Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

13:02

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-10-31

Distance 2m6f110y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (10)

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
6	Theflyingking Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	1/221-	-	-	-	228d	—	—	-35	27	0.09/1	4/11 73%
Points' winner and decent bumper form last season; major player now switched to hurdles
5	Some Song Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ballysteen point-to-point winner; yard in fine form so has to be greatly respected
3	Kazansky Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	521-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	16.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Points' winner; Jack Kennedy prefers Theflyingking but still respected on rules debut
1	Juke Hill Grey J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	725-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Point-to-point second the lesser likely of the Elliott trio
4	Mount Mandela Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:C A McBratney	J:Sean Flanagan T:C A McBratney	166	—	0255-9	98	103	80	109d	—	—	+9	13	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Tramore second for former yard; could find this tougher
9	Light Her Up Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Hugh Paul Finegan	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Hugh Paul Finegan	159	t	34086-	-	93	40	369d	—	—	0	1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Promise in bumpers hasn't been replicated in two starts over hurdles; hard to fancy
7	Artic Chief Bay J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	164	—	90	-	83	24	13d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Beaten a long way in maidens at Downpatrick and Limerick of late
NR	Kaiser De Chanay Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	t	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
Points' second worth a look for market support on rules debut
NR	Elsa Bay Bay J:Niall Moore(5) T:William P Murphy	J:Niall Moore(5) T:William P Murphy	159	—	P5O-5P	-	91	40	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Saddle slipped early on at Sligo 6 days ago; could have more to offer at this longer trip
NR	Venturevango Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	159	—	9	-	57	-	12d	—	—	—	0	—	—
28-1 and tailed off on debut at Limerick earlier in the month; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Theflyingking	1/3	4/11	4/11	1/3	4/11
Some Song	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Kazansky	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Juke Hill	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Mount Mandela	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Light Her Up	150/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1
Artic Chief	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Kaiser De Chanay	-	-	-	-	-
Elsa Bay	-	-	-	-	-
Venturevango	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Theflyingking

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Kazansky

16.8

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Some Song

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

Mount Mandela

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Juke Hill

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Kaiser De Chanay

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Light Her Up

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Artic Chief

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Elsa Bay

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Venturevango

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mount Mandela	98	103	80
Theflyingking	—	—	—
Some Song	—	—	—
Kazansky	—	—	—
Juke Hill	—	—	—
Light Her Up	—	93	40
Artic Chief	—	83	24
Kaiser De Chanay	—	—	—
Elsa Bay	—	91	40
Venturevango	—	57	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Elsa Bay	7d ago	Quick return
Venturevango	12d ago	Quick return
Artic Chief	13d ago	Quick return
Mount Mandela	109d ago	Long break
Theflyingking	228d ago	Long break
Light Her Up	369d ago	Long break
Some Song	—	—
Kazansky	—	—
Juke Hill	—	—
Kaiser De Chanay	—	—