Down Royal (IRE)
13:00
Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €34.60 Place: €6.40 €4.30 €1.10 Exacta: €404.90 Trifecta: €1102.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Black Soul (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul Stephen Kiely 158 lbs 20/1 Won Prominent - pressed leader 3 out - led before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 25/1)
2nd 3 Day Trader (FR) 3 G Poor A J Martin 155 lbs 33/1 2 Midfield - steady headway after 6th - pressed leader briefly 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
3rd 8 Kara Sacre (FR) 5 G Poor Paul Nolan 158 lbs 5/4F 5.5 Took keen hold - led - headed and lost second before 2 out - kept on approaching last - no match for first two (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left throughout)(tchd 13/8)
4th 5 Colvin (IRE) 6 G Poor S R B Crawford 153 lbs 11/1 0.2 Midfield - hung left but steady headway after 3 out - briefly went third approaching last - no impression run-in(op 14/1)
5th 7 Ivybrook (FR) 6 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 153 lbs 5/2 3 Prominent - bad mistake 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4 tchd 15/8)
6th 13 Western Note (IRE) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 33/1 .75 Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in - no telling impression(op 22/1)
7th 11 Savant Du Mesnil (FR) 4 G Poor S R B Crawford 153 lbs 28/1 2.25 Midfield - in touch with leaders before 3 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 40/1)
8th 18 Small Bucks (IRE) 4 F Poor P E Collins 138 lbs 125/1 3.5 Midfield - brief headway after 3 out - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 50/1)
9th 2 Leabaland (IRE) 8 G Poor M M Lynch 161 lbs 100/1 10 In touch with leaders - lost position 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 66/1)
10th 14 Garnetot (FR) 3 G Poor Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 6/1 2 In touch with leaders - lost position gradually after 3 out - no impression when hampered by faller 2 out(tchd 5/1)
11th 10 North Account (IRE) 5 G Poor C A McBratney 151 lbs 100/1 13 Midfield - outpaced 3 out - no impression(op 66/1)
12th 17 Rutland Rose (IRE) 5 M Poor John Andrew Kinsella 151 lbs 100/1 5.5 Held up in rear - pushed along 3rd - lost touch before 2 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
13th 15 Dorans Mill (IRE) 6 M Poor P J Rothwell 151 lbs 125/1 2.75 Towards rear - outpaced 6th - lost touch before 2 out - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 150/1)
14th 6 Every River (GB) 9 G Poor W J Bryson 151 lbs 100/1 4.5 In touch with leaders - lost position 6th - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
15th 12 Slea Head (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter Maher 158 lbs 150/1 18 Held up in rear - outpaced 5th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
16th 9 Killala Bay (IRE) 5 G Poor Paul W Flynn 151 lbs 150/1 0.2 Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
99th 1 Big Dee (IRE) 6 G AVG Eoin Christopher McCarthy 161 lbs 6/1 - Prominent - weakening when fell heavily 2 out(op 7/1)
99th 16 My Lady O (FR) 5 M Poor Peter Fahey 151 lbs 125/1 - Held up in rear - pushed along 3rd - lost touch 4th - pulled up before 5th (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 80/1)