Pepsi Max Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:45

Pepsi Max Hurdle

Date 2026-05-04

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,424

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.8°C

Wind 4mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 54.90s (slow by 11.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	He Can't Dance (IRE) James Smith · Gordon Elliott	13/8	Won
2nd	Timeless Treaty (IRE) Kevin Healy · Gordon Elliott	10/11F	.5
3rd	Herja (IRE) Harry Sexton · Patrick Griffin	16/1	20
4th	Love Like This (IRE) Brian Barry · John Patrick Ryan	80/1	4
5th	Kevin's Pride (IRE) Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell	13/2	11
6th	Lark Walk (IRE) Josh Younge · John Joseph Hanlon	50/1	88

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Timeless Treaty Bay J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	51324-	135	146	125	28d	—	—	0	43.4	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Fine efforts in defeat in novices and a Fairyhouse handicap last three starts; one to beat
4	He Can't Dance Grey J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	159	tb	23321-	125	135	127	18d	—	—	+13	46.3	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won over this trip on hvy ground at Limerick but has run well on a sounder surface; player
2	Kevin's Pride Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	164	p	22/14-	116	117	108	48d	—	—	+8	19.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Didn't jump well chasing last time; can do better back in this sphere but a bit to find
5	Herja Brown J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Patrick Griffin	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Patrick Griffin	157	ht	22472-	-	118	106	14d	—	—	+3	9.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden winner last year; mostly solid in defeat since; bit to find with some of these
7	Lark Walk Bay J:Josh Younge(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Josh Younge(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	140	h	F-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Beaten when falling at the last on recent point debut; can only be watched
6	Love Like This Bay J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	147	—	6UP00-	82	107	106	39d	—	—	+7	8.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Maiden is rated only 82 so can't be entertained in this company
NR	Huntsgrove Bay J:John Aherne(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:John Aherne(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	164	—	65547-	100	108	89	165d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Rated only 100 so has loads to find with some of these

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Timeless Treaty	11/10	11/10	11/10
He Can't Dance	6/4	6/4	6/4
Kevin's Pride	13/2	6/1	13/2
Herja	14/1	12/1	12/1
Lark Walk	50/1	40/1	50/1
Love Like This	80/1	80/1	80/1
Huntsgrove	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

He Can't Dance

46.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 16.9 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Timeless Treaty

43.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 8 Odds: 14.2

11/10

3rd

Kevin's Pride

19.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Huntsgrove

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Herja

9.3

OR: 0 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Love Like This

8.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Lark Walk

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Timeless Treaty	135	146	125
He Can't Dance	125	135	127
Kevin's Pride	116	117	108
Huntsgrove	100	108	89
Love Like This	82	107	106
Herja	—	118	106
Lark Walk	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Herja	14d ago	Fit
He Can't Dance	18d ago	Fit
Timeless Treaty	28d ago	Fit
Love Like This	39d ago	Fit
Kevin's Pride	48d ago	Fresh
Huntsgrove	165d ago	Long break
Lark Walk	—	—