August 28 / 15.50 Downpatrick

15.50

Good

Randox Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5743.36
  • 2m 5f 160y
  • 10 runners
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Randox Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 9-FP20 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Roscommon second in July was encouraging after a couple of failures to complete; reported to be in season when below best at Ballinrobe on latest; 4-1 chance then, entitled to be well fancied now.
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7th

11

27th Oct 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 111y

14:05 Galway

Paidis Passion

10st 7lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Paul W Flynn

led, soon clear, reduced lead 7th, jumped left 8th, headed 2 out, weakened run-in

20/1

3

13th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:55 Cork

Paidis Passion

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Paul W Flynn

Beat Hascoeur Clermont by 5l over 3m1f on good at Roscommon in June on debut for Paul Flynn and only 4lb higher than that day should he rediscover some spark in the new cheekpieces (was behind Bella Bliss the last time).

12/1

1

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 147y

17:45 Roscommon

Paidis Passion

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul W Flynn

Won over 3m1f here on stable debut in June and a couple of fair efforts off her revised mark after that before being pulled up last time; ground versatile.

8/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 05-8F9 CD

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Has tended to show his best form at this venue and at Cartmel but poor form so far in 2023.
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19

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

12:15 Navan

Gladiatorial

11st 1lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Noel C Kelly

Looked booked for second when presented with victory by the faller of the leader at the last in a handicap chase at Sligo last month; well beaten in a handicap hurdle at the same venue last time; a long time since he won over hurdles.

25/1

20/1

  • Place: £5.90

Form: 976975

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Poor form in points and has so far failed to make any significant impression over hurdles; not beaten far in fifth in a nine-runner contest at Perth nine days ago.
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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: 3324-2

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Second here recently with Lighthouse Rose back in fourth; should be in the mix again since that was her first run in almost a year; won a point-to-point and has been placed in four of her five starts over hurdles.
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4th

7

28th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 160y

15:50 Downpatrick

The Grey Monty

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Second here recently with Lighthouse Rose back in fourth; should be in the mix again since that was her first run in almost a year; won a point-to-point and has been placed in four of her five starts over hurdles.

5/2

2nd

5

13th Aug 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 165y

15:40 Downpatrick

The Grey Monty

10st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Point winner went hurdling last year; placed in maidens at Sligo (twice) and Wexford; ran poorly in Cartmel chase just under a year ago and not seen since; handicap debut over hurdles.

11/2

Form: -83651 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Handled testing conditions well when winning readily at Tramore, different ground now unless there is a marked deterioration; form this season has included a third placing over a shorter trip at this venue.
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No Results Found

Form: 0-F074 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
All three wins have come over C&D; however, has been well below her best in recent months and has 6 1/2l to find with The Grey Monty on running here last time.
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0

2

27th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 47y

16:30 Sligo

Lighthouse Rose

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

towards rear, bad mistake and pulled up 9th

10/1

6th

4

28th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 160y

15:50 Downpatrick

Lighthouse Rose

11st 10lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Mark Michael McNiff

All three wins have come over C&D; however, has been well below her best in recent months and has 6 1/2l to find with The Grey Monty on running here last time.

7/1

4th

3

13th Aug 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 165y

15:40 Downpatrick

Lighthouse Rose

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

All three wins have come over C&D, two of them in this race; well held both completed starts this term but it was the same story before last year's victory and she could easily bounce back to form again; blinkers.

10/1

Form: 127-88

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Kilbeggan winner over hurdles and fences last year; well below best in a handicap chase there in May after a break; not disgraced over a trip short of his best at Galway.
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1st

3

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 90y

15:35 Sligo

Sargent Lightfoot

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Adrian Murray

Rated 6lb lower over hurdles; solid second at Ballinrobe over fences when last seen (2m3f, good); less impressive in two hurdle starts this year, last seen over timber with a midfield finish at the Punchestown festival (2m, yielding); this distance is likely his minimum.

13/2

2nd

8

26th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Sargent Lightfoot

10st 10lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Adrian Murray

In good form over both hurdles and fences last summer on good ground, winning over hurdles at Punchestown; runner-up over fences at Limerick in March; unplaced twice over hurdles more recently.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: -932F1

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Opened her account with emphatic Sligo maiden win over 2m2f; the extra 7lb may anchor her, though worth bearing in mind that she has run well at this venue in the past.
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8th

15

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Glendars Mahler

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Won a 2m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last year; was running well at Punchestown on debut for this yard in race won by Due Course when hampered two out; interesting.

14/1

8th

15

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Glendars Mahler

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Won a 2m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last year; was running well at Punchestown on debut for this yard in race won by Due Course when hampered two out; interesting.

14/1

Form: B3-60S D

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Veteran has gone a long time without a win; several good runs in defeat last year and also when third in a handicap chase at Punchestown in April; back over hurdles for last two runs, down the field at Galway, slipped up at Tramore; trainer won this race 12 months ago.
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2

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 194y

15:40 Sligo

Snugsborough Benny

12st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

Old boy has been off since August; had decent form over fences a year ago but will surely be better for this.

33/1

9th

1

28th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 160y

15:50 Downpatrick

Snugsborough Benny

12st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

Veteran has gone a long time without a win; several good runs in defeat last year and also when third in a handicap chase at Punchestown in April; back over hurdles for last two runs, down the field at Galway, slipped up at Tramore; trainer won this race 12 months ago.

14/1

0

1

18th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:18 Tramore

Snugsborough Benny

12st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

towards rear of midfield, midfield when slipped up on turn before 6th

20/1

Form: 2U-97P

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Poor form this year; merits some respect on the basis of two second placings over C&D last season.
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10th

10

28th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 160y

15:50 Downpatrick

Porky Rush

10st 0lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Ms M Flynn

Poor form this year; merits some respect on the basis of two second placings over C&D last season.

14/1

0

16

27th Jul 2023

Soft

2m 6f 0y

18:35 Limerick

Porky Rush

10st 13lb

J: Conor Brassil

T: Ms M Flynn

Three times he's finished runner-up in handicaps and he stays this far; second run back from an absence was better than the first and he could go well.

16/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €79.80
Straight Forecast €48.00
Tricast €780.63

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Joshua Chamberlain

TOPSPEED:

Moneynabane

SPOTLIGHT:

The Grey Monty

The Irish Sun:

Glendars Mahler

POSTDATA:

Joshua Chamberlain