Downpatrick (IRE)
17:25
A J C Group Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5.40 Place: €1.70 €1.90 €2.60 Exacta: €51.50 Tricast: €354.99 Trifecta: €328.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Irish Blaze (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 169 lbs 13/2 Won In touch with leaders - prominent after 6th - keeping on when left in second last - ridden when ran on to lead towards finish(op 5/1)
2nd 9 Berliet Express (IRE) 8 G Poor P J Rothwell 140 lbs 6/1 1.25 Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 6th - good headway on inner and challenging when not fluent 2 out - 2 lengths down when left in lead and hampered by faller last - soon ridden - headed when edged left towards finish(op 5/1)
3rd 8 Attitash (IRE) 9 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 133 lbs 9/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - headway and pressed leader before 4 out - outpaced when jumped slightly left 2 out - left in third last - kept on(op 7/1)
4th 7 Golden Sandbanks (GB) 7 G AVG Paul W Flynn 161 lbs 100/30F 7 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - raced wide 3 out - soon prominent - outpaced before 2 out - left in modest fourth last - kept on(op 4/1)
5th 4 Samurai Cracker (IRE) N/A Poor Mrs Caroline McCaldin 160 lbs 20/1 9 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - not fluent and niggled along briefly 2nd - headway 3 out - kept on - no telling impression(op 22/1)
6th 2 Flaming Moon (IRE) 6 G AVG Matthew J Smith 162 lbs 10/1 2.25 Disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - lost position when reminder before 4 out - ridden and no impression after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
7th 1 Play The Game (IRE) 10 G Poor John C McConnell 167 lbs 16/1 45 Pressed leaders - led before 2nd - headed from 6th - weakened after 4 out(op 20/1)
99th 6 Top Line Tommy (IRE) 8 G Poor E J O'Grady 160 lbs 5/1 - Towards rear early - headway when not fluent 3rd - joined leaders after 4th - led from 6th - faced challenge 2 out - soon clear - 2 lengths ahead when fell last(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
99th 5 Clonbury Bridge (IRE) 9 G AVG J P Dempsey 159 lbs 4/1 - Disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - dropped to midfield when mistake 3rd - dropped to rear after 4th - weakened and detached after 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out