04 Sep 2026 19:30 Down Royal
Winner: €9,999 (Penalty: €6,000); Distance: 1m 4f 194y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Grant Thornton Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(11) |
| - |
Dancing Steve (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 12) |
0-00083 / 5 |
Flat (20) | Sam Coen | A McGuinness Breen White |
17/2 | |
| mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led over 50 yards out, kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(14) |
| ½ L |
Connecteo (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) |
0-82476 / 3 |
Flat (8) | Ben Coen | A Oliver A Oliver |
4/1 | |
| led, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed over 50 yards out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(1) |
| 1 L |
Acanto (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 9) |
549 / 4 |
Flat (35) | Adam Caffrey | N Meade Mrs Paul Shanahan… |
20/1 | |
| rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
3(13) |
| ½ L |
Tassarolo (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
558375 / 5 |
Flat (20), Jump (28) |
Gary Carroll | D Hogan Full Of Hope Syndicate |
9/1 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 3rd over 1f out, lost a further place close home | ||||||||||
5th |
2(17) |
| ¾ L |
Spy (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
63361-0 / 7 |
Flat (17), Jump (34) |
Billy Lee | C Byrnes With My Little… |
4/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
15(2) |
| SHD |
Without Love (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
402268 / 4 |
Flat (8) | Reserve 1 | Cian Hughes Noel Flanagan |
5/1 | |
| mid division, pushed along on inner early straight, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, no extra from over 100 yards out, lost 2 places close home | ||||||||||
7th |
1(8) |
| 1½ L |
Charlie Brow'n (FR) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
5515-73 / 6 |
Flat (14), Jump (211) |
Wayne Lordan | T J O'Mara Miss R Hickey |
11/2 | |
| rear of mid division, progress on outer to track leaders over 2f out, ridden early straight, no extra in 5th over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
13(4) |
| 2 L |
Autocrat (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
170009 / 6 |
Flat (46), Jump (755) |
Patrick McGettigan | P Sweeney P Sweeney |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
11(9) |
| 3½ L |
Zitkala Sa (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
660368 / 3 |
Flat (23) | Chris Hayes | E Sheehy James C Brophy |
66/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
10th |
10(3) |
| 2 L |
Mystic Rose (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
755305 / 4 |
Flat (8), Jump (428) |
Reese Holohan | P Magee T Hyland |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
8(5) |
| 2½ L |
Mapa (CAN) (filly, bay, 9 5) |
030006 / 5 |
Flat (28) | Robbie Colgan | S Lavery Sue Chadwick |
33/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
12th |
12(7) |
| 27 L |
Queen Of Astolat (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
8-63386 / 3 |
Flat (14) | J M Sheridan | D Hogan Patrick John O'Brien |
28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
7(6) |
| - |
Rio Doce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
0649/0 / 6 |
Flat (84), Jump (636) |
Leigh Roche | J A Kinsella J O Mythen |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
14(10) |
| - |
Duleek Street (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) |
2889/77- / 8 |
Flat (427), Jump (397) |
Siobhan Rutledge | J C McConnell Ms Caroline Ahearn |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
6(16) |
| - |
Mullacurry Maid (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 7) |
089-509 / 4 |
Flat (20) | Rory Cleary | D Kinsella Donal Kinsella |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
16(12) |
| - |
Idomything (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 10) |
870600 / 4 |
Flat (6), Jump (389) |
Reserve 2 | T Cleary Mrs K F Cleary |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
17(15) |
| - |
Haeret In Pectore (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
005-506 / 5 |
Flat (124) | Reserve 3 | A J Martin L McLoughlin |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||