Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle – Down Royal

Down Royal

1:07

Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-03-17

Distance 2m190y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 23

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10	Faulty ch Sam Ewing · Noel Meade	Sam Ewing · Noel Meade	158	—	323S-2	-	131	118	25d	—	—	-23	18.3	5/4 44%
Recent Punchestown second edges it on form but needs more fluency in jumping
3	Icare Desbois gr Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	166	—	1/P35	-	123	85	49d	—	—	-9	13.7	3/1 25%
Penultimate Leopardstown third gives him major claims but needs to bounce back from Navan
14	Lightkeeper b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	158	—	62-223	-	126	107	25d	—	—	-12	5	4/1 20%
Solid level of form in maidens but bit to find with Faulty on recent Punchestown effort
8	Doctor Glide ch Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper	Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper	158	t	40	-	123	67	82d	—	—	-11	4.4	15/2 12%
Fairyhouse debut run not built on at Leopardstown; tongue tie now fitted
18	Shahbaz gr Simon Torrens · Gavin Cromwell	Simon Torrens · Gavin Cromwell	156	—	9	-	85	45	15d	—	—	-2	0.9	28/1 3%
Faded tamely on recent hurdles debut on heavy; won't want too much more rain
15	On Your Way br Philip Byrnes(5) · C Byrnes	Philip Byrnes(5) · C Byrnes	158	—	63	-	100	91	33d	—	—	-1	4.6	18/1 5%
20l to find with Clonshire River on Limerick run but likely improver
1	Ayiko b Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	166	t	2107	-	102	46	9d	—	—	+4	7.3	33/1 3%
Ayr bumper winner but tame hurdles debut run at same track latest; tongue tie fitted
2	En Or b Peter Carberry · A J Martin	Peter Carberry · A J Martin	166	t	4	-	118	94	—	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
Useful Flat performer and encouraging hurdles debut; lacks a recent run though
5	Addragoole b Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Gavin Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Gavin Cromwell	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	50/1 2%
Newcomer one of several for the yard here and market should tell us a lot
16	Club Manager b Conor Maxwell · Gavin Cromwell	Conor Maxwell · Gavin Cromwell	156	—	55	-	101	70	15d	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
Hasn't looked the most natural of jumpers in two maidens; plenty to find
R21	Evies Court b Jake Coen(5) · Noel C Kelly	Jake Coen(5) · Noel C Kelly	141	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	100/1 1%
Newcomer best watched unless market suggests otherwise; reserve
20	Laurie Blue b Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	151	—	2/65	-	-	-	14d	—	—	+3	3.8	150/1 1%
Point second beaten a long way in both hurdles runs this season
11	Glentaisie b Richard Deegan · C A McBratney	Richard Deegan · C A McBratney	158	—	6	-	-	-	317d	—	—	-1	0.3	150/1 1%
No impression in a Downpatrick bumper last May, can only be watched on hurdles bow
R22	Raynbo b J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	151	—	P8	-	96	19	15d	—	—	-1	0.5	150/1 1%
Weakened tamely after setting sedate pace at Navan recently; reserve
4	Deep Sigh b Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	159	t	07	-	102	63	—	—	—	-1	0.5	100/1 1%
Losing run since Flat win in 2021 in Britain, likely to be of more interest in handicaps
6	Aurea Fortuna ch Daniel King · A J Martin	Daniel King · A J Martin	158	—	—	-	93	62	82d	—	—	-1	0.3	100/1 1%
Beaten a long way on Leopardstown debut at Christmas, best watched for now
9	Fairytale New York b Conor Smithers(7) · A J Martin	Conor Smithers(7) · A J Martin	158	—	P	-	-	-	80d	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
Ran poorly on Leopardstown debut at Christmas, can only be watched
12	Helicon ch Mr J P Sutton(7) · Dermot A McLoughlin	Mr J P Sutton(7) · Dermot A McLoughlin	158	—	579	-	-	-	33d	—	—	-1	0.2	100/1 1%
Well held in three bumpers and can't be fancied to make an immediate impact hurdling
13	Kalsman br Thomas Reilly(7) · Liam Lennon	Thomas Reilly(7) · Liam Lennon	158	—	-F0U7U	85	99	62	—	—	—	+8	9	500/1 0%
Low-grade Flat maiden and hurdles form last summer doesn't inspire confidence
19	Georgia Celena b Dylan Kidd(7) · John C McConnell	Dylan Kidd(7) · John C McConnell	151	—	90	-	56	-	99d	—	—	-1	0.3	500/1 0%
Tailed off after never counting on Navan hurdles debut, can only be watched
NR	Clonshire River b TBC · Eddie & Patrick Harty	· Eddie & Patrick Harty	158	—	390-02	114	120	118	33d	—	—	—	16	—
Clear second at Thurles recently on softish ground; sure to be thereabouts
NR	Grann's Boy b NON-RUNNER · H Rogers	NON-RUNNER · H Rogers	156	—	8	-	89	-	15d	—	—	—	0	—
Heavy ground Flat winner but 4yo may need more time over hurdles
NR	Fellowshall b TBC · R K Watson	· R K Watson	158	—	F-	-	-	-	344d	—	—	—	0	—
Early faller on hurdes debut at Fairyhouse 11 months ago; best watched on return; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Faulty	evn	11/10	11/10	5/4	11/10
Icare Desbois	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2
Lightkeeper	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Doctor Glide	6/1	11/2	15/2	5/1	11/2
Shahbaz	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
On Your Way	18/1	18/1	12/1	18/1	18/1
Ayiko	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
En Or	66/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Addragoole	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	16/1
Club Manager	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Evies Court	100/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Laurie Blue	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Glentaisie	150/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Raynbo	150/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Deep Sigh	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Aurea Fortuna	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Fairytale New York	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Helicon	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Kalsman	500/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Georgia Celena	500/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Faulty

