Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

13:10

Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-11-11

Distance 2m190y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 23.40s (slow by 21.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Down Memory Lane (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · Gordon Elliott	2/7F	Won
2nd	Fast Felix (IRE) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	25/1	3
3rd	Brucio (GB) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	16/1	4
4th	Brennus Lescribaa (FR) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	28/1	1.75
5th	Whale Harbour (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	100/30	2.25
6th	Rick Dalton (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Cian Collins	28/1	1.5
7th	Paddy's Milestone (IRE) Mr S Connor · S R B Crawford	40/1	.75
8th	Renard De Noir (IRE) Peter Carberry · S R B Crawford	100/1	0.1
9th	Magic Olinger (IRE) Simon Torrens · Gerard Keane	150/1	2.75
10th	One Of Us Is Lying (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Neill McCluskey	200/1	5.5
11th	Earlofbrackenstown (IRE) Caragh Monaghan · Gavin Cromwell	66/1	2
12th	Royal Time (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Shane Crawley	80/1	2.75
13th	Agent Tequila (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	33/1	1.25
14th	Lisamaria (IRE) Liam McKenna · Paul W Flynn	250/1	1.75
15th	Erne Star (IRE) P J O'Hanlon · Francis Casey	150/1	6
16th	Perfect Pupil (IRE) Anna McGuinness · Stephen McConville	200/1	3
17th	Jimli's Cave (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · R K Watson	250/1	2
18th	Jacenry (FR) Aidan Kelly · D Harvey	150/1	1.25
19th	Matthews Hill (IRE) Miss Georgie Benson · Peter John Flood	80/1	0.3

Runners (22)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Down Memory Lane Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	11-	-	-	-	259d	—	—	-29	37	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Exciting prospect and has been found an ideal opportunity here on his hurdles debut
16	Whale Harbour Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	6 17%
Costly 3yo is by a solid sire; worth a market check from respected yard beng in form
17	Brucio Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	159	t	5-65	-	-	-	31d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Ran a cracker on debut in a Grade 3 mares bumper at Punchestown in the spring; interesting
5	Fast Felix Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	166	—	0434	-	-	-	49d	—	—	-2	3.8	4.25/1	18 6%
Will need to step up a bit to trouble the principals on his hurdles debut
2	Brennus Lescribaa Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	0-	-	-	-	200d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.75/1	20 5%
Only a watching brief can be advised here on his hurdles debut
13	Rick Dalton Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Cian Collins	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	8.00/1	33 3%
Interesting on his hurdles debut and worth a market check, but others look more likely
1	Agent Tequila Bay J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	166	—	P5P-B1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	8.00/1	33 3%
Hard to see him being good enough on his track debut but worth watching
NR	Glentaisie Bay J:TBC T:C A McBratney	J: T:C A McBratney	166	—	6	-	-	-	190d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Second reserve; no impression in a Downpatrick bumper in May
NR	Timmy Tuesday Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	O/3O-	-	118	95	347d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Off for over 11 months and very much respected on his opening run at Cork last year
14	Royal Time Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Shane Crawley	J:Donagh Meyler T:Shane Crawley	166	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	16.25/1	66 2%
Tongue-tied for his debut and likely best watched this time
10	Paddy's Milestone Bay J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	166	—	7-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	19.75/1	80 1%
Soundly beaten in his sole point-to-point and hard to fancy here
4	Earlofbrackenstown Chestnut J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Looks stable second string but interesting and should be worth watching
8	Matthews Hill Bay J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Peter John Flood	J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Peter John Flood	166	—	F2-F48	-	54	-	4d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Not a factor in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse on Tuesday and makes little appeal
12	Renard De Noir Bay J:Peter Carberry T:S R B Crawford	J:Peter Carberry T:S R B Crawford	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Third foal; dam bumper winner; best watched on debut
6	Jacenry Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:D Harvey	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:D Harvey	166	—	00	-	-	-	166d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
Failed to make any impact in a pair of bumpers back in May; up against it here
18	Erne Star Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Francis Casey	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Francis Casey	159	—	90	-	91	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
Soundly beaten in a bumper and a maiden hurdle last month; makes little appeal
NR	Shining Flame Bay J:TBC T:Miss Suzy Barkley	J: T:Miss Suzy Barkley	166	—	00-0	-	71	-	31d	—	—	0	0.1	49.75/1	200 1%
First reserve; seems of little account in three runs to date
7	Jimli's Cave Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:R K Watson	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:R K Watson	166	—	07-0	-	98	-	172d	—	—	-1	0.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Beaten out of sight in a Punchestown claiming hurdle in May when last seen; no appeal
9	One Of Us Is Lying Grey J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Neill McCluskey	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Neill McCluskey	166	t	-P0578	-	67	10	1d	—	—	-1	0.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Very modest form in maiden hurdles during the summer and no conceivable chance here
11	Perfect Pupil Bay J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:Stephen McConville	J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:Stephen McConville	166	—	330-00	-	57	-	15d	—	—	-1	0.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Nothing to recommend in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; very hard to make a case for
19	Lisamaria Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Paul W Flynn	159	—	—	-	56	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Well beaten on her hurdles debut at Cork last week; won't be winning here
20	Magic Olinger Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Gerard Keane	J:Simon Torrens T:Gerard Keane	159	—	9-0	-	-	-	165d	—	—	-1	0.5	49.75/1	200 1%
Tailed off in a Ballinrobe bumper last time; looks up against it on her hurdles debut

