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A J C Group Flat Race

Downpatrick · 31 August 2020
  • TypeNH Flat
  • Distance2m 2f 165y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12

Walking Fame (IRE) (9/4) won the A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick on 31 August 2020, beating Deo Bellator (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Mr Pat Taaffe for trainer T J Taaffe. 12 ran on Good going over 2m 2f 165y; the winning time was 4m 33.70s (slow by 12.20s). The 6/4 favourite, I A Connect (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 1½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Walking Fame (IRE)
SP: 9/4KTB Rating 111AKTB Speed 124A J: Mr Pat Taaffe T: T J Taaffe
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: I A Connect (IRE) 6/4 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Walking Fame (IRE) 5m Mr Pat Taaffe(7) T J Taaffe 11-2 111A124A 4:33.70 5,310 9/4
2nd Deo Bellator (IRE) 7m 1¼ Aileen O'Sullivan(7) S Michael Millar 11-2 110A124A 4:33.95 1,710 125/1
3rd I A Connect (IRE) 5g nk Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 12-2 123A123A 4:34.00 810 6/4 fav
4th Phoenix Flower (FR) 5g 8 Mr Finian Maguire Barry Connell 12-2 114A118A 4:35.60 360 16/1
5th Corrigaleen (IRE) t 4f 1¾ Shane Fenelon(7) E Sheehy 10-11 94A116A 4:35.95 180 40/1
6th Sam Lorenzo (IRE) 5g 2½ Mr N Gault(7) W J Bryson 11-9 103A115A 4:36.45 90 66/1
7th Bubbles In May (IRE) t 6m 6 Mr P W Mullins Emmet Mullins 11-9 96A110A 4:37.65 — 3/1
8th Auntie Doyen (IRE) t 4f 12 Mr N McParlan(3) S McParlan 11-1 76C102C 4:40.05 — 20/1
9th I Don't Get It (IRE) 6g 2¼ Mr A Casement(7) Neill McCluskey 11-9 84C100C 4:40.50 — 28/1
10th Greige (IRE) t 4f 2¼ Conor Rabbitt(7) Paul Traynor 10-11 72C98C 4:40.95 — 22/1
11th Rockon Henry (IRE) 5g 61 Mr L P Gilligan(7) Fintan Feeney 11-9 84C54C 4:53.15 — 125/1
12th Wavylake (IRE) 5m 7½ Richard Deegan(5) Matthew J Smith 11-4 79C49C 4:54.65 — 33/1

Winning time 4m 33.70s (slow by 12.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 37.25s. This race ran 3.56s (1.3% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.8% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 2.1% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 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 (12 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick in 2020?
Walking Fame (IRE) won the A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick on 31 August 2020, ridden by Mr Pat Taaffe and trained by T J Taaffe.
What was the finishing order of the 2020 A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick?
1st Walking Fame (IRE) (9/4), 2nd Deo Bellator (IRE) (125/1), 3rd I A Connect (IRE) (6/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2020 A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick?
Walking Fame (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4.
How many horses ran in the 2020 A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick?
12 horses ran in the 2020 A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2020 A J C Group Flat Race at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 4m 33.70s (slow by 12.20s).

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