18:20 Downpatrick

Friday 6 May 2022

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Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 2f 165y  |   Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:19  |   Winning time: 4m 53.0s
1st
Horse silk
1
811-12
11/4
T: J C McConnellJ: S 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
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
9/4j
T: G ElliottJ: J W 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
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
100/1
T: G O'LearyJ: D E 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
4th
Horse silk
½
6
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
5th
Horse silk
8
3
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
6th
Horse silk
½
7
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
7th
Horse silk
6
9
9/2
T: E MullinsJ: D 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
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
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
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
9/1
T: D M ChristieJ: D J 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
10th
Horse silk
6
8
33/1
T: B W DukeJ: R A 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
11th
Horse silk
11
12
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
12th
Horse silk
37
10
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

13
Horse silk
Celine Man29
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 4
T: M Fahey  J: Reserve 1
NR
15
Horse silk
Midnight Fortune29
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 4
T: N C Kelly  J: Reserve 3
NR
14
Horse silk
Lillys Girl33
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 6
T: D A McLoughlin  J: Reserve 2
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. KINGS KEEPER (IRE)
  2. WEE WILLIE NAIL (IRE)
  3. 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

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