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Mencap Flat Race

Down Royal · 21 June 2019
  • TypeNH Flat
  • Distance2m 100y
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5

Donacheady Gale (IRE) (25/1) won the Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal on 21 June 2019, beating Centaur (IRE) by 4¾ lengths under Mr Finian Maguire for trainer John Patrick Ryan. 5 ran on Good To Yielding going over 2m 100y; the winning time was 4m 4.20s (slow by 15.20s). The 4/9 favourite, Sneaky Getaway (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 4¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 5 — The market

Winner Donacheady Gale (IRE)
SP: 25/1KTB Rating 123BKTB Speed 71C J: Mr Finian Maguire T: John Patrick Ryan
Won by 4¾ lengthsFav: Sneaky Getaway (IRE) 4/9 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Donacheady Gale (IRE) t 5g Mr Finian Maguire(3) John Patrick Ryan 11-4 123B71C 4:04.20 7,700 25/1
2nd Centaur (IRE) t 4g 4¾ Mr N Bashford(7) Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-0 111B66C 4:05.26 2,387.50 5/2
3rd Sneaky Getaway (IRE) 6g nse Mr P W Mullins Emmet Mullins 12-3 128B66C 4:05.27 1,137.50 4/9 fav
4th Checkout Tuesday (IRE) 5g 7 Mr Pat Taaffe(7) T J Taaffe 11-0 101B60C 4:06.81 512.50 20/1
5th Hallowed Star (IRE) 4g 3½ Mr T Hamilton(5) John Joseph Hanlon 10-9 91B57C 4:07.59 200 12/1

Winning time 4m 4.20s (slow by 15.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 7.57s. This race ran 3.37s (1.4% faster); the day's other races here ran 4.6% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 3.2% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners La Chanteuse (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 5 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (5 of 5 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal in 2019?
Donacheady Gale (IRE) won the Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal on 21 June 2019, ridden by Mr Finian Maguire and trained by John Patrick Ryan.
What was the finishing order of the 2019 Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal?
1st Donacheady Gale (IRE) (25/1), 2nd Centaur (IRE) (5/2), 3rd Sneaky Getaway (IRE) (4/9F).
What price was the winner of the 2019 Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal?
Donacheady Gale (IRE) returned a starting price of 25/1.
How many horses ran in the 2019 Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal?
5 horses ran in the 2019 Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal. Non-runners: La Chanteuse (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2019 Mencap Flat Race at Down Royal?
The winning time was 4m 4.20s (slow by 15.20s).

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