14:20 Downpatrick

Saturday 11 June 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Steel Lintels Ireland Ltd 10th Anniversary Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f 65y  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 4m 15.0s
1st
Horse silk
2
13/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (2)
Tracked leaders and 4th from halfway, closer in 3rd before 3 out and improved to dispute lead after next, led before last and soon pushed clear, kept on well run-in, comfortably op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
7
6
9/1
T: M M McNiffJ: G B Noonan (4)
Towards rear of mid-division and 9th from halfway, pushed along from 2 out and soon good progress on outer, not fluent in 4th at last, soon ridden into 2nd and kept on well without threatening winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
4
4/1j
T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil (2)
Tracked leader 2nd, not fluent 1st, improved to dispute lead from 4 out, headed after 2 out and soon ridden, no impression in 2nd after last and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
5/1
T: P MartinJ: E Walsh
Tracked leaders on inner and 3rd from halfway, not fluent 3 out and lost place, pushed along in 5th from 2 out, ridden and no impression from last, kept on same pace run-in op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
½
11
22/1
T: A McCannJ: A P Kelly (4)
Mid-division and not fluent at times, 8th from halfway, pushed along from 2 out and ridden in 6th from last, no impression and kept on into 5th run-in op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
½
9
4/1j
T: H SmythJ: S Fitzgerald
Led, joined from 4 out, pushed along and headed before last, ridden and weakened run-in op 9/2 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
1
1
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: Corey McGivern (4)
Mid-division, stumbled before 1st, 6th from halfway, pushed along from 2 out, ridden and no impression from last tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
6 ½
12
33/1
T: J J HanlonJ: M M McDonagh (2)
Mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out, ridden and no impression in 9th from before last op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
hd
8
7/1
T: P A FahyJ: J B Foley
Soon tracked leaders on outer, 5th from halfway, briefly pushed along from 4 out, took closer order from 2 out and almost on terms, ridden before last, soon no extra and weakened op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
18
13
9/1
T: N C KellyJ: R J Condon (4)
Always towards rear and 11th from halfway, soon pushed along and no impression from 3 out op 6/1
11th
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
50/1
T: J NashJ: J P Shinnick (4)
Always towards rear, not fluent 1st and in rear from halfway, jumped right 3 out, pushed along and soon no extra op 28/1 tchd 25/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
10
22/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: J P O'Sullivan
Mid-division early, not fluent 2nd and soon dropped towards rear, jumped left and reminders from 3rd, 10th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out and soon no impression op 18/1

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Horse silk
Uncle Gerhard30
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 7
T: C O'Dwyer  J: C G O'Dwyer
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.40Pl:£2.00, £3.50, £2.00EX:£87.90Trifecta:£327.70Tricast:£268.94SF:£59.73

Forecasts

Uncle Gerhard (5/2), Ingenious Stroke (4/1), Willyouwalkwithme (4/1), Ballinlough Gale (5/1), Peckham Springs (13/2), Our Dylan (7/1), Fassbender (9/1), Bintheredonethat (9/1), Wicklow Flyer (20/1), Runway Queen (22/1), Lillys Girl (22/1), Sulafaat (33/1), Astrophysicist (50/1)

Verdict

UNCLE GERHARD probably should have won at Clonmel last month, just failing after a sloppy jump at the last, and can make amends. Bintheredonethat and Willyouwalkwithme head the dangers.

  1. UNCLE GERHARD (IRE)
  2. BINTHEREDONETHAT (IRE)
  3. WILLYOUWALKWITHME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Itsalonglongroad
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 7
10/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00

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