17:37 Downpatrick

Friday 18 September 2026

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Dunleath Flat Race

4YO plus | 2m 1f 165y | 13 Runners | Turf

Ask The Lord^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: M Mulvany

10/1

Tough As Nails gelding. Dam 1½m winner. Tongue tied for debut and worth a market check with leading amateur booked.

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Ifuknowuknow²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: S G Carey

4/1

Shaped like a stayer in a pair of bumpers (for N. Madden) last winter, the latest in warm race at Leopardstown when behind subsequent Champion Bumper winner The Mourne Rambler. Interesting on first run for new yard with longer trip in his favour.

Form: 67-

Old Court²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara

33/1

Pulled up sole start in points but did show a bit switched to Rules when fifth of 9 in 2m bumper at Killarney (good to soft) on debut 27 days ago, going in snatches but staying on gradually final 1f.

Form: P-5

S T Hamo^h,t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: A McCann

7/1

Backed up previous effort when third of 17 in bumper at Cork (2¼m, good to soft) 46 days ago. More needed, however.

Form: 0-643

Thranduil

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

12/1

Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Killiney Court and fair hurdler Sean Mc. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler/smart chaser (2m-2½m winner) Accordion Etoile and fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) French Accordion. Noteworthy newcomer.

Guitar Star

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

10/1

Sea The Stars gelding. Brother to 3 winners on Flat, including useful 1¼m/10.4f winner Star of Wins and half-brother to a winner. Has a good Flat pedigree but yard 0-36 in bumpers.

Hadahi³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

6/1

Placed on last of 4 starts in points this spring and showed promise amidst lingering greenness when second on hurdling debut at Sligo (21f) last month. Switches to a bumper now and must enter calculations.

Form: 5U5-32

Orderly Conduct³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell| BF

4/1

Order of St George gelding who has shown promise on both starts, latterly when third in 8-runner bumper at Sligo (19f), though isn't certain to be suited by this return to shorter.

Form: 63

Bresil Belle²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

50/1

Blue Bresil mare who showed nothing on her recent debut at Down Royal.

Form: 0

Eleen Alana⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms N M Bradley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

80/1

Failed miserably to back up the form of her debut third when down the field in 18-runner bumper at Galway (17f, good to soft) 48 days ago.

Form: 30

Myluckymaker¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| BF

9/4

Is proving consistent rather than progressive, runner-up for a third consecutive start in 7-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 15 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Sets the standard.

Form: 862-22

Poet's Creek²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R M McParland⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie

80/1

Poet's Word mare who was soundly beaten at Down Royal on her debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 9

Loves A Laugh⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss H Ross⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

18/1

Sent off at 25/1 but offered something to work on when third of 10 in a 19f Downpatrick bumper in July. Proved too free when a remote third back there last time and will need to settle better here.

Form: 33

Forecasts

Myluckymaker (11/4), Orderly Conduct (7/2), Hadahi (9/2), Loves A Laugh (13/2), Ifuknowuknow (10/1), S T Hamo (12/1), Eleen Alana (14/1), Thranduil (14/1), Ask The Lord (16/1), Old Court (16/1), Guitar Star (20/1), Bresil Belle (50/1), Poet's Creek (50/1)

IFUKNOWUKNOW showed some promise in a pair of bumpers last season, including when behind subsequent Champion Bumper winner The Mourne Rambler in a very warm race at Leopardstown when last seen, and he could well be up to making a winning start for his new yard, especially with this slightly longer trip sure to be in his favour. Myluckymaker sets the standard and should give her running once more, while newcomer Thranduil ticks plenty of boxes on paper.