June 14 / 15.55 Downpatrick

15.55

Good To Yielding

Dunlop Homes Rated Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 1f 165y
  • 10 runners
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Dunlop Homes Rated Novice Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 897-20

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner; stand-out effort over hurdles when a 2.25l second of 15 off 93 at Sligo (2m2f, good) on penultimate; didn't build on that at Tramore on latest; capable of better but risks attached.
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1st

10

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

15:55 Downpatrick

Blue Moon Boy

10st 8lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Andrew Kinirons

Dual Flat winner; stand-out effort over hurdles when a 2.25l second of 15 off 93 at Sligo (2m2f, good) on penultimate; didn't build on that at Tramore on latest; capable of better but risks attached.

14/1

12th

3

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:30 Tramore

Blue Moon Boy

11st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Andrew Kinirons

2-7 on the Flat; left maiden hurdle form behind when a keeping on 2.25l second of 15 on handicap debut at Sligo (2m2f, good); raised 3lb; debatable whether this sharper test will suit but he's a player.

9/2

2nd

6

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

18:28 Sligo

Blue Moon Boy

11st 2lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Andrew Kinirons

Dual winner and rated 73 on the Flat; has to be of interest off 93 in this sphere after a warm-up on the Flat in March.

11/2

13/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: U45-16 CD BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Goes well at this venue and won a C&D handicap off 92 on her penultimate start (2m2f, good); failed to back that up off 7lb higher mark over 2m3f on latest; place shout if she can get back on track.
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4th

9

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:18 Kilbeggan

Sea Of Doubt

11st 3lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Won at Downpatrick in May over 2m2f; some good runs since mixing hurdles with fences but was below form at Tramore last time and needs to do better.

12/1

6th

5

14th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:50 Tramore

Sea Of Doubt

11st 8lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Won off 9lb lower on seasonal return at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) in May; was holding form well over hurdles and fences since before unseating early in a handicap chase at Galway on latest; has run well over C&D before; place chance.

100/30

11/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: /34U8-

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Glimmers of promise in maiden hurdles last year and rated 102; decent effort off lowly mark on the Flat at Navan on latest (1m5f, good); rider takes off useful 7lb and would have a place chance on best form over timber.
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6th

5

(15)

4th Sep 2026

Good

1m 4f 194y

19:00 Down Royal

Maxwell Smart

9st 6lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

Sole win came in this race last year off this mark; eyecatching efforts on both recent starts, at Sligo and when coming from way back to finish fourth behind Miss Australie at Navan last week; looks primed for a bold repeat bid.

5/1

4th

16

(3)

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

17:24 Navan

Maxwell Smart

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

Sole win came off 1lb lower at Down Royal (1m5f, good) last September; close third behind Anightaway and Eastern Wind at Sligo on latest and his good run over 1m5f here in June wasn't his first solid effort at this track (fourth in this last year); chance.

9/1

Form: 625-

Last run: 106 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Flat winner on testing ground; 0-3 over hurdles, all three starts coming on heavy ground; not a bad run on second start in this sphere in a Hereford maiden (2m); rain would increase her chance.
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8th

2

16th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 140y

14:20 Tramore

Annies Angel

11st 11lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won as a 2yo on the Flat; some decent efforts in defeat mixing both codes lately but needs to find more on this second handicap hurdle start.

7/1

11th

7

(8)

30th Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Galway

Annies Angel

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Broke her maiden over 1m as a 2yo here in heavy ground but no win since; tried over hurdles recently without success but some decent efforts; not ruled out.

14/1

5th

5

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 204y

19:18 Roscommon

Annies Angel

11st 8lb

J: Joshua Halford

T: Adrian McGuinness

Flat winner on heavy ground; 0-4 over hurdles but some decent efforts all the same; proved she handles better ground when not too far away in fourth at Downpatrick in a rated novice hurdle last time (2m2f, good); can't be dismissed.

6/1

Form: 2/3-76

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Very solid bumper form; placed in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last April but well below that level in two runs over timber this year; cheekpieces tried at Listowel last time retained; needs to revive.
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1st

2

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:35 Killarney

Pure Logic

11st 11lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Maiden showed promise in bumpers in 2024 but has disappointed a bit in handicap company; good third at Limerick (2m4f, good) in July; matched that with 5l third at Tramore nine days ago; needs more but definitely capable; tongue-tie added with existing cheekpieces.

15/2

3rd

2

13th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:48 Tramore

Pure Logic

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Maiden showed promise in four bumpers in 2024 and in two maiden hurdles last year; hit and miss this year and has to rebound from two poor runs.

20/1

5

26th Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

17:12 Uttoxeter

Pure Logic

11st 8lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

0-11 overall, mostly in Ireland, and she's not yet lived up to her bumper form; cheekpieces last four starts, tailed off in a handicap at Stratford (extended 2m2f) latest; stays 2m4f but this needs to be one of her good days.

