15:17 Downpatrick

Sunday 29 March 2026

All14:0714:4215:1715:5216:2717:0017:30

Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f 165y  |   Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:17  |   Winning time: 4m 40.30s
1st
Horse silk
7
Lips Freedom
610-9
7/2
T: A KinironsJ: Donagh Meyler
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged before last, led narrowly last, soon asserted, ridden and kept on well run-in op 10/3 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
Dairy Force
711-3
7/4f
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer after 2 out, challenged and slight mistake last, soon ridden in 2nd, no impression on winner closing stages, kept on same pace op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
Metamorpheus
711-1
20/1
T: A McNamaraJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th but closer after 2 out, ridden and no impression on leaders last, kept on same pace closing stages tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
10
Blue Reed
710-4
11/2
T: C CollinsJ: Danny Gilligan
Led, slight mistake 2 out, pressed before last, headed last and ridden, no extra run-in, kept on one pace tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
Coolboy Christy
511-3
4/1
T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)
Held up towards rear, progress before 3 out, 6th and slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
9 ½
4
Gamigin
811-3
14/1
T: N C KellyJ: Carl Millar (5)
Held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden in 5th after 2 out, no impression before last op 12/1 tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
2
6
Brave Soldier
610-13
18/1
T: M M McNiffJ: Eoin Staples (5)
Soon mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, soon no impression op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
Splashing Out
812-0
28/1
T: E GriffinJ: Simon Torrens
Mid-division, mistake 1st, soon towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra before next op 22/1
9th
Horse silk
19
8
Dunany Point
710-8
16/1
T: Conor MaxwellJ: Ricky Doyle
Towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, no extra tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
16
9
Your Call
410-8
66/1
T: L LennonJ: Caragh Monaghan (7)
Tracked leader, not fluent 1st, dropped to mid-division after 2nd, towards rear halfway, ridden and no extra before 4 out op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.40, £1.30, £3.70EX:£15.50Trifecta:£177.60Tricast:£109.90SF:£10.66

Forecasts

Dairy Force (7/4), Lips Freedom (7/2), Coolboy Christy (4/1), Blue Reed (11/2), Gamigin (14/1), Dunany Point (16/1), Brave Soldier (18/1), Metamorpheus (20/1), Splashing Out (28/1), Your Call (66/1)

Verdict

This may be the time to catch BLUE REED, and he's narrowly preferred to Gordon Elliott's Dairy Force. Dunany Point could be the fly in the ointment if allowed to dictate.

  1. BLUE REED (FR)
  2. DAIRY FORCE (IRE)
  3. DUNANY POINT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
A Mere Bagatelle
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 8
J: Paddy Hanlon  |  T: J J Hanlon
11/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00

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