06 May 2022 18:20 Downpatrick
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,000); Distance: 2m 2f 165y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places).
Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Wild Shot (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 4/33274- / 11 | Flat (44), Jump (196) | S Fitzgerald | J C McConnell Claire Wylie &… | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 2 out, pushed along on outer in close 3rd approaching last, disputed last and led early run-in, ridden to assert inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 2¾ L | Wee Willie Nail (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3- / 7 | Jump (19) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Mr R C Harper | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd before 2nd, pressed leader after 2 out, led briefly approaching last where joined, ridden and headed early run-in, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Aghinagh (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 8U8P- / 5 | Jump (20) | D E Mullins | G O'Leary Gerard O'Leary | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th after 2 out, ridden and no impression at last, kept on one pace run-in, went 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ½ L | Kings Keeper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 40/3223- / 9 | Jump (57) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Morris Morgan Racing | 9/4 | |
| mid-division, slight mistake 1st, improved to 3rd before 2nd, pushed along in 4th before last, ridden in 3rd early run-in, no impression, kept on one pace, 4th again close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 8 L | Dromolought Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 50P- / 5 | Flat (13), Jump (95) | T B Lyons | Gearoid Brouder Ursa Major Racing… | 200/1 | |
| led, not fluent 3rd, pressed after 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, 3rd when bad mistake last, soon ridden and no impression in 4th, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | ½ L | Moving Water (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 4) | 040- / 5 | Jump (19) | J S McGarvey | D McDonogh John P McManus | 66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 4 out, 9th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 6 L | So Scottish (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 144956- / 8 | Jump (33) | Donagh Meyler | E Mullins John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| mid-division on inner, bumped before 2nd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Hollington (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 4) | 9/508- / 7 | Jump (57) | J J Slevin | S R B Crawford Mrs S J Easterby | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 1½ L | Glan Gap (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 6 | Darragh O'Keeffe | D M Christie Declan Donohoe | 9/1 | ||
| mid-division, mistake 1st, 7th 3 out, 6th 2 out, ridden and no impression when pecked last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 6 L | Percy Pi (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5209- / 6 | Jump (95) | Ricky Doyle | B W Duke Brendan W Duke | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders until mistake 1st, soon mid-division, bumped rival before 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 11 L | Closest To Heaven (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 00P- / 4 | Jump (28) | L P Dempsey | G P Cromwell Derryhen Syndicate | 125/1 | |
| always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no extra before 2 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 37 L | St Denis's Well (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | / 7 | C D Maxwell | A Lynch Declans Bar Syndicate | 50/1 | ||
| bucking at start and lost ground, always behind, slight mistake 2nd and slow 3rd, soon detached, ridden and no extra after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | Celine Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0- / 6 | Jump (29) | Reserve 1 | M Fahey Mr James O Regan | 0/0 | ||
| 14 |   | - | Lillys Girl (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | F7- / 8 | Jump (33) | Reserve 2 | D A McLoughlin Robert John Keane | 0/0 | ||
| 15 |   | - | Midnight Fortune (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 0- / 5 | Jump (29) | Reserve 3 | N C Kelly Kenneth McGrath | 0/0 | ||
