Downpatrick
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Super Value
TrackLab Insight
Second in the betting despite being winless from six career races, which makes it one of the more intriguing puzzles in the field. The jockey-trainer combination of Keith Donoghue and Gavin Cromwell have won together 161 times from over 1,000 races, which is a well-established partnership. A third-place finish at Tramore is the best it has managed so far, but the market clearly thinks there is more to come.
2nd in the market (5.0)
Super Value
TrackLab Insight
The market's favourite, and the form makes sense — two second-place finishes at Down Royal in the last four weeks, including one just four days ago, show this horse is in excellent shape right now. The problem is it hasn't won a race in over four years, and it was the horse that Kalsman beat at Down Royal last month, so the race preview is backing the winner to beat the runner-up again today.
Market favourite (4.33)
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The only horse in this field to have won at Downpatrick, and crucially has won over this exact course and distance before — a significant edge in an 18-runner field. Came into this race off the back of a win at Down Royal 26 days ago, which is exactly the form the race preview is pointing to. The editorial verdict picks him out as the horse to beat, and the course form backs that up.
Only course winner (1 from 6 here)
Has won over this course and distance
Best record at this trip (1 from 3)
TrackLab Insight
Winless from 11 career races, with a best finish of second, and returning after nearly six months off the track. The three most recent runs produced a sixth, a 12th, and a pulled-up — a downward trend that doesn't inspire confidence ahead of a competitive 18-runner race.
Winless from 11 career races
TrackLab Insight
Winless from 14 career races, and the most recent run — a 14th-place finish at Down Royal, beaten nearly 80 lengths — is deeply uninspiring. Coming back after 52 days off and hasn't shown enough to suggest this field will be any kinder.
Winless from 14 career races
TrackLab Insight
The best win rate in this field by some distance — winning 1 in every 3 races — and is trained by Gordon Elliott, who has been in solid recent form with 4 winners from his last 50 runners. The catch is that King Gris has never raced on today's slightly soft ground, so how it handles the conditions is a genuine unknown despite its otherwise eye-catching record.
Never raced on slightly soft ground
Best career win rate in field (1 in 3)
Trainer in best form (4 from 50 last 2wk)
TrackLab Insight
Twenty-two races and not a single win — one of two horses in this field carrying that unwanted record into today's race. The last six runs haven't produced even a placed finish, and a 9th at Down Royal last month, beaten 46 lengths, gives little cause for optimism. Difficult to make a case for.
Winless from 22 career races
TrackLab Insight
Has been off the track for 271 days — the longest absence of any horse in this field — and comes back into a competitive 18-runner race having never raced on today's slightly soft ground. Five career races have produced just one placed finish, and the last two runs at Downpatrick both saw it beaten by large margins. A big ask on return.
Never raced on slightly soft ground
Absent 271 days (longest in field)
TrackLab Insight
A 10-year-old returning after six months off, with a pulled-up run as its most recent effort and two eighth-place finishes before that. Has won twice in 20 career races, but the current form is poor and a long absence rarely helps a horse of this age in a competitive field.
One of the more successful in the field (2 career wins)
TrackLab Insight
The lowest-rated horse in the field, sitting 12 points below the average official rating — a meaningful gap in a race like this. Twenty-one career races without a win, and returning from a four-month break after finishing 11th at Ayr. The rating and form both point the same way.
Lowest rated, 11lbs below average
TrackLab Insight
Racing again just six days after its last run, which is a very quick turnaround for any horse. Carrying the highest weight in the field and rated 12 points above the average, yet has won only once in 15 career races — and that last effort at Clonmel saw it finish 11th, beaten 35 lengths. Hard to trust here.
Runs again after just 6 days
TrackLab Insight
Six races, no wins, and not even a single placed finish to its name — one of the least experienced horses in the field and, so far, one of the least competitive. Recent finishing positions of 12th, 9th, and 19th show a horse that has been well beaten every time out. Hard to see what changes today.
Relatively inexperienced (6 career races)
TrackLab Insight
The most experienced horse in the field with 30 career races — double the field average — and, like Roxboro River, is running again just six days after its last outing. At 10 years old with 3 wins and 8 places from those 30 races, the overall record is modest, and recent form has been poor with two pulled-up runs in the last few outings.
Most experienced (30 runs, field avg 15)
Runs again after just 6 days
TrackLab Insight
Six races in, with zero wins and zero placed finishes — and the most recent run at Down Royal saw it finish 13th, beaten over 120 lengths. Rated 10 points below the field average and carrying the second-lightest weight, but the form simply hasn't been there at any point in its career so far.
Relatively inexperienced (6 career races)
TrackLab Insight
At 11 years old, Lady Iseult is the oldest horse in the field, and at odds of 67-1 the market has made its view clear. Her last run was a pulled-up effort at Down Royal, and before that she hadn't raced for over two and a half years — the record simply doesn't offer much to work with.
Outsider at 67.0
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