BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap).
Down Royal · Saturday, 20 Jun · 18:33
· 1m 4f 207y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:33
Off time
9
Runners
Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
MERGUS SERRATOR (IRE
🥈 Second
WYMAN (IRE
🥉 Third
HARMANI (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.50
7/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
8
7/1
07 · —
9.50
17/2
08 · —
11
10/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1 | 2 |
New Zealand (C)
[P1]
Useful Curagh maiden winner who hasn't fired in listed races this year. Switches to handicap company and, though others appeal less exposed, it would be no surprise were he to get back on track in this company. Engaged 7.02 Limerick Friday.
|
145-439 | J Cleary | A P O'Brien | 3 | 63 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 6th | 2 | 10 |
Shosholoza (C)
Made a winning debut in 9f Tipperary maiden in October and advanced his form when fifth of 10 in Criterium de Saint-Cloud at Saint-Cloud later that month. Below that level in a pair of Derby trials this spring, however, and needs to bounce…
|
15-866 | J M Sheridan | J P O'Brien | 3 | 62.6 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 8th | 3 | 1 |
Trojan Fighter (C)
[P1T]
Opened account at the third attempt when a wide-margin winner of a Ballinrobe (13f, good) maiden in May but came unstuck in listed company at Navan just 8 days later. Wears first-time cheekpieces on handicap debut.
|
4514 | Billy Lee | P Twomey | 3 | 58.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 7th | 4 | 6 |
Harmani (G)
FAV
Improved further when winning a 10.5f handicap at this course last month, scoring by 6 lengths from Oust, and with the form working out well and this longer trip likely to suit, he should remain competitive despite a 14 lb higher mark.
|
27-3217 | Robert Whearty | G M Lyons | 3 | 55.8 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 4th | 5 | 4 |
Huff'n'puff (G)
Has improved with each run to date, winning a 13-runner maiden at Roscommon last month by a neck from Changing Lanes. Further progress likely to be required no stepping up in trip and tackling handicaps.
|
6-351 | Declan McDonogh | H De Bromhead | 3 | 55.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 8 |
Mergus Serrator (G)
FAV
Has made a bright start to career in maidens, shaping well over inadequate 1m when 3½ lengths fourth of 9 to Alphonsus Liguori at Killarney last time. That form has worked out well and looks a big player now tackling a handicap and upped t…
|
6-44 | Gary Carroll | G P Cromwell | 3 | 55.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | 9 |
Bay Of Stars (C)
[P1]
New Bay colt who confirmed promise of 2-y-o debut when winning 1½m maiden at Dundalk in April and then took another step forward when chasing home Darius Dark in handicap at Leopardstown on handicap debut. Up 3 lb for that effort and first…
|
6-123 | Chris Hayes | D K Weld | 3 | 54.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 8 | 7 |
Madbadanddangerous (G)
Maiden winner who was beaten only by a stronger another unexposed rival when second of 8 in handicap at Leopardstown (1¼m, soft) in April, but shaped as if amiss when last of 7 at Navan last month. Type to bounce back quickly but far from …
|
213-27 | Gavin Ryan | N Meade | 3 | 54.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 9 | 3 |
Wyman (C)
[T]
Stepped up on previous maiden efforts when 5¾ lengths third of 11 to Asakir in 1¼m maiden at Leopardstown last time and looks open to further improvement now switching to a handicap, albeit from 1 lb out of the weights.
|
55-3 | Nathan Crosse | Mrs J Harrington | 3 | 54 kg |
7
6/1
Paddy… 13
Sky B… 13
Betfa… 11
|
| 2nd | 10 | 5 |
Pierre Grosse (G)
In frame all 3 starts this year, though unsuited by drop in trip when 9¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Antigua in maiden at Fairyhouse last time, the race all but over by the time he hit top stride. Will relish this step up in trip and return to…
|
436-324 | Keithen Kennedy | Mrs J Harrington | 3 | 54 kg |
11
10/1
|
Betting forecast: Mergus Serrator (7/2), Harmani (7/2), Bay Of Stars (6/1), New Zealand (6/1), Wyman (6/1), Huff'n'puff (7/1), Shosholoza (17/2), Pierre Grosse (10/1), Trojan Fighter (12/1), Madbadanddangerous (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 60000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 20000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 9999.0 EUR |
| P4 | 5000.0 EUR |
| P5 | 3000.0 EUR |
| P6 | 2000.0 EUR |