13:00 Downpatrick
YieldingFranco Hughes Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5794.64
- 2m 2f 165y
- 12 runners
- Win time: 4m 42s
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £16.10
- Place: £5.10
Form: P0-465
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 99
Six career wins, most recently in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in September; has struggled a little for form this year, including on the Flat, and others make more appeal.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 (6) |
18th Jun 2022 Good 1m 4f 175y |
10st 0lb |
towards rear, pushed along and dropped to last over 6f out, became detached from 5f out, eased 3f out, made no impression |
16/1 |
|
9th 7 |
6th May 2022 Good 2m 1f 100y |
11st 7lb |
|
16/1 |
|
10th 5 |
1st Jan 2022 Yielding 3m 0f 110y |
11st 9lb |
Seven-time winner; the most recent of those victories was at Downpatrick in September (2m3f, yielding) off a mark of 99; never involved at Punchestown latest; dropped 2lb for that; others preferred. |
16/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 960-81
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 100
In fine form over the summer and comes here on a hat-trick seeking mission after wins in a Galway Flat handicap and a Down Royal handicap hurdle; up 7lb for that but still potentially well handicapped and has an obvious chance here.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 |
8th Oct 2021 Soft 2m 2f 165y |
10st 13lb |
Youngster has been in good form; won a Flat handicap at Galway and a Down Royal handicap hurdle before second here three weeks ago; could not be ruled out at these weights. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
17th Sep 2021 Yielding 2m 2f 165y |
11st 7lb |
In fine form over the summer and comes here on a hat-trick seeking mission after wins in a Galway Flat handicap and a Down Royal handicap hurdle; up 7lb for that but still potentially well handicapped and has an obvious chance here. |
4/1 |
5/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 23-571
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 96
Came right back to form to land a competitive handicap hurdle at Wexford two weeks ago; up 5lb for that and every chance of another bold showing here.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (1) |
10th Oct 2022 Soft 1m 3f 80y |
9st 6lb |
Won hurdling last year; better in Flat handicaps on better ground this year on latest behind Zebos Beanos (runs in 3.25) at Bellewstown; chance. |
8/1 |
|
4th 5 (18) |
29th Sep 2022 Good 1m 3f 211y |
9st 7lb |
midfield, pushed along from under 3f out, headway when ridden over 1f out, went fourth but no extra inside final furlong, kept on |
16/1 |
|
8th 7 (2) |
25th Aug 2022 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
midfield, ridden and headway when every chance 1f out, weakened final 110yds |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 033-65
Last run: 104 days
W: 11st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 104
Modest enough performer; ran well in a Naas handicap hurdle and a Tramore maiden hurdle in the spring; others preferred.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
25th 18 |
30th Apr 2022 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 0y |
12st 0lb |
14-race maiden and probably needs further; modest form when last seen on Flat. |
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7th 12 |
17th Oct 2021 Good 3m 0f 50y |
11st 7lb |
Flashes of form but needs to raise his game judged on last month's Downpatrick fourth; cheekpieces on for the first time. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
17th Sep 2021 Yielding 2m 2f 165y |
11st 11lb |
Modest enough performer; ran well in a Naas handicap hurdle and a Tramore maiden hurdle in the spring; others preferred. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: -79974
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 81
Still a maiden on the track, but comes in here on the back of a good run in a handicap hurdle at Galway and has an each-way chance on that form.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 1 |
16th Sep 2022 Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 12lb |
jumped left on occasions, briefly led, prominent after 1st, reminders after 5th, weakened after 6th, jumped left and bumped rival 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, tailed off after 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped left throughout) |
5/1 |
|
12th 16 |
5th Sep 2022 Good 2m 6f 110y |
10st 13lb |
towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, tailed off |
16/1 |
|
9th 11 |
17th Aug 2022 Good 3m 1f 119y |
10st 3lb |
prominent in chasing group, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: U935
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 105
Winner on the Flat and has shown some ability in a handful of runs over hurdles; handicapper seems to have taken few chances with him and looks best watched.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (10) |
14th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Poor strike-rate (2-38); hasn't kicked on positively since winning a low-key classified event at Musselburgh (1m4f, good) in July; nothing of any real significance on AW (0-9) and reportedly could go back over hurdles at some point. |
25/1 |
|
13th 1 (12) |
18th Sep 2023 Good To Soft 1m 4f 8y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Not the best of strike-rates; Musselburgh winner off 7lb lower mark in July (1m4f, good) but tailed off at Catterick last time (1m4f, good to soft); needs to bounce back. |
16/1 |
|
11th 11 (11) |
21st Aug 2023 Soft 1m 4f 13y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
It was just a 0-50 classified he won at Musselburgh (1m4f, good) latest and he's gone back up the weights; however, did it with something to spare and could give another good account; effective on slow ground in the past. |
