Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

13:20

Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle

Date 2026-01-20

Distance 2m1f33y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,555

Weather Overcast

Temp 6°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 48%

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	Spinola Bay Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	p	53-113	113	121	104	17d	—	—	-3	24.2	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Back-to-back handicap wins before third in a race like this at Navan, should go close
7	Youlita Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	155	—	363-15	107	121	68	17d	—	—	+2	19.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Finished 6l behind third-placed Spinola Bay at Cork, might not be much between them now.
8	Zuzukel Bay J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	155	ht	088-82	107	124	74	68d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Narrowly denied in a 2m Punchestown handicap two months ago, winner has franked the form
6	Mavetherave Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:W R Crawford	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:W R Crawford	157	—	6-3420	109	123	110	37d	—	—	+6	18.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan;, needs to raise his game now
1	Jony R Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	166	h	37-1F7	118	124	67	22d	—	—	+7	21	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D maiden winner, made no impression over a longer trip at Leopardstown on handicap debut
4	Night Moon Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	158	ht	755	-	108	57	44d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has questions to answer, others preferred despite the stable's excellent current form
5	Beckistine Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:M A Molloy	J:Donagh Meyler T:M A Molloy	157	—	3-4996	109	124	61	22d	—	—	+13	18.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has plenty to prove at this stage, trainer won a similar race at Fairyhouse last week.
3	Jazz Forever Grey J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul W Flynn	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul W Flynn	158	—	9656-	110	126	101	—	—	—	+13	15.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran well on the AW at Dundalk last week, others appear to have better hurdling claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spinola Bay	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Youlita	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Zuzukel	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Mavetherave	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	5/1
Jony R	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Night Moon	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Beckistine	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Jazz Forever	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Spinola Bay

24.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Jony R

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

3rd

Youlita

19.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Beckistine

18.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mavetherave

18.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Zuzukel

17.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Jazz Forever

15.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Night Moon

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jony R	118	124	67
Spinola Bay	113	121	104
Jazz Forever	110	126	101
Mavetherave	109	123	110
Beckistine	109	124	61
Youlita	107	121	68
Zuzukel	107	124	74
Night Moon	—	108	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spinola Bay	17d ago	Fit
Youlita	17d ago	Fit
Jony R	22d ago	Fit
Beckistine	22d ago	Fit
Mavetherave	37d ago	Fit
Night Moon	44d ago	Fit
Zuzukel	68d ago	Fresh
Jazz Forever	—	—