June 17 / 17.10 Downpatrick

17.10

Good

Tennents NI (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 2f 165y
  • 10 runners
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Tennents NI (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.10
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 2-

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to point/bumper winner Israel Champ; beaten by an outsider on debut at Punchestown last December; almost sure to be in the mix.
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1st

1

5th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

13:30 Cork

Abis Champ

11st 7lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Second at Punchestown on only bumper start last season; won readily at odds-on at Downpatrick and Killarney during the summer; sets a high standard by virtue of third behind very talented stablemate Aurora Vega in a Listed contest at Gowran

11/10

3rd

1

29th Sep 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:35 Gowran Park

Abis Champ

11st 11lb

J: Miss J Townend

T: W P Mullins

Apparent second-string of stable with incredible bumper strike-rate this season; progressive, running away from them last twice at odds-on; double penalty; slight concern her improvement coincided with better ground.

4/1

1st

1

21st Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:25 Killarney

Abis Champ

11st 11lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Showed a deal of promise on debut last year in a Punchestown bumper and improved on that when a very easy winner at Downpatrick on comeback; that was over 2m3f but should be fine over this trip and looks the one to beat, with improvement likely too.

4/6

13/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 3-

Last run: 379 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to useful four-time Flat winner Lexington Law; dam, by Galileo, was an unbeaten winner of two bumpers for this stable; shaped well when third at Tramore just over a year ago on his only start; could feature with Finny Maguire a noteworthy booking.
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4th

5

13th Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 2f 165y

18:05 Downpatrick

New Sheriff

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: Brian Nolan

held up in midfield, pushed along 2f out, ridden when edged right inside final furlong, kept on and went fourth towards finish, not reach leaders

7/4

2nd

7

17th Jun 2023

Good

2m 2f 165y

17:10 Downpatrick

New Sheriff

12st 0lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Brian Nolan

towards rear, headway and in touch with leaders 4f out, pushed along and went second under 2f out, ridden and outpaced 1f out, kept on, no match for winner

13/2

OUR TIP

10/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 9-

Last run: 125 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Maiden point winner for Sean and Noel McParlan last December; poor run at Navan in February on only bumper start; has joined a top stable.
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5

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 87y

17:53 Down Royal

Fathom Two

11st 9lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Fahey

Point-to-point winner and maiden hurdle scorer for Gavin Cromwell at Downpatrick two years ago; not great in runs since and returned from break/made stable debut at Galway on the Flat last month when tailed off.

28/1

16th

1

(7)

30th Jul 2025

Good

1m 4f 43y

19:15 Galway

Fathom Two

11st 12lb

J: Mr C J White

T: Mark Fahey

Point-to-point winner; maiden hurdle scorer for Gavin Cromwell; no Flat racing experience; lacks a recent run and makes seasonal debut.

66/1

5

12th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 110y

13:07 Fairyhouse

Fathom Two

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Downpatrick maiden winner last September but form afterwards largely disappointing until encouraging comeback run at Listowel, staying on well over 2m4f; step up in trip could suit.

9/1

Form: 3

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Half-brother to a couple of bumper winners; failed to complete in first two points, fourth at Loughanmore in April; showed improved form when third at this venue in his first bumper, around 9l in front of fifth-placed Ballybit.
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2

20th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

17:05 Market Rasen

Mount Gallion

12st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Did not take to chasing at end of last year (two attempts) and was tailed off when reappearing over hurdles last month; on a good mark now but needs to have taken considerable benefit from that recent outing.

8/1

4th

2

26th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Mount Gallion

11st 12lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

Won maiden hurdle here (2m, soft) in March 2024 and is well handicapped if judged on that performance, but didn't take to chasing at end of 2024 and this return to hurdling comes after a 163-day break.

5/1

4th

2

26th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Mount Gallion

11st 12lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

Won maiden hurdle here (2m, soft) in March 2024 and is well handicapped if judged on that performance, but didn't take to chasing at end of 2024 and this return to hurdling comes after a 163-day break.

5/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 165 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Not a big price when down the field on debut at Musselburgh, eased when chance had gone.
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2

3rd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:04 Carlisle

Wholly Boley

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Daragh Bourke

Bolted up at Ayr (3m, heavy) in December on third chase start; well beaten back there last month but made a bad mistake six out; he'll be in the picture if rediscovering the form of his December win.

