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Downpatrick

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Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Maiden Hunters Chase
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16min
Jumps race · solid fences About 3 miles Slightly soft ground 7 runners £6479 prize E/W: 2 places, 1/4 odds
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TrackLab's Top Pick
40
Strong chance
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M. B O'Neill · D. M Christie · 6yo · 12st 0lb
Form Track
40
Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
The clear market favourite, but the officially listed career data here only shows one race with a second-place finish — which sits oddly against the editorial verdict calling it 'highly progressive' with two recent wins. That confidence from the race preview is not matched by what the data shows, and this horse has never raced on today's slightly soft ground. Worth noting that the odds have drifted from 1.1 to 1.8, which in a small field of seven is worth keeping an eye on.
Never raced on slightly soft ground Lightly raced (1 career races) Market favourite (1.8)
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M. R James(5) · S. G Carey · 7yo · 12st 0lb
Headgear Form
20
Good Value
Wearing cheekpieces Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Two races, zero wins, zero places — Cebu City has yet to show much on the track, and a distant fourth here last time out didn't change that picture. The odds drifting dramatically from 1.1 to 10.0 suggests confidence from those who know the horse has evaporated. Wearing cheekpieces to sharpen focus, but there's little in the form to suggest this is the day things click.
Never raced on slightly soft ground Lightly raced (2 career races)
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M. D G Lavery · G. Cromwell · 6yo · 12st 0lb
Debut
16
First run (debut)
TrackLab Insight
This is a complete unknown — Everest The Brave has never raced before, so there is no form whatsoever to go on. Trained by Gavin Cromwell, whose jockey wins roughly 1 in 6 races together with him, so there's at least a competent team behind it. At 4.4 in the market, punters seem to think this debut has potential, but with zero evidence to back that up, it's a leap of faith.
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M. N McParlan · G. Stephen Quinn · 7yo · 12st 0lb
Debut Headgear
10
First run (debut) Wearing cheekpieces
TrackLab Insight
Like Everest The Brave, Weespoof has never set foot on a racecourse before, so this is a debut with no form to analyse. What's interesting is that at 7.0 it's second in the market despite that blank page — punters clearly know something the form book can't tell us. Cheekpieces on debut suggests the team wants to make sure it's switched on from the off.
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M. O McGill(5) · C. A McBratney · 7yo · 12st 0lb
Form Track
9.5
Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Nine races and not a single win or place finish — Mister Frostie has the most experience in the field but the worst record to show for it. Pulled up last time out here at Downpatrick, and this jockey-trainer combination hasn't won together in six attempts. At 19.0, the market is reflecting exactly what the form book says.
Mid-range in the market (19.0)
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Form
6.8
Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Three races, no wins, no places, and a pulled up run at this very course last time — Sledgehammer hasn't landed a blow yet. A sixth-place finish at Tramore 32 days ago is the only completed race in recent memory, beaten 31 lengths. At 29.0, it's hard to make a case for this horse against stronger-looking rivals.
Lightly raced (3 career races)
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M. B Aherne(7) · G. Aherne · 7yo · 12st 0lb
Headgear Form
0.7
Wearing tongue strap Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
One race, one eleventh-place finish beaten nearly 70 lengths — that is the entire career of Vodka Splash in a single brutal line. The data is too thin to draw any real conclusions, and a tongue strap has been fitted, suggesting there may be physical issues to work through. At 41.0, this is the longest shot in the field and there's nothing in the evidence to argue against that price.
Lightly raced (1 career races)
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