Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:30

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-12

Distance 2m3f170y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,657

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.8°C

Wind 14mph SW

Rain 13%

Winning Time 4m 53.20s (slow by 15.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kalsman (IRE) Caragh Monaghan · Liam Lennon	17/2	Won
2nd	Justicialism (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Noel C Kelly	20/1	3
3rd	Queen Nel (IRE) Harry Sexton · E D Delany	9/1	2.75
4th	Pleasureofpressure (IRE) Brian Barry · P J Rothwell	7/2	0.1
5th	Circus Act (IRE) Peter Smithers · J A Nash	12/1	7.5
6th	Urbs Intacta Manet (IRE) Dylan Whelan · J P Flavin	40/1	36
7th	Brother Hollie (IRE) Alan King · Mark Michael McNiff	33/1	22
8th	Party Pack (IRE) Jordan Canavan · J P Flavin	8/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Boston Fire (IRE) Benjamin P Kennedy · Peter Maher	50/1
Fell	Dairy Force (IRE) Kevin Healy · Gordon Elliott	9/4F
Fell	Kp's Ladyofknock (IRE) Thomas O'Connor · Mark Fahey	4/1

Runners (11)

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
1	Dairy Force Bay J:Kevin Healy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Healy T:Gordon Elliott	166	h	U02442	104	106	91	14d	—	—	+2	28	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Decent runs the last twice for this yard; up 3lb but should go close with a repeat
6	Kp's Ladyofknock Brown J:Thomas O'Connor(2) T:Mark Fahey	J:Thomas O'Connor(2) T:Mark Fahey	150	—	0P1C3-	88	104	-	446d	—	—	+1	23.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Solid third over 2m1f at this track when last seen; has an absence to overcome
10	Pleasureofpressure Bay J:Brian Barry(2) T:P J Rothwell	J:Brian Barry(2) T:P J Rothwell	143	—	645423	81	112	96	26d	—	—	+2	19.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not his best run when a beaten favourite over a bit further here last time; can go closer
11	Party Pack Bay J:Jordan Canavan T:J P Flavin	J:Jordan Canavan T:J P Flavin	140	t	P427P5	78	111	97	6d	—	—	0	10.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not a bad effort on comeback at Cork earlier this week; could run well
3	Kalsman Brown J:Caragh Monaghan(2) T:Liam Lennon	J:Caragh Monaghan(2) T:Liam Lennon	155	h	9414-6	93	108	92	14d	—	—	+3	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not a bad effort on comeback two weeks ago; a player with improvement from that
7	Queen Nel Grey J:Harry Sexton T:E D Delany	J:Harry Sexton T:E D Delany	150	—	-0076P	88	110	81	50d	—	—	+3	11.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No win since 2024 and isn't easy to fancy on her poor recent form
2	Circus Act Bay J:Peter Smithers T:J A Nash	J:Peter Smithers T:J A Nash	156	b	681-F9	94	109	38	—	—	—	+6	12.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won this last year off 2lb lower; should run well with a repeat of best; ground-versatile
5	Justicialism Bay J:Eoghan Finegan T:Noel C Kelly	J:Eoghan Finegan T:Noel C Kelly	152	tp	30-08P	90	108	24	66d	—	—	+7	11.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Hasn't won over hurdles for just over four years; has been poor on last three starts
4	Brother Hollie Bay J:Alan King T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:Alan King T:Mark Michael McNiff	153	ht	066	99	111	58	26d	—	—	+10	13.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
The best of three maiden hurdle runs came at Navan on second start; needs to improve
8	Urbs Intacta Manet gr/b J:Dylan Whelan T:J P Flavin	J:Dylan Whelan T:J P Flavin	146	—	00P0	84	91	51	41d	—	—	+7	9.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Not a lot of promise in four maidens; has to do a lot more even dropping into handicaps
9	Boston Fire Bay J:Benjamin P Kennedy T:Peter Maher	J:Benjamin P Kennedy T:Peter Maher	143	tp	P-PS70	81	105	52	49d	—	—	+6	8.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Hasn't shown much ability in points and maiden hurdles so not easy to fancy

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dairy Force	5/2	5/2	5/2
Kp's Ladyofknock	4/1	4/1	4/1
Pleasureofpressure	4/1	4/1	7/2
Party Pack	7/1	7/1	7/1
Kalsman	15/2	8/1	15/2
Queen Nel	9/1	9/1	9/1
Circus Act	14/1	12/1	12/1
Justicialism	20/1	18/1	18/1
Brother Hollie	33/1	33/1	33/1
Urbs Intacta Manet	40/1	40/1	40/1
Boston Fire	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dairy Force

OR: 13.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Kp's Ladyofknock

23.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 6.7

4/1

3rd

Pleasureofpressure

19.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Kalsman

13.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Brother Hollie

13.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Circus Act

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Queen Nel

11.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Justicialism

11.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Party Pack

10.5

OR: 7 Form: 0.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Urbs Intacta Manet

9.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Boston Fire

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dairy Force	104	106	91
Brother Hollie	99	111	58
Circus Act	94	109	38
Kalsman	93	108	92
Justicialism	90	108	24
Kp's Ladyofknock	88	104	—
Queen Nel	88	110	81
Urbs Intacta Manet	84	91	51
Pleasureofpressure	81	112	96
Boston Fire	81	105	52
Party Pack	78	111	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Party Pack	6d ago	Quick return
Dairy Force	14d ago	Fit
Kalsman	14d ago	Fit
Pleasureofpressure	26d ago	Fit
Brother Hollie	26d ago	Fit
Urbs Intacta Manet	41d ago	Fit
Boston Fire	49d ago	Fresh
Queen Nel	50d ago	Fresh
Justicialism	66d ago	Fresh
Kp's Ladyofknock	446d ago	Long break
Circus Act	—	—