13:50 Down Royal

Monday 1 May 2017

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 43.70s

1^st

Ornua

611-4

15/8f

T: H De BromheadJ: B T O'Connell

Made all, slight mistake 4th, went on from before 3 out, soon in command travelling smoothly, stayed on well, easily op 9/4

2^nd

Vanishing Point

411-4

9/4

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

4th early, soon raced in 5th, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along, no impression after, kept on without troubling easy winner run-in op 2/1 tchd 5/2

3^rd

King's War

811-4

9/1

T: P MooneyJ: M F Mooney

Raced in 7th early, slight mistake 3rd, chased winner from 2 out and no impression, one pace op 10/1

4^th

Probing

511-4

22/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D Robinson (5)

Raced in 10th early, no impression when slightly hampered 2 out, went moderate 4th approaching last, kept on same pace

5^th

4 ½

Howluckycanwebe

510-11

8/1

T: D McDonoghJ: B R Dalton

6th early, soon raced in 4th, slight mistake 4th, moderate 2nd and slight mistake 3 out, no impression and one pace after

6^th

Mistamel

511-12

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: A Ring (3)

Raced in 12th early, pushed along and no impression from 3 out, some headway and hampered next, one pace op 33/1

7^th

Romantic

811-12

66/1

T: M J SmithJ: K M Smith (7)

Raced in 8th early, not much room briefly from 3 out, soon one pace

8^th

Hatters Hero

511-4

50/1

T: E P HartyJ: M A Enright

Raced in 5th early, reminder 5th, no extra from 3 out op 40/1

9^th

Comber Mill

511-4

10/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: J M Moore

Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along 3 out, no extra next

10^th

5 ½

Piranto

510-11

40/1

T: M G QuinnJ: C D Maxwell

Held up, raced in 17th early, no danger when slightly impeded 2 out op 50/1

11^th

8 ½

Dublin Road

410-13

25/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Danny Mullins

Held up, raced in 14th early, no impression 3 out, hampered 2 out, no extra

12^th

Oromo

410-13

66/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Robbie Colgan

Held up, raced in 15th early, under pressure 6th, no extra and hampered 2 out

13^th

3 ¾

Invincible Zeb

511-4

50/1

T: C CannonJ: A W Short (7)

Soon raced in 2nd, not fluent 3rd and 4th, lost place and under pressure from 6th, no extra when slightly impeded 2 out

14^th

1 ¾

Dovil's Duel

611-12

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: G N Fox

Towards rear, no impression 3 out, hampered 2 out, no extra

15^th

Westinmare

611-5

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: C Brassil (5)

Mid-division, raced in 11th early, slight mistake 2nd, bad mistake 4th, under pressure 6th, soon no impression, hampered 2 out, no extra op 40/1

16^th

4 ¼

Toccata Blue

711-12

25/1

T: J LarkinJ: Mr J P McKeown

Towards rear, not fluent 6th, soon no danger

17^th

5 ½

Boals Corner

510-11

50/1

T: S F MageeJ: J B Kane (5)

Soon towards rear, behind 6th

18^th

Royal Chorus

511-4

40/1

T: A J MartinJ: D F O'Regan

Held up, raced in 16th early, no extra 3 out

Also Ran

Shalaman

811-12

12/1

T: M J SmithJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division and 9th early, pushed along and no impression from 3 out, disputed moderate 5th when fell 2 out op 14/1

Sierra Law

411-4

50/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Held up, raced in 13th early, no impression 3 out, hampered and unseated rider 2 out

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Non-Runners

Celebrity Status

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: Ricky Doyle

Sillogue Pio¹³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G A Kingston J: S J Gray

Colwinston¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Miss S Barkley J: A W Short

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.30Pl:€1.20, €1.02, €3.70EX:€6.30Trifecta:€23.30SF:€6.26

Forecasts

Ornua (15/8), Vanishing Point (9/4), Howluckycanwebe (8/1), King's War (9/1), Comber Mill (10/1), Colwinston (10/1), Shalaman (12/1), Probing (22/1), Mistamel (25/1), Dublin Road (25/1), Toccata Blue (25/1), Dovil's Duel (33/1), Westinmare (33/1), Celebrity Status (33/1), Piranto (40/1), Royal Chorus (40/1), Hatters Hero (50/1), Invincible Zeb (50/1), Boals Corner (50/1), Sierra Law (50/1), Sillogue Pio (50/1), Romantic (66/1), Oromo (66/1)

Ornua possibly didn't enjoy the heavy ground at Limerick in December and has been off since, this better surface and the drop in trip should assist his case. On Flat form, Shalaman is one to consider ahead of this jumps bow and he is worth paying attention to in the market while Vanishing Point may be most likely of the Elliott contenders as he starts all over again following his trainers' title disappointment. KING'S WAR drops back to 2m and has twice finished second over this distance already, he may be able to go one better now. Comber Mill and Colwinston are others to consider in a wide open contest.