18:20 Downpatrick

Friday 6 May 2022

All17:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:20

Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:19 | Winning time: 4m 53.00s

1^st

Wild Shot

811-12

11/4

T: J C McConnellJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 2 out, pushed along on outer in close 3rd approaching last, disputed last and led early run-in, ridden to assert inside final furlong, kept on well op 6/4

2^nd

2 ¾

Wee Willie Nail

410-12

9/4j

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 2nd before 2nd, pressed leader after 2 out, led briefly approaching last where joined, ridden and headed early run-in, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 2/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Aghinagh

511-4

100/1

T: G O'LearyJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th after 2 out, ridden and no impression at last, kept on one pace run-in, went 3rd close home op 125/1

4^th

Kings Keeper

711-4

9/4j

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, improved to 3rd before 2nd, pushed along in 4th before last, ridden in 3rd early run-in, no impression, kept on one pace, 4th again close home op 7/2

5^th

Dromolought Lad

511-4

200/1

T: Gearoid BrouderJ: T B Lyons (7)

Led, not fluent 3rd, pressed after 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, 3rd when bad mistake last, soon ridden and no impression in 4th, no extra inside final furlong tchd 125/1

6^th

Moving Water

511-4

66/1

T: D McDonoghJ: J S McGarvey

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 4 out, 9th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 33/1

7^th

So Scottish

511-4

9/2

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

Mid-division on inner, bumped before 2nd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace op 6/1

8^th

1 ¾

Hollington

511-4

40/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, 8th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 66/1 tchd 33/1

9^th

1 ½

Glan Gap

511-4

9/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, mistake 1st, 7th 3 out, 6th 2 out, ridden and no impression when pecked last, kept on one pace op 16/1

10^th

Percy Pi

611-4

33/1

T: B W DukeJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders until mistake 1st, soon mid-division, bumped rival before 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out, mistake last op 25/1 tchd 40/1

11^th

Closest To Heaven

410-5

125/1

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no extra before 2 out, never a factor op 100/1 tchd 80/1

12^th

St Denis's Well

410-12

50/1

T: A LynchJ: C D Maxwell

Bucking at start and lost ground, always behind, slight mistake 2nd and slow 3rd, soon detached, ridden and no extra after 3 out, tailed off tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Midnight Fortune²⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Celine Man²⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 1

Lillys Girl³³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.70, £1.20, £12.10EX:£12.50Trifecta:£449.40SF:£10.48

Forecasts

Wee Willie Nail (9/4), Kings Keeper (9/4), Wild Shot (11/4), So Scottish (9/2), Glan Gap (9/1), Celine Man (25/1), Percy Pi (33/1), Midnight Fortune (33/1), Lillys Girl (33/1), Hollington (40/1), St Denis's Well (50/1), Moving Water (66/1), Aghinagh (100/1), Closest To Heaven (125/1), Dromolought Lad (200/1)

One final chance is given to KINGS KEEPER as he leaves the impression this longer trip could play to his strengths. Wee Willie Nail and So Scottish have the potential for improvement and can give Henry De Bromhead's charge most to think about.

KINGS KEEPER (IRE)
WEE WILLIE NAIL (IRE)
SO SCOTTISH (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Enniskerry

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: M J Bolger | T: B Connell

5/2

Prize Money

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