Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

18:35

Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle

Date 2023-09-01

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 5m 54.90s (slow by 11.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tullybeg (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	4/1	Won
2nd	Whiskey Sour (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	15/8F	2.25
3rd	Digby (IRE) Conor Maxwell · Dermot A McLoughlin	11/2	1.5
4th	Jeff Kidder (IRE) Mark Walsh · Noel Meade	5/2	6.5
5th	Streets Of Doyen (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	11/1	49

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Dovlator (IRE) J J Slevin · Dermot A McLoughlin	20/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Whiskey Sour Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	159	t	14/1U-	-	150	108	—	—	—	-20	8.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Very creditable comeback run on the flat at Galway but unproven over this far
5	Jeff Kidder Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Noel Meade	J:Mark Walsh T:Noel Meade	154	—	3/7-U6	140	153	109	57d	—	—	+4	32.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Pick of the weights here and major player if staying
8	Tullybeg Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	154	t	145-19	134	147	-	49d	—	—	+9	25.7	0.75/1	4 25%
Mayo National winner recently; back hurdling for first time since 2022 Pertemps Final
NR	The Jam Man Brown J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	154	p	08P3P-	134	146	-	—	—	—	+8	26.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Long time without a win; ordinary flat form of late doesn't bode well
4	Digby Bay J:Conor Maxwell T:Dermot A Mcloughlin	J:Conor Maxwell T:Dermot A Mcloughlin	154	p	/3F-37	126	134	72	27d	—	—	+12	21.9	1.75/1	8 13%
Hampered and no luck in running in valuable Galway handicap latest; cheekpieces now tried
3	Dovlator Brown J:J J Slevin T:Dermot A Mcloughlin	J:J J Slevin T:Dermot A Mcloughlin	155	t	200-36	121	142	-	59d	—	—	+15	19	4.25/1	18 6%
Tongue tie tried now back hurdling but looks to have it to do on recent form
NR	Max Flamingo Bay J:TBC T:Francis Casey	J: T:Francis Casey	154	p	3P0P0-	123	133	37	127d	—	—	+9	22	6.00/1	25 4%
Hasn't been seen since poor run back hurdling at Punchestown festival; opposable
1	Streets Of Doyen Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	164	tp	50P-10	131	135	51	49d	—	—	+16	21.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Ground back in his favour but stiff enough task conceding weight to some of these rivals

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Whiskey Sour	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Jeff Kidder	2	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8
Tullybeg	4	4	4	4	4
The Jam Man	14	12	11	12	12
Digby	8	8	7	13/2	8
Dovlator	18	16	16	16	18
Max Flamingo	25	20	20	20	20
Streets Of Doyen	16	16	16	16	14

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Jeff Kidder

32.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

The Jam Man

26.4

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

3rd

Tullybeg

25.7

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

Max Flamingo

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.7

Digby

21.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Streets Of Doyen

21.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Dovlator

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Whiskey Sour

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jeff Kidder	140	153	109
Tullybeg	134	147	—
The Jam Man	134	146	—
Streets Of Doyen	131	135	51
Digby	126	134	72
Max Flamingo	123	133	37
Dovlator	121	142	—
Whiskey Sour	—	150	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Digby	27d ago	Fit
Tullybeg	49d ago	Fresh
Streets Of Doyen	49d ago	Fresh
Jeff Kidder	57d ago	Fresh
Dovlator	59d ago	Fresh
Max Flamingo	127d ago	Long break
Whiskey Sour	—	—
The Jam Man	—	—