14:00 Down Royal

Monday 2 May 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.50s

1^st

Gaelic Arc

611-12

25/1

T: J P RyanJ: N T Prendergast (4)

Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, headway on inner to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, ridden at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home op 18/1

2^nd

1 ½

Flaming Moon

511-12

5/4f

T: M J SmithJ: J B Kane (2)

Disputed lead and took keen hold, led from 3rd, went clear and pulled hard from 5th, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, strongly pressed at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home op 15/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Showbusiness

511-4

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Niall Moore (4)

Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, kept on same pace op 10/3

4^th

4 ½

Shoot First

611-4

18/1

T: C ByrnesJ: A McCurtin

In rear, progress 3 out, pushed along in 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in op 16/1

5^th

Esperti

511-12

9/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: J B Foley

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, close 3rd on outer 3 out, ran around briefly approaching 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th before last, no extra op 4/1 tchd 7/2

6^th

1 ¾

Freddie Robdal

511-4

11/2

T: H De BromheadJ: C G O'Dwyer (4)

Disputed lead, headed 3rd, ridden and not fluent 2 out, soon headed, 4th before last, no impression op 6/1 tchd 5/1

7^th

Helvic Princess

410-5

22/1

T: N MeadeJ: N J Ryan (4)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 7th and bad mistake 2 out, no impression op 18/1

8^th

Kinbrace

511-4

40/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: C Brassil (2)

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 22/1

9^th

1 ½

Helios Smart

511-4

66/1

T: B ConnellJ: P J O'Hanlon (4)

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 6th, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 40/1

10^th

Odd Venture

511-12

66/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Derek McGrath (4)

Mid-division, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 40/1

11^th

Ballinlough Gale

511-12

50/1

T: P MartinJ: E Walsh

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened

12^th

1 ½

Cozone

511-12

11/1

T: M J SmithJ: J G Gilligan (4)

Always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 3rd and slightly hampered, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 16/1

13^th

The Son Of Brega

611-4

66/1

T: P DowneyJ: P M O'Brien (4)

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor tchd 50/1

14^th

Drayton Cross

811-4

28/1

T: L FowlerJ: Shane O'Callaghan (4)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 25/1

15^th

Ballykeeran

711-4

200/1

T: G HusseyJ: S A Mulcahy (4)

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, weakened op 100/1 tchd 300/1

16^th

4 ¾

Miss Sunset

710-11

200/1

T: Gearoid BrouderJ: G P Brouder (2)

Always behind, took keen hold, hampered 3rd, mistakes 4th and 5th, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 300/1

Also Ran

Backing Band

611-4

100/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: T N Brett (4)

In rear, mistake and unseated rider at 3rd op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Ghumama³⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Celine Man²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 2

Strong Whisper¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: N Lee J: R P Geoghegan

Superlike³⁹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Heathrow²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Miss E Doyle J: J P O'Sullivan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.00Pl:£6.10, £1.10, £1.70EX:£116.50Trifecta:£697.10SF:£62.89

Forecasts

Flaming Moon (5/4), Showbusiness (7/2), Esperti (9/2), Freddie Robdal (11/2), Ghumama (15/2), Heathrow (8/1), Cozone (11/1), Shoot First (18/1), Superlike (20/1), Helvic Princess (22/1), Gaelic Arc (25/1), Drayton Cross (28/1), Kinbrace (40/1), Ballinlough Gale (50/1), Celine Man (50/1), Helios Smart (66/1), Odd Venture (66/1), The Son Of Brega (66/1), Strong Whisper (66/1), Backing Band (100/1), Ballykeeran (200/1), Miss Sunset (200/1)

Having shaped with considerable promise on his two starts in this sphere, FLAMING MOON is taken to make it third time lucky over hurdles. A recent spin on the Flat should have blown away any cobwebs. Showbusiness didn't do much wrong when hitting the crossbar at Kilbeggan recently and he is likely to have a say in the finish. Freddie Robdal should make his presence felt, while suport for the selection's stablemate Cozone would be interesting.

FLAMING MOON (IRE)
SHOWBUSINESS (FR)
FREDDIE ROBDAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Don Diablo

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: Jordan Gainford | T: Mrs D Foster

3/1

Prize Money

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