Downpatrick (IRE)
16:40
Tennents NI Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.40 Place: €2 €1.80 Exacta: €7.10 Tricast: €48.41 Trifecta: €72.50
Non-Runners: Lighthouse Rose (unsuitable ground), Tech Talk (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Iridescent (IRE) 8 G AVG Jonathan Fogarty 161 lbs 3/1 Won Prominent - steadied 1st - jumped right 2nd - good headway on outer to lead before 4 out - clear 3 out - ridden and reduced lead after last - kept on well towards near side final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 100/30)
2nd 2 Ardhill (IRE) 8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 5/2F 2 Didn't always jump with fluency - ran in snatches - carried right 2nd - lost ground 5 out - headway after 3 out - went third after 3 out - chased clear leader 2 out - ridden and ran on well towards far side run-in - no match for winner(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
3rd 9 Agirlcalledchloe (IRE) 8 M Poor P J Rothwell 135 lbs 7/1 21 Led - ridden when headed and lost two places before 4 out - lost third 3 out - kept on and went remote third run-in(op 11/2 tchd 15/2 and 5/1)
4th 7 Likable Chancer (IRE) 11 G Poor Daniel John Howard 145 lbs 7/2 10 Raced in second - pressed leader with one circuit to go - pushed along and chased clear leader after 4 out - lost second 2 out - weakened run-in(op 9/2)
5th 4 Dukehill (IRE) 8 G Poor Mrs Caroline McCaldin 151 lbs 9/1 25 Held up in rear - ridden and detached 5th - no impression from 5 out(op 12/1)
6th 8 Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB) 12 G Poor John G Carr 133 lbs 7/1 18 Towards rear of midfield - headway 6th - pushed along and weakened before 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
99th 6 Chief Seattle (IRE) 7 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 151 lbs 12/1 - Held up in midfield - headway when pecked on landing 6th - mistake and unseated 7th(op 15/2)