Downpatrick (IRE)
19:55
Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €3.40 Place: €1.50 €4.80 €1.80 Exacta: €41 Tricast: €201.97 Trifecta: €253.70
Non-Runners: Agirlcalledchloe (coughing), Amaulino (unsuitable ground), Nuttorridge (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - slightly hampered 5th - headway and went fourth 4 out - not fluent 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - went second last - ran on to lead final 110yds - comfortably(op 3/1)
7 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 162 lbs 15/8F Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - good headway and led after 4th - clear 6th - much reduced lead after 5 out - 3 lengths ahead after last - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 11/1)
10 G AVG C A McBratney 167 lbs 20/1 1.25
3rd
Midfield - good headway and prominent 9th - briefly went third 4 out - bad mistake and lost ground 3 out - ran on and went third again run-in - no match for first two(tchd 11/2)
7 M AVG Ray Hackett 160 lbs 6/1 3.75
4th
Towards rear - headway from 3 out - ran on well and went fourth final 110yds - too much to do(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G Poor Peter McCreery 141 lbs 16/1 0.05
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - not fluent 4th - not fluent 5th - soon dropped to midfield - kept on from last - never on terms(op 7/2)
9 G Poor C A Murphy 151 lbs 5/1 11
6th
Midfield - good headway and went second before 9th - jumped left and lost second last - weakened run-in (jockey said - regarding the fact that he stopped riding close to line - that gelding had run his race and had no more to give; he further added gelding made a noise so he stopped riding and he was unaware of the horse behind him)(tchd 8/1)
9 G AVG Noel C Kelly 161 lbs 9/1 1.5
7th
Towards rear throughout(op 10/1)
7 M Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 11/1 22
8th
Prominent - soon went second - lost position halfway - weakened from 2 out(tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor Thomas S Costello 148 lbs 14/1 2
9th
Never better than midfield - towards rear 5 out - no extra from 3 out(op 22/1)
9 G AVG Mrs Caroline McCaldin 161 lbs 28/1 3.25
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10th
Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway into midfield 5th - awkward jump 6th - weakened from 4 out(op 20/1)
8 G Poor Oliver McKiernan 154 lbs 28/1 6.5
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99th
Prominent - in touch with leaders 4 out - keeping on and went fourth when fell 3 out(op 12/1)
7 M AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 154 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Soon led - headed but prominent after 4th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
9 G Poor E Sheehy 157 lbs 10/1 -