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DOWNPATRICK 15:43

Name: FRANCO HUGHES AWAY BET MARES HANDICAP HURDLE
Start: 2026-08-09T13:58:00
End: 2026-08-09T17:28:00
Location: Downpatrick

13:58 14:33 15:08 15:43 16:18 16:53 17:28

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15:43 Sunday 09 August 2026	Unlock this Race
FRANCO HUGHES AWAY BET MARES HANDICAP HURDLE	Distance : 2m 5f 180y
Prize : €9,000 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Hurdle	Going : Good
Race Type : Hurdle

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR	Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR	Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		7. GANGSTER GRANNY (IRE)	7. GANGSTER GRANNY (IRE)	<			Sean Flanagan	5	11-0	6/17	6/17
1			bm HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - JEANNE GIRL (IRE) RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE)	J: Sean Flanagan T: Colin A. McBratney, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (s) OR: 106	<			Colin A. McBratney, Ireland	(s)	(106)		6/17
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in touch, 3rd 2 out, produced to lead entering straight, asserted quickly, well on top
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2	2	6	4. THEFLYINGBEE (IRE)	4. THEFLYINGBEE (IRE)	<			Mr J. R. Martin (7)	9	11-11	15/28.5	15/28.5
2		6	bm MOROZOV (USA) - ASKE VIEW (IRE) BENEFICIAL	J: Mr J. R. Martin (7) T: F. G. Hand, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 11-11 OR: 117	<			F. G. Hand, Ireland		(117)		15/28.5
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close up, hampered 1st, led before 3rd, not fluent 4th, ridden from last, headed entering straight, kept on
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3	3	½	1. COBRA QUEEN (IRE)	1. COBRA QUEEN (IRE)	<			D. J. O'Keeffe	7	11-12	6/17	6/17
3		½	bm MILAN - MAXFORD LADY (IRE) PRESENTING	J: D. J. O'Keeffe T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (s) OR: 118	<			Henry de Bromhead, Ireland	(s)	(118)		6/17
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led briefly early, stayed prominent jumped left 1st, stayed prominent, ridden when not fluent last, one paced
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4	4	1¾	5. CAMLIN PARK (IRE)	5. CAMLIN PARK (IRE)	<			Alex Harvey	6	11-5	12/113	12/113
4		1¾	bm AFFINISEA (IRE) - ISMANE (FR) LAYMAN (USA)	J: Alex Harvey T: John McConnell, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (t) OR: 111	<			John McConnell, Ireland	(t)	(111)		12/113
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held up, took closer order 3 out, driven from next, plugged on
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5	5	4	8. JOYA DEL MAR (IRE)	8. JOYA DEL MAR (IRE)	<			Patrick Michael O'Brien (5)	8	11-0	8/19	8/19
5		4	bm OL' MAN RIVER (IRE) - SAND REEF (IRE) FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND	J: Patrick Michael O'Brien (5) T: Dermot Anthony McLoughlin, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (s) OR: 106	<			Dermot Anthony McLoughlin, Ireland	(s)	(106)		8/19
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soon led, headed before 3rd, stayed prominent, fourth 2 out, no extra from last
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6	6	6½	6. POETIC TWIST (IRE)	6. POETIC TWIST (IRE)	<			J. W. Kennedy	5	11-3	4/15	4/15
6		6½	bm POET'S WORD (IRE) - PHOENIX TWIST (IRE) KALANISI (IRE)	J: J. W. Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 11-3 OR: 109	<			Gordon Elliott, Ireland		(109)		4/15
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mid-field, shuffled back briefly 2nd, slow 4 out, ridden 2 out, left behind between last 2
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7	7	2¼	11. MISS LIA (IRE)	11. MISS LIA (IRE)	<			S. D. Torrens	6	10-1	20/121	20/121
7		2¼	bm CALIFET (FR) - SALMIAKKI (IRE) MILAN	J: S. D. Torrens T: P. J. Rothwell, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-1 Eq: (s) OR: 93	<			P. J. Rothwell, Ireland	(s)	(93)		20/121
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held up, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last
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8	8	4¾	9. OH JANEY (IRE)	9. OH JANEY (IRE)	<			Sam Ewing	6	10-12	10/111	10/111
8		4¾	bm FREE EAGLE (IRE) - JANE'S TRACK (IRE) JEREMY (USA)	J: Sam Ewing T: Stuart Crawford, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-12 Eq: (t) OR: 104	<			Stuart Crawford, Ireland	(t)	(104)		10/111
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off pace, headway before 3 out, weakened between last 2
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9	9	47	2. SAMBA TRAIN (IRE)	2. SAMBA TRAIN (IRE)	<			M. P. Walsh	5	11-12	3/14f	3/14f
9		47	bm BLUE BRESIL (FR) - TARAVAL (IRE) MILAN	J: M. P. Walsh T: Enda Bolger, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 11-12 OR: 118	<			Enda Bolger, Ireland		(118)		3/14f
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in touch, lost place approaching 3 out, behind when hampered next, tailed off
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F	F		3. BILLIE FRECHETTE (IRE)	3. BILLIE FRECHETTE (IRE)	<			Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7)	5	11-11	22/123	22/123
F			grm ZOFFANY (IRE) - SATWA RUBY (FR) VERGLAS (IRE)	J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7) T: Noel Meade, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 11-11 Eq: (t) OR: 117	<			Noel Meade, Ireland	(t)	(117)		22/123
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off pace, driven after 3 out, fell 2 out
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All 10 ran.	Winning Owner: James Murdoch
Time: 5m 18.5s
Overrounds: Industry SP 122%, Betfair SP 100.5%
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15:43 Downpatrick Result on Sunday 09 August 2026

The 2M 5F 180Y 15:43 FRANCO HUGHES AWAY BET MARES HANDICAP HURDLE at Downpatrick was run on Good. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of €9,000. There were 10 runners. The winning horse was GANGSTER GRANNY (IRE) who won by 6. GANGSTER GRANNY (IRE) was ridden by Sean Flanagan. GANGSTER GRANNY (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 6/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

THEFLYINGBEE (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 15/2
COBRA QUEEN (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 6/1
CAMLIN PARK (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 12/1
JOYA DEL MAR (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 12 - they had an ISP of 8/1
POETIC TWIST (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 19 - they had an ISP of 4/1
MISS LIA (IRE) finished 7th and was beaten by 21 - they had an ISP of 20/1
OH JANEY (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 26 - they had an ISP of 10/1
SAMBA TRAIN (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 73 - they had an ISP of 3/1f

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15:43 Sunday 09 August 2026

FRANCO HUGHES AWAY BET MARES HANDICAP HURDLE

15:43 Downpatrick Result on Sunday 09 August 2026