20:25 Downpatrick

Friday 18 May 2018

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King & Boyd Solicitors, Downpatrick Hunters Chase

Off time: 20:26 | Winning time: 6m 2.70s

Clondaw Frisby¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Cosgrave| CD

8/1

Course winner who finished second of six in a 2m3½f hunter chase at Down Royal in March before a defeat at the same track earlier in the month. Repeat of March form puts him in the mix here.

Form: B3123-4

Eddies Miracle¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: D M Christie| BF| D

4/1

Beaten favourite behind Sizing Rome in a Down Royal hunter chase earlier this month over 2m6f on good ground and 3¼L ahead of Clondaw Frisby.

Form: 141U4-2

Macs Legend⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: G Kelleher| OR: 109| D

7/1

Strong and impressive winner of a Tramore hunter chase last month winning by 7L before a disappointing 34L defeat earlier this month when upped in trip at Tipperary on soft ground. Place claim if others falter.

Form: 34121-6

Sizing Rome¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: J T R Dreaper| D

5/4

Beaten 19L on stable debut in a Downpatrick hunter chase finishing fourth of five in March before a facile win with a couple of these behind in a Down Royal hunter chase earlier in the month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 13/334-1

Abbazagga^h,t1²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| D

6/1

Going well in a number of point-to-point starts but pulled up in his last hunter chase start last month at Cork before. Looks opposable.

Form: 521P1F-

Ajijic⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| D

12/1

Third of 11 beaten 13L finishing ahead of Macs Legend at Tipperary earlier this month. Market likely to be best guide on second start for the stable.

Form: 21144-3

B C's Pride^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| D

40/1

Finished ahead of Ajijic in a point-to-point last May. Has missed a lot of racing since and best watched in this contest.

Form: P2/41F-7

Captain Cook¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| D

33/1

Capable point-to-pointer but was well behind a few of these in the Down Royal hunter chase earlier this month 33L behind Sizing Rome. Plenty to prove in this company.

Form: P2321-6

Spud's Trouble⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S E O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Mcallister| D

33/1

Managed to win a point-to-point last month but hard to see him making any significant impact in this company.

Form: PP521-R

Non-Runners

So Rustic²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 12

T: R K Watson J: Mr J J King

Forecasts

Sizing Rome (5/4), Eddies Miracle (4/1), Abbazagga (6/1), Macs Legend (7/1), Clondaw Frisby (8/1), Ajijic (12/1), So Rustic (25/1), Spud's Trouble (33/1), Captain Cook (33/1), B C's Pride (40/1)

Interesting hunter chase contest with possibly Spud's Trouble, Clondaw Frisby and Macs Legend eventually setting the race up for a battle royal at the business end of the race between, Eddies Miracle and SIZING ROME to confirm the finishing positions of a Down Royal hunter chase earlier this month.