19:00 Downpatrick

Friday 22 May 2026

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Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 4m 53.10s

1^st

Driveonwill

611-12

9/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Donagh Meyler

op 10/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

Saunton Surf

711-5

7/2f

T: Gary McGillJ: Mr O McGill (5)

op 4/1 tchd 10/3

3^rd

Whispering Willow

511-5

4/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

tchd 5/1

4^th

Giant Haystacks

711-12

11/2

T: R O'SullivanJ: Danny Gilligan

op 9/2

5^th

Auntie Lacey

611-5

16/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

op 12/1

6^th

Pourquoi Poi

511-12

15/2

T: P W FlynnJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

op 7/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

King Gris

611-12

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (5)

op 6/1

8^th

1 ½

Coolboy Christy

511-12

10/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche

op 14/1

9^th

Double Power

611-12

28/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

op 25/1 tchd 33/1

10^th

1 ¼

Jerisk Star

711-12

11/1

T: Liz DoyleJ: Sean Flanagan

op 10/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

Jampot Lane

811-5

25/1

T: G O'LoughlinJ: Aidan Kelly (3)

op 33/1

12^th

8 ½

Art Of Silence

811-12

66/1

T: G KeaneJ: Eoghan Finegan (7)

op 100/1 tchd 125/1

Also Ran

Grace Faraday

811-5

25/1

T: A McCannJ: James Smith (5)

op 28/1

Massabielle

611-5

50/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon

op 80/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£3.10, £2.20, £1.90EX:£62.20Trifecta:£267.40SF:£42.54

Forecasts

Saunton Surf (7/2), Whispering Willow (4/1), Giant Haystacks (11/2), Pourquoi Poi (15/2), Driveonwill (9/1), King Gris (9/1), Coolboy Christy (10/1), Jerisk Star (11/1), Auntie Lacey (16/1), Jampot Lane (25/1), Grace Faraday (25/1), Double Power (28/1), Massabielle (50/1), Art Of Silence (66/1)

Not a great deal of chasing form to go on and WHISPERING WILLOW looks the way to go now starting out over fences on the back of a ready hurdling success at Punchestown on her debut for Gavin Cromwell recently. Jerisk Star rates the pick of those with fencing experience and is next on the list ahead of other chasing newcomers King Gris, Saunton Surf and Coolboy Christy.

WHISPERING WILLOW (IRE)
JERISK STAR (FR)
KING GRIS (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Coffeys Forge

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 9

J: Danny Gilligan | T: G Elliott

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,601.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €551.005th: €330.006th: €220.00