Race cards · Fri 17 Sep
Friday 17 September · Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
14:35 Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
- Distance
- 2m 1f 165y
- Going
- Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10000
- Runners
- 14
Race preview
FASSBENDER gets the vote to defy top weight. Mark McNiff's charge has gone close on a number of occasions this summer, including in a blanket finish over course and distance in June, and beat all bar Mullins Cross over a similar trip at Sligo last month. Alexharwill filled the runner-up spot on both outings here last month and is closely matched with Ask The Leader, who recorded a shock win on the latest of those starts. Mater Matuta won a maiden on the Flat for Jim Bolger back in 2019 and holds solid claims in this company having been placed on her latest two handicap hurdle runs over this trip. Jordan Gainford again claims a valuable 5lb.