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Downpatrick (IRE)
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Tote Always SP Or Better At Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €8.10 Place: €2.40 €1.80 €2.20 Exacta: €47 Tricast: €218.48 Trifecta: €228
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m 2m 2m 2m
1st
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and headway from 2 out - keeping on when left in third last - ran on well up the centre and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner - finished 2nd - placed 1st(op 4/1)
7 G Poor
P J Rothwell 147 lbs 5/1 Won
2m1f 2m1½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m½f
2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m
2nd
In touch with leaders - headway and went third after 2 out - left in second last - soon ridden towards far side - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds - finished 3rd - placed 2nd(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
6 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 165 lbs 7/1 2.75
1m7f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m2½f 2m2f
2m 2m4f 2m 2m3f 2m4f
3rd
Prominent in chasing group - soon went modest third - pushed along after 2 out - weakened approaching last - finished 4th - placed 3rd(op 13/2)
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 5/1 12
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m3½f 2m1½f
2m2f 2m½f 3m 1m4f 2m4f
4th
Towards rear - still plenty to do after 2 out - kept on from last - never near to challenge - finished 5th - placed 4th(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor
Noel C Kelly 153 lbs 16/1 7
1m7f 2m6f 2m3½f 2m7½f 2m4f
2m3½f 2m1f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m
5th
Towards rear - pushed along before 2 out - minor headway approaching last - never dangerous - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 11/1)
7 G AVG
Noel C Kelly 156 lbs 16/1 9
2m7½f 2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m2f
2m2f 2m2f 2m 2m 2m
6th
Towards rear of midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon pushed along and no impression - lost shoe - finished 7th - placed 6th (vet said mare had lost a left fore shoe and had a few skin scrapes but was otherwise post race normal)(op 4/1)
5 M AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 159 lbs 9/2J 0.05
2m1f 2m2f 2m5f 2m2f 2m
2m 2m 2m 2m4½f 2m
7th
Never better than mid-division - pushed along and beaten before 2 out - finished 8th - placed 7th(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
10 G Poor
Keith Henry Clarke 138 lbs 33/1 .5
2m 1m4f 1m7f 1m6f 1m6f
1m4½f 2m 2m 2m
8th
Midfield - mistake 4th - pushed along before 2 out - soon weakened - finished 9th - placed 8th(op 25/1)
5 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 40/1 .5
1m7f 2m 2m 1m3½f 7f
1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m
9th
Midfield - pushed along towards rear of midfield when 2 out - soon weakened - finished 10th - placed 9th(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
4 G Poor
C A McBratney 137 lbs 18/1 16
2m 2m½f 2m
3m½f 2m4½f 2m6f 2m4f 1m7½f
10th
In rear throughout - finished 11th - placed 10th(op 40/1 tchd 50/1 and 33/1)
10 G Poor
John C McConnell 168 lbs 40/1 0.1
1m7f 2m3f 2m4f
2m1½f 2m 2m1½f 2m½f 2m3f
99th
Made all - soon clear - reduced lead 3 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden when hung badly left towards near side home turn - ridden out and kept on well final 110yds - finished 1st - disqualified - banned substance (jockey said gelding hung badly left throughout the race)(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
9 G Poor
Neill McCluskey 140 lbs 6/1 0
2m1f 2m3f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m4f
2m½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m7½f 2m
99th
Chased clear leader - headway and clear with one other 4 out - 2 lengths down and going okay when pecked on landing and unseated rider last(op 4/1)
7 G Poor
Thomas Cooper 161 lbs 9/2J -
1m7f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m