13:00 Downpatrick

Monday 31 August 2020

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0515:4016:15

Charles Caldwell Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 32.80s

1^st

Western Run

512-0

10/11f

T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore

Tracked leaders in 4th, closer in 3rd 3 out, improved to dispute lead travelling well before last, led at last, stayed on strongly run-in, unextended, easily op Evens

2^nd

Escort'namix

711-7

15/2

T: G ElliottJ: Sean O'Keeffe (5)

Tracked leader in 2nd, close 2nd 2 out, ridden in close 3rd before last, 2nd at last, kept on without threatening winner run-in op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

3^rd

5 ½

Marmolata

411-2

9/2

T: E MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Led and clear, reduced advantage after 3 out, ridden and joined before last, 3rd at last, kept on one pace in moderate 3rd run-in op 5/2

4^th

5 ½

Fassbender

411-9

9/2

T: M M McNiffJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, moderate 7th 3 out, pushed along next, moderate 4th at last, no impression op 6/1 tchd 5/1

5^th

8 ½

Coeur Aimant

512-0

22/1

T: G ElliottJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, pushed along in moderate 5th after 3 out, soon no impression, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 18/1

6^th

Patrick Joseph

512-0

50/1

T: D BroadJ: Simon Torrens (7)

Mid-division, ridden in moderate 6th after 3 out, no impression, never a factor op 40/1

7^th

Glendruid

612-0

14/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: M P Fogarty

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

1 ¼

Bright Sunbird

511-7

66/1

T: P NolanJ: Adam Williams (7)

Always behind, not fluent 2nd, never a factor op 50/1 tchd 40/1 and tchd 80/1

9^th

Walking The Walk

512-0

125/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C L Walsh (7)

Always behind, never a factor tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1

10^th

Dunbar

712-0

20/1

T: E DoyleJ: H Morgan (7)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and dropped to moderate 4th before 3 out, weakened op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Halcyon Dreams²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: A W Short

Grimm Star¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

You Say Nothing¹⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: C P McNamara

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.02, £2.20, £1.40EX:£8.90Trifecta:£39.00SF:£8.77

Forecasts

Western Run (10/11), Marmolata (9/2), Fassbender (9/2), Escort'namix (15/2), Glendruid (14/1), Grimm Star (16/1), Dunbar (20/1), Coeur Aimant (22/1), You Say Nothing (25/1), Patrick Joseph (50/1), Bright Sunbird (66/1), Halcyon Dreams (66/1), Walking The Walk (125/1)

WESTERN RUN shaped well when third in a much better maiden than this on hurdles debut at Naas in February, and has also finished in the money on each of his 4 starts in bumpers. He should prove a tough nut to crack. Marmolata is respected on the back of decent efforts at Cork and Tramore but Coeur Aimant, who may have found 25f on soft ground too much of a test last time, rates the main danger.

WESTERN RUN (IRE)
COEUR AIMANT (FR)
MARMOLATA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Cats For Cash

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00