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18:10 Down Royal

Friday 31 August 2018

All16:3517:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Pepsico Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 4m 50.0s

1^st

Optical Confusion

611-12

2/1

T: M ButlerJ: D J Mullins

Chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, improved to lead after 4th, pressed 3 out, ran around approaching 2 out, ridden to assert before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in op 3/1 tchd 10/3

2^nd

3 ¾

Colwinston

811-4

7/1

T: Miss S BarkleyJ: R Loughran

Chased leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, closer 3 out, ridden in 3rd before next, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace op 5/1

3^rd

Anytime Now

611-12

11/8f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd 3 out, ridden before next where slight mistake, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 6/5 tchd 11/10

4^th

Turnpike Thunder

511-4

25/1

T: J M BurkeJ: F J Hayes (7)

Held up early, mid-division from 5th, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace op 20/1

5^th

3 ¾

Triangle Rock

511-4

7/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Rachael Blackmore

Led, headed after 4th, close up again 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 4th, no impression before next and kept on one pace op 10/1

6^th

Monsieur Bagot

611-4

66/1

T: Christian DelcrosJ: S D Torrens (7)

Mid-division, ridden in 8th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace

7^th

3 ½

James Boru

511-4

14/1

T: N C KellyJ: D E Mullins

Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, ridden in 6th after 3 out, soon no impression and kept on one pace tchd 16/1

8^th

Feagreen Native

511-4

50/1

T: J J LambeJ: Liam McKenna (7)

Towards rear, mistake 6th, pushed along 4 out, ridden and no impression before next, kept on one pace straight

9^th

2 ½

Our Jack

811-4

100/1

T: N CarolanJ: C D Maxwell

Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and dropped to 7th after 3 out, no extra and slight mistake 2 out

10^th

2 ¼

Wat Tyler

511-4

100/1

T: D KinsellaJ: J M Moore

Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra before next

11^th

West Burma

711-4

25/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: A E Lynch

Mid-division early, towards rear before halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.30, €2.80, €1.02EX:€17.60Trifecta:€33.00SF:€16.16

Forecasts

Anytime Now (11/8), Optical Confusion (2/1), Colwinston (7/1), Triangle Rock (7/1), James Boru (14/1), Turnpike Thunder (25/1), West Burma (25/1), Feagreen Native (50/1), Monsieur Bagot (66/1), Our Jack (100/1), Wat Tyler (100/1)

The trainer/jockey combination of Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell can bag another winner here with ANYTIME NOW getting the Beneficial gelding off the mark over hurdles at the seventh time of asking at the expense of possible improvers Optical Confusion and the Mouse Morris-trained Triangle Rock. In such a weak looking contest James Boru is deserving of closer inspection and could go well at a price.