Horse	bet365	Coral
Down Memory Lane	1/4	1/4
Whale Harbour	5	6
Brucio	16	14
Fast Felix	18	14
Brennus Lescribaa	20	16
Rick Dalton	33	22
Agent Tequila	33	22
Glentaisie	80	100
Timmy Tuesday	10/3	11/4
Royal Time	66	66
Paddy's Milestone	80	80
Earlofbrackenstown	100	80
Matthews Hill	150	80
Renard De Noir	100	80
Jacenry	150	100
Erne Star	80	125
Shining Flame	200	200
Jimli's Cave	500	200
One Of Us Is Lying	500	200
Perfect Pupil	500	200
Lisamaria	500	250
Magic Olinger	200	125

Predictor

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

1st

Down Memory Lane

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Timmy Tuesday

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Whale Harbour

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Fast Felix

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Brucio

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Rick Dalton

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Brennus Lescribaa

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Agent Tequila

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Magic Olinger

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

200

Glentaisie

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Royal Time

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Paddy's Milestone

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

Earlofbrackenstown

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Matthews Hill

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Renard De Noir

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Jacenry

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Erne Star

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Jimli's Cave

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

One Of Us Is Lying

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

Perfect Pupil

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

Lisamaria

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

Shining Flame

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Down Memory Lane	—	—	—
Whale Harbour	—	—	—
Brucio	—	—	—
Fast Felix	—	—	—
Brennus Lescribaa	—	—	—
Rick Dalton	—	—	—
Agent Tequila	—	—	—
Glentaisie	—	—	—
Timmy Tuesday	—	118	95
Royal Time	—	—	—
Paddy's Milestone	—	—	—
Earlofbrackenstown	—	—	—
Matthews Hill	—	54	—
Renard De Noir	—	—	—
Jacenry	—	—	—
Erne Star	—	91	—
Shining Flame	—	71	—
Jimli's Cave	—	98	—
One Of Us Is Lying	—	67	10
Perfect Pupil	—	57	—
Lisamaria	—	56	—
Magic Olinger	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
One Of Us Is Lying	1d ago	Quick return
Matthews Hill	4d ago	Quick return
Lisamaria	6d ago	Quick return
Perfect Pupil	15d ago	Fit
Erne Star	20d ago	Fit
Brucio	31d ago	Fit
Shining Flame	31d ago	Fit
Fast Felix	49d ago	Fresh
Magic Olinger	165d ago	Long break
Jacenry	166d ago	Long break
Jimli's Cave	172d ago	Long break
Glentaisie	190d ago	Long break
Brennus Lescribaa	200d ago	Long break
Down Memory Lane	259d ago	Long break
Timmy Tuesday	347d ago	Long break
Whale Harbour	—	—
Rick Dalton	—	—
Agent Tequila	—	—
Royal Time	—	—
Paddy's Milestone	—	—
Earlofbrackenstown	—	—
Renard De Noir	—	—