15:10 Down Royal

Friday 17 March 2017

All13:5014:3015:1015:5016:3017:0517:35

Daily Mirror Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 47.90s

1^st

Tyrrell's Succes

610-13

7/1

T: A StrongeJ: Mr N McParlan (3)

Mid-division, good headway to lead after 4 out, ridden and edged left approaching 2 out, continued to edged left run--in, stayed on well op 12/1

2^nd

Bearly Legal

1111-8

13/2

T: K ThorntonJ: A McCurtin (5)

Mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd next, 3rd at last, stayed on well run-in to go 2nd close home op 6/1

3^rd

Returntovendor

711-12

3/1f

T: J P FaheyJ: S E Butler (5)

Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, carried slightly left approaching last, carried left briefly after last, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd

4^th

Optimised

511-1

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: C D Timmons (5)

Tracked leaders, disputed lead 3rd, headed before 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no impression on leaders op 14/1

5^th

2 ½

St Maxime

911-1

20/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C Brassil (7)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression from next

6^th

8 ½

Theo

711-1

9/1

T: S DonohoeJ: Ricky Doyle (7)

In rear, headway into 6th 4 out, soon ridden, 6th 2 out, no impression op 8/1

7^th

Nerual

611-3

9/2

T: Miss E DoyleJ: C M Walsh (7)

Tracked leaders on inner, slight mistake 3rd, led briefly before 4 out, ridden and headed after 4 out, soon weakened op 7/2

8^th

Another Challenge

911-9

12/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (7)

Led, joined 3rd, headed 7th, soon ridden and weakened

9^th

Areema

711-3

10/1

T: I R FergusonJ: Robbie Colgan

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

Also Ran

State Of Origin

811-11

20/1

T: E P HartyJ: M A Enright

Mid-division on outer, took keen hold early, bad mistake 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

Drummullagh Rocky

811-10

25/1

T: S McParlanJ: M J Bolger

Always behind, no impression from 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

Augher Castle

910-10

20/1

T: P MooneyJ: Miss H Mooney (7)

Always behind, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Time And Times

510-4

12/1

T: D McNamaraJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, closer in 8th on inner when fell 4 out op 16/1

Qery

510-0

25/1

T: P J RothwellJ: John J Fitzpatrick (7)

Always behind, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.30Pl:€2.30, €2.70, €1.70EX:€90.30Trifecta:€394.30Tricast:€174.03SF:€54.51

Forecasts

Returntovendor (3/1), Nerual (9/2), Bearly Legal (13/2), Tyrrell's Succes (7/1), Theo (9/1), Optimised (10/1), Areema (10/1), Another Challenge (12/1), Time And Times (12/1), St Maxime (20/1), State Of Origin (20/1), Augher Castle (20/1), Drummullagh Rocky (25/1), Qery (25/1)

Returntovendor has been thriving of late but another hike in the ratings for his Clonmel success over a longer trip last time might be enough to anchor him. Bearly Legal would hold strong claims if replicating his chase form now switched to hurdles but that is not a certainty to occur. The vote goes to AREEMA off the back of his good second at Musselburgh recently over three-miles. If building on that effort, this contest should be within his compass dropping slightly in trip. Nerual should go well while Augher Castle is worth a look in the market having gone close at this meeting a year ago and former course winner Theo would have claims if putting his latest sub-par effort behind him.