Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Downpatrick - Fri 11th May 2012
17:20 17:50 18:25 18:55 19:25 20:00 20:35

18:55 Heart Of Down Maiden Hurdle2m 5f 110y
Weighed In - €7,500 added, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winner €5,174 2nd €1,200 3rd €526 4th €300
Going: Good Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 5m 22.50s
Off time: 18:55:17

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Griesenau (IRE)	6/4
2nd	Moyas Charm (IRE)	7/1
3rd	Tango Moll (IRE)	7/4

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	7/00-	Bailey Street (IRE) 33	6	11-4 t	S J Hassett (3)	Martin Hassett		33/1
2	P00-	Black Johnny (IRE) 16	5	11-4	J L Cullen	D M O'Brien		25/1
3	302FP-7	Griesenau (IRE) 7	6	11-4	P Carberry	N Meade		6/4
4	P/P7P-	Militant Monk (IRE) 83	5	11-4	I J Power	V Halley		33/1
5	376315-	Notnowlove (IRE) 32	7	11-4 t1	Mr J C Barry (7)	Karl Thornton		16/1
6	0/00-0	So Rustic 4	6	11-4	D J Condon	S R B Crawford		12/1
7	0000-	The Ironing Board (IRE) 238	6	11-4 b1	J S McGarvey (7)	N Lawlor		25/1
9	00-	Little Dil (IRE) 79	5	10-11	A E Lynch	Ms C O'Connell		20/1
10	3PF73-0	Moyas Charm (IRE) 7	9	10-11	Miss E A Lalor (5)	R H Lalor	102	7/1
11	942434-	Tango Moll (IRE) 33	6	10-11 t	H D Dunne (7)	C Bowe	99	7/4
12	1/P-	Venusinfurs (IRE) 54	7	10-11	R C Colgan	M A Molloy		14/1

Non runners
8	0-		Combustible Spirit (IRE)	7	10-11	J Hagan	A P Thornton

Verdict

Winning point-to-pointer Tango Moll mainly plods round at her own pace over timber which may not be a bad thing in the context of this event. GRIESENAU's second to Vesper Bell at Fairyhouse in January is the stand-out form here and though only moderate since he only need reproduce that to land the spoils here. Winning point-to-pointer Moyas Charm has one decent effort to her credit over hurdles but her overall form gives her plenty to do and the market could be the best guide to the chances of the remainder.

Formwatch

Bailey Street (IRE) 100-1 (11-9) Soon mid-division, no impression from 3 out, 19th of 22, well behind Simon Gray (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hdl gd in Apr.

Black Johnny (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Always towards rear, trailing 4f out, completely tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Flash Of Genius (12-0) at Punchestown 2m 2f N H flat hvy in Apr.

Griesenau (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Led and clear, not fluent jumping from 4th and soon reduced lead, headed approaching straight and soon no extra, 7th of 16, 12l behind E Mac (10-11) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f mdn hdl gd.

Militant Monk (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Cl up, 6th at 6th & wknd 8th, to when slow 9th & pu aftr 9th, in a race won by Mr Watson (12-0) at Durrow 3m ire ptp hvy in Feb, 15 ran.

Notnowlove (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Alw pr, cl 4th 3out, rdn bef 2out, sn wknd to rr, 5th of 11, 26l behind Writers Block (11-4) at Loughanmore 3m ire ptp gs in Apr.

So Rustic 50-1 (11-4) Rear of mid-division for most, never a factor, 16th of 18, 45l behind Back To Balloo (11-4) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl gd.

The Ironing Board (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Mid-division, closed into 6th 5 out, lost place from next, soon no impression, 11th of 16, well behind Viaduct Joey (11-12) at Listowel 2m 4f 5yo mdn hdl hvy in Sep.

Combustible Spirit (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Scots Gaelic (11-9) at Wexford 2m mdn hdl sft in Mar.

Little Dil (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Always behind, 13th of 20, well behind Charlie's Vic (10-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f mares mdn hdl hvy in Feb.

Moyas Charm (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, 7th 4 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next, 10th of 16, 18l behind E Mac (10-11) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f mdn hdl gd.

Tango Moll (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, some headway after halfway, kept on in straight without troubling leaders, 4th of 20, 23l behind Doctor Henry (10-11) at Cork 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-102 gd in Apr.

Venusinfurs (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division best, 11th approaching 6 out, soon no danger, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ample Appeal (11-5) at Limerick 2m 5f mdn hdl hvy in Mar, 13 ran.