13:07 Down Royal

Sunday 17 March 2024

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

Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:08 | Winning time: 4m 26.06s

1^st

Faulty

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

2^nd

1 ¾

Addragoole

511-4

66/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor 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

3^rd

6 ½

Doctor Glide

611-4

9/2

T: Tom DreaperJ: Keith 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

4^th

1 ½

Lightkeeper

611-4

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack 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

5^th

Ayiko

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

6^th

2 ¼

Laurie Blue

610-11

150/1

T: E D DelanyJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out and pushed along approaching next, 5th and no impression before last, no extra op 100/1

7^th

Icare Desbois

611-12

11/4

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul 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

8^th

Club Manager

411-2

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

9^th

Aurea Fortuna

511-4

125/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Rear of mid-division, no impression approaching 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 80/1 tchd 150/1

10^th

Georgia Celena

610-11

200/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Rear of mid-division, 9th and pushed along when slight mistake 2 out, no extra op 100/1

11^th

4 ½

Deep Sigh

611-5

200/1

T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey

Towards rear, kept on one pace from 3 out, never a factor op 80/1

12^th

3 ¾

Fairytale New York

511-4

150/1

T: A J MartinJ: Conor Smithers (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, slight mistake 3rd, no threat from 3 out op 66/1

13^th

2 ¾

Kalsman

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

14^th

Shahbaz

411-2

66/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Simon 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

15^th

nse

Helicon

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

16^th

Raynbo

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

En Or

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

Glentaisie

611-4

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

On Your Way

611-4

12/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip 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

Evies Court

410-1

100/1

T: N C KellyJ: Jake Coen (5)

Mid-division when pecked badly and unseated rider 1st op 40/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

Clonshire River³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: E & P Harty J: J J Slevin

Fellowshall³⁴⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Grann's Boy¹⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: H Rogers J: Non Runner

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)

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.

FAULTY
ICARE DESBOIS (FR)
LIGHTKEEPER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Western Comandor

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Liam 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