15:00 Downpatrick

Monday 29 August 2022

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Ulster Carpets Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 5m 29.7s

Blackstone Cliff⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) on NH debut 52 days ago, pulling hard.

Form: 0

Eco Pete⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| C

10/11

Fairly useful hurdler. Second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (21.8f, good, 18/1) 47 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 1200-U2

City Limits^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder| OR: 99

25/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 18 hurdle runs. 20/1, first run since leaving James A. Nash when last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2/0930-0

Desertmore House^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

8/1

Sixth of 13 in bumper (25/1) at this course (18.8f, good) 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 390-856

Total Glory²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Collins

50/1

16/1, first run since leaving Thomas Cooper when last of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.2f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: P/0-69

Wee Rupert^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

50/1

Point winner. Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (21.8f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 4/P4-147

Who's Houdini¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: J J Hanlon

9/1

Failed to complete both starts in points (clear and going best when fell last on second occasion). Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: RF-004

Wee Willie Nail¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

2/1

Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (18.8f, soft, 11/8) 101 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Enters calculations.

Form: 3-24

Yolande Court²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: D M Christie

150/1

66/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) on NH debut 22 days ago.

Form: 9

Mollys Dream¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3-P9

Forecasts

Eco Pete (10/11), Wee Willie Nail (2/1), Desertmore House (8/1), Who's Houdini (9/1), City Limits (25/1), Blackstone Cliff (25/1), Wee Rupert (50/1), Total Glory (50/1), Mollys Dream (100/1), Yolande Court (150/1)

ECO PETE won a bumper last summer and having unseated on hurdles debut, he offered alot more when second at this venue last month. Likely to build on that, he looks the way to go, for all Wee Willie Nail probably has a bigger performance in him. City Limits is another to consider.