17:00 Downpatrick

Monday 15 July 2019

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Irish Jockeys In Support Of Downpatrick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 23.1s

Happy Lad^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 107| C

5/1

Four-race maiden hurdler, beaten over 35L on both starts this term running between 2m and 2m4f. Vast improvement needed but still difficult to draw a line through.

Form: 5150-07

Airdrigh^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 80

33/1

22-race maiden who is without success in 17 starts over hurdles. Has failed to complete on his most recent couple of starts this term, falling in a 2m4f chase at Hexham when last seen at the beginning of June. Others preferred.

Form: 02F9-UU

Downthecellar^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

12/1

Pulled up on hurdling debut before improving to finish sixth of eight in a weak, 18-runner contest at Tipperary earlier this month. May need a couple to falter.

Form: P56P-6

Eileens Boy^t1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: Alan Wells

33/1

Nothing of note in a couple of bumper starts before finishing in midfield on hurdling debut here when last seen in May. Tongue strap on for the first time and needs to improve significantly.

Form: 0-68

Killinkere⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

4/1

Appears to have been found an ideal opportunity to get off the mark following a couple of encouraging maiden hurdle efforts since May. Likely to come on for respected connections.

Form: 535

Monition^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

1/1

Frustrating 14-race maiden over hurdles who has hit the frame in five of his last six starts since April. Deserves to get off the mark here.

Form: 39-2332

Repeat That^p1⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler

66/1

Has shown relatively little in a couple of maiden hurdle starts since May. First time cheekpieces unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: P/90

Hello Pilgrim¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: C Bowe

5/1

Useful performer in the point-to-point ranks winning one of her six starts but hitting the frame on a further couple of occasions. Second of 13 on maiden hurdle debut at Wexford last month and one to give a good account of herself.

Form: P4-1227

Non-Runners

Generator City⁵³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Forecasts

Monition (1/1), Killinkere (4/1), Happy Lad (5/1), Hello Pilgrim (5/1), Generator City (13/2), Downthecellar (12/1), Airdrigh (33/1), Eileens Boy (33/1), Repeat That (66/1)

The Gordon Elliott yard hold a strong hand in this contest with Arcadio gelding Killinkere an interesting declaration for this contest, while the ultra consistent MONITION will look to break his duck at the 15th time of asking for connections. The Gigginstown House Stud-owned six-year-old can get off the mark holding off the attentions of his stablemate and those of Wexford second, Hello Pilgrim and the 107-rated Happy Lad.