16:25 Downpatrick

Monday 15 July 2024

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Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 20.00s

1^st

Ollie La Ba Ba

611-4

7/2

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan (5)

Always prominent, led from 3rd and 3 lengths clear 4 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden run-in and kept on well op 11/4 tchd 4/1

2^nd

River Tara

611-5

5/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, headway after next and 2nd approaching last, ridden run-in and no impression on winner final 100 yards op 11/10 tchd Evens

3^rd

1 ¾

Western Ability

511-4

66/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Towards rear, 7th and pushed along approaching 2 out, headway into 4th at last, ridden and kept on well run-in to go 3rd closing stages tchd 100/1

4^th

4 ¼

Charlie's Dilemma

511-4

16/5

T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, not fluent 3 out and pushed along after next, ridden and no impression run-in, no extra op 7/2 tchd 3/1

5^th

Vaureal

511-4

18/1

T: C BoweJ: Jordan Gainford

Mid-division early, reminder in rear after 4th, pushed along approaching 2 out where pecked, moderate 8th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 14/1

6^th

6 ½

Nicolas Fortune

610-11

80/1

T: K A HeffernanJ: Philip Donovan (5)

Led, headed 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and dropped to 5th before last, no extra run-in op 100/1 tchd 125/1

7^th

4 ½

Look Dont Touch

911-4

16/1

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Mr I Ryan (7)

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra

8^th

Imperial Fashion

511-4

125/1

T: E SheehyJ: Kevin Sexton

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along 2 out and no impression in 6th approaching last, no extra op 66/1 tchd 150/1

9^th

5 ½

Midleton Rare

611-12

15/2

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Patrick M O'Brien (7)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, no extra before last op 12/1

10^th

Dersalwayssometin

511-4

80/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Kieren Buckley

Towards rear, 7th halfway, not fluent 6th and pushed along in rear after next, detached after 3 out, no extra op 66/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

Beaufort Scale¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.30, £1.10, £9.70EX:£9.50Trifecta:£270.90SF:£8.73

Forecasts

River Tara (5/4), Beaufort Scale (11/4), Charlie's Dilemma (16/5), Ollie La Ba Ba (7/2), Midleton Rare (15/2), Look Dont Touch (16/1), Vaureal (18/1), Western Ability (66/1), Nicolas Fortune (80/1), Dersalwayssometin (80/1), Imperial Fashion (125/1)

Promising types BEAUFORT SCALE and River Tara are likely to come to the fore in this maiden. The latter is not passed over at all lightly but Beaufort Scale shades preference on the back of a very encouraging hurdles debut second at Cork. Though Ollie La Ba Ba was a place behind the re-opposing Charlie's Dilemma when third here last month, he was hampered in the closing stages on that occasion and may well reverse those placings granted better luck this time.

BEAUFORT SCALE (IRE)
RIVER TARA (IRE)
OLLIE LA BA BA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Foxfire Glow

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Mark Walsh | T: G Elliott

11/10

Prize Money

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