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Downpatrick (IRE)
18:05
Earlybird Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €37.20 Place: €6.20 €4.90 €1.30 Exacta: €254.10 Tricast: €984.77
Non-Runners: Beechroad Winnie (reserve), Bidentime (reserve), Portland Row (temperature)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3f
1st
Midfield - prominent 2nd - not fluent 5th - led just after 3 out - left clear last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
9 M Poor
T G McCourt 156 lbs 25/1 Won
2m5f 2m3f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m6f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 3m
2nd
In touch with leaders - towards rear of midfield 5th - pushed along briefly 4 out - in touch with leaders when pushed along 2 out - left in second last - ridden and kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
8 M Poor
Andrew McNamara 157 lbs 16/1 2.75
2m5½f 2m3f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m½f
2m 2m 1m7f 2m5½f 2m6f
3rd
Disputed lead - prominent 1st - in touch with leaders 5 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden approaching last - left in third and slightly hampered last - soon no extra
10 M Poor
John C McConnell 168 lbs 6/4F 3
3m½f 3m½f 2m6f 3m 3m½f
3m 3m 3m½f 2m7½f 2m5f
4th
Disputed lead - prominent 1st - dropped to midfield 5th - not fluent 4 out - headway and prominent after 3 out - ridden approaching last - left in fourth last - kept on run-in(op 28/1)
8 M Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 149 lbs 33/1 0.3
2m7f
2m½f 2m½f 2m4f 1m7f 2m3f
5th
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 4 out - headway from 3 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon lost position and ridden - rallied run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 12/1)
6 M Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 156 lbs 9/1 1.75
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f
2m3f 2m½f 2m5f 2m 2m3½f
6th
In rear - pushed along 3 out - no impression 2 out - ridden and rallied run-in - stayed on(op 11/2)
8 M Poor
Philip Fenton 155 lbs 6/1 .5
3m½f 3m 2m4f 2m 2m
2m½f 2m4½f 2m 3m 2m
7th
Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent from 1st - in touch with leaders when pushed along 2 out - switched left and ridden run-in - stayed on(op 16/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G Poor
Michael Winters 154 lbs 9/1 .75
2m6f 2m4f 3m½f 2m4f 2m
2m½f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m4f 2m
8th
Midfield - towards rear of midfield when pushed along 2 out - no impression run-in(op 20/1)
8 G Poor
P J Rothwell 153 lbs 25/1 1.25
2m1f 2m1f 2m1f 2m1f 2m1f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 1m5½f 2m1f
9th
Towards rear - pushed along before 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
8 G Poor
J J Lambe 153 lbs 10/1 1.75
2m5½f 2m 2m 2m4½f 2m7f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m4f 3m1f
10th
Squeezed out start - soon towards rear of midfield - in touch with leaders 2nd - lost position before 2 out - soon pushed along and weakened (jockey said gelding got tight for room when jumping off at the start and was not quick enough to hold his position)
5 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 16/1 1.25
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2m 2m6f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m4f
11th
In rear - bit short of room when headway before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
9 M Poor
John G Carr 149 lbs 50/1 2
2m6f 2m2f 2m2f 2m1f 3m2f
3m 2m5½f 3m 3m 2m4f
99th
Disputed lead - led clearly from 1st - headed just after 3 out - ridden from 2 out - keeping on when stumbled and fell last(op 5/1)
8 G AVG
Ciaran Murphy 158 lbs 9/2 -
3m½f 2m7f 3m1½f 2m3f 2m4f