August 10 / 16.22 Downpatrick

16.22

Good

Alan Dunlop Agri Machinery Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 5f 180y
  • 6 runners
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Alan Dunlop Agri Machinery Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 6/P57-

Last run: 238 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Debut bumper winner at Naas in 2023 (2m, soft); below his best so far this season; beaten 19.5l in a handicap hurdle off 116 at Navan in December (2m4f, yielding to soft); makes stable debut returning from a break against race-fit rivals here, while also needs to give weight away.
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13th

3

(11)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 100y

18:45 Cork

Cut The Rope

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Bumper winner; 0-12 over hurdles and rated 112; solid run on the Flat when sixth of 23 at the Curragh in November (1m4f, heavy); this trip may be on the sharp side but each-way possibilities.

10/1

12th

10

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 110y

15:00 Naas

Cut The Rope

10st 9lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Bumper winner is 0-11 over hurdles but ran well in defeat at times in maidens; solid run on the Flat in November (1m4f, heavy) and was a close fifth at Leopardstown last time (2m4f, good to yielding); not ruled out and this ground may suit better.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5-3242

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Winner of a Fairyhouse bumper on debut in November (yielding); some reasonable efforts in maiden hurdles at around 3m without winning; not so fluent at Kilbeggan last time when fading into second (24.5f, good to yielding); needs a bit more to win and needs to give weight away to most, but one of the leading contenders.
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2

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:22 Downpatrick

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Winner of a Fairyhouse bumper on debut in November (yielding); some reasonable efforts in maiden hurdles at around 3m without winning; not so fluent at Kilbeggan last time when fading into second (24.5f, good to yielding); needs a bit more to win and needs to give weight away to most, but one of the leading contenders.

11/4

2

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:05 Kilbeggan

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Fairyhouse bumper winner; rating of 113 gives him every chance and he's posted decent efforts at around this trip on his last three starts; obvious chance in first-time blinkers.

5/2

3

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

15:15 Wexford

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 113; Fairyhouse bumper winner last November; looked short of pace when 10l third over 3m1f at Tipperary and last time when 2.5l second at Punchestown (2m7f); possibilities back up in trip

7/2

Form: 7

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Struggled in points and tailed off on rules debut at Kilbeggan; unlikely.
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3

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:22 Downpatrick

Beltoy

11st 4lb

J: Mr T C Kileff

T: S R B Crawford

Struggled in points and tailed off on rules debut at Kilbeggan; unlikely.

33/1

3

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Beltoy

11st 4lb

J: Mr T C Kileff

T: S R B Crawford

Idaho gelding is a half-brother to a point-to-point winner; has struggled both starts in that sphere and can only be watched on racecourse debut.

20/1

Form: O323

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Ran out when in the process of running a big race on rules debut in a bumper at this track in May (2m2f, good); has hit the frame in three subsequent maiden hurdle starts; kept on for second behind subsequent Galway winner Strong Link at Tipperary (20.5f, good to yielding); slightly below his best at Galway last time when making some jumping errors (2m6f, good); good chance.
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2nd

3

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:50 Cork

Coded Welder

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Placed, including behind some useful types, in maidens on nice ground during the summer, with form up to 3m; tailed off in final two starts for Paul Mulligan on winter ground; these conditions will suit him better on stable debut.

13/1

4

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:22 Downpatrick

Coded Welder

11st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Paul Mulligan

Ran out when in the process of running a big race on rules debut in a bumper at this track in May (2m2f, good); has hit the frame in three subsequent maiden hurdle starts; kept on for second behind subsequent Galway winner Strong Link at Tipperary (20.5f, good to yielding); slightly below his best at Galway last time when making some jumping errors (2m6f, good); good chance.

3/1

Form: 24-347

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
0-6 but best of his runs have come at this track; 1.25l second of 11 in a bumper here last year (2m3f, good); third of five in a maiden hurdle here returning from a short break in May (2m3f, good); not so great at Ballinrobe last time; needs more.
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11

8th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

16:20 Market Rasen

Dramatic License

10st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: John Wainwright

Last-gasp Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner last August (2m6f, good), but yet to offer anything for his newest connections.

150/1

3

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:30 Newcastle

Dramatic License

11st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: John Wainwright

Won maiden at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) last August; tough task in Listed novice in October on final run for Stuart Crawford, before sold for £26,000 and tailing off when 150-1 for stable/handicap debut at Wetherby (3m, good to soft) two weeks ago; may have needed that run but a dramatic turnaround is needed.

50/1

10th

7

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 4

16:22 Wetherby

Dramatic License

11st 7lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: John Wainwright

Bumper runner-up who won maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) last August; has shown promise on yielding to soft; tough task in Listed novice in October when fifth of six on final run for Stuart Crawford; subsequently sold for £26,000; improvement necessary on stable/handicap debut.

33/1

Form: 75

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sent off 2-1 favourite for bumper debut at Wexford when underwhelming, even given the fact he stumbled turning in; another poor display markedly up in trip in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last month (24.5f, good to yielding); can't be ruled out coming from this yard but needs big improvement.
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1

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Haydock

North Moon

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Simon Edwards

Showed only minor promise under rules in Ireland for Willie Mullins last year (five runs) and, having changed hands for 1,200gns in the autumn, was pulled up in a maiden point on British debut in January.

25/1

5

9th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 80y

17:00 Tramore

North Moon

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Midfield finish on bumper debut at Wexford; tailed off in two of three maiden hurdle runs, okay effort at Downpatrick when a 6.25l fourth of six (2m6f, good), sandwiched between two poor runs; little to recommend him other than the yard he hails from.

6/1

4

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

17:07 Kilbeggan

North Moon

11st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: W P Mullins

Sent off 2-1 favourite for bumper debut at Wexford when a disappointing 13.5l seventh; tailed off over hurdles here following that (3m, good to yielding); better at Downpatrick last time when a 6.25l fourth; can improve again, but others bring more pressing claims; one of two for trainer.

6/1

Non-runners

Southey

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Coded Welder

The Irish Sun:

William Butler

RP RATINGS (IRE):

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TOPSPEED:

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POSTDATA:

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