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12:40 Downpatrick (IRE)

Customer Care Christmas Hurdle

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 50y
  • Going: Good, Yielding in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €10,000 added
  • Winner: €6,900
  • 2nd: €1,600
  • 3rd: €700
  • 4th: €400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 44.60s
  • Off Time: 12:40:26
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Arnaud (IRE)

4/5

    2
    Silk -

    Seskinane (IRE)

    2/1

      1
      Silk - Red, white chevron, white star on cap

      Call Box (IRE)

      41 p CCD
      9/1
      • Form 725136
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 106

      held up, 4th halfway, 3rd before 5th, no impression leaders after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace

      2
      Silk - PINK, royal blue triple diamond & diamonds on sleeves, white cap

      Flemross (IRE)

      13 p
      33/1
      • Form 104-59P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 103

      chased leader in 2nd, 3rd from 4th, soon ridden, dropped to rear before 4 out, weakened and completely tailed off

      3
      Silk - Yellow, royal blue triple diamond, royal blue diamonds on sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue diamonds

      Seskinane (IRE)

      46
      2/1
      • Form 142-1D3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 133

      chased leaders in 3rd, 2nd from 4th, ridden after 3 out, no impression winner from 2 out, kept on one pace

      4
      Silk - MAROON, white star & armlet, maroon cap, white star

      Arnaud (IRE)

      186
      4/5
      • Form 5003-11
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 137

      made all, clear from last, easily

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow diamond, yellow sleeves, dark blue diabolo, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Diyala (IRE)

      6 ht
      6/1
      • Form 35217
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      held up in rear, slight mistake 4th, 4th before 4 out, mistake and ridden 3 out, no impression and weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      Seskinane won a Kilbeggan maiden before being disqualified after finishing first at Sligo. He stepped up in class against Rule The World at Naas and ran very well to be beaten just 3three lengths. ARNAUD competed at a high level over hurdles without quite making the top grade but he's been a revelation over fences and jumped superbly to complete a double at Roscommon when Flemross was nine lengths behind. He again gets an age allowance and looks set to land his hat-trick. It's a surprise to find the four-year-old Diyala turning to fences so quickly and he faces a stiff task and though Call Box has a chase victory to his credit on this track it was over a much longer trip

      Formwatch

      Call Box (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Tracked leader, mistake 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, 25l behind Trucking Along (11-6) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Nov.

      Flemross (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, trailing 5 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Sraid Padraig (10-13) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f in Nov, 13 ran.

      Seskinane (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in without troubling winner, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Rule The World (11-10) at Naas 2m 4f hdl in Oct.

      Arnaud (IRE) 9-4 (10-9) Chased leader, closed when mistake 4 out, challenged and on terms next, gained narrow lead 2 out, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well run-in, all out, won at Roscommon 2m chs gf in Jun beating Steps To Freedom (10-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Diyala (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear and took keen hold early, ridden from 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 25l behind Faugheen (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f nh nov hdl.