14:30 Downpatrick

Monday 26 August 2024

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 22.20s

1^st

Mr Sundancer

611-13

13/2

T: J J HanlonJ: Paddy Hanlon (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd halfway, 5th and briefly short of room after 2 out, 3rd and headway before last, pushed along and led entering straight, kept on well op 6/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

Init Together

611-4

11/1

T: S FaheyJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 3rd and pushed along after 2 out, headway approaching last and led briefly early run-in, soon ridden and no impression on winner, kept on one pace op 12/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Thebeautifulgame

511-5

25/1

T: C CollinsJ: Carl Millar (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out and headway to lead after next, pushed along and slight mistake last, soon headed, 3rd entering straight and no impression inside final furlong op 40/1

4^th

Red Striker

911-8

16/1

T: J BarcoeJ: K Callaghan (5)

Towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, 7th and mistake last, ridden and kept on run-in to go 4th closing stages tchd 14/1

5^th

Moulane West

811-9

3/1

T: M M McNiffJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out and 5th at last, no impression run-in tchd 11/4

6^th

4 ¼

Thunder Rose

511-9

50/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Jake Coen (3)

Led early, headed after 2nd, remained prominent and 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, no extra run-in op 33/1

7^th

Ragmans Corner

512-0

15/8f

T: G KeaneJ: Jack Kearney (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2 out and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in tchd 5/2

8^th

St Denis's Well

611-11

4/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Keith Donoghue

Prominent and disputed lead, slight mistake 1st, led after 2nd, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon stumbled and lost place, dropped to 8th before last, eased run-in op 10/3

9^th

Nawraq

511-7

25/1

T: K SmithJ: P Cleary (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear halfway, ridden and detached before 3 out, no extra, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Sandyman¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Ivane³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.10, £2.00, £6.70EX:£79.50Trifecta:£716.40Tricast:£1,676.35SF:£71.01

Forecasts

Ragmans Corner (15/8), Moulane West (3/1), St Denis's Well (4/1), Sandyman (6/1), Mr Sundancer (13/2), Init Together (11/1), Red Striker (16/1), Ivane (16/1), Thebeautifulgame (25/1), Nawraq (25/1), Thunder Rose (50/1)

SANDYMAN shaped much better than the bare result on just his second start in handicaps when fifth over C&D 2 weeks ago, upsides when bad mistake last. Remaining open to improvement, he gets the nod to confirm the promise of that run. There is strength in opposition though, with Ragmans Corner and St Denis's Well others fancied to be firmly in the mix.

SANDYMAN
RAGMANS CORNER (IRE)
ST DENIS'S WELL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Anyway

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: M J M O'Sullivan | T: D Budds

1/1

Prize Money

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