18:10 Down Royal

Friday 31 August 2018

All16:3517:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Pepsico Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:12  |   Winning time: 4m 50.00s
1st
Horse silk
2
Optical Confusion
611-12
2/1
T: M ButlerJ: D J Mullins
Chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, improved to lead after 4th, pressed 3 out, ran around approaching 2 out, ridden to assert before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in op 3/1 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
3
Colwinston
811-4
7/1
T: Miss S BarkleyJ: R Loughran
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, closer 3 out, ridden in 3rd before next, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
1
Anytime Now
611-12
11/8f
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd 3 out, ridden before next where slight mistake, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 6/5 tchd 11/10
4th
Horse silk
4
9
Turnpike Thunder
511-4
25/1
T: J M BurkeJ: F J Hayes (7)
Held up early, mid-division from 5th, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
Triangle Rock
511-4
7/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Rachael Blackmore
Led, headed after 4th, close up again 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 4th, no impression before next and kept on one pace op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
5
6
Monsieur Bagot
611-4
66/1
T: Christian DelcrosJ: Simon Torrens (7)
Mid-division, ridden in 8th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
5
James Boru
511-4
14/1
T: N C KellyJ: Danny Mullins
Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, ridden in 6th after 3 out, soon no impression and kept on one pace tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
4
Feagreen Native
511-4
50/1
T: J J LambeJ: Liam McKenna (7)
Towards rear, mistake 6th, pushed along 4 out, ridden and no impression before next, kept on one pace straight
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
7
Our Jack
811-4
100/1
T: N CarolanJ: C D Maxwell
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and dropped to 7th after 3 out, no extra and slight mistake 2 out
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
Wat Tyler
511-4
100/1
T: D KinsellaJ: J M Moore
Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra before next
11th
Horse silk
20
11
West Burma
711-4
25/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: A E Lynch
Mid-division early, towards rear before halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened op 20/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.30, €2.80, €1.02EX:€17.60Trifecta:€33.00SF:€16.16

Forecasts

Anytime Now (11/8), Optical Confusion (2/1), Colwinston (7/1), Triangle Rock (7/1), James Boru (14/1), Turnpike Thunder (25/1), West Burma (25/1), Feagreen Native (50/1), Monsieur Bagot (66/1), Our Jack (100/1), Wat Tyler (100/1)

Verdict

The trainer/jockey combination of Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell can bag another winner here with ANYTIME NOW getting the Beneficial gelding off the mark over hurdles at the seventh time of asking at the expense of possible improvers Optical Confusion and the Mouse Morris-trained Triangle Rock. In such a weak looking contest James Boru is deserving of closer inspection and could go well at a price.
  1. Anytime Now
  2. Optical Confusion
  3. James Boru

Previous Winners

2017
Bosco Di Alco
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
J: Sean Flanagan  |  T: Miss E Doyle
8/1

Prize Money

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

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