15:20 Downpatrick

Sunday 25 March 2018

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digita.agency Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 51.5s

Bobowen⁴³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 106| D

33/1

Useful horse for Richard Newland a few years ago but has lost his way in point-to-point company in recent seasons. Very well handicapped on his best form and put in one of his better point-to-point efforts last time out.

Form: P43-3P5

Isodon^b1,t¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

9/2

Ten race maiden and has shown his best form so far in bumper company. Pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Limerick(3m, soft) in December and drops in trip on his return from a break.

Form: 39-580P

Ri An Rian^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 101

5/1

Eight race maiden but ran well to finish a good third in a 16 runner handicap hurdle at Cork (2m3f, yielding-to-soft) on handicap debut in October. Held there since however but remains of interest on his return from a break.

Form: 634636

Show And Go^t1¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: D Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100| CD

5/1

Winner of two of his three starts at this venue including a handicap hurdle over 2m2f in July 2015. Signs of a possible return to form over fences last time out and wears a tongue tie for the first time on his return to hurdles.

Form: 356677

Lambs Lane¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99| D

12/1

Dead-heated for a bumper at Kilbeggan 11 months ago but struggled in the main since switching to hurdles and form suggests he's likely to find life tough on today's forecast heavy ground.

Form: 403P70

Sunset Sadie⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 98| BF| D

10/3

Successful twice on heavy ground in handicap hurdles including over this trip at Clonmel last month. Disappointing favourite off this 9lb higher mark subsequently but remains a contender today.

Form: 4-90P15

Mighty Whitey^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: A E Lynch| T: N C Kelly| OR: 95| C

16/1

Placed twice over hurdles here and also won a beginners chase here in his youth. Best recent effort came when finishing 11L third at Hexham (2m, heavy) in September and he races off a career low mark today.

Form: 515630

A Place Apart^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 101

7/2

12 race maiden and finished runner-up in a 2m handicap hurdle at Limerick (heavy) in December. Fair effort on his return from a break at Wexford recently and is an interesting runner today.

Form: 48425

Drumnagreagh⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 86

25/1

Ran well in a good ground bumper at Perth last June but struggled since and hope appears to lie with the switch to handicap company bringing about an improved effort.

Form: 460700

Forecasts

Sunset Sadie (10/3), A Place Apart (7/2), Isodon (9/2), Show And Go (5/1), Ri An Rian (5/1), Lambs Lane (12/1), Mighty Whitey (16/1), Drumnagreagh (25/1), Bobowen (33/1)

A PLACE APART put in a decent effort on his return from a break at Wexford recently and with that in mind he can register a first victory in this competitive handicap hurdle. The selection had finished runner-up at Limerick prior to that and is taken to see off Sunset Sadie who has won twice already on heavy ground while Ri An Rian, who hails from a good yard can claim third on his return from a break.