15:30 Downpatrick

Sunday 18 June 2023

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Downpatrick Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 7.0s

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Dollar Value^t1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-5| J: A P Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 130| CD

10/1

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (22.4f, good) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31163-0

In From The Cold³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: C McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 124

6/1

13/2, improved to win 9-runner handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 33 days ago, driven clear. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 4048/P0-

Typical Thomas²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P T Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 122| C

12/1

Course winner. 66/1, seventh of 8 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4229-07

Cirque Royal^t²⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: L Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 116

17/2

Two wins from 4 runs last season. Off 8 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 55/1153-

By Your Side³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B W Harvey| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

5/2

Promising individual. 85/40, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, soft) 37 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has good chance on form.

Form: 342132-

Rock On Seamie⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D King| T: R Hackett| OR: 113

5/1

One win from 26 NH runs. 12/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 33850-5

I Don't Get It^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: N McCluskey| OR: 111| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in May. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 9/2) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 01-1215

Willyouwalkwithme¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽²⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 108| CD

7/2

3-time C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last season. 20/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good to soft) on return 30 days ago. Should come on for that so needs considering. Engaged 2.20 Downpatrick Saturday.

Form: 1091-42

Non-Runners

Tom McGreevy¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: Liz Doyle J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

By Your Side (5/2), Willyouwalkwithme (7/2), Rock On Seamie (5/1), In From The Cold (6/1), Cirque Royal (17/2), I Don't Get It (10/1), Dollar Value (10/1), Tom McGreevy (10/1), Typical Thomas (12/1)

BY YOUR SIDE thrived over hurdles towards the end of last season and remains of plenty of interest having only just lost out in a big field at Punchestown in April. Three-time C&D winner Willyouwalkwithme is set for another big run having shaped well on his comeback here last month, while Cirque Royal can make his presence felt if ready to go.