13:55 Leopardstown

Sunday 6 March 2022

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 5m 2.70s

1^st

Ballykeel

611-12

3/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader, improved to 2nd 3 out, led narrowly approaching straight, ridden and strongly pressed before last where not fluent, headed final 150 yards, soon rallied to lead, kept on best closing stages op 10/3

2^nd

1 ¼

Chiricahua

511-12

10/3

T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper

Mid-division, lost place before 3rd, 6th after 3 out, headway entering straight, strongly challenged leader before last, ridden to lead narrowly final 150 yards, soon headed, held tchd 16/5

3^rd

6 ½

Harald Hardrad

711-12

6/4f

T: N MeadeJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leader, 4th at 5th, progress to 3rd 3 out, closed in 2nd approaching straight, dropped to 3rd and switched right before last, one paced run-in op 11/8 tchd 7/4

4^th

8 ½

All For Rachel

511-12

125/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne

Rear of mid-division on outer, progress to 5th after 5th, 4th after 3 out, no impression on principals before last where slight mistake, no extra op 80/1

5^th

2 ¾

Don't Tell Allen

711-12

20/1

T: J QueallyJ: J B Foley (5)

Rear, soon slightly detached, detached after 4th, moderate 10th after 5th, effort after 6th, good headway after 3 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 22/1

6^th

Battle Frontier

611-12

9/1

T: Miss T L CoganJ: R P Treacy

Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order after 2nd, switched wide before 4th, led before 4 out, jumped slightly right 3 out, headed approaching straight, weakened quickly before last op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1

7^th

Teed Up

511-12

12/1

T: E MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Towards rear, detached after 4th, dropped to moderate 10th at 6th where slight mistake, niggled along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, never a factor, tailed off op 9/1 tchd 17/2

8^th

Kingfisher Lane

611-12

50/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, mistake in 5th at 5th, soon 6th, slight mistake 4 out, 5th after 3 out, lost place and weakened quickly before 2 out, tailed off op 40/1

9^th

3 ¼

Golden Sandbanks

511-12

300/1

T: P W FlynnJ: L P Dempsey

Towards rear, detached after 4th, moderate 8th after 5th, effort 3 out, soon under pressure, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 250/1 tchd 400/1

10^th

Itsabeautifulnoise

511-12

18/1

T: T GibneyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led and ran freely, 5 lengths clear at 1st, reduced advantage after 2nd, headed before 4 out, lost place and weakened quickly after 3 out, completely tailed off op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Bidentime³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: L P Cusack J: C J Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.10, €1.40, €1.10EX:€10.00Trifecta:€31.70SF:€13.95

Forecasts

Harald Hardrad (6/4), Ballykeel (3/1), Chiricahua (10/3), Battle Frontier (9/1), Teed Up (12/1), Itsabeautifulnoise (18/1), Don't Tell Allen (20/1), Kingfisher Lane (50/1), Bidentime (66/1), All For Rachel (125/1), Golden Sandbanks (300/1)

HARALD HARDRAD looked a good prospect when runner-up on his hurdling bow at Navan and is worth another chance to confirm that promise having been only fourth at Naas last time. Ballykeel shaped encouragingly when fifth on his debut there and is feared most, while Chiricahua could have a say too if building on his own good Naas fourth last time.

HARALD HARDRAD (IRE)
BALLYKEEL (IRE)
CHIRICAHUA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Max Flamingo

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: D F O'Regan | T: Francis Casey

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,501.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00