My Pension Expert Handicap Hurdle – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

15:40

My Pension Expert Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-08-26

Distance 2m5f180y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 30.50s (slow by 18.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Portnacoo (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · H Smyth	15/2	Won
2nd	My Policy (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Patrick Rooney	4/1	17
3rd	Pettigo (IRE) Phillip Enright · Mark Michael McNiff	100/30	.75
4th	Andys Flame (GB) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	3/1F	10
4th	Mustameet Secret (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Hugh Paul Finegan	9/1	0
6th	Dunleer Phoenix (IRE) Finn Brickley · Gordon Elliott	22/1	2.5
7th	Hob's Angel (IRE) Kieran Callaghan · James M Barcoe	40/1	1.75
8th	Circus Act (IRE) Gavin Brouder · J A Nash	7/1	1.25
9th	Quite Incredible (IRE) P J O'Hanlon · Dermot A McLoughlin	12/1	3

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Andys Flame Bay J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell	168	t	/335-8	109	116	86	51d	—	—	-1	21.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Course winner over 2m3f in March 2022, may have needed Bellewstown run after lengthy break
7	Pettigo Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Phillip Enright T:Mark Michael McNiff	144	t	0/6253	85	109	88	15d	—	—	-4	14.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Placed on both starts at this venue in recent months, capable of making her presence felt
5	My Policy Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Patrick Rooney	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Patrick Rooney	154	p	387483	95	112	109	15d	—	—	+3	19	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has made the frame twice at this venue this season; met some trouble in running last time
9	Portnacoo Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:H Smyth	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:H Smyth	143	—	P79-65	84	107	36	5d	—	—	-1	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Showed some ability on stable debut at Sligo last week, may improve enough to feature
4	Circus Act Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:J A Nash	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:J A Nash	154	b	3-5P46	95	113	90	18d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Only one win from 20 hurdles starts but placed six times, needs to improve on recent form
6	Mustameet Secret Bay J:Mr E Finegan(7) T:Hugh Paul Finegan	J:Mr E Finegan(7) T:Hugh Paul Finegan	149	—	4-747P	90	115	107	20d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fair fourth at Cork in July, hard to be confident on the basis of her last two races
2	Quite Incredible Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	166	v	00-18P	107	108	94	20d	—	—	+9	16.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has the merit of being a C&D winner but hard to be confident after Roscommon failure
8	Dunleer Phoenix Bay J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Gordon Elliott	143	p	UP3P-0	84	110	82	15d	—	—	+5	9.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Moderate third at Bellewstown three starts back, weak overall lately, from a leading yard
10	Hob's Angel Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	142	—	007U0-	83	31	-	345d	—	—	+6	9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Some promise in bumpers in 2022, weak hurdles form, off for 12 months, change of stable
NR	Tankardstown Diva Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	163	—	7213-5	104	111	90	28d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Ran well over a trip short of her best at Galway, good prospects on overall form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Andys Flame	11/4	11/4	11/4	7/2	11/4
Pettigo	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
My Policy	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Portnacoo	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Circus Act	10/1	17/2	9/1	10/1	9/1
Mustameet Secret	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Quite Incredible	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Dunleer Phoenix	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Hob's Angel	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Andys Flame

21.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

My Policy

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4.7

9/2

3rd

Quite Incredible

16.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Circus Act

15.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Pettigo

14.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Tankardstown Diva

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Portnacoo

12.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Mustameet Secret

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Dunleer Phoenix

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Hob's Angel

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Andys Flame	109	116	86
Quite Incredible	107	108	94
Tankardstown Diva	104	111	90
My Policy	95	112	109
Circus Act	95	113	90
Mustameet Secret	90	115	107
Pettigo	85	109	88
Portnacoo	84	107	36
Dunleer Phoenix	84	110	82
Hob's Angel	83	31	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Portnacoo	5d ago	Quick return
Pettigo	15d ago	Fit
My Policy	15d ago	Fit
Dunleer Phoenix	15d ago	Fit
Circus Act	18d ago	Fit
Mustameet Secret	20d ago	Fit
Quite Incredible	20d ago	Fit
Tankardstown Diva	28d ago	Fit
Andys Flame	51d ago	Fresh
Hob's Angel	345d ago	Long break