17:52 Downpatrick

Wednesday 13 July 2022

All15:1015:4516:2016:5017:2217:5218:22

Silk Plaster NI Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 5m 26.10s

1^st

Fassbender

612-0

11/2

T: M M McNiffJ: Mr J J Gerrard (7)

Towards rear, last halfway, 9th 3 out, pushed along and progress into 7th 2 out, 6th last, ridden and kept on strongly run-in, led last 50 yards op 5/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ½

Townhill Penny

611-0

3/1j

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 4th 3 out, went 3rd travelling well 2 out, headway to lead last, 2 lengths clear run-in, headed close home op 10/3

3^rd

Important Message

1011-13

15/2

T: D P DunneJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

Mid-division, 5th halfway, chased leaders in 3rd after 3 out, 4th approaching last, kept on one pace op 13/2

4^th

3 ¼

Greenandwhitearmy

1010-7

17/2

T: N McKnightJ: Ricky Doyle

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, progress into 6th 3 out, 5th 2 out, went 4th after last, kept on one pace op 11/1

5^th

Our Patron Saint

510-6

50/1

T: Mrs S DawsonJ: C D Maxwell

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, kept on one pace, no extra

6^th

1 ½

Gibbet Hill

810-8

50/1

T: A J BlackJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, 4th halfway, 5th 3 out, pushed along in 6th 2 out, no extra

7^th

4 ¾

Alice O'Byrne

811-12

7/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed briefly after 3 out, pushed along in 2nd after 2 out, led briefly approaching last, no extra run-in, weakened run-in op 11/2

8^th

5 ½

Hastobedone

610-9

16/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Conor Smithers (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 22/1

9^th

Noble Expression

711-6

28/1

T: D P DunneJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, no extra op 25/1

10^th

8 ½

Thebabyman

510-9

14/1

T: P CrokeJ: Shane Fenelon (7)

Led, disputed 3 out, pushed along and soon asserted, headed between final two flights, weakened tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Military Hill

911-9

25/1

T: R K WatsonJ: J B Foley (3)

Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 8th after 4 out, slow 3 out, no extra and pulled up before 2 out op 20/1 tchd 28/1

Porky Rush

710-11

3/1j

T: Ms M FlynnJ: Mr J P Kirwan (7)

Tracked leaders, mistake 5th and unseated rider op 11/4

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Non-Runners

Wild Caprice³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Philip Donovan

Kilashee⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: Shane Fitzgerald

Elusive Point²⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: M Fahey J: Peter Smithers

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.40Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £2.90EX:£35.10Trifecta:£132.80Tricast:£129.13SF:£23.38

Forecasts

Townhill Penny (3/1), Porky Rush (3/1), Fassbender (11/2), Alice O'Byrne (7/1), Important Message (15/2), Wild Caprice (8/1), Greenandwhitearmy (17/2), Kilashee (10/1), Thebabyman (14/1), Hastobedone (16/1), Military Hill (25/1), Noble Expression (28/1), Elusive Point (33/1), Our Patron Saint (50/1), Gibbet Hill (50/1)

PORKY RUSH and Important Message have both been nudged up 1 lb on the back of excellent runner-up efforts and look the air to focus on, with marginal preference of the former. Fassbender's stamina for this far isn't certain but he's still one to consider.

PORKY RUSH (IRE)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FASSBENDER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Lighthouse Rose

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 6

J: C A Landers | T: M M McNiff

6/1

Prize Money

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