DOWN ROYAL
17 March 2026
Tuesday 17th March

Down Royal Tips

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Wexford Tips

13:37 14:12 14:47 15:22 15:57 16:32 17:05

Exeter Tips

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Wetherby Tips

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Bluegrass Racehorse Cube Chase Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 3m 2f 50y
  • Going: Good To Yielding
Down Royal
Runners
5

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Roi Mage silk
CD
D
Roi Mage p
J: Harry Sexton 7
T: Patrick Griffin
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Veteran won this in 2022, second in the two following years, asking a lot at the age of 14
76-21P
Age: 14
Weight: 11-10
OR: 132
Days: 101
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Dec 25 Ain Aintree 26f Sft HcChG3 11-0 PU/13 Twig () 28/1 138 -
7 Sep 25 Cra Craon 30f VSft ChL 10-10 1/9 Klitchko De Belair (3L) 5/2 - 128
29 Jun 25 Cly Corlay 28f Sft Ch 11-3 2/8 Horus D'Aubrelle (6L) - 133
29 Mar 25 Fnt Fontainebleau 30f VSft ChL 10-12 p 6/12 Gentilhomme (26L) 10/1 - 106
12 Mar 25 Chl Cheltenham 29.5f GS 2HcCh 10-12 7/16 Stumptown (23L) 40/1 145 130
11 Nov 24 Com Compiegne 27f Hy ChL 10-12 5/11 Iceo Madrik (14½L) 31/10 - 119
2
Nick Rockett silk
D
Nick Rockett
J: Mr P W Mullins
T: W P Mullins
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Last season's Grand National winner, tough enough task against the race-fit Gerri Colombe
/4111-
Age: 9
Weight: 11-7
OR: 168
Days: 346
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Apr 25 Ain Aintree 34.5f GS HcChG3 11-8 1/34 I Am Maximus (2½L) 33/1 163 169
22 Feb 25 Fai Fairyhouse 26f Sft ChG3 11-0 1/6 Intense Raffles (¾L) 5/6F 161 157
23 Jan 25 Gow Gowran Park 25f Sft/Hy HcChG3 11-11 1/18 Velvet Elvis (2¼L) 9/2J 152 164
27 Dec 24 Leo Leopardstown 24.5f Gd/Y HcChL 11-5 4/27 Perceval Legallois (9¼L) 25/1 150 152
27 Apr 24 San Sandown 28.5f Gd HcChG3 11-5 3/20 Minella Cocooner (2½L) 7/1 147 154
1 Apr 24 Fai Fairyhouse 29f Hy HcChG3 11-10 7/20 Intense Raffles (30L) 4/1F 146 126
3
Gerri Colombe silk
C
Gerri Colombe p
J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Course Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts here (67%)
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Top-class performer in his prime, seems to be coming back to something like a peak of form
/3-P32
Age: 10
Weight: 11-0
OR: 160
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Feb 26 Fai Fairyhouse 26f Hy ChG3 11-0 p 2/9 Grangeclare West (5½L) 8/1 165 161
22 Jan 26 Gow Gowran Park 23.5f Hy HG2 11-3 p1 3/6 Home By The Lee (18½L) 11/2 - 134
28 Dec 25 Leo Leopardstown 24.5f Y ChG1 11-10 PU/11 Affordale Fury () 12/1 168 -
2 Nov 24 Dro Down Royal 24f Gd/Y ChG1 11-10 3/5 Envoi Allen (13½L) 8/11F 170 153
11 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 25f Sft ChG1 11-10 1/7 Ahoy Senor (½L) 9/4F 170 173
15 Mar 24 Chl Cheltenham 26.5f Sft ChG1 11-10 2/11 Galopin Des Champs (3½L) 13/2 167 178
4
Perceval Legallois silk
Perceval Legallois t
J: Conor Stone-Walsh
T: Gavin Cromwell
Versatile staying type but not quite in the same league as Nick Rockett or Gerri Colombe
11F-P4
Age: 9
Weight: 11-0
OR: 151
Days: 75
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 26 Trm Tramore 23f Sft ChG3 11-0 4/7 Heart Wood (31L) 20/1 152 123
29 Nov 25 Nby Newbury 26f GS HcChG3 11-8 PU/24 Panic Attack () 40/1 153 -
5 Apr 25 Ain Aintree 34.5f GS HcChG3 10-12 F/34 Nick Rockett () 10/1 153 -
1 Feb 25 Leo Leopardstown 24f Sft HcHL 11-11 1/25 Gaoth Chuil (1½L) 15/2 135 145
27 Dec 24 Leo Leopardstown 24.5f Gd/Y HcChL 11-4 1/27 Midnight Our Fred (7L) 17/2 142 154
17 Nov 24 Nav Navan 24f Y HcChG3 11-7 t 4/18 Stuzzikini (5½L) 10/1 141 142
5
The Gradual Slope silk
C
The Gradual Slope p
J: Mark McDonagh
T: Sean O O'Brien
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Ordinary form since 2024 Puchestown festival success, out of his depth in this company
PU3PP0
Age: 9
Weight: 11-0
OR: 105
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Mar 26 Leo Leopardstown 28.5f Y/Sft HcCh 11-5 p 10/13 Promontory (29L) 20/1 108 88
8 Feb 26 Nav Navan 24f Hy HcCh 11-2 PU/17 Rokathir () 18/1 110 -
28 Dec 25 Lim Limerick 24f Sft/Hy HcH 11-2 PU/16 Joyau De Thaix () 20/1 110 -
20 Dec 25 Thu Thurles 25.5f Y HcCh 11-12 3/16 Rising Dust (11L) 40/1 110 110
6 Dec 25 Nav Navan 20.5f Sft/Hy HcChL 9-7 UR/9 Down Memory Lane () 25/1 123 -
9 Jun 25 Ros Roscommon 25f Gd HcCh 11-0 PU/15 Mica Malpic () 12/1 114 -
Verdict

It will be no disgrace if Grand National hero \bNick Rockett\ fails to concede 7lb to Gerri Colombe who has shown signs of a revival

Betting Forecast:

11/10 Gerri Colombe,

5/4 Nick Rockett,

11/2 Perceval Legallois,

33/1 Roi Mage,

200/1 The Gradual Slope

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