16:05 Tipperary

Tuesday 4 July 2023

All13:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:10

Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 114y  |   Yielding (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 4m 54.02s
1st
Horse silk
7
7/2
T: G P CromwellJ: D E Mullins
Held up in touch, 5th halfway, mistake 8th, 4th 4 out, 3rd after 3 out and went 2nd before next, switched left and challenged last where not fluent, ridden and led final 150 yards, stayed on well op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
11/4f
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 5 out, led 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, pressed when mistake last, ridden and headed final 150 yards, no impression, kept on one pace op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
14
6
13/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Held up in touch, slow 1st, improved to 2nd before 6th, disputed next, headed 5 out, mistake 4 out, 2nd when not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd when jumped right 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
3
11/1
T: J P BroderickJ: S D Torrens
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, reminder after 5th, 5th when not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before 2 out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
40
4
15/2
T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)
Led, joined after 3rd, headed before 6th, pecked next, disputed again 8th and led next, mistake and headed 4 out, 3rd when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off op 11/2
6th
Horse silk
45
5
17/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leaders, 6th when not fluent 6th and soon pushed along, dropped to rear and reminders next, ridden and no extra 5 out, completely tailed off op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: D HoganJ: D Meyler
Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd and soon disputed, led before 6th, joined next, not fluent and headed 8th, ridden in 4th after 5 out, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2 tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€2.10, €1.70EX:€12.80Trifecta:€170.40SF:€13.68

Forecasts

Mr Saxobeat (11/4), Railway Hurricane (7/2), Desert Friend (4/1), Hamundarson (13/2), Too Bright (15/2), Dovlator (17/2), Sphagnum (11/1)

Verdict

There should be more to come from DESERT FRIEND on the back of his smooth Clonmel maiden success and he could prove the answer to this rated novice. Mr Saxobeat and Sphagnum also arrive on the back of maiden chase wins last month and might give Denis Hogan's charge most to do.

  1. DESERT FRIEND (IRE)
  2. MR SAXOBEAT (IRE)
  3. SPHAGNUM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Upping The Anti
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
11/8

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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