Down Royal (IRE)
17:23
Hovis Ireland Mares Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €3 Place: €1.70 €1.50 Exacta: €7.20 Trifecta: €30.60
Non-Runners: Eponine Etoile (coughing), Frontier Rose (allergies), Herja (in season), Oh Janey (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Arctic Flame (IRE) 4 F AVG Patrick T Foley 153 lbs 2/1F Won Prominent - lost ground after 4 out - headway to lead just before 2 out - not fluent last - edged right and ridden out run-in(op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2)
2nd 4 Astelia (IRE) 6 M Poor Peter Fahey 153 lbs 9/4 2.75 Led - went clear after 3rd - reduced lead before 5th - headed just before 2 out - no extra final 110yds(op 15/8 tchd 11/4)
3rd 2 Keilah (IRE) 5 M Poor W McCreery 161 lbs 5/1 8.5 Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 4 out - soon went second - lost position just before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 7/2)
4th 5 Crossbar Getaway (IRE) 5 M Poor Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 6/1 8.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 8/1)
5th 11 Wonderwalk (IRE) 4 F Poor V C Ward 143 lbs 66/1 1.75 Held up in rear - steady headway after 5th - in touch with leaders when weakened after 3 out(tchd 50/1)
6th 8 Run For The Border (IRE) 5 M AVG John Patrick Ryan 153 lbs 50/1 9.5 Towards rear - headway after 5th - mistake 4 out - weakened before 3 out(tchd 40/1)
7th 1 Fraher Field (IRE) 5 M AVG John E & Thomas Kiely 161 lbs 11/2 78 Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - lost ground and dropped to rear before 3rd - soon detached - tailed off from 4 out (jockey said mare made mistakes early on and never travelled)(op 4/1)