Down Royal (IRE)
13:18
Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.60 Place: €1.20 €1.30 €4.60 Exacta: €9.60 Trifecta: €68.10
Non-Runners: Auntie Ida (reserve), Certamen (allergies), Dahab (reserve), Hey Now (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made all - going easily 2 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - readily
4 G AVG Eddie & Patrick Harty 158 lbs 2/1 Won
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2nd
Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders 2nd - outpaced but went third 2 out - kept on approaching last - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 5/4)
6 G Poor W P Mullins 158 lbs 11/8F 5.5
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3rd
Prominent - mistake and lost position briefly 6th - pressed leader 3 out - bad mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 20/1)
6 G AVG M K Flannery 166 lbs 22/1 .5
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4th
Midfield - mistake 1st - headway after 6th - outpaced 2 out - soon carried head high - weakening when not fluent last(op 11/1 tchd 15/2)
7 G Poor S R B Crawford 158 lbs 8/1 3
5th
In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)
5 G Poor S R B Crawford 158 lbs 16/1 6.5
6th
In touch with leaders - mistake and reminder 4th - prominent 6th - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
2 G AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 5/1 1.25
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7th
Midfield - outpaced when hit 3 out - no impression when bad mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 100/1 tchd 250/1)
5 G Poor Cian Collins 151 lbs 200/1 18
8th
In touch with leaders - lost position 6th - hung badly left 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 100/1)
4 F Poor Liam Lennon 144 lbs 200/1 23
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9th
Midfield - awkward jump 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(tchd 300/1)
5 G Poor Riceal Dunne 151 lbs 150/1 2.5
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10th
Midfield - hit 2nd - lost position 6th - struggling 3 out - kept on but no impression from 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
5 G Poor Cian Collins 158 lbs 100/1 4.5
11th
Raced wide - midfield - ducked right and not fluent 1st - hit 2nd - lost position gradually before 3 out - no impression(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
7 G AVG S Michael Millar 159 lbs 150/1 0.3
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12th
Prominent - lost position after 6th - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(tchd 14/1)
3 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 148 lbs 12/1 7.5
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13th
Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - some headway 6th - weakened before 2 out(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
6 G Poor Patrick J McKenna 161 lbs 250/1 .5
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14th
Held up in rear - outpaced 4th - mistake 6th - always behind - tailed off(tchd 250/1)
3 G Poor Gerald Stephen Quinn 151 lbs 200/1 7
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15th
Towards rear - wandered on approach 2nd - brief headway into midfield 6th - weakened 3 out - tailed off
6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 100/1 18
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16th
Held up in rear - hit 3rd - outpaced 4th - lost touch 6th - tailed off(op 250/1)
4 F Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 144 lbs 500/1 19
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17th
Midfield - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear and weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 250/1 tchd 200/1)
5 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 158 lbs 500/1 0.3
18th
Midfield - dropped to rear after 6th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 11/1 15
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99th
Held up in rear - outpaced 4th - lost touch 6th - pulled up before 3 out(op 150/1)
4 G Poor Oliver McKiernan 158 lbs 200/1 -
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