03 Nov 2017 13:50 Down Royal
Winner: €50,000 (Penalty: €29,500); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding in places).
WKD Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Melon (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
122- / 12 |
Flat (784), Jump (192) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly |
2/5 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd before last, pushed along to narrow lead approaching last, slight mistake last, ridden and kept on strongly to assert run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 4½ L |
Coquin Mans (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1/1-112 / 8 |
Flat (50), Jump (33) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Creighton Family |
9/2 | |
| led and pressed, ridden before last, headed approaching last where mistake, no extra in 2nd run-in, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Mick Jazz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2P/1231- / 7 |
Jump (271) | D N Russell | G Elliott Mr G P Mahoney |
7/1 | |
| held up, 5th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, closer in 4th next, ridden before last, under pressure in 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2¼ L |
Wakea (USA) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
40F-F22 / 10 |
Flat (370), Jump (16) |
Mr J C Barry | K Thornton Gary Ryan |
16/1 | |
| raced close 2nd and pressed leader, ridden before 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, 4th run-in and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 13 L |
Forge Meadow (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) |
2184-65 / 7 |
Jump (16) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Joseph M Doyle |
50/1 | |
| held up, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, soon no extra | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 19 L |
Tellthemnuttin (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
17-11PP / 6 |
Flat (10), Jump (35) |
D Robinson | W F Codd Heads Or Harps… |
66/1 | |
| rear and soon well behind, never a factor | ||||||||||