17:00 Downpatrick

Friday 23 May 2025

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Randox Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 4m 33.7s

Eco Pete^p²²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102| CD

16/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Seventh of 10 in novice chase at this course (19.4f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P2/4607-

Jazz De Cotte⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

7/4

Bumper winner who got back on track when second of 17 in novice hurdle (6/5) at Naas (16f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Step back up in trip will suit and open to further improvement.

Form: 21/P2-

Guest Star²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

125/1

Modest on the Flat and well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: 50-

Cap Bernat^t³¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: R McNeilly

14/1

Fair bumper performer who got back on track when second in 11-runner event at this course (18.8f, good) on final outing. Off 10 months ahead of hurdle dbeut but still enter calculations.

Form: 4266/42-

Centaq^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 18 days ago. Needs this for a handicap mark.

Form: 8-9

Firstupbestdressed¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell

150/1

Tailed off in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 0-8

Garadice¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: D M Christie

150/1

80/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, good) on NH debut 10 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: PP-6

Hills Of Glory²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

13/8

Not seen to best effect sent handicapping when fifth of 14 at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good) 29 days ago, unsuited by the way the race developed. Remains capable of better.

Form: 670205-

North Account¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: C A McBratney

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Parkgarve^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue

12/1

Achived more than in a Downpatrick bumper 12 months earlier sent hurdling hurdling in a first-time hood and tongue strap when third of 13 in maiden at Sligo (17.8f, good) 10 days ago. More needed here.

Form: 8-3

Reinado⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

20/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 4880-

The Cistercian^h1,t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

66/1

Yeats gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to Champion Bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Fayonagh out of bumper winner (stayed 2½m over hurdles) Fair Ina. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Welcome Back¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/3, unseated rider early in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, good) 10 days ago. Good chance on hurdling debut form.

Form: 3/1F-U

Neverseenhimcoming^b1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

25/1

Poet's Word gelding. Dam (h91) 2m hurdle winner, also 1½m-2m winner on Flat. Pulled up both starts in points (Apr 6) and wears blinkers for debut.

Form: PP-

Glossary^h1²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: R K Watson

250/1

Tailed off in 2 bumpers. Hooded for hurdle debut.

Form: 06-

Non-Runners

Rynok Square¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P Maher J: Reserve 1

Slea Head¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P Maher J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Hills Of Glory (13/8), Jazz De Cotte (7/4), Welcome Back (4/1), Parkgarve (12/1), Cap Bernat (14/1), Eco Pete (16/1), Reinado (20/1), Neverseenhimcoming (25/1), Centaq (40/1), The Cistercian (66/1), Guest Star (125/1), Firstupbestdressed (150/1), Garadice (150/1), North Account (250/1), Glossary (250/1)

Gordon Elliott looks to have a strong hand in this maiden with JAZZ DE COTTE and Welcome Back. The first named got back on track with a good second at Naas last month and, with the likelihood of more to come now stepping back up in trip, he's selected to go one better. Hills of Glory and Cap Bernat are others to consider.