August 11 / 14.48 Downpatrick

14.48

Good

Congratulations To Pinkerton On Winning The Tote Galway Plate Rated Hurdle

  • Prize money: £8208.7
  • 2m 1f 165y
  • 8 runners
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Congratulations To Pinkerton On Winning The Tote Galway Plate Rated Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3-3212 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Has hit a very decent level of form over the summer, winning a Sligo maiden hurdle and a Killarney Flat maiden; surpassed that when runner-up in a novice hurdle at Galway; looks the one to beat.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

15th

6

(12)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 210y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Mordor

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Gordon Elliott

Brought from Ireland last year for Glorious Goodwood (2m4f, soft; second off 6lb lower than today) and the Cesarewitch (2m2f, good to firm; 14th); reappeared this spring with a career best on Flat to win at Navan (1m6f, heavy) and a creditable third in 3m hurdle race, but another career high is needed.

20/1

3rd

1

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 50y

18:30 Kilbeggan

Mordor

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Dual hurdles winner was last seen over timber finishing eighth of 24 in the 2025 Martin Pipe (2m5f, good to soft); kept on Flat since then and added a third win in that sphere when successful at Navan last time (1m6f, heavy); most of his wins came on good ground, so leading contender back over obstacles fit and in form.

9/4

3rd

3

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Punchestown

Mordor

12st 6lb

J: Maxime De Chambord

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 126 over fences and 94 on the Flat, 1m6f win off 87 at Navan latest, leading chance.

9/4

11/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: -92411 CD

Last run: 3 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Four of his 13 wins have come here; probably has his own ideas about the game now and comes here on the back of an extraordinary success in a claiming hurdle at Sligo on Thursday when he bolted up after being very reluctant to race; respected back in handicap company.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

7

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

16:53 Bellewstown

Dollar Value

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Prolific winner under both codes, last two hurdle wins were in claimers at Roscommon and Sligo last summer; fourth to Ahead Of The Posse when attempting repeat Roscommon win on latest but enjoys a big turn around in the weights with that rival here so has to be considered a major player.

11/4

4th

6

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 125y

16:30 Roscommon

Dollar Value

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Comfortable winner of this race 12 months ago (on good ground) and ran okay in a handicap 22 days ago when returning from a lengthy break; likely to go well.

4/1

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8/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: P27-07 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won his first two completed starts over fences last October; needs to bounce back from two poor efforts in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle and a Galway conditions chase; new headgear tried here but others preferred.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

2

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

The Big Chap

11st 10lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Paul W Flynn

in rear

20/1

8th

2

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

The Big Chap

11st 10lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Paul W Flynn

in rear

20/1

1

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

14:15 Limerick

The Big Chap

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Paul W Flynn

Outran his 80-1 odds when third at Navan three weeks ago (2m4f, soft) but looks to have little margin for error off this mark.

12/1

Form: 20/00- C

Last run: 253 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Form faded after finishing second in a valuable Cork handicap hurdle at Easter 2023; off since December and best watched in a competitive heat.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

11th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:48 Downpatrick

Legacy Thor

11st 2lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Form faded after finishing second in a valuable Cork handicap hurdle at Easter 2023; off since December and best watched in a competitive heat.

25/1

12th

8

2nd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 3f 165y

15:10 Fairyhouse

Legacy Thor

11st 5lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: S R B Crawford

Hasn't won since 2020 and was inconsistent last term; showed nothing on his recent return when tailed off at Down Royal; step back up in trip will help at least.

16/1

11th

10

11th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

13:45 Down Royal

Legacy Thor

10st 4lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: S R B Crawford

Back last season after two years off, best effort when a close second in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Cork in April; best watched after almost seven months off.

33/1

Form: /993-0

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler; followed an excellent third in a Punchestown festival handicap hurdle by landing a Flat handicap at Navan; not at quite the same level since but comes into the equation if at his best.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 120y

16:30 Navan

Global Export

10st 8lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

in rear

14/1

3rd

5

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:20 Navan

Global Export

10st 3lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

towards rear, headway from 4 out, in touch with leaders on inner 3 out, went third 2 out, no impression when bad mistake last, kept on

10/1

Form: 4-1227 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Below her best in a Galway Listed novice but came into that race in consistent form; should be thereabouts if returning to that level.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

3

11th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:48 Downpatrick

Instant Tendance

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Below her best in a Galway Listed novice but came into that race in consistent form; should be thereabouts if returning to that level.

5/1

7th

7

30th Jul 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Galway

Instant Tendance

11st 2lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful form in bumpers; has picked up plenty of hurdling experience, notching wins at Navan in March and last month when readily landing odds in poorly-contested 2m2f Kilbeggan mares' event; only caught late in Sligo mares' handicap over same trip; soundly beaten in four-runner mares' event at Killarney; officially rated on a par with Gale Mahler.

9/2

2nd

1

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 4f 85y

17:32 Killarney

Instant Tendance

11st 1lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

led, headed and raced in second before 2nd, not fluent and lost second 4th, went second again before 3 out, no chance with winner approaching last, kept on

11/2

Form: 50464-

Last run: 161 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Decent juvenile hurdler; best run last season when a creditable sixth in a very competitive handicap hurdle at the Dublin racing festival; interesting on his first run since March.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

18:39 Ballinrobe

Sir Allen

12st 0lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

2-14 over hurdles; returned from a long layoff with a decisive Flat win at Navan in March (1m6f, heavy); well beaten off this hurdles mark at Roscommon last month; capable of better, appears to be ground-versatile.

6/1

4th

5

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:48 Roscommon

Sir Allen

11st 7lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

2-13 over timber; returned from mammoth layoff with decisive Flat win at Navan in March (1m6f, heavy); given time to get over those exertions and returns to hurdling off what may be a workable mark; could go well.

11/1

Form: 1-

Last run: 269 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Dual winner on the Flat in 2023; made a winning hurdles debut in a juvenile maiden at Punchestown in November; tough ask here for one so inexperienced after nine months off but well worth watching.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

21th

23

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

14:30 Punchestown

Semblance Of Order

11st 1lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: A Oliver

midfield

33/1

21th

23

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

14:30 Punchestown

Semblance Of Order

11st 1lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: A Oliver

midfield

33/1

12th

1

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 50y

14:18 Limerick

Semblance Of Order

11st 12lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: A Oliver

Maiden hurdle winner last season but struggled in handicap company since and no signs of a revival at Naas last month.

16/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €7.00
Straight Forecast €6.27
Trifecta €41.60

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Dollar Value

SPOTLIGHT:

Mordor

The Irish Sun:

Semblance Of Order

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Sir Allen

POSTDATA:

Dollar Value