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Down District Council Race

Downpatrick · 25 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 4f 110y
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Dirar (IRE) (13/8F) won the Down District Council Race at Downpatrick on 25 August 2008, beating Salesin (GB) by 4½ lengths under Rory Cleary for trainer M Halford. 7 ran on Good To Yielding going over 1m 4f 110y; the winning time was 2m 50.50s (slow by 3.50s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Dirar (IRE)
SP: 13/8 favKTB Rating 89A J: Rory Cleary T: M Halford
Won by 4½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Dirar (IRE) 3c Rory Cleary M Halford 9-1 9589A 2:50.50 10,365 13/8 fav
2nd Salesin (GB) b 5g 4½ Fran Berry Niall Madden 9-11 8589A 2:51.32 2,415 11/2
3rd Lady Alicia (IRE) b 3f 2 Pat Smullen D K Weld 8-10 7970A 2:51.68 1,065 5/2
4th Houston Dynimo (IRE) 3c 5 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 9-1 8064A 2:52.59 615 5/1
5th Bonnie Bluebell (IRE) 3f 21 Chris Hayes R J Osborne 8-6 —47C 2:56.41 — 20/1
6th Corana (IRE) 3f 30 Seamie Heffernan Patrick Martin 8-10 7651C 3:01.86 — 8/1
7th Gothenberg Double (IRE) 7g 30 W J Lee Thomas O'Neill 9-7 4262C 3:07.32 — 66/1

Winning time 2m 50.50s (slow by 3.50s)

Non-runners Make It Blossom

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Down District Council Race at Downpatrick in 2008?
Dirar (IRE) won the Down District Council Race at Downpatrick on 25 August 2008, ridden by Rory Cleary and trained by M Halford.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Down District Council Race at Downpatrick?
1st Dirar (IRE) (13/8F), 2nd Salesin (GB) (11/2), 3rd Lady Alicia (IRE) (5/2).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Down District Council Race at Downpatrick?
Dirar (IRE) returned a starting price of 13/8F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Down District Council Race at Downpatrick?
7 horses ran in the 2008 Down District Council Race at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Make It Blossom.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Down District Council Race at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 2m 50.50s (slow by 3.50s).

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