Downpatrick (IRE)
15:50
Randox Handicap Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €6.50 Place: €2 €2.40 €5.90 Exacta: €79.80 Tricast: €780.63
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - stumbled after 2nd - headway and prominent before 3 out - led but faced challenge from 2 out - ridden and kept on well after last - edged left and flashed tail towards finish - always doing enough (jockey said mare stumbled coming off the road crossing)(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
8 M AVG D M Christie 156 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Towards rear - headway when raced wide before 3 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - ridden after last - no extra towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
9 G Poor Noel C Kelly 155 lbs 15/2 1.75
3rd
Midfield early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - headway and went third after 2 out - kept on but no extra run-in(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
6 G Poor Neill McCluskey 143 lbs 20/1 4
4th
Prominent early - lost position after 6th - shaken up after 3 out - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - steadied last - kept on and went modest fourth towards finish(op 3/1)
N/A Poor John C McConnell 155 lbs 7/2J 16
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5th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - went modest fourth when not fluent last - lost fourth towards finish(op 100/30)
6 G Poor Gerard Keane 162 lbs 7/2J 2.25
6th
In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield before 2nd - dropped to rear before 3rd - detached 5th - some headway after 4 out - no telling impression(op 14/1)
8 M AVG Mark Michael McNiff 159 lbs 10/1 1.25
7th
Led - not fluent when headed and raced in second 1st - not fluent 4th - joined leader before 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
10 G AVG Adrian Murray 165 lbs 17/2 5.5
8th
Prominent - led 1st - joined before 3 out - headed and weakened before 2 out - tailed off (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 13/2 tchd 10/1)
8 M Poor James Andrew Fahey 164 lbs 7/1 25
9th
Towards rear throughout - tailed off
13 G Poor J P Broderick 161 lbs 16/1 14
10th
Raced wide - in rear throughout - tailed off - finished lame (trainer said gelding was lame post race)(op 12/1)
7 G Poor Ms M Flynn 133 lbs 16/1 30
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