16:05 Downpatrick

Sunday 18 June 2023

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

Dunlop Homes Rated Novice Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f 65y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 4m 14.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
5/2
T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd early, led before 2nd and made rest, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
5/4f
T: R HackettJ: D King (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd travelling well approaching last, ridden after last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong op 11/8
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
9/2
T: J C McConnellJ: Thomas Reilly (7)
Rear of mid-division, ridden 3 out, 5th next, 4th at last, 3rd entering straight, kept on without reaching leaders inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
7
2
16/1
T: Ian DonoghueJ: E Walsh (3)
Led early, headed before 2nd and raced prominently, 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, no extra
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
711-11
16/1
T: D QueallyJ: S Fitzgerald
In rear, 8th 3 out, ridden in 7th 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
½
6
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: C McGivern (7)
Mid-division, 5th 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to 6th at last, no impression op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
12
9
28/1
T: N McCluskeyJ: N J Ryan (7)
Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
3
8
25/1
T: C CollinsJ: A P Kelly (7)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd when ran around approaching 2 out and slight mistake, soon ridden, dropped to 5th at last, weakened tchd 22/1
9th
Horse silk
16
5
66/1
T: Aengus KingJ: Cian Cullinan (7)
Always towards rear, pushed along 3rd, never a factor op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £2.00EX:£8.00Trifecta:£29.50SF:£6.42

Forecasts

Sequoiaspirit (5/4), Charlie Luciano (5/2), Prioritise (9/2), Zettabyte (11/1), Hans Gruber (16/1), Starman (16/1), Val The Man (25/1), Monoxide (28/1), Carslake (66/1)

Verdict

SEQUOIASPIRIT looked better than ever when comfortably scoring on the Flat at Roscommon last time so is taken to translate fhat form back to this sphere and open his hurdling account. Prioritise also comes here on the back of a win on the level at the same track and merits serious consideration too. Zettabyte and Charlie Luciano also need factoring into an intriguing contest.

  1. SEQUOIASPIRIT (IRE)
  2. PRIORITISE (IRE)
  3. ZETTABYTE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Lieutenant Highway
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
10/3

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00

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