2025-03-30 Downpatrick 14:20
Downpatrick

Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f185y

Going: Good

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 14

Winning time: 5m 33.50s (slow by 21.30s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

2 Seskin Flash

J:Keith Donoghue T:J P Dempsey

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:96 SP:5/2F

Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway into midfield before 6th - went third before 2 out - led going easily after last - nudged along run-in - went clear inside final 110yds - easily(op 2/1)

2 7½

11 Our Zebo

J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Noel C Kelly

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:87 SP:14/1

Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - went fourth run-in - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 16/1)

3 1¾ 9¼

6 Cher Tara

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:92 SP:4/1

Prominent - in touch with leaders before 2nd - headway before 3 out - disputed lead before last - no extra run-in(op 7/2)

4 nse 9¼

1 Kalsman

J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:96 SP:20/1

Took keen hold - led - joined before last - headed after last - lost two places when no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1)

5 7½ 16¾

12 Coco Lightning

J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins

Age:8 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:85 SP:5/1

Midfield - headway before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2)

6 2¾ 19½

8 Ilbdare

J:Phillip Enright T:Mark Michael McNiff

Age:5 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:91 SP:15/2

Towards rear - headway into midfield before 7th - went fourth before 2 out - lost two places and weakened run-in(tchd 17/2)

7 2 21½

7 Voice Of Reason

J:Paddy Cleary(7) T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:92 SP:16/1

Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 3 out - weakened approaching last

8 ½ 22

13 Doyen Flyer

J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:84 SP:10/1

Held up in rear - not fluent last - some headway run-in - no impression(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

9 6½ 28½

4 Peckham Springs

J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin

Age:8 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:95 SP:22/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)

10 7 35½

10 Fire Force

J:Ben Harvey T:William Harvey

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:87 SP:66/1

Never better than midfield(op 50/1)

11 10 45½

9 Kilkee Royal

J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin

Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:90 SP:16/1

Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 1st - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1)

12 15 60½

14 Are We Dancing

J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Liam Lennon

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:80 SP:80/1

Prominent - weakened 2 out(op 50/1)

13 4¼ 64¾

5 Jimli's Cave

J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson

Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:93 SP:16/1

Prominent early - dropped to midfield before 1st - dropped to rear halfway - detached after 3 out(tchd 18/1)

14 26 90¾

3 Caulaincourt

J:Richard Deegan T:Peter John Flood

Age:5 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:95 SP:66/1

Prominent early - not fluent and dropped to midfield 1st - weakened before 3 out(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.50

Tote place: €1.50 €5 €1.80

Exacta: €50.10

Trifecta: €198.80

Tricast: €144.32

CSF: €37.69