29 Mar 2026 15:17 Downpatrick
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €7,200); Distance: 2m 1f 165y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Soft in places).
Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Lips Freedom (GER) (colt, chestnut, 10 9) |
0-0000 / 6 |
Flat (161), Jump (68) |
Donagh Meyler | A Kinirons Tinnahinch Construction… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged before last, led narrowly last, soon asserted, ridden and kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 2¾ L |
Dairy Force (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
5-U0244 / 7 |
Jump (54) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott McConnell & O'Shea… |
7/4 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer after 2 out, challenged and slight mistake last, soon ridden in 2nd, no impression on winner closing stages, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 2¾ L |
Metamorpheus (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) |
404808 / 7 |
Flat (256), Jump (76) |
Darragh O'Keeffe | A McNamara Mrs Rhona McNamara |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th but closer after 2 out, ridden and no impression on leaders last, kept on same pace closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
10 |
| 4½ L |
Blue Reed (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
604267 / 7 |
Jump (31) | Danny Gilligan | C Collins Rocket Syndicate |
11/2 | |
| led, slight mistake 2 out, pressed before last, headed last and ridden, no extra run-in, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 2¼ L |
Coolboy Christy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
508064 / 5 |
Jump (27) | Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell Geesala Racing… |
4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress before 3 out, 6th and slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, no impression before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 9½ L |
Gamigin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
53-0026 / 8 |
Flat (158), Jump (22) |
Carl Millar | N C Kelly Mrs Shauna Kelly |
14/1 | |
| held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden in 5th after 2 out, no impression before last | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Brave Soldier (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
6-4430U / 6 |
Jump (93) | Eoin Staples | M M McNiff Queen Maeve Racing… |
18/1 | |
| soon mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 1¼ L |
Splashing Out (IRE) (filly, bay, 12 0) |
56-1P76 / 8 |
Jump (38) | Simon Torrens | E Griffin John P McManus |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, soon towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra before next | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 19 L |
Dunany Point (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
862368 / 7 |
Jump (21) | Ricky Doyle | Conor Maxwell Breen White |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
10th |
9 |
| 16 L |
Your Call (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) |
5459 / 4 |
Flat (279), Jump (176) |
Caragh Monaghan | L Lennon Miss J Wilson |
66/1 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 1st, dropped to mid-division after 2nd, towards rear halfway, ridden and no extra before 4 out | ||||||||||