15:40 Down Royal

Saturday 16 March 2019

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:00

French Village Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 5.80s

1^st

The White Volcano

710-12

8/1

T: J WoodsJ: C D Maxwell

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, close up after 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden and joined before 2 out, narrow lead before last, kept on best run-in

2^nd

1 ¼

Goose Man

711-4

6/4f

T: T J TaaffeJ: B J Cooper

Held up, progress in 6th entering straight, close 4th 3 out, soon challenged, disputed travelling well before 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed before last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace op 11/4

3^rd

Aforementioned

611-11

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up, progress into 4th after 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in op 7/1

4^th

Stay Humble

611-9

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led, joined and disputed before 5 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra in 3rd before next, kept on one pace in 4th from last op 9/2

5^th

Western Honour

711-10

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace op 6/1

6^th

5 ½

The Long Mile

510-13

9/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division, dropped towards rear 5 out, ridden and no impression 3 out op 8/1

7^th

4 ¾

Randalls Ur Poet

511-3

11/1

T: S FaheyJ: Sean Flanagan

Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out op 12/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Jack Wade

610-0

20/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A Ring

Held up towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression next, weakened

9^th

Hidden Dilemma

610-12

9/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J M Moore

Chased leader and close up, disputed before 5 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 10/1

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Non-Runners

The Dabbler⁴⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: L P Cusack J: D F O'Regan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.40Pl:€3.10, €1.02, €2.70EX:€30.10Trifecta:€188.60Tricast:€107.69SF:€22.55

Forecasts

Goose Man (6/4), Stay Humble (5/1), The White Volcano (8/1), Aforementioned (8/1), Western Honour (8/1), The Long Mile (9/1), Hidden Dilemma (9/1), The Dabbler (10/1), Randalls Ur Poet (11/1), Jack Wade (20/1)

GOOSE MAN for trainer Tom Taffe and owner Mrs Fitri Hay can follow up on his narrow Navan win in January off a 13lb lower mark with the second Bothar Dubh going on to win at Clonmel last month. The Cheveley Park Stud-owned Western Honour has won two of his last four starts over hurdles including winning an Ayr novice hurdle over 2m3½f on good to soft ground last month and can prove to be the biggest danger here with The Long Mile and Stay Humble worthy of strong consideration.