Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

19:35

Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase

Date 2026-05-08

Distance 2m7f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.2°C

Wind 4mph NW

Rain 39%

Winning Time 6m 2.40s (slow by 17.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dinoland (FR) Sam Ewing · W R Crawford	11/2	Won
2nd	My Good Pal (IRE) Mr B M Coonan · Gavin Cromwell	5/1	8.5
3rd	Mini Getaway (IRE) Alex Harvey · M M Lynch	9/1	19
4th	Difficult Decision (IRE) James Duggan · Oliver McKiernan	16/1	1.5
5th	Jimli's Cave (IRE) Donagh Meyler · R K Watson	5/1	.75
6th	Mastermind (IRE) Gavin Brouder · Ms Helen P Markham	10/1	5.5
7th	Hardy Diamond (IRE) Josh Williamson · Gordon Elliott	4/1F	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cocoplum (IRE) Anna McGuinness · Patrick J McKenna	28/1
P.U.	Harley Street (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Ian Patrick Donoghue	9/1
Fell	My Cullen (IRE) Philip Byrnes · John Joseph Hanlon	10/1
U.R.	Person Of Interest (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	10/1

Runners (14)

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
1	Hardy Diamond Bay J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	168	p	P852-3	100	107	106	4d	—	—	+2	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Solid 2nd at Down Royal but made a bad mistake there last time and has to rebound
9	My Good Pal Bay J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	154	tp	23085-	86	104	62	28d	—	—	0	15.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Is 1-19 over hurdles; posted two decent chase runs incl' here; cheekpieces added
12	Mini Getaway Bay J:Alex Harvey T:M M Lynch	J:Alex Harvey T:M M Lynch	148	—	24/14-	80	-	-	65d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Point winner in January ran well enough over hurdles since; considered
10	Jimli's Cave Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	152	b	066P0-	84	96	67	40d	—	—	+1	11.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Sole hurdle win came here along with his best chase efforts; poor latest starts
4	Dinoland Bay J:Sam Ewing T:W R Crawford	J:Sam Ewing T:W R Crawford	163	tv	2/PPP-	95	106	-	20d	—	—	+7	17.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual hurdle winner has run well in defeat here; not easy to fancy on last two runs
13	Mastermind Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:Ms Helen P Markham	J:Gavin Brouder T:Ms Helen P Markham	143	—	63301-	75	103	81	26d	—	—	+12	21.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Got off the mark over fences at Down Royal last month and should run well raised 3lb
8	Harley Street Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	159	tp	030F-0	91	-	-	4d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well beaten over hurdles four days ago; fell on chase debut previous run; needs best
6	Person Of Interest Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	163	tp	4PP49-	95	96	104	28d	—	—	+6	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Sole win came over 2m4f at this course last year; mostly poor since so questions
5	My Cullen Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Philip Byrnes T:John Joseph Hanlon	163	—	52660-	95	100	62	36d	—	—	+7	14.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Maiden was beaten 38l on chasing debut last time and has to do much better
3	Difficult Decision Chestnut J:James Duggan(7) T:Oliver McKiernan	J:James Duggan(7) T:Oliver McKiernan	164	tb	46746-	96	93	73	57d	—	—	+7	13.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual hurdle and chase winner has regressed after a decent comeback run so questions
11	Cocoplum Bay J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Patrick J McKenna	150	p	569/P-	82	-	-	18d	—	—	+6	8.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Maiden posted best chase run here in 2023; pulled-up on return from long absence last time
NR	Shantou Show Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Noel C Kelly	167	tp	6585P-	99	98	87	76d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Dual hunter chase winner has been regressive since last autumn and needs a revival
NR	Coillte M C G Bay J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:S G Carey	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:S G Carey	161	—	76646-	93	100	97	64d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Cracking run on chasing debut but badly hampered next time; one to consider
NR	Tullabrack Lad Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Francis J Flood	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Francis J Flood	140	—	/P995-	72	95	42	26d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Maiden ran well enough off this mark behind Mastermind last time; needs a bit more

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hardy Diamond	7/2	10/3	7/2
My Good Pal	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mini Getaway	6/1	11/2	6/1
Jimli's Cave	15/2	7/1	15/2
Dinoland	15/2	7/1	15/2
Mastermind	9/1	9/1	9/1
Harley Street	9/1	8/1	9/1
Person Of Interest	11/1	11/1	12/1
My Cullen	11/1	10/1	11/1
Difficult Decision	14/1	16/1	14/1
Cocoplum	40/1	40/1	40/1
Shantou Show	-	-	-
Coillte M C G	-	-	-
Tullabrack Lad	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hardy Diamond

21.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Mastermind

21.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 12.4 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Dinoland

17.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

My Good Pal

15.3

OR: 9 Form: 1.9 Odds: 4.4

9/2

My Cullen

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Person Of Interest

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Difficult Decision

13.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Harley Street

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Shantou Show

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jimli's Cave

11.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Mini Getaway

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Coillte M C G

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cocoplum

8.8

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Tullabrack Lad

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hardy Diamond	100	107	106
Shantou Show	99	98	87
Difficult Decision	96	93	73
Dinoland	95	106	—
Person Of Interest	95	96	104
My Cullen	95	100	62
Coillte M C G	93	100	97
Harley Street	91	—	—
My Good Pal	86	104	62
Jimli's Cave	84	96	67
Cocoplum	82	—	—
Mini Getaway	80	—	—
Mastermind	75	103	81
Tullabrack Lad	72	95	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hardy Diamond	4d ago	Quick return
Harley Street	4d ago	Quick return
Cocoplum	18d ago	Fit
Dinoland	20d ago	Fit
Mastermind	26d ago	Fit
Tullabrack Lad	26d ago	Fit
My Good Pal	28d ago	Fit
Person Of Interest	28d ago	Fit
My Cullen	36d ago	Fit
Jimli's Cave	40d ago	Fit
Difficult Decision	57d ago	Fresh
Coillte M C G	64d ago	Fresh
Mini Getaway	65d ago	Fresh
Shantou Show	76d ago	Fresh