15:10 Down Royal

Friday 17 March 2017

All13:5014:3015:1015:5016:3017:0517:35

Daily Mirror Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 6f  |   Yielding to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 5m 47.9s
1st
Horse silk
11
7/1
T: A StrongeJ: Mr N McParlan (3)
Mid-division, good headway to lead after 4 out, ridden and edged left approaching 2 out, continued to edged left run--in, stayed on well op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
5
13/2
T: K ThorntonJ: A McCurtin (5)
Mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd next, 3rd at last, stayed on well run-in to go 2nd close home op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
1
3/1f
T: J P FaheyJ: S E Butler (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, carried slightly left approaching last, carried left briefly after last, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd
4th
Horse silk
4
8
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: C D Timmons (5)
Tracked leaders, disputed lead 3rd, headed before 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no impression on leaders op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
20/1
T: G P CromwellJ: C Brassil (7)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression from next
6th
Horse silk
8 ½
10
711-1
9/1
T: S DonohoeJ: R A Doyle (7)
In rear, headway into 6th 4 out, soon ridden, 6th 2 out, no impression op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
8
7
611-3
9/2
T: Miss E DoyleJ: C M Walsh (7)
Tracked leaders on inner, slight mistake 3rd, led briefly before 4 out, ridden and headed after 4 out, soon weakened op 7/2
8th
Horse silk
36
4
12/1
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (7)
Led, joined 3rd, headed 7th, soon ridden and weakened
9th
Horse silk
34
6
711-3
10/1
T: I R FergusonJ: R C Colgan
Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
20/1
T: E P HartyJ: M A Enright
Mid-division on outer, took keen hold early, bad mistake 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
PU
Horse silk
3
25/1
T: S McParlanJ: M J Bolger
Always behind, no impression from 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
PU
Horse silk
12
20/1
T: P MooneyJ: Miss H Mooney (7)
Always behind, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1
F
Horse silk
13
12/1
T: D McNamaraJ: P T Enright
Rear of mid-division, closer in 8th on inner when fell 4 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
14
510-0
25/1
T: P J RothwellJ: John J Fitzpatrick (7)
Always behind, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.30Pl:€2.30, €2.70, €1.70EX:€90.30Trifecta:€394.30Tricast:€174.03SF:€54.51

Forecasts

Returntovendor (3/1), Nerual (9/2), Bearly Legal (13/2), Tyrrell's Succes (7/1), Theo (9/1), Optimised (10/1), Areema (10/1), Another Challenge (12/1), Time And Times (12/1), St Maxime (20/1), State Of Origin (20/1), Augher Castle (20/1), Drummullagh Rocky (25/1), Qery (25/1)

Verdict

Returntovendor has been thriving of late but another hike in the ratings for his Clonmel success over a longer trip last time might be enough to anchor him. Bearly Legal would hold strong claims if replicating his chase form now switched to hurdles but that is not a certainty to occur. The vote goes to AREEMA off the back of his good second at Musselburgh recently over three-miles. If building on that effort, this contest should be within his compass dropping slightly in trip. Nerual should go well while Augher Castle is worth a look in the market having gone close at this meeting a year ago and former course winner Theo would have claims if putting his latest sub-par effort behind him.
  1. Areema
  2. Returntovendor
  3. Theo

Prize Money

1st: €7,392.002nd: €2,292.003rd: €1,092.004th: €493.005th: €192.00

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