15:45 Downpatrick

Sunday 20 March 2022

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5517:25

Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 7m 47.6s

1^st

Spades Are Trumps

910-12

5/1

T: G P CromwellJ: M M McDonagh (7)

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 5th 4 out, progress 2 out and led last, soon asserted and kept on well run-in, easily op 9/2

2^nd

Agent Boru

1110-7

20/1

T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, slight mistake last and headed, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 33/1

3^rd

6 ½

Peaches And Cream

711-2

12/1

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Badly hampered 1st and dropped towards rear, headway into 6th before 4th, 5th halfway, 3rd 3 out, pushed along next, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 15/2

4^th

Amaulino

910-13

16/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Derek McGrath (7)

Towards rear, headway 7th and 6th halfway, progress 5 out and challenged next, 2nd before 2 out, ridden and dropped to 4th at last, no impression run-in op 12/1

5^th

8 ½

Joshua Webb

710-13

10/1

T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan

Tracked leader, slightly hampered 2nd, 4th halfway, 5th and pushed along after 3 out, no impression next, kept on one pace run-in op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

6^th

Notice To Close

811-0

66/1

T: S NevilleJ: B Hayes

Led, headed 10th, led again briefly after 5 out, dropped to 6th 3 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 80/1

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Definite Plan

1011-12

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford

Tracked leaders early, dropped towards rear and reminder after 5th, reminder after 9th, slow 6 out and detached when slight mistake next, no extra and pulled up before 3 out op 18/1

Torygraph

711-6

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Rear of mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 2nd op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1

Southerner

1211-2

50/1

T: William CroninJ: Mr W T Cronin (7)

Towards rear when fell 1st op 28/1

Whatsyourstatus

911-0

22/1

T: G O'LoughlinJ: R A Doyle

Tracked leaders, slightly hampered 1st, 2nd halfway and led 10th, headed 5 out, soon no extra and towards rear next, well behind when pulled up before 2 out

Fort Worth Texas

810-9

11/1

T: C BoweJ: J B Foley (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along after 4 out and no impression in 7th before next, soon no extra and pulled up before 2 out

Envol Pierji

810-7

10/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: C J Orr

Tracked leaders when hampered and unseated rider 1st op 15/2

Portstorm

710-7

3/1f

T: C A McBratneyJ: D F O'Regan

Towards rear when brought down 1st op 7/2

Thunderosa

1010-7

10/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, very slow 2nd where badly hampered and unseated rider op 12/1 tchd 9/1

Conquredalofeurope

710-4

13/2

T: J MotherwayJ: S D Torrens

Rear of mid-division, brought down 2nd op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Song Of Earth⁵⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forza Milan¹¹²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: J Nash J: G Brouder

Cala Di Volpe²⁹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£2.50, £7.40, £4.30EX:£131.50Trifecta:£1,908.50Tricast:£1,174.43SF:£107.24

Forecasts

Portstorm (3/1), Spades Are Trumps (5/1), Forza Milan (13/2), Conquredalofeurope (13/2), Joshua Webb (10/1), Thunderosa (10/1), Envol Pierji (10/1), Fort Worth Texas (11/1), Peaches And Cream (12/1), Song Of Earth (12/1), Amaulino (16/1), Torygraph (16/1), Agent Boru (20/1), Whatsyourstatus (22/1), Definite Plan (25/1), Southerner (50/1), Cala Di Volpe (50/1), Notice To Close (66/1)

JOSHUA WEBB reacted well to first-time cheekpieces when runner-up at Gowran last week and he looks the pick of the weights on handicap debut. Thunderosa and Envoi Pierji are a couple of potential threats.

JOSHUA WEBB (IRE)
THUNDEROSA (IRE)
ENVOL PIERJI (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Fag An Bealach

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 7

J: D J O'Keeffe | T: A L T Moore

17/2

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €10,000.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,499.006th: €1,000.00

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Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase

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