Friday 15 September · Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
14:50 Randox Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
- Distance
- 2m 1f 165y
- Going
- Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11001
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
GWAN TADHG was unlucky to bump into a massive gamble in Anyway on his last visit here but has been an easy winner himself since and could grab another victory back at this course. The Frozen Fire gelding had won over course and distance last month before finishing second back here just over a fortnight later. Only two days after that he won with ease at Bellewstown and the progressive six-year-old is fancied to defy a 8lb hike for that victory. Invictus World won over two-miles-five here on his penultimate start and ran well when dropped back in trip at Down Royal on his handicap debut. He could be a danger. Como Park was a promising fourth on his hurdling debut at Navan. He hasn't really built on that in two starts this summer but could make an impression now trying handicap company.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwan Tadhg | 069-121 | Mark McDonagh | E J O'Grady | 11 8 | 5-2 | |
| 2 | Gladiatorial | 05-8F92 | Mr O McGill | N C Kelly | 11 11 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Fassbender | P0-0602 | Phillip Enright | M M McNiff | 11 3 | 11-2 | |
| 4 | Theonewedreamof | 014-236 | Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 11 9 | 13-2 | |
| 5 | Attitash | 4D8735 | Caragh Monaghan | Ian Donoghue | 10 6 | 15-2 | |
| 6 | Willyouwalkwithme | 4246F5 | J P Shinnick | S Wilson | 11 13 | 12-1 | |
| 7 | Reverse Polarity | 350-059 | Conor Smithers | Ms H P Markham | 11 0 | 80-1 | |
| - | Invictus World | 217-414 | Mr N McParlan | Gerald Quinn | 12 0 | 7-2 | |
| - | Let Her Flow | 088-60P | C D Maxwell | J Larkin | 10 0 | 100-1 | |
| NR | Como Park | 4-43 | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead | 11 10 | ||
| NR | Skip Mahler | 00-25P3 | Kieren Buckley | L Fowler | 11 2 | ||
| NR | Natural Breeze | 24/60-38 | Simon Torrens | P J Rothwell | 10 4 |