Dennison JCB Maiden Hunters Chase – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

19:07

Dennison JCB Maiden Hunters Chase

Date 2025-05-23

Distance 2m7f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 6m 5.10s (slow by 20.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Grageen (IRE) Mr P A King · William P Murphy	3/1	Won
2nd	Western Wishes (IRE) Mr D J Hanlon · Patrick Eugene Turley	14/1	2.5
3rd	Yewtree Hill (IRE) Mr S R Hamilton · Patrick Eugene Turley	10/1	10
4th	Squire Ohara (IRE) Mr B M Coonan · A J Martin	3/1	0.3
5th	King In The Park (IRE) Mr B O'Neill · D M Christie	11/2	59

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Chiefs Kingdom (IRE) Mr J W Hendrick · Paul Nolan	7/4F
P.U.	Mellow Glory (IRE) Mr F P Murphy · Peter Maher	80/1

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Chiefs Kingdom Bay J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Paul Nolan	J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Paul Nolan	168	t	34/52-	-	106	93	—	—	—	-23	10.8	15/8 35%
Fair form over hurdles and has also run well in a beginners' chase, good chance here
2	Grageen Bay J:Mr P A King(5) T:William P Murphy	J:Mr P A King(5) T:William P Murphy	168	p	23306-	-	104	32	24d	—	—	-14	11	11/4 27%
Second in this race 12 months ago but looks vulnerable on more recent form
5	Squire Ohara Bay J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:A J Martin	J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:A J Martin	168	t	23212-	-	113	67	21d	—	—	+1	23.1	3/1 25%
Deserved his point win after several placed efforts, another sound effort at Punchestown
3	King In The Park Bay J:Mr B O'Neill T:D M Christie	J:Mr B O'Neill T:D M Christie	168	p	3141-U	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	5/1 17%
2-14 in points, with both victories gained in recent months, top rider aboard, cheekpieces
7	Yewtree Hill Brown J:Mr S R Hamilton(7) T:Patrick Eugene Turley	J:Mr S R Hamilton(7) T:Patrick Eugene Turley	168	t	21136-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	12.7	16/1 6%
Won twice in points during the winter, soundly beaten on last two outings
6	Western Wishes Bay J:Mr D J Hanlon(7) T:Patrick Eugene Turley	J:Mr D J Hanlon(7) T:Patrick Eugene Turley	168	t	144DP3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	2.7	40/1 2%
Has won only one of his 18 starts in points, moderate third at Loughanmore last time
4	Mellow Glory Bay J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:Peter Maher	J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:Peter Maher	168	p	6P35P-	-	55	-	24d	—	—	-2	0.6	100/1 1%
Weak form in points, pulled up at Thurles, struggled in the Ladies' Cup at Punchestown

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Chiefs Kingdom	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	15/8
Grageen	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	85/40
Squire Ohara	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
King In The Park	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Yewtree Hill	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Western Wishes	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Mellow Glory	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Squire Ohara

23.1

OR: 0 Form: 16.4 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Yewtree Hill

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 11.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Grageen

OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 7.6

11/4

Chiefs Kingdom

10.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.8

15/8

King In The Park

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Western Wishes

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Mellow Glory

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chiefs Kingdom	—	106	93
Grageen	—	104	32
Squire Ohara	—	113	67
King In The Park	—	—	—
Yewtree Hill	—	—	—
Western Wishes	—	—	—
Mellow Glory	—	55	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Squire Ohara	21d ago	Fit
Grageen	24d ago	Fit
Mellow Glory	24d ago	Fit
Chiefs Kingdom	—	—
King In The Park	—	—
Yewtree Hill	—	—
Western Wishes	—	—