Despite heavy overnight rain at Down Royal, the featured Her Majesty's Plate still managed to produce a good result for punters in the form of a win for the Aga Khan's lightly-raced colt Zanderi. The odds-on favourite is trained by John Oxx and was ridden by Fran Berry.
Rookie trainer Andy Oliver will always have fond memories of the Northern track after 10/1 shot Johnny Angel showed plenty of dash under Willie Suppleto win the five furlong Renault Kango Handicap.
Champion NH jockey Ruby Walsh was also seen to good effect with his handling of the 2/1 favourite Spes Ultima, who opened his account over timber for the Colm Murphy stable at the third attempt by a length in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle.
|