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Down Royal

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Runners: 18 Distance: 2m 1 1/2f Hurdle

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Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Preference is for the top rated IVYBROOK who has shown enough, including at this venue, to suggest he can win a maiden hurdle.

Big Dee

Jockey: G B Noonan Trainer: Eoin Christopher McCarthy Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 2168/

Comment: Won one of four starts in bumpers, the win coming here over 2m1f (soft) in November 2023; off the track since heavy defeat in a Punchestown bumper just over a year ago; has shown more than a lot of these so he's considered, though good ground is an unknown.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/05/24	Punchestown / Unknown / HF	-	8 / 10	50/1	-
29/12/23	Leopardstown / Unknown / HF	-	6 / 8	17/2	-
11/11/23	Down Royal / Unknown / HF	-	1 / 11	15/2	-
18/09/23	Listowel / Unknown / HF	-	2 / 9	8/1	-

Leabaland

Jockey: C G O'Dwyer Trainer: M M Lynch Age/Wt: 8/11-12 F: 00/7- OR: 93

Comment: Three-time winner on the Flat; long odds and no impact in three runs over timber; off since below par run at Dundalk in July 2024; rated 93 and best watched on his return.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
12/07/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	10 / 13	9/1	55
21/05/24	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	7 / 15	125/1	-
13/04/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	4 / 14	7/1	56
09/02/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	5 / 14	10/3	56
08/12/23	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	2 / 14	5/1	53
10/11/23	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	5 / 14	9/2	54

Day Trader

Jockey: J Smith Trainer: A J Martin Age/Wt: 4/11-6

Comment: Two-time French Flat winner (best RPR 85) at 12.5f on soft-very soft bought for 45,000Euros at the Arqana Sale in November; worth a market check on hurdles bow after a near six month absence.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/11/24	Deauville / Conditions / F	-	3 / 9	53/10	-
15/10/24	Chantilly / Handicap / F	-	8 / 16	21/1	-
12/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Handicap / F	-	7 / 15	14/1	-
12/08/24	Clairefontaine / Handicap / F	-	9 / 14	12/1	-
17/07/24	Vichy / Handicap / F	-	5 / 14	34/5	-
20/06/24	ParisLongchamp / Handicap / F	-	4 / 16	44/1	-

Black Soul

Jockey: H Morgan Trainer: Paul Stephen Kiely Age/Wt: 6/11-4 F: 0-

Comment: Flat maiden got off the mark in his second point-to-point at Rathcannon last month; however, he finished tailed off and jumped poorly in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown in November when 125-1; best watched on stable debut.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/04/25	Rathcannon / / P	-	1 / 11	5/2	-
16/03/25	Knockanohill / / P	-	3 / 5	9/4	-
15/11/24	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	13 / 18	125/1	-
23/10/24	Navan / Handicap / F	-	2 / 20	16/1	55
10/10/24	Thurles / Handicap / F	-	7 / 11	9/2	56
02/10/24	Bellewstown / Handicap / F	-	4 / 14	5/1	57

Colvin

Jockey: L A McKenna Trainer: S R B Crawford Age/Wt: 6/11-4 F: 55-

Comment: Beaten similar distances when fifth in maiden hurdles here over 2m1f (good) and Naas 2m (gd-yld) when well behind Kara Sacre; tongue tie worn for both those starts left off; needs more to win.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
03/04/25	Naas / Unknown / H		-	5 / 19	50/1	-
17/03/25	Down Royal / Unknown / H		-	5 / 15	20/1	-

Every River

Jockey: P Hanlon Trainer: W J Bryson Age/Wt: 9/11-4 F: 878//

Comment: Is 0-5 over hurdles and yet to finish closer than 18l to the winner; drops in trip after heavy defeat in a maiden hurdle over 2m6f (good) at Downpatrick when last seen in June 2022; best watched.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
13/07/22	Downpatrick / Unknown / H	-	8 / 10	28/1	-
03/06/22	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	7 / 11	28/1	-
24/05/22	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	8 / 20	18/1	-
06/05/22	Downpatrick / Unknown / HF	-	7 / 11	14/1	-
20/03/22	Downpatrick / Unknown / HF	-	4 / 10	125/1	-
03/05/21	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	P / 11	66/1	-

Ivybrook

Jockey: Niall Moore Trainer: Dermot Anthony McLoughlin Age/Wt: 7/11-4 F: 26976- OR: 113

Comment: Promise in three of five starts over hurdles and rated 113; was an 18l second behind Romeo Coolio here over 2m1f (gd-yld) back in November and not beaten far when sixth of 25 at Fairyhouse later that month; obvious chance in this company.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/02/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	6 / 20	16/1	110
26/01/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	7 / 14	33/1	-
26/12/24	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	9 / 15	3/1	-
30/11/24	Fairyhouse / Unknown / H	-	6 / 25	25/1	-
02/11/24	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	2 / 16	25/1	-
11/11/23	Down Royal / Unknown / HF	-	5 / 11	7/2	-

