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Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle

Downpatrick · 13 August 2017
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m 5f 165y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6

Mischievious Max (IRE) (5/2) won the Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick on 13 August 2017, beating Mountain Rock (IRE) by 4½ lengths under J J Slevin for trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien. 6 ran on Good going over 2m 5f 165y; the winning time was 5m 34.20s (slow by 22.70s). The 8/11 favourite, Mountain Rock (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 4½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Mischievious Max (IRE)
SP: 5/2KTB Rating 116BKTB Speed 65B J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Won by 4½ lengthsFav: Mountain Rock (IRE) 8/11 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Mischievious Max (IRE) 4g J J Slevin(3) Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-3 116B65B 5:34.20 6,776 5/2
2nd Mountain Rock (IRE) p 5g 4½ Davy Russell Adrian Paul Keatley 11-12 120B62B 5:35.10 2,101 8/11 fav
3rd Blue Empyrean (IRE) 7g 3 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 11-12 116B60B 5:35.70 1,001 8/1
4th Scotch Beg (IRE) p 5m 8 A E Lynch A Oliver 11-5 100B55B 5:37.30 451 8/1
5th Rail Park Lad (IRE) t 5g 8½ Cathal Landers(7) Kieran Purcell 10-11 83B50B 5:39.00 176 66/1
6th Out Of Africa (IRE) 6m 12 Rachael Blackmore Colin Bowe 10-11 76C43C 5:41.40 — 25/1

Winning time 5m 34.20s (slow by 22.70s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 30.27s. This race ran 3.93s (1.2% slower); the day's other races here ran 2.7% faster (N 5). Net of the day: 3.8% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 6 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 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick in 2017?
Mischievious Max (IRE) won the Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick on 13 August 2017, ridden by J J Slevin and trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick?
1st Mischievious Max (IRE) (5/2), 2nd Mountain Rock (IRE) (8/11F), 3rd Blue Empyrean (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick?
Mischievious Max (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/2.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick?
6 horses ran in the 2017 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Armstrong Surfacing Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 5m 34.20s (slow by 22.70s).

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