Tote Always SP Or Better At Downpatrick Handicap Chase

Downpatrick

15:30

Date 2023-06-17

Distance 2m3f55y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 47.20s (slow by 3.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bal Kauto (FR) Shane Fitzgerald · Declan Queally	6/5F	Won
2nd	Monoxide (GB) Benjamin P Kennedy · Neill McCluskey	11/1	9
3rd	Tick Along (IRE) Conor Maxwell · T G McCourt	6/1	11
4th	Lesssaidthebetter (GB) Mark McDonagh · P J Rothwell	10/1	1.75
5th	Diamondinthemud (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Nigel Thomas Slevin	100/30	10
6th	Let Her Flow (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · J Larkin	50/1	9.5
7th	Go Battle (IRE) Daniel King · Philip M Byrne	15/2	34

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Bal Kauto Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	161	ht	056-11	100	115	33	8d	—	—	-16	26.7	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Backed up Limerick hurdle success with easy win at Clonmel on chase debut, the one to beat
1	Diamondinthemud Bay J:Aidan Kelly(7) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	J:Aidan Kelly(7) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	168	p	2856-5	107	110	40	36d	—	—	+1	20	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Showed a liking for this venue as a hurdler, does not appear well treated over fences
5	Lesssaidthebetter Bay J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:P J Rothwell	140	—	13PU3-	79	106	61	50d	—	—	+5	13.7	2.00/1	9 11%
0-29 under rules, point winner, third in Punchestown's confined Bishopscourt Cup
6	Monoxide Bay J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Neill Mccluskey	J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Neill Mccluskey	140	tb	605-58	79	113	82	17d	—	—	+4	8.6	4.75/1	20 5%
0 from 16 over hurdles and a rating of 80 makes this an impossible task
7	Go Battle Chestnut J:Daniel King(5) T:Philip M Byrne	J:Daniel King(5) T:Philip M Byrne	140	t	2/35-5	79	103	92	23d	—	—	+1	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
May have needed her Limerick run after a break, 5lb out of the handicap, good claimer
4	Let Her Flow Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:J Larkin	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:J Larkin	141	—	55088-	80	58	-	—	—	—	+5	8.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Low-grade handicap hurdler, struggled on the Flat last week, tailed off only chase start
3	Tick Along Grey J:Conor Maxwell T:T G Mccourt	J:Conor Maxwell T:T G Mccourt	150	p	/75-16	89	114	-	15d	—	—	0	13.8	1.75/1	8 13%
Returned from a long absence to record a course handicap hurdle win, modest chase form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bal Kauto	1	10/11	6/5	1	1
Diamondinthemud	7/2	4	7/2	7/2	4
Lesssaidthebetter	9	9	8	9	9
Monoxide	20	18	18	18	18
Go Battle	6	6	13/2	6	6
Let Her Flow	28	25	22	25	25
Tick Along	8	11/2	5	6	11/2

Predictor

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

1st

Bal Kauto

26.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

6/5

2nd

Diamondinthemud

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Tick Along

13.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Lesssaidthebetter

13.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 2.4

Go Battle

13.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Monoxide

8.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Let Her Flow

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Diamondinthemud	107	110	40
Bal Kauto	100	115	33
Tick Along	89	114	—
Let Her Flow	80	58	—
Lesssaidthebetter	79	106	61
Monoxide	79	113	82
Go Battle	79	103	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bal Kauto	8d ago	Quick return
Tick Along	15d ago	Fit
Monoxide	17d ago	Fit
Go Battle	23d ago	Fit
Diamondinthemud	36d ago	Fit
Lesssaidthebetter	50d ago	Fresh
Let Her Flow	—	—