Result 14:10 · Down Royal (IRE)

Robert McCoubrey Handicap Chase

Handicap2m 4fHeavy5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 51.80s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Blue Empyrean (IRE)	Andrew Ring	R K Watson	—	6.50	—
2	Ardmillan (IRE)	A E Lynch	S R B Crawford	2¾L	4.50	—
3	Angus Milan (IRE)	Adam Short	Noel C Kelly	5L	6.00	—
4	Mister First (FR)	Danny Hand	Robert Alan Hennessy	6L	8.00	—
5	By The Banks (IRE)	Roger Loughran	W J Lanigan	22L	17.0	—
6	Shrewdoperator (IRE)	J J Slevin	P J Rothwell	38L	3.00	—
UR	Stoughan Cross (IRE)	Jonathan Moore	Thomas Gibney	—	9.00	—

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Angus Milan (IRE) t,p

9yo · 11-5 · OR 112

320809 J Adam Short T Noel C Kelly —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Dec 17	Navan	2m 1f	Heavy	—	9/12	35¾L	26.0
17 Nov 17	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C3	10/15	51½L	67.0
04 Nov 17	Down Royal	3m	Soft	—	8/11	41¼L	13.0

3 wins from 20 · placed 6

Course winner: 2 wins from 4 here

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Blue Empyrean (IRE) p

8yo · 11-8 · OR 111

638321 J Andrew Ring T R K Watson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Jan 18	Naas	2m	Soft To Heavy	—	1/7	—	6.00
01 Jan 18	Tramore	2m	Heavy	—	2/7	½L	9.00
07 Dec 17	Clonmel	2m	Heavy	—	3/10	5L	15.0

2 wins from 13 · placed 7

2 runs here without a win

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Stoughan Cross (IRE) t,b

9yo · 11-9 · OR 109

16P5P8 J Jonathan Moore T Thomas Gibney —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	3m 1f	Heavy	—	8/12	21½L	17.0
27 Dec 17	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	PU	—	21.0
07 Nov 17	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Soft	—	5/13	39¼L	9.00

2 wins from 17 · placed 3

Won 2 of 9 at around this trip

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Mister First (FR) p

12yo · 11-1 · OR 108

P84525 J Danny Hand T Robert Alan Hennessy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	2m 1f	Heavy	—	5/9	19¼L	15.0
28 Dec 17	Limerick	2m 6f 110y	Heavy	—	2/9	8L	8.00
14 Dec 17	Tramore	2m 5f	Heavy	—	5/10	10L	15.0

3 wins from 37 · placed 10

Won 2 of 11 at around this trip

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By The Banks (IRE) t

11yo · 11-2 · OR 102

25333P J Roger Loughran T W J Lanigan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 17	Limerick	2m 6f 110y	Heavy	—	PU	—	13.0
17 Nov 16	Clonmel	2m 2f	Yielding	—	3/6	12¼L	7.50
27 Oct 16	Clonmel	2m 4f	Good	—	3/8	1L	13.0

2 wins from 20 · placed 10

Won 2 of 11 at around this trip

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Ardmillan (IRE)

10yo · 10-5 · OR 91

4P0683 J A E Lynch T S R B Crawford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Dec 17	Ayr	2m 3f	Heavy	C4	3/12	4¾L	6.50
02 Dec 17	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Soft	—	8/12	25L	67.0
04 Nov 17	Down Royal	3m	Soft	—	6/11	37L	26.0

1 win from 14 · placed 5

3 runs here without a win

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Shrewdoperator (IRE) t,p

8yo · 10-5 · OR 91

817431 J J J Slevin T P J Rothwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	2m 1f	Heavy	—	1/9	—	11.0
13 Jan 18	Punchestown	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	3/10	11½L	15.0
31 Dec 17	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	4/9	27¼L	34.0

2 wins from 22 · placed 4

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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