Downpatrick (IRE)
15:30
Tote Always SP Or Better At Downpatrick Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.70 Place: €1.10 €5 Exacta: €15.30 Trifecta: €77.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Bal Kauto (FR) 8 G AVG Declan Queally 161 lbs 6/5F Won Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent 3rd - went third after 4 out - led going best approaching last - went clear run-in - readily(op 11/10 tchd Evs)
2nd 6 Monoxide (GB) 8 G Poor Neill McCluskey 133 lbs 11/1 9 Towards rear - good headway and in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - went second after 4 out - led 3 out - pushed along and headed approaching last - kept on - no match for winner(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
3rd 3 Tick Along (IRE) 9 M Poor T G McCourt 150 lbs 6/1 11 Prominent early - lost position after 3rd - towards rear with one circuit to go - pushed along after 4 out - some headway from 2 out - kept on and went modest third towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
4th 5 Lesssaidthebetter (GB) 8 G Poor P J Rothwell 135 lbs 10/1 1.75 Raced in second - disputed lead after 1st - led before 3rd - headed when not fluent 3 out - ridden and keeping on when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey last - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
5th 1 Diamondinthemud (IRE) 6 M Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 161 lbs 100/30 10 Didn't jump well - never going well - in touch with leaders - lost ground 5 out - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no extra (jockey said mare never travelled and jumped poorly)(op 7/2)
6th 4 Let Her Flow (IRE) 7 M Poor J Larkin 134 lbs 50/1 9.5 Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - mistake 1st - detached from 2nd - headway with one circuit to go - no extra from 4 out(op 25/1)
7th 7 Go Battle (IRE) 9 M Poor Philip M Byrne 135 lbs 15/2 34 Led - joined after 1st - headed before 3rd - prominent until ridden and weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 6/1)