Irwin's Bakery Maiden Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

6:23

Irwin's Bakery Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-08-29

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €5,900

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Coutach b J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	h	5-91	-	-	-	13d	—	—	-28	13.3	5/4 44%
Won a bumper at Perth last time; yard first-string and a big player but penalised 7lb
5	Sharing Is Caring b J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John Joseph Hanlon	153	—	142	-	122	104	18d	—	—	-3	15.2	7/2 22%
Has ability but jumping is a concern and might be better going right-handed
2	Garnetot b J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	153	t	66-0	-	94	78	116d	—	—	-10	4	6/1 14%
Needs to improve plenty and looks the yard's second-string; tongue-tie on
4	North Winterfell b J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	153	—	6	-	98	56	88d	—	—	-10	4	13/2 13%
Not without promise in a Listowel maiden hurdle in June; could be more involved today
3	Hobart b J:Danny Gilligan T:J A Nash	J:Danny Gilligan T:J A Nash	153	—	57F-93	99	106	54	22d	—	—	+5	15.1	9/1 10%
Was beaten 12l at Sligo last time over 2m5f and needs to find improvement
8	That's So True b J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	146	—	50	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-5	1.9	12/1 8%
Well beaten in bumpers at Cork and Galway; likely capable of better in time
6	George's Angel b J:Peter Smithers(7) T:R K Watson	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:R K Watson	146	—	007	-	77	32	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Beaten a long way in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; look elsewhere
NR	Imperial Miss b J:Jordan Gainford T:Thomas Gibney	J:Jordan Gainford T:Thomas Gibney	146	—	U50	-	117	79	57d	—	—	—	0	—
Ran respectably on second hurdle start at Downpatrick when beaten 9l; lesser run since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Coutach	5/4	6/5	5/4	6/5	5/4
Sharing Is Caring	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2
Garnetot	6/1	5/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
North Winterfell	11/2	6/1	11/2	13/2	9/2
Hobart	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
That's So True	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
George's Angel	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1
Imperial Miss	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sharing Is Caring

15.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Hobart

15.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

3rd

Coutach

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

5/4

Garnetot

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

North Winterfell

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

That's So True

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

George's Angel

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Imperial Miss

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hobart Top Rated	99	106	54
Coutach	—	—	—
Sharing Is Caring	—	122	104
Garnetot	—	94	78
North Winterfell	—	98	56
That's So True	—	—	—
George's Angel	—	77	32
Imperial Miss	—	117	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coutach	13d ago	Quick return
Sharing Is Caring	18d ago	Fit
George's Angel	19d ago	Fit
Hobart	22d ago	Fit
That's So True	32d ago	Fit
Imperial Miss	57d ago	Fresh
North Winterfell	88d ago	Fresh
Garnetot	116d ago	Long break