May 22 / 17.52 Downpatrick

17.52

Good To Yielding

Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 2f 185y
  • 10 runners
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Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.40
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 8/1P0- C

Last run: 147 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark over hurdles when winning a C&D novice hurdle last June; well below that level in two hurdle starts after; not a bad Navan Flat run recently; due to run in the 7.50 at Gowran Wednesday.
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1st

5

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Bruant

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Got off the mark over hurdles when winning a C&D novice hurdle last June; well below that level in two hurdle starts after; not a bad Navan Flat run recently; due to run in the 7.50 at Gowran Wednesday.

14/1

11th

15

(19)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Bruant

9st 10lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: A J Martin

Dual-purpose winner has been well beaten last six Flat starts; continues to drop in the handicap; recent Gowran run provides limited encouragement.

14/1

16/1

  • Place: £4.80

Form: 800P-2

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Showed her first worthwhile form when a 20l runner-up in a C&D maiden hurdle last time; will have to build on that now handicapping.
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2nd

9

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Aboras Mahler

10st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Stephen Carlin

Showed her first worthwhile form when a 20l runner-up in a C&D maiden hurdle last time; will have to build on that now handicapping.

16/1

2nd

10

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

18:05 Downpatrick

Aboras Mahler

10st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Stephen Carlin

No worthwhile form in four maiden hurdle outings; her new trainer adds a tongue-tie.

66/1

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7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: F7251- C

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won over C&D last July and came back to form when a comfortable winner of a Tramore claiming hurdle last time; needs to do more back in handicap company but yard is maintaining its good form so respected.
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3rd

3

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

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11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Andrew McNamara

Won over C&D last July and came back to form when a comfortable winner of a Tramore claiming hurdle last time; needs to do more back in handicap company but yard is maintaining its good form so respected.

7/2

1st

8

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

16:10 Tramore

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10st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Has been hit and miss in defeat over fences in last six months; won over hurdles at Downpatrick last summer off 100 but not as good off a higher mark; needs best.

14/1

Form: 90O2-6

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Maiden has run well enough in defeat lately at Kilbeggan and Sligo (first-time cheekpieces) but has to find more dropped 1lb.
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4th

11

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Centaq

10st 0lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Maiden has run well enough in defeat lately at Kilbeggan and Sligo (first-time cheekpieces) but has to find more dropped 1lb.

14/1

6th

8

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

18:28 Sligo

Centaq

10st 13lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Yard is back in form and 6yo has been second three times, including at Kilbeggan latest when no match for gambled-on winner but clear of the rest; likes good ground and now tried in cheekpieces.

13/2

2nd

14

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 50y

17:23 Kilbeggan

Centaq

10st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Best efforts have come over 2m2f at Downpatrick on better ground when runner-up twice in the autumn; ran out at halfway at Down Royal when last seen in December; claims if returning to Downpatrick form

15/2

Form: 4/241- C

Last run: 245 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner got off the mark over hurdles over C&D last September; raised 6lb for this first hurdle runs since; not a bad seasonal bow on the Flat recently.
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5th

1

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Arcland

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Dual Flat winner got off the mark over hurdles over C&D last September; raised 6lb for this first hurdle runs since; not a bad seasonal bow on the Flat recently.

13/2

12th

21

(20)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Arcland

8st 12lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

First reserve; went very close in a similar race here on his penultimate Flat start last year; went on to win over hurdles before a below-par Bellewstown run; durable sort.

10th

2

(5)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 77y

16:45 Bellewstown

Arcland

9st 13lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Gained a first win over timber last time and had been knocking on the door over this sort of trip on the Flat previously; up 3lb for latest second and handles slower ground; major player with a decent draw.

3/1

Form: 3U45-1 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Tends to run well at this venue and got off the mark under this rider in a C&D handicap last time; raised 7lb but should be competitive off that mark.
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6th

7

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Sea Of Doubt

11st 1lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Tends to run well at this venue and got off the mark under this rider in a C&D handicap last time; raised 7lb but should be competitive off that mark.

4/1

1st

9

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

18:35 Downpatrick

Sea Of Doubt

10st 8lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Has managed a couple of fair runs over fences, one of them at this venue, since her last hurdles run; definite chance if ready for this after a break.

6/1

2

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 141y

17:35 Clonmel

Sea Of Doubt

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Is 0-14 under rules; unseated on chasing debut when hampered by a loose horse; went well for a long way last time in a beginners' chase at Downpatrick (2m2f, yielding) when ground may not have suited; one of the likelier ones.

5/1

Form: 0736P-

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Best run over hurdles when third in a Leopardstown handicap in testing ground in March; however, has been well below that level twice since and has to bounce back.
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7th

10

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

The Dancen Kid

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Best run over hurdles when third in a Leopardstown handicap in testing ground in March; however, has been well below that level twice since and has to bounce back.

20/1

6

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

14:40 Wexford

The Dancen Kid

11st 9lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Went closest in a higher grade at Leopardstown in March (2m3f, soft to heavy); didn't repeat that next time here (2m, soft) and pulled up at Kilbeggan last month; needs to give his best.

15/1

3

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 50y

17:23 Kilbeggan

The Dancen Kid

11st 10lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Went closest when third in a Leopardstown handicap over 2m2f last month on heavy; tame Wexford effort since back at 2m, so needs to bounce back, but this is a lower grade; never raced on ground better than yielding.

11/2

Form: 5224-

Last run: 173 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Modest Flat maiden but has run some fine races in defeat in juvenile hurdles against some smart rivals; not as good in a Grade 3 last time with cheekpieces on; this is easier so is one to consider.
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8th

4

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Ill Be Handy

11st 10lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Modest Flat maiden but has run some fine races in defeat in juvenile hurdles against some smart rivals; not as good in a Grade 3 last time with cheekpieces on; this is easier so is one to consider.

6/1

Form: /0054-

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Ran above his previous efforts when beaten 13l at 150-1 in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last time; needs to show that wasn't a fluke on handicap debut.
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9th

6

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Microscope

11st 2lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Peter Buchanan

Ran above his previous efforts when beaten 13l at 150-1 in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last time; needs to show that wasn't a fluke on handicap debut.

14/1

4th

5

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:15 Kilbeggan

Microscope

11st 12lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Peter Buchanan

Pulled up in all four points; moderate hurdle/bumper form; remote fifth over 2m6f at Downpatrick last month; unlikely to feature

50/1

Form: /55P-4

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Juvenile hurdle winner in 2023 has run well in defeat at times since; well beaten on return at Perth last time so will have to do a lot better.
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10th

8

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Annie Agnew

10st 13lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Juvenile hurdle winner in 2023 has run well in defeat at times since; well beaten on return at Perth last time so will have to do a lot better.

20/1

4th

7

14th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:43 Perth

Annie Agnew

11st 3lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Game Down Royal winner; runner-up (no match for winner) over 2m here in June 2024; blown more cold than hot since, pulling up over 3m at Down Royal last October; easing mark but with a bit to prove at present, especially off a 195-day absence.

12/1

1

31st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 30y

13:32 Down Royal

Annie Agnew

12st 0lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Seen little action since winning a juvenile hurdle here in September 2023; three of four runs have been in Britain, most recently tame enough finishing effort when fifth in 2m4f Sedgefield handicap last month; much more needed and tries a new trip.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta €178.30
Straight Forecast €169.75
Tricast €932.46

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