Racecards
16:05 Downpatrick (IRE)
Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (Northern Region) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 50y
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €9,000 added
- Winner: €5,535
- 2nd: €1,710
- 3rd: €811
- 4th: €360
- Form 663040
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D A McLoughlin
- Jockey C D Maxwell
rear of mid-division, reminders after 4th, 10th halfway, no extra after 3 out
- Form 5-42676
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Nicole McKenna
- Jockey N P Madden
mid-division, 6th on outer halfway, mistake 5th and soon pushed along in rear, no extra, pulled up after 3 out
- Form 7P0000
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey K C Sexton
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead after 4 out, strongly pressed approaching 2 out, soon headed, ridden and no extra after last
- Form 5-90
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey B J Reynolds
held up towards rear, 12th halfway, some progress after 3 out and 7th next, went 3rd and ridden entering straight, no extra final 100 yards
- Form 809973
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A McCann
- Jockey C M Leonard
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 8th before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in to go 4th on line
- Form 006003
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs S Dawson
- Jockey R Loughran
led, joined after 2nd, led again before 5th until headed after 4 out, no extra after next and moderate 9th 2 out
- Form 86P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Miss E Doyle
- Jockey Sean Flanagan
chased leaders, 7th halfway, reminders after 5th, no extra and towards rear after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight
- Form 80-7754
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D McDonogh
- Jockey B R Dalton
mid-division, 8th halfway, progress 3 out and 4th next, ridden to go 2nd soon after last, under pressure and kept on well run-in to lead closing stages
- Form 098
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Cullen
- Jockey Robbie Colgan
rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off
- Form 079792
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey A Ring
prominent and disputed lead after 2nd, headed before 5th, no extra after 3 out and moderate 10th next
- Form 9700
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey B J Cooper
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden before 4 out, no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off
- Form 125560
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer L Lennon
- Jockey M J Ferris
chased leaders, 9th halfway, pushed along in 6th approaching 2 out, no impression last, kept on one pace
- Form 00/00-09
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Torrens
- Jockey Simon Torrens
towards rear, progress on outer after 3 out, pushed along in 5th and slight mistake next, no impression in 7th last, no extra
- Form 55P0-3P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
towards rear, progress on outer after 3 out, led after 2 out and soon asserted, 4 lengths clear 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace, no extra and headed closing stages
- Form 0/0P-493
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D M O'Brien
- Jockey Paul Townend
towards rear, progress on outer 3 out, pushed along to challenge approaching 2 out, ridden and dropped to 4th last, no extra run-in
In depth
Verdict
Noble Call has a strike-rate of 1-59 but very nearly doubled his tally over this track and trip last week when just failing to hold off The Way It Works with Shabra's Bertolini close behind. There's nothing between them here but the former may just have the call again. Authorized Cadeaux started favourite in that race but never got involved. BORIS BORU had shown little before a very promising run behind Theo over slightly further at Down Royal. With further progress likely, he can gain his first success on just his sixth start over timber. Maighnealta's fourth behind Stolberg at Limerick was a decent run, though that's the closest he's come to winning in 14 starts.
Formwatch
Tethra (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Mid-division early, chased leaders before halfway, mistake 5th and lost place, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 12th of 16, dist behind Cerca Trova (11-7) at Clonmel 2m hcp hvy in Feb.
Infrontofthejudge (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Towards rear, reminder from 7th, pushed along 4 out, no impression approaching next, some headway and mistake 2 out, no extra, 6th of 16, 32 1/4l behind Go It Alone (11-7) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp hvy in Feb.
Scenic Star (IRE) 11-10fav (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Desktop (9-1) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hoodoo Brown 28-1 (8-11) Dwelt, always towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no impression straight, never a factor, 12th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Sea of Blue (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Feb.
Shabra's Bertolini (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, dropped to 4th next, 4th at last, rallied run-in and stayed on to regain 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1l behind The Way It Works (11-2) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp gd in Mar.
Boris Boru (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, progress and left 4th 3 out, ridden and no impression last where left 3rd, kept on well run-in, 3rd of 14, 4 3/4l behind Theo (11-2) at Down Royal 2m 3f hcp sft in Mar.
Sea Scorpion (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, soon lost place and no impression, 6th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Double Scores (11-12) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Mar.
Maighnealta (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Held up, 10th after 3rd, some headway and pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on without threatening run-in, 4th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Stolberg (11-0) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Mar.
Lake Shore Drive (IRE) 100-1 (11-7) Soon raced in 8th, briefly pushed along at stages, slight mistake 7th, no impression approaching straight in last, slight mistake 3 out, no extra, 8th of 9, 27 1/2l behind All Souls (11-7) at Navan 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Noble Call (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Led, slight mistakes 2nd and 4th, clear after 3 out, ridden from next, strongly pressed after last, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind The Way It Works (11-2) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp gd in Mar.
Authorized Cadeaux 9-2jfav (10-4) Always towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon no impression, never a factor, 10th of 11, 19 1/4l behind The Way It Works (11-2) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp gd in Mar.
Benarty Hill (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Prominent and led briefly after 1st, 4th halfway, lost place before 4 out and towards rear when hampered next, no extra, 11th of 14, dist behind Theo (11-2) at Down Royal 2m 3f hcp sft in Mar.
Rich Prince (GER) 66-1 (10-0) Led and clear, reduced advantage entering straight, headed and mistake 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened 2 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Admiral Brian (11-2) at Navan 2m hcp hvy in Feb.
Clonleney (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Held up in last pair, tailed off when blundered 10th, pulled up before 3 out, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Shrewd Move (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, progress entering straight, 5th 3 out, ridden in moderate 3rd and no impression on leaders before 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 23 1/4l behind All The Chimneys (10-13) at Cork 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Our Lizzie (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along into straight, mistake 3 out, soon no extra and eased, not fluent 2 out, last of 9, dist behind All Souls (11-7) at Navan 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Mr Moondance (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear. 16th approaching halfway, still travelling smoothly 3f out, pushed along 2 1/2f out and headway, on terms over 1f out, led and edged left final furlong, stayed on best, won at Navan 1m hcp Yielding in Sep beating Jackie Ellis (9-13) by 2 1/2l, 18 ran.
Tikkereasy (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, 12th last, kept on one pace, 13th of 20, 18l behind Mount Beckham (11-4) at Down Royal 2m mdn sft in Mar.