MB McGrady & Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle

Downpatrick

14:45

Date 2024-09-20

Distance 2m1f165y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 14.30s (slow by 6.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Only One Plan (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	7/1	Won
2nd	Mary (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	100/30J	.5
3rd	Bayou Belle (IRE) Peter Smithers · Jarlath P Fahey	100/30J	4
4th	Thunder Rose (IRE) Jake Coen · Peter Fahey	28/1	4
5th	Steps In The Sand (IRE) E Walsh · Cian Collins	5/1	3.5
6th	Gladiatorial (IRE) Mr D McGill · Noel C Kelly	20/1	5
7th	Pepperpots (IRE) Mr B J Walsh · Barry John Walsh	16/1	7
8th	Darkened (IRE) Sam Ewing · Noel C Kelly	33/1	6.5
9th	The Vegas Raider (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · K A Heffernan	11/2	2
10th	Point Gellibrand (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · Gerard O'Leary	16/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Kilbride Hill (IRE) Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	12/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Mary Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	158	t	7-9P41	99	111	95	24d	—	—	-2	18.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Seemed to appreciate quick ground when making all for Stratford win last month
7	Bayou Belle Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	155	—	53-222	96	114	104	21d	—	—	-2	16.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-12 over hurdles but has to be taken seriously following three successive seconds
3	Steps In The Sand Bay J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	163	—	-22114	104	109	105	—	—	—	+19	31.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
C&D winner in July, failed to stay 2m6f here last month, creditable third on Flat latest
6	The Vegas Raider Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:K A Heffernan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:K A Heffernan	158	tv	-32160	99	109	103	11d	—	—	+11	22.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won at Ballinrobe after C&D second to Steps In The Sand, down the field at Galway latest
8	Only One Plan Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	154	p	-02360	95	113	99	11d	—	—	+6	17.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Chased home the well-handicapped Petrol Head here in June, doubts raised by last two runs
9	Kilbride Hill Grey J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	153	—	78-615	94	111	101	30d	—	—	+6	13.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Sligo win was achieved despite some untidy jumping, similar flaws apparent last time
1	Point Gellibrand Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Gerard O'Leary	168	b	4-3746	109	116	99	25d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Respectable efforts in maiden hurdles here in April/May, hard to fancy on subsequent form
10	Pepperpots Bay J:Mr B J Walsh(7) T:Barry John Walsh	J:Mr B J Walsh(7) T:Barry John Walsh	153	—	176556	94	108	93	16d	—	—	+7	12.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
100-1 course bumper winner in May on good ground, balance of form is unconvincing
2	Gladiatorial Bay J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	165	t	255-69	106	112	62	97d	—	—	+11	15.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won over 2m6f at this venue in 2021, second in this event last year, moderate recent form
4	Darkened Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Noel C Kelly	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel C Kelly	161	tb	468-96	102	108	98	74d	—	—	+11	13.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
3-23 over hurdles but rarely at his best since two seasons ago, Dundalk winner last winter
11	Thunder Rose Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	146	p	0-6506	87	112	101	25d	—	—	+7	10	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ordinary form, showed no significant improvement over C&D in first-time cheekpieces.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mary	10/3	3/1	10/3
Bayou Belle	7/2	7/2	7/2
Steps In The Sand	6/1	11/2	11/2
The Vegas Raider	8/1	7/1	7/1
Only One Plan	7/1	7/1	7/1
Kilbride Hill	9/1	11/1	11/1
Point Gellibrand	11/1	11/1	12/1
Pepperpots	12/1	14/1	14/1
Gladiatorial	18/1	18/1	18/1
Darkened	28/1	28/1	28/1
Thunder Rose	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Steps In The Sand

31.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

The Vegas Raider

22.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Mary

18.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Only One Plan

17.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Bayou Belle

16.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Point Gellibrand

16.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Gladiatorial

15.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Darkened

13.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Kilbride Hill

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Pepperpots

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Thunder Rose

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Point Gellibrand	109	116	99
Gladiatorial	106	112	62
Steps In The Sand	104	109	105
Darkened	102	108	98
Mary	99	111	95
The Vegas Raider	99	109	103
Bayou Belle	96	114	104
Only One Plan	95	113	99
Kilbride Hill	94	111	101
Pepperpots	94	108	93
Thunder Rose	87	112	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Vegas Raider	11d ago	Quick return
Only One Plan	11d ago	Quick return
Pepperpots	16d ago	Fit
Bayou Belle	21d ago	Fit
Mary	24d ago	Fit
Point Gellibrand	25d ago	Fit
Thunder Rose	25d ago	Fit
Kilbride Hill	30d ago	Fit
Darkened	74d ago	Fresh
Gladiatorial	97d ago	Long break
Steps In The Sand	—	—