IE - Downpatrick - Race 7

Thoroughbred

7 Runners

17.8f

Am. Maiden Bumper

Turf

Good to Yielding

12.5K

VIEW

Verdict

THEEMERALDEMPRESS has plenty to recommend her on paper and, in receipt of weight from all her rivals, is taken to go one better than on her recent outing in points. Dinner Dance is another noteworthy Rules newcomer who commands the utmost respect, while Majestic Horizon found himself less-than-ideally placed on his bumper debut at Wexford and is entitled to do better.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
7	£70,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park filly. Dam (b70), ran once in bumper, half-sister to top-class hurdler up to 3m (Champion Hurdle winner) Faugheen and 21f bumper winner Osmotic. Runner-up sole start in points last month and very much one to note on Rules debut. 1st Pick 7 Theemeraldempress (Ire) Jockey: Mr B. M. Coonan Trainer: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland J: Mr B. M. Coonan T: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland	97	-	-	-	39%
Analysis £70,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park filly. Dam (b70), ran once in bumper, half-sister to top-class hurdler up to 3m (Champion Hurdle winner) Faugheen and 21f bumper winner Osmotic. Runner-up sole start in points last month and very much one to note on Rules debut.
6	Dansant mare. Half-sister to 3 winners on Flat, including very smart 6f-1m winner Safe Voyage. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Won sole start in points in January and has joined a top yard subsequently. 2nd Pick 6 Dinner Dance (Ire) Jockey: Mr T. A. Halford Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: Mr T. A. Halford T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	100	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Dansant mare. Half-sister to 3 winners on Flat, including very smart 6f-1m winner Safe Voyage. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Won sole start in points in January and has joined a top yard subsequently.
5	€45,000 Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner/smart 2m hurdle winner Dark Raven. Won sole start in points (Nov 2025) and probably did well having found himself less-than-ideally placed when third of 8 in Wexford bumper on recent Rules debut. Entitled to do better. 3rd Pick 5 Majestic Horizon (Ire) Jockey: Miss P. Elvin Trainer: P. J. Rothwell, Ireland J: Miss P. Elvin T: P. J. Rothwell, Ireland	92	-	-	-	29%
Analysis €45,000 Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner/smart 2m hurdle winner Dark Raven. Won sole start in points (Nov 2025) and probably did well having found himself less-than-ideally placed when third of 8 in Wexford bumper on recent Rules debut. Entitled to do better.

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