April 02 / 16.35 Downpatrick

16.35

Yielding To Soft

WKD Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 3f 55y
  • 9 runners
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WKD Handicap Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.80
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 134660

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Tramore beginners' chase winner in December has been kept to hurdles since, running well on a couple of occasions, 3m looking too far last time; scope for improvement in first handicap chase with trip/ground to suit and capable claimer booked.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

23rd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:20 Listowel

Indie Belle

11st 6lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Robert Widger

Better chaser than hurdler, rated 20lb lower in this sphere and just 1-18; might need this run with a view to going back over fences.

9/1

1st

11

27th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 50y

19:10 Punchestown

Indie Belle

10st 3lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Robert Widger

in touch with leaders, midfield when stumbled and nearly lost jockey after 7th

12/1

1st

4

2nd Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 55y

16:35 Downpatrick

Indie Belle

11st 10lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Robert Widger

Tramore beginners' chase winner in December has been kept to hurdles since, running well on a couple of occasions, 3m looking too far last time; scope for improvement in first handicap chase with trip/ground to suit and capable claimer booked.

10/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 596PP6

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner who showed a bit more in Wexford handicap last time but good bit to find with So Ladylike on that form.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

8

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

14:05 Sedgefield

Agirlcalledchloe

10st 5lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Joanne Foster

held up in rear

33/1

12th

8

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

14:05 Sedgefield

Agirlcalledchloe

10st 5lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Joanne Foster

held up in rear

33/1

8

28th Dec 2024

Good

2m 3f 51y

Class 5

12:25 Catterick

Agirlcalledchloe

10st 3lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Joanne Foster

prominent, prominent behind clear leader 4th, lost position 8th, outpaced and dropped to rear 11th

33/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 71FF32 D BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won claiming hurdle on final start for Gavin Cromwell in the summer and she has bounced back from two falls with good runs in defeat at both Fairyhouse and Navan recently; reproduction of those efforts would see her go close here in what appears a weak enough race.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

3

17th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:52 Down Royal

Shes Some Doll

12st 0lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: Thomas Gibney

in touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, headway and prominent 3 out, soon led, headed after 2 out, weakened run-in

8/1

3rd

5

2nd Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:58 Navan

Shes Some Doll

11st 2lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Thomas Gibney

disputed lead early, led clearly after 1st, joined after 6th, disputed lead from 5 out, slow jump 4 out

12/1

0

8

24th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 50y

13:00 Fairyhouse

Shes Some Doll

11st 1lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

Only one win from 18 starts over fences, but placed eight times and has finished fourth on her last three starts; finished a little over 10l behind Evies Vladimir at Down Royal but may be better for the run, her first since last June

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3708P7 D

Last run: 64 days

W: 12st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Veteran is 2-33 and has been disappointing since Leopardstown beginner's chase win two years ago; out of form over both hurdles and fences last winter and hard to see him bouncing back to form here.
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12

21st Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 110y

19:58 Wexford

Turbojet

11st 9lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Losing run goes back to chase success in 2020; hit the frame in a couple of handicap hurdle outings early last season but badly out of form over fences in recent times and now a 12yo; best watched.

25/1

6

5th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 110y

20:00 Downpatrick

Turbojet

11st 9lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

midfield

12/1

4th

2

2nd Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 55y

16:35 Downpatrick

Turbojet

12st 0lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Veteran is 2-33 and has been disappointing since Leopardstown beginner's chase win two years ago; out of form over both hurdles and fences last winter and hard to see him bouncing back to form here.

12/1

Form: 3554P6

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Went close twice here last summer before landing Killarney handicap chase; going of late has probably been softer than ideal and others preferred on this ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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15

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:47 Tipperary

Joeswayornoway

11st 2lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E Sheehy

Two wins from 46 starts; ran okay in a mares handicap at Gowran two weeks ago; chance on her best form.

16/1

15

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:47 Tipperary

Joeswayornoway

11st 2lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E Sheehy

Two wins from 46 starts; ran okay in a mares handicap at Gowran two weeks ago; chance on her best form.

