 19 Jun 2021

Metcollect Handicap (Div II)