12:15 Down Royal

Thursday 17 December 2020

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:2014:5515:30

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 5m 14.3s

1^st

Battle Of Actium

511-6

2/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D Meyler

Prominent and disputed lead, not fluent 4th, led 6th, asserted after 3 out, 5 lengths clear when slight mistake last, kept on well tchd 11/5

2^nd

4 ½

Fun Light

511-6

7/4f

T: J P O'BrienJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leaders on inner, 5th when mistake 5th, not fluent 4 out, headway into 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner from next, kept on one pace tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8

3^rd

6 ½

Captain Mc

511-6

10/1

T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan

Led or disputed lead, slight mistake 6th and headed, 2nd when slight mistake 3 out, pushed along and no impression in 4th next, kept on one pace run-in op 12/1

4^th

Macs Charm

511-6

28/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: B Hayes

Mid-division, headway in 4th 4 out and went 3rd after next, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 33/1

5^th

6 ½

Sean Hogan

511-6

10/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, ran freely, 6th halfway, pushed along before 3 out and soon no impression, not fluent last, kept on one pace op 14/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

That's Lifebuoy

510-13

22/1

T: J P RyanJ: P K Donovan (7)

Towards rear, some headway 4 out and 6th next, 5th and ridden when mistake 2 out, no extra when mistake last, weakened op 10/1

7^th

Ballydam

511-6

66/1

T: B R HamiltonJ: L P Dempsey

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 4th, moderate 8th before 3 out, no extra, kept on one pace tchd 80/1

8^th

Hungry Tiger

611-6

150/1

T: P GriffinJ: D E Mullins

Towards rear, not fluent 4th, no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace run-in to go remote 8th closing stages, never a factor tchd 125/1

9^th

2 ¼

Glens Finale

612-0

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, soon weakened

10^th

Little Actress

510-13

250/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: P E Corbett

Always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor op 100/1 tchd 300/1

11^th

Eileens Boy

611-6

150/1

T: Alan WellsJ: Daire James McConville (7)

Mid-division, no extra after 4 out, weakened, tailed off op 80/1

12^th

La Chanteuse

611-7

17/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford (7)

Rear of mid-division on outer, towards rear after 4 out and soon no extra, weakened, tailed off op 13/2

13^th

9 ½

Carlotalin

410-12

250/1

T: L LennonJ: A W Short

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and lost place after 4 out, soon no extra towards rear, weakened, tailed off op 150/1 tchd 300/1

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Non-Runners

Stockdale¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: B R Hamilton J: Reserve 2

Rodgers Park¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 1

Miss Us O¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: B R Hamilton J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.20, £1.20, £2.30EX:£8.60Trifecta:£58.90SF:£6.23

Forecasts

Fun Light (7/4), Battle Of Actium (2/1), Glens Finale (13/2), La Chanteuse (17/2), Captain Mc (10/1), Sean Hogan (10/1), That's Lifebuoy (22/1), Macs Charm (28/1), Stockdale (50/1), Rodgers Park (50/1), Miss Us O (50/1), Ballydam (66/1), Hungry Tiger (150/1), Eileens Boy (150/1), Little Actress (250/1), Carlotalin (250/1)

FUN LIGHT has an absence to overcome but showed plenty when runner-up in a Leopardstown novice on his hurdling bow so is taken to get off the mark at the chief expense of excellent Thurles third Glens Finale. Battle of Actium and Macs Charm appeal as the pick of the remainder.