Tote Always SP Or Better At Downpatrick Handicap Chase
| 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 |
Benjamin P Kennedy
(7)lbs
|
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 |
Mark McDonagh
(5)lbs
|
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 |
Aidan Kelly
(7)lbs
|
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 |
Patrick M O'Brien
(7)lbs
|
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 |
Daniel King
(5)lbs
|
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) |
Downpatrick (IRE) Races