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Winner Alright Hurdle

Downpatrick · 12 August 2012
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m 2f 50y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Gold Ability (IRE) (2/1) won the Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick on 12 August 2012, beating Zerashan (IRE) by 4½ lengths under Robbie Colgan for trainer Michael O'Hare. 7 ran on Soft going over 2m 2f 50y; the winning time was 4m 47.00s (slow by 26.00s). The 5/4 favourite, Zerashan (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 4½ lengths.

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

Winner Gold Ability (IRE)
SP: 2/1KTB Rating 135B J: Robbie Colgan T: Michael O'Hare
Won by 4½ lengthsFav: Zerashan (IRE) 5/4 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Gold Ability (IRE) 5g Robbie Colgan Michael O'Hare 11-12 —135B 4:47.00 6,900 2/1
2nd Zerashan (IRE) 5g 4½ Davy Russell D T Hughes 11-12 117130B 4:48.12 1,600 5/4 fav
3rd Strongpoint (IRE) t 8g 33 Conor Maxwell(3) Patrick Griffin 11-9 12098C 4:56.38 700 20/1
4th Doctor Deejay (IRE) b 6g 27 Andrew J McNamara T G McCourt 11-12 121101C 5:03.12 400 12/1
5th Danikhali (IRE) 10g 99 Matthew Bowes(5) Patrick O Brady 11-7 8596C 5:10.62 — 33/1
PU Oconnells Pike (IRE) b 9g — Keith Donoghue(3) Mrs Gillian Callaghan 11-9 118— — — 7/1
F Oscar Hill (IRE) b 6g — Davy Condon Gordon Elliott 11-12 110— — — 7/1

Winning time 4m 47.00s (slow by 26.00s)

Non-runners Some Fiddle (stone bruise), Spring Hawk (stiff)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 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 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick in 2012?
Gold Ability (IRE) won the Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick on 12 August 2012, ridden by Robbie Colgan and trained by Michael O'Hare.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick?
1st Gold Ability (IRE) (2/1), 2nd Zerashan (IRE) (5/4F), 3rd Strongpoint (IRE) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick?
Gold Ability (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick?
7 horses ran in the 2012 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Some Fiddle (stone bruise), Spring Hawk (stiff).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 4m 47.00s (slow by 26.00s).

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