14:55 Downpatrick
Sunday 30 March 2025
All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15
Grant Bros Developments Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  2m 1f 165y  |  Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:55Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 22.1s
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Showed improved form to get off the mark over jumps in 18-runner handicap hurdle (9/1) at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago, driven out. Hit with a 10 lb rise but remains unexposed in this sphere so could have more to offer.
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50/1, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 31 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Worth another chance to improve on his maiden efforts.
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Ran better than for a while after 8 weeks off when fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago. Needs to build on that now.
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Followed a good run with a poor one when pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy, 7/2) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Bounce back needed.
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40/1, ran to a similar level to last time after 3 months off when eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago. Others look stronger.
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Hasn't gone on from his hurdling debut, well-beaten fifth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) just over 5 weeks ago. Others more persuasive.
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One win from 22 NH runs. Underperformed when eighth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 17/2) just over 5 weeks ago, unable to sustain effort. Expected to be bang there back down in trip.
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10/1, ran well back over hurdles after 6 months off when second of 18 in handicap at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Should be in the mix again.
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Tailed-off fifth of 14 in maiden hurdle (250/1) at Fairyhouse (18.4f, good to soft) just over 11 weeks ago. Hooded for 1st time and appeals as the type to do better in handicaps.
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25/1, fared better than previously sent handicapping after 9 weeks off when sixth of 19 at Down Royal (20f, good) 13 days ago, every chance when badly hampered 3 out. Tongue strap back on. Looks competitive on form.
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Ran respectably without suggesting his turn is imminent when fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy, 11/1) 34 days ago. Can give another good account.
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Forecasts
Fool Me Once (4/1), Gamigin (4/1), A Mere Bagatelle (11/2), Chortal (6/1), Read To Return (6/1), Ciao Adios (10/1), Walk In The Sea (12/1), I'm For Home (14/1), Telnobody (18/1), Burren Song (20/1), Tankardstown Diva (28/1)
This looks wide open, but A MERE BAGATELLE was narrowly denied back hurdling from 6 months off at Limerick earlier in the month and, with that outing sure to have blown away any cobwebs, he's fancied to go one better at the expense of Read To Return, who underperformed at Fairyhouse last month but should find this easier dropped back in trip. Recent-winner Ciao Adios rounds off the shortlist.
- A Mere Bagatelle11/2
- Ciao Adios10/1
Prize Money
1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00
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