Race Result - Down Royal, 28th September 2026 Back to results
17:25 Molson Coors Beverage Handicap

Going good to yielding (yielding in places), 14 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Pillar Of Hope P McGettigan 15 9 6 22/1
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on inner to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
2nd Sea Eagle Danny O'Leary 4 1/2 lengths 1 10 0 50/1
Rear of mid division, headway on inner to go 5th entering straight, soon ridden and kept on to go 2nd over 100 yards out, no impression on winner
3rd Cooley's Mist C D Hayes 3/4 length 16 9 4 9/2
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead over 3f out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd over 100 yards out
4th Rakki B M Coen 3/4 length 7 9 9 7/2 F
Mid division, 6th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd entering straight, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, dropped to 4th over 100 yards out
5th Neptunes Staircase J J G Ryan 1 length 3 9 12 16/1
Rear of mid division, pushed along entering straight, ridden to go 6th over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong
6th Youcansaythatagain G F Carroll 3/4 length 11 9 8 9/2
Tracked leaders, mid division halfway, progress to go 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 5th over 100 yards out, lost a further place close home
7th Genoah Reese Holohan 2 1/2 lengths 6 9 9 5/1
Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway into mid division entering straight, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from over 1f out
8th Open Secret Nina Doherty 4 3/4 lengths 4 9 11 16/1
Tracked leaders, mid division halfway, weakened over 3f out
9th Sarangpur R P Cleary 4 1/2 lengths 8 9 9 33/1
Always towards rear, never a factor
10th Nod Of Approval W M Lordan 1/2 length 14 9 2 7/1
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in mid division over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out
11th Faro Island R P Whelan 1 1/4 length 12 9 6 12/1
Towards rear, progress to track leaders entering straight, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
12th Rock Of Ireland R M Mulligan 18 lengths 2 9 13 8/1
Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
13th Ephesus J M Sheridan 18 lengths 5 9 10 28/1
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
14th Michinaga L T McAteer 23 lengths 13 9 4 66/1
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off