16:00 Downpatrick

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m 4f 120y  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 8m 0.5s
1st
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Tracked leaders, 4th 4 out, went 2nd travelling well before 2 out, disputed 2 out, led 1f out, ridden and stayed on well op 8/1 tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
810-12
5/1
T: D QueallyJ: K E Buckley (3)
Tracked leaders, prominent from 5th, disputed 4 out, led next, joined 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
15
33/1
T: G O'LoughlinJ: J J Slevin
Always prominent, slight mistake 8th, disputed 4 out, pushed along and headed next, 3rd before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 28/1
4th
Horse silk
4
14
12/1
T: P J RothwellJ: D J O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, 5th 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, went 4th at last, kept on one pace tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
17
8
4/1f
T: B R HamiltonJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Mid-division, 6th 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra before 2 out op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
8
2
911-10
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: C McGivern (7)
Mid-division, 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression after next, moderate 7th 2 out, no extra
7th
Horse silk
4
10
810-10
11/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)
Prominent, tracked leaders after 2nd, slight mistake 8th, slow 6 out, went 3rd before 4 out, 4th after next, ridden and no impression in 5th at last, weakened op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
5/1
T: R McNallyJ: A P Kelly (7)
Prominent early, tracked leaders after 2nd, pushed along in 9th 6 out, bad mistake next, no extra, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
3
811-6
12/1
T: G ElliottJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
Towards rear, pushed along at stages, no threat from 6 out, pulled up before 4 out op 17/2 tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
5
911-0
16/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Mid-division, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
6
1111-0
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (7)
Rear of mid-division, 8th 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
12
50/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: S O'Callaghan (7)
Tracked leaders and prominent from 3rd, mistakes 6 out and next, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
13
14/1
T: J NashJ: G Brouder (5)
Always towards rear and pushed along from early, reminders before 1st, slow 2nd, ridden and no extra 3 out, pulled up before next op 20/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Mercury Lane2
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 9
T: P Nolan  J: S F O'Keeffe
NR
7
Horse silk
The Dabbler119
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 10
T: L P Cusack  J: R Deegan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.50, £1.80, £9.80EX:£41.60Trifecta:£1,204.20Tricast:£1,039.58SF:£42.54

Forecasts

Archies Charm (4/1), My Design (5/1), The Jam Man (5/1), Wa Wa (11/2), Malina Girl (13/2), Mercury Lane (7/1), Fiveaftermidnight (12/1), Fakiera (12/1), The Dabbler (12/1), Forza Milan (14/1), Punitive (16/1), Mortal (16/1), Eurobot (16/1), Space Cadet (33/1), Welsh Saint (50/1)

Verdict

MY DESIGN has taken really well to chasing and looks potentially well-in switched to a handicap. Mercury Lane left his previous efforts in this sphere well behind when landing a gamble in a maiden chase at Wexford and bettered that when second in a handicap there 2 days ago, while Wa Wa returns to chasing on the back of 2 big-field wins over hurdles.

  1. MY DESIGN (IRE)
  2. MERCURY LANE (IRE)
  3. WA WA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Spades Are Trumps
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 9
5/1

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €10,000.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €1,000.00

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