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Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Beginners Chase

Downpatrick · Fri 22nd May 2026 · 19:00

📏 2m3f100y 🌿 GOOD TO YIELDING 🏟️ Turf 💰 €6,479 🐎 Chase

2nd

Saunton Surf

7/2F

Mr O McGill(5)

1st

Driveonwill

9/1

Donagh Meyler

3rd

Whispering Willow

4/1

Keith Donoghue

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Distance

2m3f100y

🌿

Going

GOOD TO YIELDING

🏟️

Surface

Turf

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Prize

€6,479

🐎

Runners

🌤️

Weather

Cloudy

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Type

Chase

📊 Betting Forecast

5/2 Jerisk Star, Whispering Willow, 7/1 Auntie Lacey, 9/1 Saunton Surf, 12/1 Coolboy Christy, Giant Haystacks, King Gris, 14/1 Pourquoi Poi, 20/1 Double Power, 25/1 Driveonwill, Grace Faraday, 40/1 Art Of Silence, Jampot Lane, 66/1 Massabielle

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
12	Art Of Silence Form: 88/7P-	8y 166 lbs	Eoghan Finegan(7) Gerard Keane	-	66/1
UR	Grace Faraday Form: 21456-	8y 159 lbs	James Smith(5) Anthony McCann	-	25/1
11	Jampot Lane Form: 00/7-	8y 159 lbs	Aidan Kelly(3) Gearoid O'Loughlin	-	25/1
PU	Massabielle Form: 086P0-	6y 159 lbs	P J O'Hanlon Dermot A McLoughlin	-	50/1
🥈 2nd	Saunton Surf Form: /9P55-	7y 159 lbs	Mr O McGill(5) Gary McGill	99	7/2F
14	Quiet In Bresil Form: 8805-0	6y 159 lbs	Gearoid O'Loughlin	-	–
🥉 3rd	Whispering Willow Form: 6086-1	5y 159 lbs	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	-	4/1
8	Coolboy Christy Form: 0645-4	5y 166 lbs	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	-	10/1
9	Double Power Form: P6600-	6y 166 lbs	Conor Stone-Walsh Ian Patrick Donoghue	-	28/1
🥇 1st	Driveonwill Form: 6444-U	6y 166 lbs	Donagh Meyler Ross O'Sullivan	87	9/1
4	Giant Haystacks Form: 34075-	7y 166 lbs	Danny Gilligan Ross O'Sullivan	100	11/2
10	Jerisk Star Form: P/1UF-	7y 166 lbs	Sean Flanagan Liz Doyle	-	11/1
7	King Gris Form: 9115-5	6y 166 lbs	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	-	9/1
8	Mon Sheriffe Form: 36P6P-	5y 166 lbs	P J Rothwell	-	–
6	Pourquoi Poi Form: 05158-	5y 166 lbs	Darragh O'Keeffe Paul W Flynn	97	15/2
5	Auntie Lacey Form: /5386-	6y 159 lbs	Sean O'Keeffe Paul Nolan	-	16/1

The front-running JERISK STAR (nap) goes well fresh and Liz Doyle's gelding might string his rivals out and prove difficult to reel in

Racing Post Pick

Jerisk Star

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.