16/1

6th

8

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 180y

15:22 Gowran Park

Joeswayornoway

11st 4lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E Sheehy

No wins over hurdles since 2021 and unseated over fences here last month; wasn't disgraced on previous hurdles start in August and down to a good mark but others are more convincing.

20/1

Form: P77824

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 1lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Best run over fences yet (tongue-tied) when second in 2m4f Wexford handicap last month, not as effective back hurdling since on much more testing ground; contender if ground doesn't worsen.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 2lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Departed early here 18 days ago; has become hard to predict and would prefer further ideally; there's also the major hindrance of being 10lb out of the weights.

20/1

5th

7

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 2lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Departed early here 18 days ago; has become hard to predict and would prefer further ideally; there's also the major hindrance of being 10lb out of the weights.

20/1

6

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:25 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 3lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Won a 2m7f handicap hurdle at Hexham off a pound lower last June (soft); mixed form since, but fair sixth in a mares' novice handicap here last time (2m5f, good; Our Girl Sal fifth).

10/1

Form: 0801-5 D

Last run: 303 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Back to her best when winning at Kilbeggan (3m, good to yielding) nearly a year ago, things didn't go to plan at Down Royal two months later; long absent and probably wants better ground; chase debut; was placed in point-to-points.
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2nd

4

1st Oct 2023

Soft

2m 0f 50y

15:50 Tipperary

Deo Bellator

10st 8lb

J: Aileen O’Sullivan

T: S Michael Millar

in rear, detached after 1st, left in remote second after 5 out, tailed off

100/1

9th

7

8th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 100y

17:12 Kilbeggan

Deo Bellator

11st 5lb

J: Aileen O’Sullivan

T: S Michael Millar

midfield

16/1

7th

3

28th Aug 2023

Good

2m 3f 55y

16:55 Downpatrick

Deo Bellator

11st 8lb

J: Aileen O’Sullivan

T: S Michael Millar

Long-priced 3m Kilbeggan handicap hurdle winner last year; struggling this season; makes no appeal.

33/1

Form: 430-PP C

Last run: 309 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won maiden hunter chase on this card two years ago (good) and fine handicap debut run over 3m at Navan in January 2022 but things have gone awry since, pulled up quickly latest two; long absence and hard to have much confidence in right now.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:50 Downpatrick

Big Leg Up

10st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

midfield, weakened before 3 out

40/1

9th

8

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:50 Downpatrick

Big Leg Up

10st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

midfield

40/1

5

25th May 2023

Good

2m 3f 160y

19:00 Limerick

Big Leg Up

11st 11lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: J G Cosgrave

soon prominent, briefly went second after 3rd, joined leaders after 7th, pushed along when lost position after 5 out, reminders after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

8/1

Form: 120-00

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Subsequently disqualified after landing a gamble in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in 2021 and won again over 3m at Fairyhouse early last year; has cut no ice over fences so far, veterinary excuses on latest 2 runs in handicaps including last month; remains on a dangerous-looking mark and market should be very interesting here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

5

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 80y

15:05 Sligo

Full Noise

11st 3lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Miss Katy Brown

Won a 2m3f handicap chase early last season for Ronan McNally; struggled in three chase runs after switching to a new yard; made first appearance for Katy Brown in a 2m6f heavy-ground handicap hurdle at Navan in February; ran well in first-time tongue-tie, chasing home the Charles Byrnes-trained Aodhan May, rated 82 then and now 126 after three more wins.

7/2

2nd

2

11th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 0y

15:15 Navan

Full Noise

12st 0lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Miss Katy Brown

soon led, headed but prominent 2nd, led again 3rd, headed 2 out, outpaced approaching last, rallied run-in, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

12/1

Non-runners

Full Noise

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Payout
Exacta €30.30
Straight Forecast €40.56
Tricast €97.52
Trifecta €79.50

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Indie Belle

SPOTLIGHT:

Shes Some Doll

POSTDATA:

Indie Belle

The Irish Sun:

Shes Some Doll