13:07 Down Royal

Sunday 17 March 2024

All13:0713:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:10

Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 190y  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:08  |   Winning time: 4m 26.06s
1st
Horse silk
10
711-4
5/4f
T: N MeadeJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway 3 out and led approaching next, soon asserted, kept on well run-in op 6/5 tchd 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
66/1
T: G P CromwellJ: C Stone-Walsh (5)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway on outer in 5th before 2 out, 3rd and wandered approaching last, 2nd and kept on well run-in op 50/1 tchd 40/1
3rd
Horse silk
6 ½
8
9/2
T: Tom DreaperJ: K M Donoghue
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway 3 out and pushed along in 2nd next, ridden and no impression on winner approaching last, 3rd and kept on one pace run-in op 11/2 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in to go 4th closing stages tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
½
1
511-12
50/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led approaching 3 out, headed before 2 out, 4th and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 33/1 tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
20
150/1
T: E D DelanyJ: J C Gainford
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out and pushed along approaching next, 5th and no impression before last, no extra op 100/1
7th
Horse silk
13
3
11/4
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, mid-division halfway and pushed along approaching 3 out, 7th and no impression 2 out, no extra and eased op 3/1
8th
Horse silk
7
16
125/1
T: G P CromwellJ: C D Maxwell
Mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, 8th next, no extra op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
½
6
125/1
T: A J MartinJ: D King
Rear of mid-division, no impression approaching 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 80/1 tchd 150/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
19
200/1
T: J C McConnellJ: D A Kidd (7)
Rear of mid-division, 9th and pushed along when slight mistake 2 out, no extra op 100/1
11th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
200/1
T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey
Towards rear, kept on one pace from 3 out, never a factor op 80/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
150/1
T: A J MartinJ: C D Smithers (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, slight mistake 3rd, no threat from 3 out op 66/1
13th
Horse silk
2 ¾
13
611-4
250/1
T: L LennonJ: Thomas Reilly (7)
Tracked leader, jumped left 1st, left in lead 3rd, slow 4th and slight mistake next, headed approaching 3 out where not fluent, soon no extra op 100/1
14th
Horse silk
35
18
411-2
66/1
T: G P CromwellJ: S D Torrens
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra, tailed off op 28/1 tchd 25/1
15th
Horse silk
nse
12
611-4
250/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Mr J P Sutton (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, slight mistake 3rd, no extra from 3 out, tailed off op 100/1
16th
Horse silk
71
22
510-11
150/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and towards rear after 4 out, soon no extra, completely tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
611-12
25/1
T: A J MartinJ: P J Carberry
Rear of mid-division when mistake 1st, soon dropped towards rear and pulled up before 3rd op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
11
150/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: R Deegan
Mid-division, 8th halfway, lost place quickly after 4 out and pulled up before next op 80/1
UR
Horse silk
15
12/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Led, veered badly left 1st, ran freely and wide on bend after 2nd, 6 lengths clear when veered badly left and unseated rider 3rd op 18/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 20/1
UR
Horse silk
21
100/1
T: N C KellyJ: J Coen (5)
Mid-division when pecked badly and unseated rider 1st op 40/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

23
Horse silk
Fellowshall344
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: R K Watson  J: Reserve 3
NR
17
Horse silk
Grann's Boy15
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 4
T: H Rogers  J: Non Runner
NR
7
Horse silk
Clonshire River33
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: E & P Harty  J: J J Slevin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.10, £12.90, £1.80EX:£111.30Trifecta:£1,289.50SF:£120.28

Forecasts

Faulty (5/4), Icare Desbois (11/4), Lightkeeper (4/1), Doctor Glide (9/2), Clonshire River (5/1), On Your Way (12/1), En Or (25/1), Grann's Boy (33/1), Ayiko (50/1), Addragoole (66/1), Shahbaz (66/1), Evies Court (100/1), Club Manager (125/1), Aurea Fortuna (125/1), Laurie Blue (150/1), Fairytale New York (150/1), Raynbo (150/1), Glentaisie (150/1), Georgia Celena (200/1), Deep Sigh (200/1), Kalsman (250/1), Helicon (250/1)

Verdict

Noel Meade's FAULTY made a good return to action when second at Punchestown last month and can build on that and deservedly get his head in front. Icare Desbois let favourite backers down at Naas last time but is still feared most ahead of Gordon Elliott's Lightkeeper, who was behind the selection at Punchestown.

  1. FAULTY
  2. ICARE DESBOIS (FR)
  3. LIGHTKEEPER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Western Comandor
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 5
J: L Quinlan  |  T: J P Ryan
12/1

Prize Money

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

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