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Downpatrick (IRE)
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Hood McGowan Kirk Handicap Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €2.20 €1.40 €3.60 Exacta: €19.50 Tricast: €95.16 Trifecta: €184.80
Non-Runners: Can't Catch Molly (reserve), Deanery Charlie (allergy), The Son Of Brega (cast in box), Young And Foolish (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m4½f 2m2½f 3m1f 2m
1st
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3rd - going easily when challenging 2 out - pushed along and led approaching last - went clear run-in - readily(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
7 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 154 lbs 7/2 Won
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2m5½f 2m1f 2m4f 2m3f 2m4½f
2nd
Led but pestered - headed but prominent after 2nd - outpaced after 2 out - kept on from last - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
5 M Poor
Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 5/2F 7.5
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2m5f 2m5½f 2m7f 2m4f 2m5f
3rd
In touch with leaders - prominent halfway - went third after 4 out - not fluent and lost ground 2 out - ran on from last - went third towards finish(op 8/1)
8 G Poor
Ms M Flynn 146 lbs 11/1 2
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2m1½f 2m1f 2m1½f 2m
4th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 4 out - still plenty to do approaching last - ran on well and went fourth towards finish - nearest finish(op 28/1)
3 G Poor
P J Rothwell 152 lbs 25/1 2
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2m5f 3m½f 2m 2m3f 2m4½f
5th
Midfield - headway 3 out - kept on from last - not reach leaders(op 12/1)
6 M Poor
Gary McGill 163 lbs 10/1 .5
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2m3f 2m1f 2m3f 2m6f 2m6f
6th
Prominent - led after 2nd - headed after 3 out - weakened run-in(op 20/1)
7 G Poor
Liam Lennon 156 lbs 22/1 0.1
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2m3f 2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m4f
7th
Prominent - went second after 2nd - led after 3 out - faced challenges approaching last - headed after last - weakened run-in(tchd 22/1)
6 G Poor
Conor David Maxwell 148 lbs 20/1 7
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2m 2m1½f 2m1f 3m
8th
Never better than midfield(op 9/2)
4 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 165 lbs 4/1 7.5
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2m 2m5f 2m4f 3m2f 3m
9th
Towards rear - midfield halfway - not fluent 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2)
5 G Poor
P A Fahy 148 lbs 6/1 6.5
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2m1f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m6f 1m4f
10th
Towards rear throughout(op 33/1)
9 G Poor
Ms M Flynn 134 lbs 66/1 29
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2m7½f 3m1f 2m6f 2m7½f 2m4½f
11th
Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield after 2nd - weakened before 3 out(op 25/1)
7 G Poor
R K Watson 155 lbs 33/1 9
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2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3f 2m½f
12th
Prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - weakened quickly 2 out(op 16/1)
10 G Poor
P J Rothwell 144 lbs 18/1 7.5
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2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f
13th
In rear throughout
6 G Poor
Karl Thornton 147 lbs 40/1 10
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3m 2m4f 2m4f 2m 2m4½f
99th
Prominent - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened quickly before 4 out - soon detached and pulled up(op 40/1)
4 G Poor
Sean O O'Brien 144 lbs 50/1 -
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