3.30 JAMES NICHOLSON ´ANY EXCUSE WILL DO´ BEGINNERS CHASE of €2,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

Down Royal Results Sat, 21st Sep, 1996

Going - Firm.

1st - €1,370.00, 2nd - €340.00, 3rd - €160.00, 4th - €100.00 4 Ran

1st

Blackie Connors (IRE) 11-8

All Haste (USA) - Queen Beaun

SP 4/5fav

Miss I T Oakes

held up, 3rd, went 2nd at 9th, led after next, clear wh slight mistake 4 out, easily

2nd

25L

Tall Order (IRE) 11-11

Prince Bee - Rosie Probert(Captain's Gig (USA))

SP 7/2

Peter McCreery

soon 2nd to 9th, moderate 3rd under pressure and no impression after 4 out, distant 2nd early flat, no danger

3rd

Palmura 12-0

Black Minstrel - Treelagh

SP 9/2

P J Lally

led until after 10th, 2nd and lost touch before next, no impression next

4th

35+L

Miss Top (IRE) 11-2

Tremblant - Top Delight(Whistling Top)

SP 10/1

K Woods

mistakes, always behind, tailed off

Off 3.31
Time 5m. 15.40 secs, which is 14.76 secs slower than the course average on today's going