Unfortunately, Precious Gold was a non runner at Thurles
earlier so we will never know how he would have gone. He was reported as lame
by David Fitzgerald so at least he did the decent thing and didn’t take any
chances. The horse I am involved with, Quiet Company, is back in action at
Dundalk on Friday night and we are hoping for a good run. I am not sure that
the step up in trip by almost 3f is going to suit him and he has a poor draw in
stall 13. However, Mr Keatley says he is in good form at home and hopefully Pat
Smullen conjures a good run out of him.
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| Colin Bowe has an excellent record at Downpatrick. |
Tomorrow there are cracking cards of flat action at York and
Newmarket and I have put up a trio of selections for those meetings for
Mybettingbonus (click here to see them). There is one at a huge price that I
like the look of at Downpatrick and while he might be a risky bet he could sneak
a place after a very eye-catching run behind Avirico Blue at Clonmel last time.
Ceatharlach is trained by Wexford handler Colin Bowe and though he didn’t show
much on his first run under rules it was a lot better at Clonmel (17f sft).
He was well beaten on his seasonal comeback at Listowel but
he was likely lacking race fitness that day and the 24f trip combined with
bottomless ground proved too much for the 5yo son of Beneficial. Bowe dropped
him in trip on slightly better ground last time and with his comeback run
behind him he ran a cracker. He was dropped out in rear by Paddy Kennedy early
on and as they turned for home he had a lot more horses in front than behind.
He was still travelling strongly enough though and he started passing horses
between the 3rd last and 2nd last.
As they approached the second last he seemed to be moving
powerfully under hands and heels and between the last two it looked as though
he would definitely challenge for a place. However, Kennedy managed to find
trouble and got squeezed for room before the final hurdle and once he switched
Ceatharlach his chance had gone. He ended up finishing 5th, 6L behind the easy
winner, but I believe with a clearer run he would have finished a lot closer.
The step back up in trip should suit this point to point
winner, as should the slightly better yielding ground. His trainer has an excellent
record at Downpatrick too, sending out 17 winners and 30 top 4 finishers from
just 84 runners for a frame hitting strike rate of over 55%. Paddy Kennedy has
a win and 2 places from just rides for Bowe and he has ridden a couple of
winners at Downpatrick so he knows the track well. Stakes should be kept small
with this one as the fav looks solid and he could be just out for a mark, but
at odds of 50/1 I think he could go well and he is worth chancing each way.
STEVOS’ SELECTION: 14.50
DOWNPATRICK-CEATHARLACH E/W @ 50/1
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