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Molson Coors Flat Race

Downpatrick · 28 September 2018
  • TypeNH Flat
  • Distance2m 1f 65y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Happy Lad (IRE) (5/1) won the Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick on 28 September 2018, beating Miss Aloud (IRE) by 2½ lengths under Mr Derek O'Connor for trainer Hugh Paul Finegan. 7 ran on Good going over 2m 1f 65y; the winning time was 4m 7.90s (slow by 6.90s). The Evens favourite, Salty Boy (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 6½ lengths.

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

Winner Happy Lad (IRE)
SP: 5/1KTB Rating 126AKTB Speed 103B J: Mr Derek O'Connor T: Hugh Paul Finegan
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Salty Boy (IRE) Evens · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Happy Lad (IRE) tp 6g Mr Derek O'Connor Hugh Paul Finegan 12-0 126A103B 4:07.90 6,160 5/1
2nd Miss Aloud (IRE) h 4f 2½ Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 11-3 112A101B 4:08.40 1,910 11/4
3rd Salty Boy (IRE) 5g 4 Miss J Townend(7) Ms Margaret Mullins 11-7 111A98B 4:09.20 910 Evens fav
4th Peace Party (IRE) t 6g 3¼ Mr M J O'Hare(3) Desmond McDonogh 11-11 112A95B 4:09.85 410 16/1
5th Mid Day Gun (IRE) 5g 25 William J Gleeson(7) W P Mullins 11-7 85C75C 4:14.85 160 10/1
6th Arizengo (GB) 5g 18 Mr N McParlan(3) H Smyth 11-11 89C61C 4:18.45 — 33/1
7th Amor Verdadero (IRE) 4f 4 Ms L O'Neill Liam Lennon 11-3 81C58C 4:19.25 — 14/1

Winning time 4m 7.90s (slow by 6.90s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 12.04s. This race ran 4.14s (1.6% faster); the day's other races here ran 1.7% faster (N 5). Net of the day: level with the standard. 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 (7 of 7 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 (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 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick in 2018?
Happy Lad (IRE) won the Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick on 28 September 2018, ridden by Mr Derek O'Connor and trained by Hugh Paul Finegan.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick?
1st Happy Lad (IRE) (5/1), 2nd Miss Aloud (IRE) (11/4), 3rd Salty Boy (IRE) (EvensF).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick?
Happy Lad (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick?
7 horses ran in the 2018 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Molson Coors Flat Race at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 4m 7.90s (slow by 6.90s).

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