16:30 Down Royal

Monday 1 May 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 6m 3.50s

1^st

Ballydesmond

612-0

10/1

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: Mr O McGill (7)

Tracked leaders on outer, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure run-in op 9/1 tchd 11/1

2^nd

Focus Point

712-0

9/4f

T: T E HydeJ: Mr D T Hyde (7)

Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 5/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

True Or False

611-7

11/2

T: D McNamaraJ: Mr H C Swan (5)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, bad mistake 8th and dropped to mid-division, slight mistake 9th, closer in 3rd when slight mistake and ridden 3 out, kept on one pace in moderate 3rd op 4/1

4^th

Sizing Diamond

812-0

11/2

T: J T R DreaperJ: Mr J Dunne (7)

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, ridden in 7th 3 out, moderate 5th 2 out, left 4th at last, no impression op 6/1

5^th

Ta Se Rua

1012-0

40/1

T: P J HealyJ: Mr D A Mulcahy (7)

Prominent, mistake 4 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, weakened tchd 33/1

Also Ran

Faith Loving

812-0

17/2

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: Mr N McParlan

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, under pressure in 5th when fell 3 out op 8/1

Hit The Button

512-0

16/1

T: M ButlerJ: Mr T Walsh (7)

In rear, bad mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

Sifaka

812-0

10/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Alex Harvey (7)

Mid-division, mistake 6th and bad mistake 7th, soon in rear, pulled up before 9th op 8/1 tchd 15/2

Skol

712-0

28/1

T: J J LambeJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

In rear, mistake 1st, slight mistake 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

The Sad Shepherd

612-0

5/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden 4 out, moderate 4th 2 out, tired in 4th when pulled up before last op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.90Pl:£3.20, £1.10, £2.00EX:£47.80Trifecta:£208.50SF:£34.83

Forecasts

Focus Point (9/4), The Sad Shepherd (5/1), True Or False (11/2), Sizing Diamond (11/2), Faith Loving (17/2), Ballydesmond (10/1), Sifaka (10/1), Hit The Button (16/1), Skol (28/1), Ta Se Rua (40/1)

TRUE OR FALSE acquitted herself well on chase debut at Cork last month and gets the nod. Sizing Diamond looks the likeliest danger on form, whilst Focus Point may be the pick of the newcomers to this discipline.

TRUE OR FALSE (IRE)
SIZING DIAMOND (IRE)
FOCUS POINT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Handy Headon

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 10

J: B W Harvey | T: D M Christie

10/3

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00