Kara Sacre

Jockey: R Deegan Trainer: Paul Nolan Age/Wt: 5/11-4 F: 2-

Comment: Heavy ground point-to-point winner ran well on hurdles debut to finish a 3.25l second behind the 122 rated Zoffman at Naas (2m, gd-yld); there's room for improvement in his jumping and now sports a hood for the first time; claims.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
03/04/25	Naas / Unknown / H		-	2 / 19	15/2	-
13/04/24	Ballycrystal / / P		-	1 / 8	6/4	-

Killala Bay

Jockey: B P Kennedy Trainer: Paul W Flynn Age/Wt: 5/11-4 F: 00-

Comment: Triple-figure odds and tailed off in maiden hurdles at Gowran and Thurles; oppose.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
15/03/25	Thurles / Unknown / H		-	11 / 16	200/1	-
08/03/25	Gowran Park / Unknown / H		-	19 / 20	150/1	-

North Account

Jockey: T P Harney Trainer: C A McBratney Age/Wt: 5/11-4

Comment: Califet gelding cost 7,000Euros as a 3yo; ninth foal; half-brother to five winners inc Audacious Plan (useful 3m-3m5f hurdle/chase), Wa Wa (2m4f-3m hurdle/chase) and Tommy The Tank (3m1f hurdle); stoutly bred and best watched on debut.

Savant Du Mesnil

Jockey: Ben Bromley Trainer: S R B Crawford Age/Wt: 5/11-4 F: 0/865P- OR: 98

Comment: Earned a rating of 98 after three maiden hurdle runs here and at Downpatrick at 2m1f-2m6f; pulled up on handicap debut at Perth last month over 2m4f when running off 107; drops back in trip and connections always respected here but others hold more pressing claims.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/04/25	Perth / Handicap / H	4	P / 9	40/1	107
30/03/25	Downpatrick / Unknown / H	-	5 / 11	33/1	-
17/03/25	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	6 / 15	16/1	-
26/12/24	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	8 / 15	80/1	-
30/04/24	Punchestown / Unknown / HF	-	20 / 25	50/1	-

Slea Head

Jockey: K E Buckley Trainer: Peter Maher Age/Wt: 7/11-4 F: P-

Comment: 100-1 and pulled up on debut at Fairyhouse last month, reportedly finishing lame on his left hind; look elsewhere.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
06/04/25	Fairyhouse / Unknown / H		-	P / 16	100/1	-

Western Note

Jockey: F Brickley Trainer: Gordon Elliott Age/Wt: 5/11-4

Comment: Westerner gelding cost 6,500Euros as a foal; half-brother to winners Anchor Man (useful 2m5f hurdle) and True Or False (2m6f hurdle); dam half-sister to winners No Loose Change (smart 2m7f-3m1f hurdle/chase) and Dylan Ross (useful bumper and 2m hurdle/chase); newcomer from respected source; worth a market check.

Garnetot

Jockey: K C Sexton Trainer: Gordon Elliott Age/Wt: 4/10-12 F: 66-

Comment: French recruit; finished sixth on both hurdles starts for Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm at Auteuil in September and October last year on testing ground, beaten 13l and 16l; very different ground conditions here; probably best watched on first start for Gordon Elliott unless the market speaks.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
08/10/24	Auteuil / Conditions / H		-	6 / 14	17/1	-
14/09/24	Auteuil / Maiden, Unraced / H		-	6 / 12	39/10	-

Dorans Mill

Jockey: D Robinson Trainer: P J Rothwell Age/Wt: 6/10-11 F: -

Comment: Champs Elysees 6yo mare is a seventh foal; sister to 3m2f hurdle winner Dorans Law, half-sister to winners Dorans River (useful bumper/2m3f-3m hurdle) and Dorans Weir (bumper); dam 2m4f/3m hurdle winner, half-sister to 2m hurdle winner Belvedere Cruising; best watched on belated debut.

My Lady O

Jockey: M P O'Connor Trainer: Peter Fahey Age/Wt: 5/10-11 F: 0-

Comment: 66-1 and beaten 29l on hurdles debut at Cork last month (2m3f, soft); this trip should suit better but she may need more time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
20/04/25	Cork / Unknown / H		-	11 / 16	66/1	-

Rutland Rose

Jockey: P J O'Hanlon Trainer: John Andrew Kinsella Age/Wt: 6/10-11 F: 6-

Comment: Pulled up sole point to point start and beaten 48l when 20-1 for a Limerick bumper last November; off since and has joined a new yard; watch.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
19/11/24	Limerick / Unknown / HF		-	6 / 11	20/1	-
28/04/24	Dromahane / / P		-	P / 15	7/2	-

Small Bucks

Jockey: P M O'Brien Trainer: P E Collins Age/Wt: 4/10-5 F: P-

Comment: Modest Flat maiden was pulled up early after saddle slipped on hurdles debut at Naas early last month on first start fort this yard; can only be watched for now in first time hood.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/04/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	P / 20	50/1	-
15/11/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	9 / 10	50/1	49
01/09/24	Tipperary / Handicap / F	-	8 / 15	25/1	47
16/08/24	Cork / Handicap / F	-	5 / 18	40/1	47
12/07/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	11 / 13	80/1	51
26/06/24	Naas / Unknown / F	-	10 / 11	250/1	-

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