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14:00 Down Royal

Monday 2 May 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.5s

1^st

Gaelic Arc

611-12

25/1

T: J P RyanJ: N T Prendergast (4)

Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, headway on inner to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, ridden at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home op 18/1

2^nd

1 ½

Flaming Moon

511-12

5/4f

T: M J SmithJ: J B Kane (2)

Disputed lead and took keen hold, led from 3rd, went clear and pulled hard from 5th, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, strongly pressed at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home op 15/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Showbusiness

511-4

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Niall Moore (4)

Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, kept on same pace op 10/3

4^th

4 ½

Shoot First

611-4

18/1

T: C ByrnesJ: A McCurtin

In rear, progress 3 out, pushed along in 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in op 16/1

5^th

Esperti

511-12

9/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: J B Foley

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, close 3rd on outer 3 out, ran around briefly approaching 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th before last, no extra op 4/1 tchd 7/2

6^th

1 ¾

Freddie Robdal

511-4

11/2

T: H De BromheadJ: C G O'Dwyer (4)

Disputed lead, headed 3rd, ridden and not fluent 2 out, soon headed, 4th before last, no impression op 6/1 tchd 5/1

7^th

Helvic Princess

410-5

22/1

T: N MeadeJ: N J Ryan (4)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 7th and bad mistake 2 out, no impression op 18/1

8^th

Kinbrace

511-4

40/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: C Brassil (2)

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 22/1

9^th

1 ½

Helios Smart

511-4

66/1

T: B ConnellJ: P J O'Hanlon (4)

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 6th, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 40/1

10^th

Odd Venture

511-12

66/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Derek McGrath (4)

Mid-division, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 40/1

11^th

Ballinlough Gale

511-12

50/1

T: P MartinJ: E Walsh

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened

12^th

1 ½

Cozone

511-12

11/1

T: M J SmithJ: J G Gilligan (4)

Always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 3rd and slightly hampered, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 16/1

13^th

The Son Of Brega

611-4

66/1

T: P DowneyJ: P M O'Brien (4)

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor tchd 50/1

14^th

Drayton Cross

811-4

28/1

T: L FowlerJ: S O'Callaghan (4)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 25/1

15^th

Ballykeeran

711-4

200/1

T: G HusseyJ: S A Mulcahy (4)

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, weakened op 100/1 tchd 300/1

16^th

4 ¾

Miss Sunset

710-11

200/1

T: Gearoid BrouderJ: G P Brouder (2)

Always behind, took keen hold, hampered 3rd, mistakes 4th and 5th, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 300/1

Also Ran

Backing Band

611-4

100/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: T N Brett (4)

In rear, mistake and unseated rider at 3rd op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Heathrow²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Miss E Doyle J: J P O'Sullivan

Superlike³⁹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Ghumama³⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Celine Man²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 2

Strong Whisper¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: N Lee J: R P Geoghegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.00Pl:£6.10, £1.10, £1.70EX:£116.50Trifecta:£697.10SF:£62.89

Forecasts

Flaming Moon (5/4), Showbusiness (7/2), Esperti (9/2), Freddie Robdal (11/2), Ghumama (15/2), Heathrow (8/1), Cozone (11/1), Shoot First (18/1), Superlike (20/1), Helvic Princess (22/1), Gaelic Arc (25/1), Drayton Cross (28/1), Kinbrace (40/1), Ballinlough Gale (50/1), Celine Man (50/1), Helios Smart (66/1), Odd Venture (66/1), The Son Of Brega (66/1), Strong Whisper (66/1), Backing Band (100/1), Ballykeeran (200/1), Miss Sunset (200/1)

Having shaped with considerable promise on his two starts in this sphere, FLAMING MOON is taken to make it third time lucky over hurdles. A recent spin on the Flat should have blown away any cobwebs. Showbusiness didn't do much wrong when hitting the crossbar at Kilbeggan recently and he is likely to have a say in the finish. Freddie Robdal should make his presence felt, while suport for the selection's stablemate Cozone would be interesting.