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Downpatrick (IRE)
16:05
Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase
Downpatrick (IRE) Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.50 Place: €2.80 €3.10 €2.70 Exacta: €53.10 Tricast: €849.10 Trifecta: €254.40
Non-Runners: Broken Ice (reserve), Gold Cup Bailly (unsuitable ground), Run Wild Fred (off feed)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m1f 3m3f 3m5f 3m½f 2m4f
1st
Prominent - pressed leader 3 out - led going best before 2 out - faced challenge last - briefly headed run-in - ridden and led again final 110yds - just did enough(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
10 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 148 lbs 15/2 Won
3m5f 3m1f 3m 3m1½f
2m6½f 2m5f 2m1f 2m6f 2m5½f
2nd
Midfield - steady headway 3 out - good jump and went third 2 out - pressed winner last - briefly led run-in - headed final 110yds - just held(op 13/2)
9 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 10/1 .5
3m5f 3m½f 3m 2m1f 3m1½f
3m2f 2m6½f 3m4f 3m 3m2f
3rd
Towards rear - slow jump 6th - steady headway from 4 out - went fourth 2 out - went third last - kept on but no match for first two(op 17/2)
8 M AVG
Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 11/1 13
3m4f
1m4f 2m1½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m3½f
4th
In rear - not fluent 5th - still plenty to do 4 out - headway on outer 3 out - went fourth run-in - nearest finish(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
6 G AVG
Padraig Roche 147 lbs 20/1 0.2
3m2f 3m1f 2m½f 3m1f 2m5½f
3m 3m2f 3m5½f 3m½f 2m6½f
5th
Towards rear - bumped and pecked on landing 10th - pushed along and some headway 4 out - no impression before 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
9 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 139 lbs 9/2 2.75
4m1f 3m½f 3m5½f
3m 3m 3m7½f 4m1½f 4m2f
6th
In rear - headway into midfield 4 out - weakened from 3 out(tchd 10/1)
7 G Poor
John C McConnell 141 lbs 11/1 0.05
3m6½f 4m½f
2m6½f 2m5f 3m2f 3m 3m4½f
7th
In touch with leaders on inner - prominent 2nd - lost ground before 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(tchd 14/1)
7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 140 lbs 16/1 5.5
3m2f 2m6f
2m6½f 3m5½f 2m3½f 3m3f 3m1f
8th
Led - soon clear - faced challenge 3 out - soon headed - lost position before last - weakened quickly run-in(op 33/1)
9 G Poor
P A Fahy 141 lbs 28/1 1.75
3m½f 3m7½f 2m4f 2m6½f 3m
2m5½f 2m4f 3m4f 2m4f 2m5½f
9th
Midfield - headway and went fourth 11th - weakened quickly from 3 out
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 40/1 4.5
2m5f 3m 2m4½f
2m5f 2m6f 2m4½f 3m½f 3m4½f
99th
Midfield on inner - jumped slightly left 3rd - dropped to rear when fell heavily 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
9 G Poor
Ms Margaret Mullins 140 lbs 9/1 -
2m6f
3m1f 3m1f 2m5f 2m7f 3m1f
99th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders 2nd - lost position when bumped rival 10th - lost ground quickly from 12th - lost touch when slow jump 4 out - soon pulled up
7 G AVG
Thomas Gibney 166 lbs 50/1 -
-
2m6½f 3m 2m3½f 2m4½f 3m3f
99th
In rear - bumped and nearly lost jockey 1st - pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding made a mistake and pulled up)(tchd 9/1)
7 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 155 lbs 10/1 -
2m5f 2m4f
2m4f 3m1½f 3m 2m6½f 2m5f
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake 6th - soon dropped to midfield - bad mistake 9th - dropped to last 10th - tailed off from 11th - pulled up before 4 out(op 40/1)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 137 lbs 25/1 -
2m7½f
2m4f 2m3f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m
99th
Towards rear - mistake 12th - struggling 4 out - slow jump 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 10/1)
7 G AVG
A L T Moore 140 lbs 12/1 -
-
3m½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m5f 3m4½f
99th
In rear - jumped right and bumped rival 1st - some headway on outer 11th - lost ground quickly 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at 1st and never travelled after that; vet reported mare to be post race normal)(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
7 M Poor
W P Mullins 146 lbs 100/30F -
2m7½f