12/1

Form: 88017-

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Shock win when bolting up at 40-1 off 93 at Cork in April (2m, yielding); midfield off revised mark at Limerick later that month, but testing ground may not have suited; could resume progress returned to a sounder surface.
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2nd

3

24th Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 44y

17:26 Ballinrobe

Houndsworth

10st 7lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Won off 8lb lower at Cork in April (2m, yielding); back to form with solid 2.25l fourth of 14 here over 16.5f (good) on latest; has weakened late on both previous starts at this sort of trip so stamina a concern.

6/1

4th

6

10th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 109y

18:27 Ballinrobe

Houndsworth

11st 0lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Shock winner at Cork in April (2m, yielding); mid-field off revised mark at Limerick later that month, when testing ground may not have suited; unplaced favourite in a novice contest at Downpatrick; moderate run at this venue last month, jumped untidily at times.

12/1

5th

2

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

17:39 Ballinrobe

Houndsworth

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Shock win when bolting up at 40-1 off 93 at Cork in April (2m, yielding); mid-field off revised mark at Limerick later that month, when testing ground may not have suited; unplaced favourite in a novice contest at Downpatrick last month.

6/1

Form: 9778-1

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Left previous ordinary form behind when winning a Tramore maiden hurdle 15 days ago (2m6f, good) in first-time hood (retained); handed a rating of 102 for that; raider claims 7lb but whether this sharper test will suit is debatable.
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8

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:18 Kilbeggan

Butch Coolidge

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: David Harry Kelly

Maiden hurdle winner at Tramore (2m6f) in May; posted a good Tramore novice run last month but not as good in a Killarney handicap since so has to rebound down in trip.

16/1

9th

14

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 80y

15:10 Killarney

Butch Coolidge

10st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: David Harry Kelly

Got a 9lb hike for winning a Tramore maiden hurdle in May; well held in three novice hurdles since; 4lb wrong on his handicap debut and probably safe to look elsewhere.

16/1

4th

7

13th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:18 Tramore

Butch Coolidge

10st 13lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: David Harry Kelly

Won a maiden hurdle over 2m6f here in May; a decent run in a Downpatrick novice since but was beaten 32l there last time; has a lot to do in this company on these terms.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 458-23

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Maiden rated 105 after eight fruitless runs over hurdles; highly tried at times but beaten 11l and 20l on first two starts for this yard in maiden hurdles when second at Sligo (2m2f, good) and third at Wexford (2m4f, gd-yld); place shout again.
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8th

1

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

15:55 Downpatrick

Lumiere Du Large

11st 9lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Maiden rated 105 after eight fruitless runs over hurdles; highly tried at times but beaten 11l and 20l on first two starts for this yard in maiden hurdles when second at Sligo (2m2f, good) and third at Wexford (2m4f, gd-yld); place shout again.

7/2

3rd

2

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

18:49 Wexford

Lumiere Du Large

11st 5lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Flat winner and second over hurdles in France; out of her depth in Grade 1s at huge prices in early 2025 and regressed alarmingly in three runs last season before leaving Willie Mullins; some encouragement can be taken from her recent second at Sligo on first start for Gordon Elliott; however, this appears to be a deeper race.

9/2

Form: P-

Last run: 222 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat AW winner was pulled up on sole start over hurdles in November; soundly beaten on return from a break on the Flat latest; hood added to tongue tie.
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18th

15

(11)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:08 Curragh

Beat The Devil

9st 6lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Patrick Magee

Best form is on the AW but was only 2l behind Mint Man over C&D on latest, his first try over 6f; could sneak into the money off the same mark with a repeat.

16/1

6th

13

(9)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Beat The Devil

8st 10lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Patrick Magee

1m AW winner off 12lb lower has run poorly in all six starts on turf; back on the level after some moderate efforts over hurdles; unlikely.

16/1

7th

1

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

13:10 Sligo

Beat The Devil

11st 7lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Patrick Magee

Flat winner was pulled-up on hurdles debut in testing ground last November, but a much better effort in a Downpatrick novice last time; penalised 8lb and still needs a fair bit more.

16/1

Form: 8004-0

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
In good hands but yet to show winning potential over hurdles; beaten 35l off 100 on most recent start in Wexford handicap (2m1f, gd-yld); can race keenly; others make more appeal.
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12

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 48y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Fedneys Park

10st 10lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Point-to-point winner but 0-7 hurdling, only glimpses of form in handicaps, retreating when stumbling at the last on latest; tongue-tie tried here for chase debut.

20/1

10th

4

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

15:55 Downpatrick

Fedneys Park

11st 2lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

In good hands but yet to show winning potential over hurdles; beaten 35l off 100 on most recent start in Wexford handicap (2m1f, gd-yld); can race keenly; others make more appeal.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta €36.70
Straight Forecast €48.45
Trifecta €298.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Butch Coolidge

POSTDATA:

Sea Of Doubt

The Irish Sun:

Lumiere Du Large

SPOTLIGHT:

Houndsworth

TOPSPEED:

Butch Coolidge