Downpatrick (IRE)
20:00
Horatio Group Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Fri, 05 May 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.20 Place: €2.90 €1.60 €1.90 Exacta: €50.10 Tricast: €135.18 Trifecta: €277.70
Non-Runners: Donnrua Dream (reserve), Highstreetfashion (blood disorder), Westernerona (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Led narrowly - headed but prominent after 2nd - nudged along when lost position briefly before 3 out - good headway on inner and went third 2 out - led after last - ridden clear final 110yds - kept on well(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
7 M AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 149 lbs 8/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - went third 4 out - challenging going easily 2 out - shaken up and headed after last - no extra final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 100/30)
9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 7/2F 4
3rd
Prominent - went second before 4 out - good jump to lead 3 out - headed and lost two places 2 out - hit last - soon no extra(op 9/2)
7 G Poor Eugene M O'Sullivan 161 lbs 4/1 6.5
4th
In touch with leaders - slow jump and ridden 9th - went fourth before 3 out - pushed along and outpaced after 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
6 M Poor John Joseph Hanlon 144 lbs 20/1 4.25
5th
Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 6th - still plenty to do after 2 out - ran on well from last - never near to challenge(op 16/1)
N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 14/1 5.5
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6th
Jumped left on occasions - prominent - led after 2nd - headed 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
12 G Poor P Cluskey 166 lbs 50/1 1.25
7th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield and reminders after 4th - pushed along after 9th - jumped left 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 4/1 tchd 9/1)
N/A Poor
E Walsh (5)lbs
Ciaran Murphy 156 lbs 17/2 13
8th
Prominent - slow jump 6th - mistake and lost ground 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
10 M Poor Roger Joseph McGrath 168 lbs 12/1 11
9th
In rear throughout - never going well (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 7/1)
7 G AVG Noel C Kelly 154 lbs 9/2 1
99th
Never better than midfield - pushed along when not fluent 4 out - soon weakened - fell last(op 16/1 tchd 15/2)
12 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 158 lbs 8/1 -
99th
Towards rear - pushed along and detached after 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 16/1)
10 G Poor David M O'Brien 141 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Towards rear - ridden and headway into midfield 5 out - weakening when mistake 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 20/1)
4 G Poor C A McBratney 136 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Towards rear of midfield - raced in last halfway - not fluent 4 out - soon detached - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 163 lbs 28/1 -