15:35 Downpatrick

Monday 29 August 2022

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Downpatrick Racecourse Best Dressed Lady Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 5m 26.0s

Make The Switch^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 107

33/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 40/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 150/

Getaway Goldie¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 106| C

9/4

Fairly useful winner at 24f in chases. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase (3/1) at Perth (23.8f, good to firm) 16 days ago, driven clear. Switches from chase to hurdles. Big player.

Form: 081-121

Diamondinthemud³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C J Orr| T: N Slevin| OR: 103| C

20/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in July. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good, 28/1) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip and she's basically opposable.

Form: 0-26210

Sphagnum^p1,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P Broderick| OR: 103

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good, 5/2) 12 days ago, closing all way to line. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4-58122

Kilbarry Chianti¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 102

7/1

One win from 3 runs this season. Winner in this sphere at Kilbeggan in July. 3/1, creditable third of 6 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 94P-143

Magic Sea¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 102

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, soft) 101 days ago.

Form: 5602P-0

Gaius^t1¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 100

80/1

Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, soft, 25/1) 101 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7004-59

Ask Charlie^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 95

5/1

15/2, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 6 days ago.

Form: 483626

Rare Conor¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 94

13/2

Remains a maiden after 32 NH runs. Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 806342

Happy Lad^b,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 91| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.5f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 607-065

Different Strokes^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 88

18/1

Good third of 12 in handicap chase (8/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 835-063

Our Patron Saint³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 80

50/1

Tenth of 11 in novice chase (200/1) at Galway (22.5f, good) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 609-050

Non-Runners

Greenandwhitearmy²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: N McKnight J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Getaway Goldie (9/4), Sphagnum (3/1), Ask Charlie (5/1), Rare Conor (13/2), Kilbarry Chianti (7/1), Different Strokes (18/1), Diamondinthemud (20/1), Greenandwhitearmy (20/1), Happy Lad (22/1), Magic Sea (33/1), Make The Switch (33/1), Our Patron Saint (50/1), Gaius (80/1)

SPHAGNUM is the most appealing of these. The 5-y-o did the job well when opening his account at Sligo last month and he has lost little caste in defeat in his two subsequent starts. Next on the list is Getaway Goldie, who has been in good form of late and is potentially well-handicapped in this sphere. Ask Charlie makes some each-way appeal and Kilbarry Chianti is also worth a second look.