Downpatrick (IRE)
16:25
Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.30 €1.10 €9.70 Exacta: €9.50 Trifecta: €270.90
Non-Runners: Beaufort Scale (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Ollie La Ba Ba (IRE) 6 G AVG Eoin Christopher McCarthy 153 lbs 7/2 Won Soon pressed leader - disputed lead from 3rd - led clearly from 4th - faced challenge when ridden after last - soon edged right but went clear - stayed on(op 11/4 tchd 4/1)
2nd 2 River Tara (IRE) 7 M AVG W P Mullins 159 lbs 5/4F 6 Took keen hold - prominent - went second going okay before last - challenging when ridden towards near side after last - no extra towards finish - no match for winner(op 11/10 tchd Evens)
3rd 10 Western Ability (IRE) 6 G Poor D M Christie 158 lbs 66/1 1.75 Held up in rear - not fluent 6th - headway when not fluent 3 out - went modest third towards finish - no match for first two(tchd 100/1)
4th 4 Charlie's Dilemma (IRE) 5 G Poor John C McConnell 158 lbs 16/5 4.25 Prominent - went second when pushed along from 2 out - ridden when lost second before last - weakened and lost third run-in(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
5th 9 Vaureal (FR) 5 G Poor Colin Bowe 158 lbs 18/1 14 Midfield early - in rear when reminder after 6th - towards rear and struggling when not fluent 2 out - ran on after last(op 14/1)
6th 11 Nicolas Fortune (IRE) 7 M Poor K A Heffernan 146 lbs 80/1 6.5 Led narrowly or disputed lead - raced in second from 4th - lost second and weakened gradually from 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)
7th 7 Look Dont Touch (IRE) 9 G Poor Conor David Maxwell 151 lbs 16/1 4.5 Held up in rear - some headway after last - no impression
8th 6 Imperial Fashion (IRE) N/A Poor E Sheehy 158 lbs 125/1 7 Midfield - not fluent 6th - in touch with leaders 3 out - not fluent when pecked on landing 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
9th 1 Midleton Rare (IRE) 7 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 159 lbs 15/2 5.5 Soon midfield - brief headway after 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
10th 5 Dersalwayssometin (IRE) N/A Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 158 lbs 80/1 20 Didn't jump with fluency - never better than midfield - dropped to last and detached when reminders and weakened after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)