Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

17:15

Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase

Date 2025-03-30

Distance 2m7f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 6m 13.80s (slow by 28.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Asphalt Cowboy (IRE) Mr M N Sharpe · Stephen Gerard Carey	4/1	Won
2nd	Cause For Comment (FR) Mr P W Mullins · Stephen Gerard Carey	6/4F	.5
3rd	Last Round (IRE) Mr H C Swan · Gordon Elliott	15/2	5
4th	Cosmic Blizzard (IRE) Miss T Quail · S Curling	9/1	6.5
5th	Step Up Son (IRE) Mr C Mullins · David K Walsh	4/1	34
6th	Townhill Lass (IRE) Mr Finn Buckley · D McNamara	80/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	DrumcLiff Bay (IRE) Mr N McParlan · Mark Michael McNiff	17/2
U.R.	Kingston Coole (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · D McNamara	150/1

Runners (8)

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
6	Cause For Comment Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:Stephen Gerard Carey	J:Mr P W Mullins T:Stephen Gerard Carey	166	—	532	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	20	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Promise in a Galway bumper and two points for Willie Mullins, new yard now, considered
5	Step Up Son Bay J:Mr C Mullins(7) T:David K Walsh	J:Mr C Mullins(7) T:David K Walsh	168	—	4P-P2D2	-	133	6	22d	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-12 in points, fine effort at big odds latest at Gowran, big chance if handles the ground
1	Asphalt Cowboy Bay J:Mr M N Sharpe(7) T:Stephen Gerard Carey	J:Mr M N Sharpe(7) T:Stephen Gerard Carey	168	p	1O-132	-	117	102	24d	—	—	-12	4.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
2-10 in points, fine effort in defeat in similar race to this latest, solid chance
4	Last Round Bay J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	168	—	3-133	-	106	93	24d	—	—	-6	5.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won on soft at Tinahely in January, held by Asphalt Cowboy latest, may need softer ground
3	DrumcLiff Bay Bay J:Mr N McParlan T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Mr N McParlan T:Mark Michael McNiff	168	tp	4-5023	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Closely matched with Cosmic Blizzard, has course form, cheekpieces & tongue tie go on
2	Cosmic Blizzard Bay J:Miss T Quail(7) T:S Curling	J:Miss T Quail(7) T:S Curling	168	—	7PP213	106	107	32	—	—	—	+21	27.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1-6 in points, beat Drumcliff Bay on penultimate, can't discount with ground to suit
8	Townhill Lass Bay J:Mr Finn Buckley(7) T:D McNamara	J:Mr Finn Buckley(7) T:D McNamara	161	—	22F-P1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won a maiden point last month, pulled up at Clonmel previously, more needed to win
7	Kingston Coole Grey J:Mr E Finegan(7) T:D McNamara	J:Mr E Finegan(7) T:D McNamara	161	ht	441-PP	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won a point in May 2024, pulled up last two starts, hood and tongue tie now tried

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cause For Comment	11/10	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/8
Step Up Son	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Asphalt Cowboy	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	4/1
Last Round	7/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
DrumcLiff Bay	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Cosmic Blizzard	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Townhill Lass	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Kingston Coole	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cosmic Blizzard

27.5

OR: 14 Form: 11.8 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Cause For Comment

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 12.9

11/8

3rd

Last Round

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Step Up Son

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Asphalt Cowboy

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

DrumcLiff Bay

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Townhill Lass

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Kingston Coole

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cosmic Blizzard	106	107	32
Cause For Comment	—	—	—
Step Up Son	—	133	6
Asphalt Cowboy	—	117	102
Last Round	—	106	93
DrumcLiff Bay	—	—	—
Townhill Lass	—	—	—
Kingston Coole	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Step Up Son	22d ago	Fit
Asphalt Cowboy	24d ago	Fit
Last Round	24d ago	Fit
Cause For Comment	—	—
DrumcLiff Bay	—	—
Cosmic Blizzard	—	—
Townhill Lass	—	—
Kingston Coole	—	—