13:50 Downpatrick

Friday 6 October 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

1^st

Yeats Star

411-11

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, soon improved into 2nd, not fluent 2 out, improved to lead before next, ridden and stretched clear run-in, easily op 7/4

2^nd

Talk In The Park

511-12

9/2

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear and not fluent at times, 8th halfway, progress into 5th from 3 out and pushed along in 4th from next, no impression from last and kept on well run-in to go 2nd final strides, no chance with winner op 9/1

3^rd

Charming Fortune

511-12

9/4

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division and slightly impeded 1st, 5th halfway and soon improved into 3rd, not fluent 2 out and went 2nd after next, ridden and no impression run-in, dropped to 3rd final strides op 13/8

4^th

2 ¼

Musta Lovea Lovea

711-12

13/2

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 1st, improved to lead halfway, pressed and headed before last, no extra and dropped to 4th run-in op 7/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

Figurehead

611-12

11/1

T: Michael G ClearyJ: H P Cleary (7)

Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, a bit short of room before 3 out and soon pushed along, dropped to 5th from next, soon ridden and no extra op 12/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

Crystal's Heir

511-5

200/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Ben Kennedy (7)

Mid-division and edged right before 1st, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression from before 2 out op 150/1

7^th

Benzine

411-11

80/1

T: J MorrisonJ: A McCurtin

Towards rear and not fluent 1st, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped to 8th before 3 out, ridden before 2 out where not fluent and no extra tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Pay The Tab

411-11

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford

Raced detached in rear and pushed along from early, not fluent at times and no threat from halfway, pulled up inside final 100 yards op 10/1

Nurse Garvey

511-5

40/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Shane Fitzgerald

Led, headed halfway, weakening when short of room before 3 out, soon no extra and pulled up before last op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.10EX:£12.20Trifecta:£42.30SF:£12.18

Forecasts

Yeats Star (2/1), Charming Fortune (9/4), Talk In The Park (9/2), Musta Lovea Lovea (13/2), Pay The Tab (17/2), Figurehead (11/1), Nurse Garvey (40/1), Benzine (80/1), Crystal's Heir (200/1)

MUSTA LOVEA LOVEA should strip fitter with his reappearance under his belt and this looks a good opening for him on last season's form. Charming Fortune showed enough in a bumper to make him of interest now tackling obstacles, with Yeats Star another to consider.

MUSTA LOVEA LOVEA (IRE)
CHARMING FORTUNE (IRE)
YEATS STAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Rodney Bay

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: J J Slevin | T: Joseph Murray

15/8

Prize Money

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