14:47 Downpatrick tips
Handicap Hurdle2m2fgood13 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
John Dixen is our pick, though Mercurial Sea is not far behind. It edges it on the size of its price drops.
Handicap Hurdle over 2m2f on good going. John Dixen heads our ratings. We have enough recent form to rate all 13 declared.
How we rate the field
1
John Dixen
Shane O´Callaghan / P J Rothwell
10/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 62% drop.
- Quick turnaround at 18 days against its usual 52.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)
2
Mercurial Sea
Carl Millar / Nigel Thomas Slevin
7/1
- Steady 23% average price drop over its last 5 runs.
- Placed 2 times from 2 runs here on course and going without winning.
5/1 to 8/1: 12.7% win, 29.5% frame (684 tracked)
3
Might Be The One
Conor Stone-Walsh / Andrew McNamara
4/1
- Steady 46% average price drop over its last 5 runs.
- Back after 151 days, well beyond its usual 29-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)