Downpatrick (IRE)
16:15
C Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €2.88 Place: €1.10 €1.30 Exacta: €4.70 Trifecta: €14.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Prairie Dancer (IRE) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 15/8 Won Prominent - briefly led after 1st - not fluent 6th - lost second when reminders after 3 out - 6 lengths down when hard ridden and ran on after last - led post (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the small field and got into a better rhythm - which was noted)(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
2nd 3 Watch The Weather (GB) 8 G AVG R P Cody 162 lbs 6/4F 0.3 Prominent - went second after 3 out - 3 lengths down when hard ridden after last - ran on and led narrowly towards near side final strides - headed post(op 5/4 tchd 13/8)
3rd 4 Air Drop (IRE) 6 M Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 7/1 .75 Soon led - briefly headed after 1st - 3 lengths ahead when hard ridden after last - reduced lead and weakened towards finish - headed and lost second final strides(op 9/1 tchd 6/1)
4th 5 Red Ball Of Fire (IRE) 7 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 159 lbs 15/2 4.75 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - kept on but no impression after last(op 10/1 tchd 13/2)
5th 6 Pacini (GB) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 18/1 89 Raced lazily - didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - reminder after 1st - dropped to last when reminder after 3rd - detached when mistake and weakened 4 out - tailed off(tchd 16/1 and 22/1)
99th 1 Bukhill (IRE) 6 G Poor Peter Fahey 164 lbs 12/1 - In touch with leaders - nudged along after 4 out - 6 lengths down when fell 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)