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Down Royal (IRE)
19:23
Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Firm Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.90 €2.70 €1.80 Exacta: €41.20 Tricast: €118.50 Trifecta: €112.60
Non-Runners: Driscolls Hill (unsuitable ground), Rising Dust (unsuitable ground), Sights Unseen (in season), Technology (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m1f 2m2f 2m2f 3m 2m6f
1st
Led but pestered - faced challenges before 3 out - increased tempo before 2 out - ridden approaching last - not fluent last - ridden out final 110yds(op 3/1)
6 M Poor
S Curling 150 lbs 7/2F Won
2m6f
2m6f 3m 3m 3m½f 3m
2nd
Midfield - good headway and prominent before 3 out - disputing second 2 out - wandered around approaching last - kept on well final 110yds - no match for winner(op 11/1)
7 G Poor
Dermot A McLoughlin 165 lbs 17/2 2.5
2m6f 2m4f 2m4f
2m6f 3m 2m6f 2m6f 2m6f
3rd
Took keen hold - midfield - headway 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - ran on well and went third towards finish (jockey said mare hung left throughout)(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
7 M Poor
John C McConnell 149 lbs 18/5 1.25
3m 2m6f 3m½f
2m2½f 1m7½f 2m4f 2m2f
4th
Towards rear - headway 4 out - disputing second 2 out - not fluent last - weakened final 110yds(op 13/2)
6 G Poor
Peter Fahey 161 lbs 5/1 .75
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m7f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m7f 2m7½f
5th
Towards rear - bad mistake 7th - headway before 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 11/2)
7 G Poor
John Patrick Ryan 149 lbs 5/1 10
2m7f 2m7½f 3m 2m1f 2m2½f
2m2f 2m4f 3m½f 2m4f 2m6f
6th
Prominent - dropped to midfield 7th - towards rear before 3 out - kept on run-in(op 28/1)
6 M Poor
Gerard Kyne 145 lbs 50/1 9.5
3m1f 2m6f
2m5f 2m4½f 2m2f 3m½f 3m1f
7th
Never better than midfield - outpaced after 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
6 M Poor
Mark Fahey 166 lbs 13/2 4.5
3m
2m7½f 3m1½f 3m½f 3m1½f 3m1½f
8th
Midfield - in touch with leaders before 2 out - headway on inner and prominent after 4 out - soon challenging - weakened before 2 out(tchd 14/1)
10 G Poor
P Cluskey 168 lbs 12/1 1
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3m 3m 3m½f 3m1½f 3m
9th
Pressed leader - lost position 3 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
10 M Poor
Sean Aherne 134 lbs 28/1 1
-
2m7½f 2m4f 2m2f 2m4f 2m6f
10th
Towards rear throughout(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
8 G Poor
Patrick J McKenna 142 lbs 16/1 2
2m3f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m 2m1f
99th
Towards rear throughout - detached halfway - pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding pulled up and felt wrong; vet reported gelding to be lame on the left front)(tchd 33/1)
5 H Poor
Aidan Melia 158 lbs 28/1 -
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