16:35 Downpatrick

Sunday 2 April 2023

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

WKD Handicap Chase (0-102)

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 3f 55y  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:35  |   Winning time: 5m 15.1s
1st
Horse silk
4
7/2
T: Robert WidgerJ: A P Kelly (7)
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pressed leader 3 out, disputed travelling well next, led narrowly last and soon pushed along to assert, stayed on well op 10/3 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
9
9
11/1
T: P J RothwellJ: S D Torrens
Led, inclined to jump left and not fluent 1st, pushed along and pressed 3 out, joined next, headed narrowly last, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace tchd 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
18
3
2/1f
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 6th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, ridden and no impression before last, no extra tchd 9/4
4th
Horse silk
20
2
1212-0
10/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)
Tracked leaders, slow and reminders 1st, slow 3rd, 4th halfway, pushed along in moderate 5th 4 out, no extra op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
8
1
8/1
T: E SheehyJ: D J Gilligan (7)
In rear and soon pushed along, slightly hampered 1st, reminders and flicked tail 2nd, 7th halfway, pushed along in 4th 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no extra op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
26
8
7/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: S O'Callaghan (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, in rear when slow and reminders 6th, no extra from 4 out, tailed off tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
24
6
28/1
T: S MillarJ: Aileen O'Sullivan (7)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along before 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off op 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
9/2
T: J G CosgraveJ: L A McKenna (5)
Mid-division, reminders before 2nd, 5th halfway, pushed along in moderate 6th 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 4/1 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Full Noise31
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 7
T: R McNally  J: D E Mullins
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.50, £1.60, £1.10EX:£30.30Trifecta:£79.50Tricast:£97.52SF:£40.56

Forecasts

Shes Some Doll (2/1), Indie Belle (7/2), Big Leg Up (9/2), So Ladylike (7/1), Joeswayornoway (8/1), Turbojet (10/1), Full Noise (10/1), Agirlcalledchloe (11/1), Deo Bellator (28/1)

Verdict

INDIE BELLE returns to chasing for the first time since her Tramore maiden success in December and gets the nod for Robert Widger. Shes Some Doll rates an obvious danger on the back of last month's Navan second. Philip Rothwell has twice tasted success in this race in recent years so it would also be no surprise to see Agirlcalledchloe go well.

  1. INDIE BELLE (IRE)
  2. SHES SOME DOLL (IRE)
  3. AGIRLCALLEDCHLOE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Howaya Aoife
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 11
J: R A Doyle  |  T: G Keane
50/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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