14:45 Down Royal

Thursday 26 December 2019

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Bluegrass Hunters Chase

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 6m 9.10s

1^st

Dylrow

912-0

25/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Jordan Gainford (7)

Mid-division, progress in 7th entering straight, ridden in 6th before 2 out, stayed on into 2nd before last, challenged last, soon led, kept on well run-in

2^nd

Billaway

712-0

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr N McParlan (5)

Mid-division, 9th halfway, progress in 6th 4 out, 4th entering straight, pressed leaders 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, drifted left under pressure before last, pressed last, soon headed, kept on same pace run-in tchd 10/1 and 12/1

3^rd

3 ½

Edwulf

1012-0

3/1j

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mr D O'Connor

Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, close 3rd and pressed leaders 3 out, soon ridden, attempted to challenge between horses and squeezed up before 2 out, soon stumbled, under pressure in 5th before last, 3rd after last, kept on same pace closing stages op 4/1

4^th

Val De Ferbet

1012-0

25/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Mr J J O'Neill (7)

Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden before 3 out, under pressure behind leaders before 2 out, disputed 3rd last and slight mistake, kept on same pace op 28/1

5^th

Coastal Tiep

712-0

20/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford (7)

Prominent on outer, 3rd halfway, challenged 3 out, soon disputed, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra in 6th last, kept on one pace

6^th

1 ½

Black Hercules

1012-0

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr D G Lavery (3)

Led, ridden and joined after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra from last op 6/1

7^th

It Came To Pass

912-0

9/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: Miss M O'Sullivan (7)

Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, moderate 8th 2 out, kept on one pace

8^th

Arctic Skipper

1012-0

10/1

T: V HalleyJ: Mr J C Barry (5)

Chased leaders, mistake 1st, 7th halfway, 5th and hampered before 5 out, ridden before 3 out, no extra before 2 out op 8/1

9^th

4 ½

Bridgets Pet

1212-0

50/1

T: J WoodsJ: Reserve 1

Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression before straight

10^th

All Hell Let Loose

1012-0

33/1

T: T E HydeJ: Mr T D Hyde (7)

Towards rear, ridden in moderate 11th before straight, soon no impression

11^th

Marinero

1012-0

33/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr L J Murphy (7)

Mid-division best, jumped right 5 out, ridden and no extra entering straight op 50/1

12^th

Walshestown

612-0

25/1

T: A A HowardJ: Miss A B O'Connor (5)

Mid-division, ridden in 9th entering straight, soon no extra, weakened before 2 out

13^th

5 ½

Venitien De Mai

1012-0

33/1

T: J T R DreaperJ: Mr P C Bannon (7)

Always towards rear, slightly hampered 5 out, slight mistake next, soon ridden and no impression, weakened before 2 out

Also Ran

Burning Ambition

812-0

3/1j

T: Pierce PowerJ: Mr R James (7)

Chased leaders, 6th halfway, mistake and unseated rider 8th op 9/4

Cosmic Flight

712-0

50/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr I P Donoghue (7)

Always towards rear, ridden and no extra before straight, pulled up before 2 out

Ucello Conti

1112-0

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd

Chased leaders, 4th halfway, bad mistake 8th, slightly hampered before 5 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, soon weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

Call It Magic³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Wounded Warrior³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: S Curling J: Reserve 3

Oscar Contender³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: D H Kelly J: Mr J W Hannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€44.40Pl:€7.50, €2.90, €1.90EX:€954.10Trifecta:€0.00SF:€281.99

Forecasts

Edwulf (3/1), Burning Ambition (3/1), Black Hercules (7/2), It Came To Pass (9/1), Ucello Conti (9/1), Arctic Skipper (10/1), Billaway (11/1), Coastal Tiep (20/1), Dylrow (25/1), Val De Ferbet (25/1), Walshestown (25/1), Call It Magic (25/1), Wounded Warrior (25/1), Oscar Contender (25/1), All Hell Let Loose (33/1), Marinero (33/1), Venitien De Mai (33/1), Bridgets Pet (50/1), Cosmic Flight (50/1)

BLACK HERCULES is the standout horse in the race and although he has not won since scoring in the 2016 JLT Novices' Chase, he should have the class to prevail here, especially after his run in a point-to-point last month. Edwulf prevailed in the 2018 Irish Gold Cup and will be a huge player at this level, while Burning Ambition has some good form in hunter chases at Aintree and Punchestown so should also run a big race.

Black Hercules
Edwulf
Burning Ambition

Previous Winners

2018

Stand Up And Fight

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Mr D O'Connor | T: E Bolger

11/10

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00