Result 18:24 · Down Royal (IRE)

Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap

Handicap2m 2f 110yGood3yo+ · 14 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 00.41s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Alba Chiara (IRE)	Wayne Hassett	Miss Natalia Lupini	—	19.0	28.1
2	Billie Frechette (IRE)	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Noel Meade	½L	2.25	2.74
3	Sign From Above (IRE)	Ben Coen	Peter Fahey	1¼L	7.00	8.80
4	Highwind (FR)	J M Sheridan	W P Mullins	2L	23.0	30.0
5	Grappa Nonino (IRE)	Chris Hayes	D K Weld	6¼L	15.0	17.3
6	The Truant (IRE)	Leigh Roche	Paul W Flynn	7¼L	34.0	55.0
7	Jerandme (IRE)	Jessica O'Gorman	Eddie & Patrick Harty	7¼L	19.0	27.0
8	Empress Alma (IRE)	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	7¾L	6.50	8.00
9	Sir Callisto (IRE)	James Ryan	A J Martin	9½L	12.0	17.1
10	Bruant (GB)	Daniel King	A J Martin	9¾L	51.0	100.0
11	Last Ammo (IRE)	Jack Kearney	Laura Hourigan	9¾L	34.0	60.0
12	Open To Question (USA)	Shane Foley	Noel Meade	16¾L	7.50	9.39
13	Sundance Sioux (IRE)	Eryka Snioch	Cian Hughes	17½L	34.0	75.0
14	Capital Theory (GB)	Patrick McGettigan	H D McGuigan	28½L	81.0	170.9

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1 (14)

Jerandme (IRE) t

11yo · 9-7 · OR 77

424403 J Jessica O'Gorman T Eddie & Patrick Harty —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Aug 25	Sligo	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	3/10	3½L	15.0
13 May 25	Killarney	2m 1f	Good	—	12/15	14L	51.0
07 Mar 25	Dundalk	2m	Standard	—	4/13	5½L	13.0

7 wins from 30 · placed 19

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2 (11)

Capital Theory (GB)

6yo · 9-6 · OR 76

090926 J Patrick McGettigan T H D McGuigan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Aug 25	Sligo	1m 2f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	6/12	3¾L	8.00
21 Jul 25	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	2/7	½L	8.50
22 Oct 24	Newcastle	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C2	9/9	35½L	34.0

6 wins from 32 · placed 17

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Sign From Above (IRE) p

7yo · 9-13 · OR 76

076575 J Ben Coen T Peter Fahey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Aug 25	Sligo	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	5/10	5L	4.33
30 Jul 25	Galway	2m 110y	Soft	—	7/18	13¼L	17.0
07 Jun 25	Navan	1m 6f	Good	—	5/21	5¾L	5.00

4 wins from 24 · placed 8

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Sir Callisto (IRE) t

5yo · 9-13 · OR 76

004104 J James Ryan T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Aug 25	Curragh	1m 4f	Good	—	4/14	2¼L	41.0
24 Apr 25	Tipperary	1m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	10/15	13¼L	29.0
21 Feb 25	Dundalk	1m 4f	Standard	—	1/7	—	3.00

1 win from 7 · placed 1

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5 (3)

Bruant (GB)

4yo · 9-11 · OR 74

B80100 J Daniel King T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Aug 25	Galway	1m 4f	Yielding	—	18/18	60¾L	41.0
27 Jun 25	Curragh	1m 4f	Good	—	15/16	18¼L	23.0
15 Jun 25	Downpatrick	2m 2f	Yielding To Soft	—	1/8	—	41.0

1 win from 6 · placed 1

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6 (6)

Last Ammo (IRE) t,p

6yo · 9-8 · OR 74

500040 J Jack Kearney T Laura Hourigan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jul 25	Galway	2m 110y	Soft	—	16/18	73¼L	23.0
21 Jul 25	Ballinrobe	1m 5f	Good To Yielding	—	4/10	6¼L	21.0
29 Jun 25	Curragh	2m 110y	Good	—	13/25	9½L	34.0

2 wins from 27 · placed 7

1 run at around this trip without a win

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7 (8)

Sundance Sioux (IRE)

4yo · 9-1 · OR 74

954240 J Eryka Snioch T Cian Hughes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Jun 25	Navan	1m 6f	Good	—	15/21	16¾L	26.0
20 Mar 25	Cork	2m 110y	Good	—	4/19	9¾L	5.00
05 Feb 25	Fairyhouse	2m	Heavy	—	2/13	6L	4.50

0 wins from 8 · placed 2

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Open To Question (USA) t,p

5yo · 9-8 · OR 71

708796 J Shane Foley T Noel Meade —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jul 25	Killarney	2m 7f	Yielding To Soft	—	6/8	16½L	9.00
18 Jan 25	Navan	2m 4f	Soft	—	9/19	14¾L	15.0
28 Dec 24	Leopardstown	2m 7f 110y	Yielding	—	7/20	12½L	26.0

2 wins from 13 · placed 2

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Grappa Nonino (IRE) p

6yo · 9-7 · OR 70

001003 J Chris Hayes T D K Weld —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Aug 25	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Good	—	3/11	4¾L	11.0
07 Jun 25	Navan	1m 6f	Good	—	20/21	22¼L	12.0
16 Apr 25	Gowran Park	1m 6f	Soft	—	10/11	11¾L	5.50

4 wins from 32 · placed 8

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The Truant (IRE) t

8yo · 9-7 · OR 70

630518 J Leigh Roche T Paul W Flynn —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Aug 25	Downpatrick	2m 2f	Good	—	8/9	18¼L	7.50
16 Aug 25	Tramore	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/10	—	26.0
07 Aug 25	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Good	—	5/11	9½L	11.0

4 wins from 58 · placed 15

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Empress Alma (IRE)

4yo · 9-4 · OR 67

865507 J Gary Carroll T Gavin Cromwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Aug 25	Killarney	1m 6f 110y	Good	—	7/12	6L	9.00
01 Aug 25	Galway	1m 6f	Yielding	—	12/16	9¾L	10.0
30 Jul 25	Galway	2m 110y	Soft	—	5/18	5L	17.0

3 wins from 16 · placed 3

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Billie Frechette (IRE) t

4yo · 9-2 · OR 65

142112 J Dylan Browne McMonagle T Noel Meade —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jul 25	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	2/16	2¼L	15.0
11 Jul 25	Cork	2m 1f	Good	—	1/15	—	2.75
21 Jun 25	Down Royal	1m 5f	Good	—	1/14	—	4.00

3 wins from 20 · placed 9

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14 (7)

Alba Chiara (IRE)

3yo · 8-11 · OR 63

57230 J Wayne Hassett T Miss Natalia Lupini —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Jul 25	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	11/12	44¼L	3.50
21 Jun 25	Down Royal	1m 2f 110y	Good	—	3/12	4¾L	4.50
30 May 25	Down Royal	1m 2f 110y	Good	—	2/13	2¼L	29.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 2

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Highwind (FR)

5yo · 10-7 · OR 84

890008 J J M Sheridan T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Aug 25	Tramore	2m	Good To Yielding	—	8/10	20½L	12.0
02 Feb 25	Leopardstown	2m	Soft	—	13/18	42L	51.0
14 May 24	Killarney	2m 1f	Soft	—	10/12	25½L	6.50

1 win from 7 · placed 1

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