17:05 Downpatrick

Friday 5 May 2023

All17:0517:4018:1518:5019:2520:0020:30

Rory's Miles2Mayo Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 5f 180y  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:04  |   Winning time: 5m 28.8s
1st
Horse silk
11
2/1f
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2 out, went 4 lengths clear after last, kept on well op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
9
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid division, 6th halfway, progress into 4th 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, headway to go 2nd after last, soon ridden and kept on one pace op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
7
3
511-12
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (7)
Soon led, headed before 2nd, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 6th, pushed along after 2 out, soon no extra, kept on one pace
4th
Horse silk
5
5
12/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Chased leader, led before 2nd, headed after 2 out, pushed along before last, soon ridden and dropped to 4th, no extra, kept on one pace op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
10
2
9/1
T: G ElliottJ: C P Millar (7)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along before 2 out, moderate headway into 5th before next, kept on one pace op 11/1 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
7
6
511-12
80/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: S F O'Keeffe
Rear of mid division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 8th 3 out, kept on one pace from next op 66/1 tchd 100/1
7th
Horse silk
13
10
511-5
40/1
T: Liam G O'brienJ: C P McNamara
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
4
611-12
10/3
T: Colm MurphyJ: L A McKenna (5)
Mid division, 5th halfway, pushed along in 6th after 3 out, no impression from next op 4/1
9th
Horse silk
34
13
511-12
200/1
T: S MillarJ: Mr N Gault (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 150/1
10th
Horse silk
½
8
511-12
25/1
T: Jamie SloanJ: Shane Fenelon (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
28
12
150/1
T: W DurkanJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Rear of mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along in rear before 4 out, soon detached, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
1
12/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Towards rear, unseated rider 4th op 11/1

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Non-Runners

15
Horse silk
Aughafatten13
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: Gerald Quinn  J: Reserve 3
NR
14
Horse silk
Jimli's Cave33
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: R K Watson  J: Reserve 2
NR
7
Horse silk
Pahlavi135
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: J J Hanlon  J: J S McGarvey
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £2.20, £1.30EX:£17.20Trifecta:£37.10SF:£17.66

Forecasts

Ottizzini (2/1), Danada (10/3), Bob Cigar (4/1), The Ballyline Man (7/1), Pahlavi (8/1), Ballyquin Bay (9/1), Lazer Wolf (12/1), Attaboyarchie (12/1), Portnacoo (25/1), Aughafatten (33/1), Impulse (40/1), Jimli's Cave (66/1), Meranti (80/1), Signora Di Milano (150/1), Tomannie (200/1)

Verdict

The vote goes to DANADA, who made a promising start to his career when third at Clonmel in January and this step up in trip can help unlock improvement. Ottizzini doesn't look especially progressive but she's a key player nonetheless and is feared most ahead of the Willie Mullins-trained hurdling debutant The Ballyline Man. Bob Cigar looks the pick of the Gordon Elliott duo and also enters calculations.

  1. DANADA (IRE)
  2. OTTIZZINI (IRE)
  3. THE BALLYLINE MAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Ottoman Style
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
2/1

Prize Money

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

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