14/1 |
4/1
Form: 804-01 C
Last run: 96 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 99
Stepped up on anything that he had done prevously when readily going clear in a handicap hurdle here in June; up 7lb for that does not look at all excessive and has a big chance of following up.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 |
16th Nov 2023 Soft 3m 2f 202y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
jumped right in rear throughout, lost touch 11th, pulled up after 13th |
33/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
7th Sep 2023 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Generally very disappointing since winning over hurdles in Ireland in June 2021, and is yet to convince over fences; joined new trainer after midfield finish in Roscommon claiming hurdle in July; goes beyond about 2m5f for first time on today's stable debut. |
33/1 |
|
8th 10 |
10th Jul 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 8lb |
towards rear, pushed along and some headway after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 4-5455
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 106
Consistent performer over hurdles since the spring without winning; failed to get home over 2m4f at Down Royal last time and this trip might well suit; each-way chance.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 |
17th Sep 2021 Yielding 2m 2f 165y |
11st 13lb |
Consistent performer over hurdles since the spring without winning; failed to get home over 2m4f at Down Royal last time and this trip might well suit; each-way chance. |
12/1 |
6/1
Form: 83P824 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
Consistent performer whose last victory came in a Cork handicap hurdle last August; returning back from a short stint over fences which included a narrow defeat at Killarney last month; 10lb lower over hurdles with a further 5lb taken off and comes into calculations.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 16 |
23rd Nov 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 46y |
11st 4lb |
Won over fences and hurdles in summer of 2020 but struggling for form when last seen and best watched on yard debut. |
33/1 |
|
0 10 |
30th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
10st 8lb |
led, slow jump and briefly headed when 4th, pecked on landing 5 out, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out |
33/1 |
|
4th 2 |
20th Aug 2023 Yielding 1m 7f 150y |
11st 13lb |
led, headed and raced in second after 2nd |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: -24668
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 96
Second of two career wins came in a Tramore handicap hurdle a year ago; not at his best since the beginning of the summer though and others look more likely.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 |
13th Oct 2022 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
in rear, slightly hampered 1st, mistake 4 out, minor headway after 3 out, never dangerous |
7/1 |
|
11th 8 |
29th Aug 2022 Good 2m 2f 165y |
11st 8lb |
always towards rear, lost touch from 2 out |
6/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
14th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
dwelt start, in rear, headway 4 out, in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out, keeping on when ridden on outer after last, went second towards finish, no match for winner |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 000-
Last run: 151 days
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 87
Down the field in a trio of maiden hurdles earlier in the year; very hard to assess but not hard to conclude that she could be considerably better than that.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 16 |
7th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 7f 165y |
11st 2lb |
Dual chase winner earlier this year, over 2m4f and 2m7f; some decent efforts since then under both disciplines but may prefer better ground. |
10/1 |
|
6th 9 |
11th Oct 2023 Yielding 2m 7f 60y |
10st 12lb |
led narrowly or disputed lead, lost ground 4 out, weakened from 2 out |
9/1 |
|
6th 9 |
15th Sep 2023 Good 2m 7f 110y |
10st 11lb |
Both wins came over fences at the end of last season, the latter success over C&D; however, not in the same form this term from higher mark. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 080-94
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
Winning hurdler in Britain; comes here on the back of two decent enough runs in handicap hurdles at Roscommon and Downpatrick; should go well.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
27th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Won handicap hurdles at Down Royal (2m4f, good; comfortably) and Galway (2m6f, good to yielding; dead-heated) before continuing the good work with a placed effort on the Flat; this is tougher but he looks sure to give his running. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 11 (4) |
31st Aug 2023 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Winner on the Flat and two solid efforts in Dundalk handicaps last winter; has shown his well-being by winning his last two handicap hurdles at Down Royal and Galway; should be more than capable of winning a Flat handicap off this mark and could not be in better form. |
7/2 |
|
1st 1 |
2nd Aug 2023 Soft 2m 6f 111y |
11st 12lb |
prominent, soon went second, pushed along after 2 out, ridden final 110yds, challenging final 110yds, ran on well to lead post, forced dead-heat |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €503.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €482.50 |
| Tricast | €1767.00 |
| Trifecta | €1800.00 |
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