Race cards · Mon 5 May
Monday 5 May · Down Royal, Northern Ireland
15:20 Club Orange Beginners Chase
- Distance
- 2m 3f 150y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11000
- Runners
- 5
Race preview
ENCANTO BRUNO returned from a break over C&D last month when proving no match for Pied Piper. That said, Gavin Cromwell's charge doesn't face a rival of that calibre on this occasion and is expected to come out on top. Baltic Bird ran with credit in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle and is an interesting recruit to chasing, while Big Stage is likely to be competitive dropping back in trip after finishing fifth at Navan in March.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltic Bird | 7/14073- | Patrick M O'Brien | W Durkan | 11 12 | 6-5 | |
| 2 | Big Stage | 3F3075- | Kevin Sexton | G Elliott | 11 12 | 13-8 | |
| 3 | Step Out | 2U3436 | Ben Bromley | S R B Crawford | 11 12 | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Be Positive | F47807- | C G O'Dwyer | S Neville | 11 12 | 25-1 | |
| 5 | Wowsham | 33342/P- | R Deegan | S R B Crawford | 11 12 | 20-1 | |
| NR | Encanto Bruno | 189/PP2- | Kieren Buckley | G P Cromwell | 11 12 |