11/1

5

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

14:10 Kelso

Wholly Boley

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Daragh Bourke

Won an Irish point in May 2024 (3m, good to yielding); sound run when second in three-finisher handicap on chase debut at Hexham earlier this month; cheekpieces now tried; a possible.

8/1

2nd

1

3rd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:37 Hexham

Wholly Boley

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Daragh Bourke

Winning pointer but he's generally struggled under rules including in three hurdle runs at Ayr (3m/2m4f) early this year; still lightly raced and now goes handicapping over fences but he needs improvement after 209 days off.

20/1

Form: 5

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Weak form in point-to-points; not a bad effort when fifth at 66-1 on bumper debut at this venue last month, but held by Mount Gallion on that running.
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6th

2

17th Jun 2023

Good

2m 2f 165y

17:10 Downpatrick

Ballybit

12st 0lb

J: Mr B Dunleavy

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

led, soon clear, reduced lead 5f out, headed under 3f out, soon weakened

20/1

5th

2

19th May 2023

Good

2m 1f 65y

20:20 Downpatrick

Ballybit

12st 0lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

Half-brother to French 2m1f-2m4f hurdle winner; fair fifth at Kirkistown in February but other than that his point-to-point form has been modest; Rules debut.

20/1

Form: 9

Last run: 7 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Very poor form in points; mid-field run on hurdling debut at Punchestown last week was a small step in the right direction.
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13th

9

20th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:20 Downpatrick

Moneynabane

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Course winner on soft ground in October last year off 90 over 21.5f and 2lb lower now; best run since when beaten 6.25l over this C&D in August but no impact in two runs since; visor now tried instead of cheekpieces and hard to know what to expect.

22/1

7th

4

26th Aug 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:50 Downpatrick

Moneynabane

11st 7lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Sole win did at least come here over hurdles last October and again ran well back here in that discipline two starts back; however, he was soon in trouble when tailed off on his chase debut at Kilbeggan only last Friday (beaten too far out to blame the trip of 3m1f); cheekpieces tried.

20/1

10th

6

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Moneynabane

11st 7lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

towards rear

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam is a half-sister to bumper winner Tintern Abbey, unlikely to feature on debut.
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5th

5

26th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 5f 210y

12:10 Punchestown

Party Rocker

11st 12lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: John J Maguire

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in last throughout

200/1

15th

9

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

11:50 Navan

Party Rocker

11st 12lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: John J Maguire

Shown nothing in three outings so far; pulled up latest.

200/1

0

7

25th Aug 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

18:10 Kilbeggan

Party Rocker

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John G Carr

Tailed off in Downpatrick bumper and Killarney maiden hurdle when trained by John Maguire; first start for new yard.

50/1

Form: 6-22

Last run: 13 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in bumpers at Ballinrobe and Kilbeggan, beaten by a Willie Mullins-trained favourite both times; the experience of those runs, coupled with race-fitness, gives him a good opportunity against the Mullins runners this time.
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1

30th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 185y

13:45 Downpatrick

Arabian Diamond

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Sligo bumper winner on good ground; 0-6 over hurdles but has run well in defeat including on recent return from 212-day absence when staying on third behind a ready winner in 2m4f Leopardstown maiden; sure to be thereabouts but weight concession makes it tough.

4/1

3rd

1

3rd Mar 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

13:00 Leopardstown

Arabian Diamond

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

in touch with leaders, headway 3 out, went third after 2 out, switched right last, kept on

5/1

3rd

2

3rd Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 175y

13:55 Galway

Arabian Diamond

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

in touch with leaders, headway after 3 out, kept on and went third towards finish, no match for first two

9/2

Form: 7/

Last run: 508 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at Down Royal early last year on only start for Willie Mullins; best watched, though he is a well-related type and the very experienced Declan Lavery is aboard.
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4

17th Jun 2023

Good

2m 2f 165y

17:10 Downpatrick

Jackpot Lad

12st 0lb

J: Mr D G Lavery

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

in rear

14/1

Non-runners

Arabian Diamond

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €4.90
Straight Forecast €5.66
Trifecta €25.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Arabian Diamond

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Abi's Champ

The Irish Sun:

New Sheriff

TOPSPEED:

Arabian Diamond

POSTDATA:

Arabian Diamond