18:15 Down Royal

Friday 22 June 2018

All17:4518:1518:5019:2019:5520:3021:00

Belfast Live Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 3m 55.60s

1^st

Boot Camp

511-4

11/8f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Raced in 5th, slightly impeded 3 out and under pressure, challenged and not fluent 2 out, gained narrow lead before last, wandered run-in, stayed on best closing stages tchd 6/4

2^nd

2 ¼

State Of Nirvana

510-11

5/2

T: T J TaaffeJ: A E Lynch

Raced in 4th, closed travelling smoothly from 3 out, challenged and carried wide next, kept on without matching winner run-in op 9/4

3^rd

1 ¾

Court Tycoon

611-4

8/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Kevin Sexton

Raced in 3rd, challenging when carried right after last, one pace closing stages

4^th

Borderline Chatho

711-12

9/2

T: A FlemingJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leader, challenged when jumped right 3 out, on terms when jumped left 2 out, not match leaders from before last until kept on without threatening run-in op 6/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

2 ¼

Bensachuine

711-4

10/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

A little keen, led, pressed from before 3 out, soon joined, headed but still prominent when slightly impeded last, no extra and one pace run-in op 8/1

6^th

7 ½

Back To Bataan

611-4

20/1

T: M TorrensJ: Simon Torrens (7)

Towards rear, pushed along after 6th, some headway and one pace from before 2 out op 16/1

7^th

Kelter's Dawn

511-4

66/1

T: A J MartinJ: E O'Connell (7)

Mid-division best, slightly impeded 2nd, no impression from before 2 out, slight mistake last op 50/1

8^th

Dunloe Lady

510-11

50/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up, jumped slightly right 2nd, pushed along after 6th, no impression from before 2 out

9^th

Wild At Sea

711-4

66/1

T: S FaheyJ: R P Treacy (5)

Towards rear, slightly slow 3rd and reminder, not fluent 3 out, no extra when not fluent 2 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Pollykan

510-11

66/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Held up, jumped slightly left 2nd, not fluent 3 out, no impression when fell 2 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Miss Lilly B⁵⁷⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Lisnagreggan²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: W J Bryson J: J B Kane

Colwinston⁴⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Miss S Barkley J: B J Geraghty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.90Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €1.70EX:€3.70Trifecta:€14.30SF:€5.16

Forecasts

Boot Camp (11/8), State Of Nirvana (5/2), Borderline Chatho (9/2), Court Tycoon (8/1), Colwinston (8/1), Bensachuine (10/1), Back To Bataan (20/1), Lisnagreggan (25/1), Miss Lilly B (33/1), Dunloe Lady (50/1), Kelter's Dawn (66/1), Wild At Sea (66/1), Pollykan (66/1)

STATE OF NIRVANA can get the change of luck she so richly deserves here following four similar efforts over hurdles so far having been in the mix on every start including a second of 18 beaten a short head here last month. Bensachuine showed plenty of improvement at Ballinrobe last month and can continue his progress here along with the Gordon Elliott-trained Boot Camp on hurdling debut.

State Of Nirvana
Bensachuine
Boot Camp

Previous Winners

2017

Knockmaole Boy

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: D N Russell | T: G Elliott

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,001.004th: €451.005th: €176.00