Downpatrick (IRE)
19:25
Cosy Roof Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Fri, 05 May 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.40 Place: €1.10 €1.60 €7.10 Exacta: €6.90 Tricast: €89.69 Trifecta: €304.60
Non-Runners: Howsthewoman (reserve), Lough Na Fooey (reserve), Tiantu (by order of stewards), Winnie Woodnutt (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - went third when not fluent before 3 out - pushed along and went second before 2 out - 3 lengths down approaching last - switched right towards far side run-in - led final 110yds - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding made jumping errors on his most recent start at Clonmel on 2nd March)(op 4/6)
7 G Poor Ronan M P McNally 162 lbs 4/5F Won
2nd
Led - headed and chased clear leader after 1st - headway 4 out - led again before 3 out - 3 lengths ahead approaching last - soon ridden - headed final 110yds - no match for winner(op 7/1)
11 G Poor Daniel John Howard 150 lbs 13/2 2.75
3rd
Midfield - pushed along and headway when went fourth 3 out - went third 2 out - not fluent last - soon ridden and no impression(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
8 G Poor G Ahern 151 lbs 25/1 11
4th
Midfield - pushed along before 3 out - headway when not fluent 2 out - ridden and ran on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 9/1)
9 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 152 lbs 8/1 .5
5th
Prominent - led after 1st - soon clear - jumped left 3rd - 8 lengths ahead with one circuit to go - much reduced lead 4 out - headed before 3 out - weakening when bad mistake last - soon no extra(op 20/1)
8 G Poor Neill McCluskey 149 lbs 25/1 3.75
6th
Prominent - soon went third - pushed along and lost third before 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
8 M Poor P J Rothwell 149 lbs 11/1 1.75
7th
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 4 out - slow jump 3 out - soon no extra(op 28/1)
15 G Poor Thomas Gibney 153 lbs 40/1 9
8th
Midfield - ridden towards rear after 5 out - jumped left 4 out - no extra from 2 out(op 28/1)
11 M Poor C A McBratney 144 lbs 20/1 .5
9th
Midfield - headway on inner and in touch with leaders 4 out - pushed along and weakened before 3 out(op 11/1)
10 G AVG W J Lanigan 164 lbs 12/1 25
10th
Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 3rd - pushed along towards rear after 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 28/1)
7 M Poor David M O'Brien 155 lbs 33/1 17
99th
Towards rear - detached 4th - pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)
12 G Poor H Smyth 145 lbs 22/1 -
99th
Towards rear throughout - detached when pulled up 4 out(op 12/1)
6 G Poor John C McConnell 163 lbs 11/1 -