Downpatrick (IRE)
15:17
Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m2f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €1.40 €1.30 €3.70 Exacta: €15.50 Tricast: €109.90 Trifecta: €177.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - led narrowly last - pushed along run-in - kept on well final 110yds - comfortably(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
5 G Poor Andrew Kinirons 149 lbs 7/2 Won
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2nd
Midfield early - went fourth after 2nd - went third 2 out - challenging on outer last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 9/4)
5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 7/4F 2.75
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3rd
In touch with leaders - went third after 2nd - lost position but going okay 2 out - rallied and went third again final 110yds - no match for first two(tchd 18/1)
6 G Poor Andrew McNamara 155 lbs 20/1 2.75
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4th
Led at steady pace - not fluent 4 out - soon pestered - headed and lost second last - weakened gradually run-in - lost third final 110yds(tchd 13/2)
6 G Poor Cian Collins 144 lbs 11/2 4.5
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5th
In rear - some headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no impression before last(op 5/1)
4 G Poor P J Rothwell 154 lbs 4/1 2.25
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6th
In rear - headway into midfield 4th - weakened from 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
6 G Poor Noel C Kelly 152 lbs 14/1 9.5
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7th
In rear early - headway into midfield 4th - not fluent and lost ground 3 out - no chance from 2 out(op 10/1)
5 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 148 lbs 18/1 2
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8th
Midfield early - not fluent and lost ground 1st - soon in rear - struggling from 3 out - no chance when mistake last(op 22/1)
7 M Poor Eoin Griffin 168 lbs 28/1 1.25
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9th
In rear throughout - lost touch from 2 out - tailed off(tchd 20/1)
5 G Poor Conor David Maxwell 148 lbs 16/1 19
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10th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 1st - midfield after 2nd - dropped to rear 4th - soon struggling - tailed off from 3 out(op 40/1)
3 G Poor Liam Lennon 141 lbs 66/1 16
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