18:20 Downpatrick

Friday 6 May 2022

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Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:19 | Winning time: 4m 53.0s

Wild Shot^t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 17/2) 44 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 4/33274-

Aghinagh^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: G O'Leary

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 20 days ago, pulled up. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 8U8P-

Dromolought Lad^h1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T B Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Thomas P. O'Connor when twelfth of 16 in maiden (150/1) at Limerick (8f, good) on flat debut 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 50P-

Glan Gap

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie

9/1

Arcadio gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler Mystery Stowaway and fairly useful hurdler/chaser The Dara Man. Dam unraced.

Form:

Hollington^h⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Thurles (21f, good to soft) 57 days ago.

Form: 9/508-

Kings Keeper⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form third of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft, 7/4) 57 days ago but sets the standard here on his best efforts. This longer trip should also suit.

Form: 40/3223-

Moving Water¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: D McDonogh

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, fifteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 040-

Percy Pi⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: B W Duke

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 125/1) on hurdles bow 95 days ago.

Form: 5209-

So Scottish³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

9/2

Promising type. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 16/1) 33 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better.

Form: 144956-

St Denis's Well

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: A Lynch

50/1

Famous Name gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart bumper winner/top-class hurdler (winner around 2m) My Tent Or Yours.

Form:

Wee Willie Nail¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/4

Promising type. Third of 16 in juvenile hurdle (9/2) at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 3-

Closest To Heaven²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft, 50/1) 28 days ago, pulled up 2 out.

Form: 00P-

Non-Runners

Celine Man²⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 1

Lillys Girl³³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Midnight Fortune²⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Wee Willie Nail (9/4), Kings Keeper (9/4), Wild Shot (11/4), So Scottish (9/2), Glan Gap (9/1), Celine Man (25/1), Percy Pi (33/1), Midnight Fortune (33/1), Lillys Girl (33/1), Hollington (40/1), St Denis's Well (50/1), Moving Water (66/1), Aghinagh (100/1), Closest To Heaven (125/1), Dromolought Lad (200/1)

One final chance is given to KINGS KEEPER as he leaves the impression this longer trip could play to his strengths. Wee Willie Nail and So Scottish have the potential for improvement and can give Henry De Bromhead's charge most to think about.