18.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Clonshire River

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Icare Desbois

13.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Kalsman

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ayiko

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Lightkeeper

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

On Your Way

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Doctor Glide

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

15/2

Laurie Blue

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Addragoole

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

50/1

Shahbaz

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Evies Court

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

En Or

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Club Manager

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Raynbo

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Deep Sigh

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Fairytale New York

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Glentaisie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Aurea Fortuna

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Georgia Celena

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

500/1

Helicon

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Grann's Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fellowshall

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clonshire River Top Rated	114	120	118
Kalsman	85	99	62
Faulty	—	131	118
Icare Desbois	—	123	85
Lightkeeper	—	126	107
Doctor Glide	—	123	67
Shahbaz	—	85	45
On Your Way	—	100	91
Ayiko	—	102	46
En Or	—	118	94
Addragoole	—	—	—
Club Manager	—	101	70
Evies Court	—	—	—
Laurie Blue	—	—	—
Glentaisie	—	—	—
Raynbo	—	96	19
Deep Sigh	—	102	63
Aurea Fortuna	—	93	62
Fairytale New York	—	—	—
Helicon	—	—	—
Georgia Celena	—	56	—
Grann's Boy	—	89	—
Fellowshall	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Faulty	25d ago	Fit
Icare Desbois	49d ago	Fresh
Lightkeeper	25d ago	Fit
Doctor Glide	82d ago	Fresh
Shahbaz	15d ago	Fit
On Your Way	33d ago	Fit
Ayiko	9d ago	Quick return
En Or	—	—
Addragoole	—	—
Club Manager	15d ago	Fit
Evies Court	—	—
Laurie Blue	14d ago	Fit
Glentaisie	317d ago	Long break
Raynbo	15d ago	Fit
Deep Sigh	—	—
Aurea Fortuna	82d ago	Fresh
Fairytale New York	80d ago	Fresh
Helicon	33d ago	Fit
Kalsman	—	—
Georgia Celena	99d ago	Long break
Clonshire River	33d ago	Fit
Grann's Boy	15d ago	Fit
Fellowshall	344d ago	Long break

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