AJC Group Handicap Chase – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

17:28

AJC Group Handicap Chase

Date 2025-07-14

Distance 2m7f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (9)

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
5	Our Zebo Grey J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Noel C Kelly	160	b	P21-10	87	106	-	34d	—	—	-21	24.6	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Has been doing well over hurdles and rated 22lb lower for this return to chasing
6	Thehairyfella Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	153	p	P0-3P3	80	108	66	15d	—	—	-5	12.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not the easiest to predict but has finished third in two of his last three chases
3	Mrs Biddle Bay J:J J Slevin T:Garrett James Power	J:J J Slevin T:Garrett James Power	163	t	25P32-	90	-	-	276d	—	—	+10	20	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Competitive form here over hurdles; off for a while but interesting on chase debut
4	Jimli's Cave Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:R K Watson	J:Mike O'Connor T:R K Watson	162	b	1P0-37	89	91	57	58d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won here over hurdles and has performed okay in his two chases; likely contender
2	Backonthegoagain Grey J:Jordan Gainford T:Colin Bowe	J:Jordan Gainford T:Colin Bowe	164	p	070-P8	91	-	-	34d	—	—	+5	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual point winner but achieved little in seven runs over hurdles; now goes over fences
8	Ocodango Boy Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Peter McCreery	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Peter McCreery	149	p	U644U-	76	97	44	276d	—	—	+1	8.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
0-7 over fences, though was chasing the winner when unseating late on over C&D in October
7	Rust To Riches Chestnut J:G B Noonan(5) T:C A McBratney	J:G B Noonan(5) T:C A McBratney	151	b	P53-90	78	92	-	37d	—	—	+3	8.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
0-15 under rules; ran third in a 3m2f chase here in April but below that level since
9	Fr Gilligansvoyge Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:John G Carr	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:John G Carr	140	tv	64PP-9	67	97	51	35d	—	—	+1	5.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-25 over hurdles and 1-35 as a chaser; now a veteran and can be taken on
NR	Committee Meeting Black J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	166	p	66PU-8	93	93	-	13d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Placed over hurdles; this would be his most realistic opening yet as a chaser

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Our Zebo	evn	evn	evn	evn	10/11
Thehairyfella	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Mrs Biddle	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Jimli's Cave	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Backonthegoagain	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Ocodango Boy	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Rust To Riches	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Fr Gilligansvoyge	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Committee Meeting	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Our Zebo

24.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Mrs Biddle

OR: 10 Form: 7.4 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Thehairyfella

12.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Backonthegoagain

12.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Jimli's Cave

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Committee Meeting

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ocodango Boy

8.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Rust To Riches

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Fr Gilligansvoyge

5.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Committee Meeting	93	93	—
Backonthegoagain	91	—	—
Mrs Biddle	90	—	—
Jimli's Cave	89	91	57
Our Zebo	87	106	—
Thehairyfella	80	108	66
Rust To Riches	78	92	—
Ocodango Boy	76	97	44
Fr Gilligansvoyge	67	97	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Committee Meeting	13d ago	Quick return
Thehairyfella	15d ago	Fit
Our Zebo	34d ago	Fit
Backonthegoagain	34d ago	Fit
Fr Gilligansvoyge	35d ago	Fit
Rust To Riches	37d ago	Fit
Jimli's Cave	58d ago	Fresh
Mrs Biddle	276d ago	Long break
Ocodango Boy	276d ago	Long break