Friday 5 May · Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
20:00 Horatio Group Handicap Chase (0-102)
- Distance
- 2m 7f 110y
- Going
- Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10000
- Runners
- 13
Race preview
It's interesting to see the cheekpieces back on EARTHS FURIES after he ran so well in first time blinkers at Tipperary last time. The Dylan Thomas gelding was collared late on then when going down by a neck to Positive Thinker. He went up 3lb for that effort but Jack Gilligan eases his top-weight burden. It could be a battle of the Gilligan brothers here with Danny taking the mount on Walking The Walk for boss Gordon Elliott. This Imperial Monarch gelding has had a bit of a break since finish fifth in very testing conditions over hurdles at Punchestown in January. His chase form is stronger and he is entitled to play a big part in this. Elliott also saddles Everything Now, who has been running consistently in point-to-points, and it will be interesting to see how he fares back on the track.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Legacy | P4PP1F- | J J Slevin | D A McLoughlin | 10 9 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Walking The Walk | 232125- | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 11 10 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Earths Furies | 3425U2- | J G Gilligan | E M O'Sullivan | 12 0 | 4-1 | |
| 4 | Camilla's Choice | 353RPP- | Shane Fenelon | J J Hanlon | 10 11 | 20-1 | |
| 5 | Everything Now | 334332- | Mrs A M Ingram | G Elliott | 11 10 | 14-1 | |
| 6 | Ciankyle | 468089- | Reserve 1 | P Cluskey | 11 12 | 50-1 | |
| 7 | Michael's Pick | 475553- | E Walsh | Ciaran Murphy | 11 7 | 17-2 | |
| 8 | Sweet Street | F0P665- | Ian Power | R J McGrath | 12 0 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | Cave Court | 420076- | Mr O McGill | N C Kelly | 11 7 | 9-2 | |
| - | Eagle Terrace | 449868- | J S McGarvey | J J Hanlon | 11 9 | 28-1 | |
| - | Turbojet | 708P74- | P J O'Hanlon | D A McLoughlin | 11 9 | 8-1 | |
| - | I Can't Remember | 05F0PP- | Shane O'Callaghan | C A McBratney | 10 3 | 40-1 | |
| - | Double Windsor | 0876P3- | Sean O'Keeffe | D M O'Brien | 10 1 | 20-1 | |
| NR | Highstreetfashion | 81143P- | Patrick M O'Brien | P Rooney | 10 7 | ||
| NR | Donnrua Dream | 149/PP7- | Reserve 2 | G P Cromwell | 11 13 | ||
| NR | Westernerona | 0/0854P- | Reserve 3 | G J Power | 10 12 |