Sunday 20 March · Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
14:40 Toals Bookmakers Rated Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 2f 165y
- Going
- Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 16000
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
PRIORY PARK looked a progressive sort when following up a Thurles victory with another over 2m4f at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting. The step up to three miles proved too far last time at the Dublin Racing Festival and this looks a good opportunity to resume winning ways. Authorized Art returned from a lengthy absence last autumn and showed promise when third to I A Connect at Punchestown. He's also stepped up to three miles since and should be better suited by this trip. January Jets won a maiden hurdle at Galway but has been exclusively campaigned over fences for the past 17 months and was far from disgraced last time behind Dunvegan in a valuable Fairyhouse handicap. Prevaricate had proved a frustrating sort to follow before taking advantage of a great opportunity in a Leopardstown maiden last time.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coltor | 2415-P0 | Darragh O'Keeffe | D K Weld | 11 9 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Clondaw Hollow | 17/44-11 | Brian Hayes | J C McConnell | 11 4 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Snugsborough Hall | 109450 | E Walsh | L P Cusack | 11 4 | 16-1 | |
| 4 | January Jets | 316P-25 | R M Power | H De Bromhead | 11 11 | 9-1 | |
| 5 | Authorized Art | 54/337P | J B Foley | W P Mullins | 12 0 | 2-1 | |
| 6 | Priory Park | 40-5110 | Mark Walsh | E J O'Grady | 11 5 | 6-1 | |
| 7 | Barnacullia | 015139 | Sean Flanagan | M Mulvany | 11 10 | 16-1 | |
| 8 | Prevaricate | 5-24241 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 11 4 | 9-2 | |
| 9 | Longclaw | 1140-00 | P J Carberry | M J Smith | 11 7 | 125-1 |