Full Result 8.15 Down Royal (IRE) | 23 June 2023

Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap

(47-65, 3yo+) 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⁽¹⁴⁾	4. Sunset Nova (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	7	910 v	56	–	67	–
ch g Zebedee - Melodize (Iceman)
Towards rear of midfield, headway on outer from 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon drifted right but ran on well (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

2⁽¹³⁾ ½	13. Sadiqaa (IRE) 10/1 Hugh Horgan ⁷ H D McGuigan	Hugh Horgan ⁷ H D McGuigan	5	88 v¹	47	–	56	–
b g Estidhkaar (IRE) - Tatiana Romanova (USA) (Mr Greeley)
Awkward start, towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway from under 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ran on well when in the clear final 110yds (op 10/1 tchd 11/1 and 9/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [1¼]	3. I Know I Can 9/1 J M Sheridan Fergal Birrane	J M Sheridan Fergal Birrane	6	910	56	–	63	–
b g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Salsa Brava (IRE) (Almutawakel I)
Disputed lead, prominent after 1f, dropped to midfield after 2f, pushed along briefly 4f out, ridden and headway from 2f out, ran on but no extra inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 17/2)

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [1¼]	9. Kratos 11/1 Siobhan Rutledge ⁵ John C McConnell	Siobhan Rutledge ⁵ John C McConnell	5	812 p	49	–	56	–
ch g Equiano (FR) - Miss Rimex (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Disputed lead, led clearly when pushed along over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 7/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2]	6. Swiss Army Officer (IRE) 9/2J Calvin Ngcobo ³ Kevin Thomas Coleman	Calvin Ngcobo ³ Kevin Thomas Coleman	8	95	54	–	59	–
br g Swiss Spirit - Dyna Bowl (USA) (Dynaformer)
Pushed along briefly early, soon towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish (op 11/2)

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	14. Miss Slovakia (IRE) 28/1 Leigh Roche Edward Lynam	Leigh Roche Edward Lynam	3	87	48	–	49	–
b f Kodiac - Two For Tea (IRE) (Mount Nelson)
Midfield, pushed along but not clear run from over 1f out, switched right and ridden inside final furlong, kept on (op 28/1 tchd 25/1)

7⁽³⁾ hd [2¾]	5. Wee Pablo (IRE) 11/2 Declan McDonogh H Rogers	Declan McDonogh H Rogers	6	99 tv¹	55	–	58	–
rg g Zebedee - Hilltown Gal (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
In touch with leaders, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong (op 6/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [4]	7. Epaulawn (IRE) 9/2J W J Lee M G Quinn	W J Lee M G Quinn	5	94 t	50	–	50	–
bb g Epaulette (AUS) - Fierce Fawn (USA) (Latent Heat)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and weakened gradually from under 2f out (jockey said gelding ran very keen early on) (op 5/1)

9⁽¹²⁾ nk [4¼]	2. Above It All (IRE) 25/1 Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell	Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell	4	913	59	–	58	–
b g Kodiac - Top Dollar (Elusive Quality)
Slowly away, in rear, some headway from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 18/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¾]	8. Redshore City (IRE) 13/2 Oisin McSweeney ⁵ John C McConnell	Oisin McSweeney ⁵ John C McConnell	3	813	59	–	54	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Suedehead (Cape Cross)
Disputed lead, prominent after 1f, weakened from 2f out (op 17/2)

11⁽⁵⁾ hd [4¾]	10. Black Bridie (IRE) 80/1 Sean Bird ¹⁰ J Larkin	Sean Bird ¹⁰ J Larkin	4	85 t	47	–	45	–
b f Vadamos (FR) - Diamond Finesse (IRE) (Red Clubs)
Dwelt start, pushed along briefly early, in rear, took keen hold until halfway, ridden and some headway from over 1f out, never on terms (op 50/1)

12⁽¹⁾ 4¾ [9½]	12. Helmet Star 25/1 Danny Sheehy ³ J Larkin	Danny Sheehy ³ J Larkin	4	812 ht¹	47	–	32	–
ch f Helmet (AUS) - Burlesque Star (IRE) (Thousand Words)
Disputed lead, prominent when pushed along 2f out, weakened from over 1f out (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 2¼ [11¾]	11. Breagagh (IRE) 14/1 Gary Carroll S Michael Millar	Gary Carroll S Michael Millar	5	91 p	47	–	26	–
b g Slade Power (IRE) - Coumlara (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Sweating, in rear throughout (op 18/1)

14⁽⁸⁾ 3 [14¾]	15. Ledger (IRE) 25/1 Jake Coen ⁵ Paul Traynor	Jake Coen ⁵ Paul Traynor	3	93 h¹	63	–	31	–
b g Profitable (IRE) - Kathy Glory (IRE) (Epaulette)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly from 3f out (op 20/1 tchd 28/1)

14 ran Off time: 8:19:15 Winning time: 1m 29.83s (slow by 6.33s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Carla's Kodi Bear (reserve), Gidwa (reserve), The Bog Bank (in season)
1st owner: Men Of Forty Eight Syndicate (Sunset Nova) 1st breeder: Mr C Allen
2nd owner: Kyle Browne McGuigan (Sadiqaa)
3rd owner: Killala House Partnership (I Know I Can)
Tote win: €8.70 PL: €3 €3 €2.80 Ex: €112 CSF: €85.33 Tricast: €756.07 Trifecta: €1,035.30
Jackpot: Not won
Placepot: €234.10. Pool: €12,570.72 - 37.57 winning units
Quadpot:

8:15 Down Royal (IRE) 23 Jun 2023

Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap