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Laffy Handicap Chase

Downpatrick · 12 June 2021
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 7f 110y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Paris Texas (FR) (25/1) won the Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick on 12 June 2021, beating Ask Cory (IRE) by 2¼ lengths under Aidan Kelly for trainer Padraig Roche. 10 ran on Good going over 2m 7f 110y; the winning time was 5m 53.60s (slow by 11.60s). The 5/2 favourite, Ask Cory (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 2¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Paris Texas (FR)
SP: 25/1KTB Rating 122AKTB Speed 116A J: Aidan Kelly T: Padraig Roche
Won by 2¼ lengthsFav: Ask Cory (IRE) 5/2 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Paris Texas (FR) h 8g Aidan Kelly(7) Padraig Roche 10-8 114122A116A 5:53.60 8,555 25/1
2nd Ask Cory (IRE) b 8g 2¼ Hugh Morgan(5) Henry De Bromhead 10-8 112120A115A 5:54.05 2,755 5/2 fav
3rd Twilight Girl (IRE) 8m hd Mark Bolger Peter Fahey 10-6 105118A114A 5:54.14 1,305 9/1
4th Eimear (IRE) p 8m ½ Dillon Maxwell(7) Matthew J Smith 10-1 107112A114A 5:54.20 580 3/1
5th Konitho (FR) tp 6g ¾ L P Dempsey Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-8 121132A114A 5:54.35 290 14/1
6th Oscar Thyne (IRE) 6g 4 Conor Maxwell Gavin Cromwell 11-8 121128A111A 5:55.15 145 7/2
7th Argumental (IRE) tp 6g 28 Jack Wildman(7) Mrs Denise Foster 10-9 11590C96C 6:00.75 — 25/1
8th Momus (IRE) 8g 6½ E Walsh(5) Noel Meade 10-9 11390C92C 6:02.05 — 10/1
9th Urbanist (IRE) p 9g 30 Richard Deegan(5) S Michael Millar 10-7 11188C76C 6:08.05 — 33/1
10th Stacks Mountain (GB) b 8g 1½ Mike O'Connor(7) Henry De Bromhead 11-3 12398C75C 6:08.35 — 11/1

Winning time 5m 53.60s (slow by 11.60s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 6m 1.87s. This race ran 8.27s (2.3% faster); the day's other races here ran 1.0% faster (N 7). Net of the day: 1.3% faster. 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 (10 of 10 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 (10 of 10 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 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick in 2021?
Paris Texas (FR) won the Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick on 12 June 2021, ridden by Aidan Kelly and trained by Padraig Roche.
What was the finishing order of the 2021 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick?
1st Paris Texas (FR) (25/1), 2nd Ask Cory (IRE) (5/2F), 3rd Twilight Girl (IRE) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2021 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick?
Paris Texas (FR) returned a starting price of 25/1.
How many horses ran in the 2021 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick?
10 horses ran in the 2021 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2021 Laffy Handicap Chase at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 5m 53.60s (slow by 11.60s).

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