15:25 Downpatrick

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Toals Bookmakers Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 55.90s

1^st

Soldaro

511-2

7/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelling well in 3rd after 2 out, soon headway and led narrowly at last, ridden after last, stayed on well op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Parvos

610-9

3/1f

T: Michael C GriffinJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Mid-division, 5th halfway, progress after 2 out, pushed along in close 2nd at last, ridden in 2nd and no impression run-in, kept on same pace op 10/3 tchd 16/5

3^rd

1 ½

Return To Base

811-10

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: Aidan Kelly (7)

Towards rear, pushed along and headway after 2 out, 4th at last, ridden and went 3rd early run-in, no impression, kept on one pace tchd 16/1

4^th

Circus Act

410-6

9/2

T: J NashJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Prominent, tracked leader after 1st, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 4th 2 out, ridden in 3rd at last, 4th again run-in, no extra final 100 yards op 6/1

5^th

Queenie Newall

510-12

22/1

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Towards rear, badly hampered 2nd, 6th 2 out, pushed along and no impression before last, 5th at last, kept on one pace op 11/1

6^th

Maimie's Magic

610-6

7/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Rear of mid-division, badly hampered 2nd, 7th 2 out, soon pushed along and no extra op 13/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

4 ¼

Bella Bliss

612-0

12/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Brian Hayes

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to lead 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, soon lost place and weakened op 10/1

8^th

5 ½

Park Hind

610-7

5/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: C D Maxwell

Prominent, led after 1st, pushed along and headed 2 out, weakened op 15/2

9^th

Harvest Bow

711-3

40/1

T: H D McGuiganJ: Keith Donoghue

Towards rear, hampered 2nd, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Glen Na Tara

510-6

6/1

T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

Mid-division, fell 2nd op 11/2 tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Jenny Flex¹¹⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Country Queen²⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Nathan Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.60, £1.40, £4.30EX:£34.50Trifecta:£303.30Tricast:£295.68SF:£29.94

Forecasts

Parvos (3/1), Circus Act (9/2), Park Hind (5/1), Glen Na Tara (6/1), Soldaro (7/1), Maimie's Magic (7/1), Bella Bliss (12/1), Return To Base (14/1), Jenny Flex (14/1), Queenie Newall (22/1), Country Queen (25/1), Harvest Bow (40/1)

CIRCUS ACT has found some improvement of late and gets a narrow vote in this competitive handicap. Gavin Cromwell saddles a couple of interesting contenders in Soldaro and the returning Queenie Newall, while Gordon Elliott's Jenny Flex strikes as a likely improver in handicaps.

CIRCUS ACT (IRE)
SOLDARO (IRE)
QUEENIE NEWALL (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00