Down Royal (IRE)
17:53
Dale Farm Dromona Handicap Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Firm Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €2.30 €2 €1.70 Exacta: €46 Tricast: €129.20 Trifecta: €198.40
Non-Runners: Finnicky Filly (in season), Kinbara Hills (coughing), Pleasureofpressure (allergy), Rock Ya Boy Ya (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - soon went second - pressed leader halfway - led after 2 out - ridden approaching last - headed run-in - rallied and led again towards finish(op 13/2)
4 G Poor C Byrnes 146 lbs 4/1 Won
2nd
Midfield on inner - in touch with leaders halfway - disputing third 2 out - pressed leader approaching last - led run-in - headed towards finish(op 7/1)
4 G Poor Noel Meade 158 lbs 8/1 0.3
3rd
Midfield - headway but waiting for room 2 out - went third last - ran on well last - no match for first two(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)
6 G Poor Peter Fahey 164 lbs 7/2F .75
4th
Led early - prominent from 2nd - dropped to midfield halfway - headway after 2 out - not clear run approaching last - ran on well and went fourth run-in(op 12/1)
6 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 153 lbs 14/1 .5
5th
Towards rear - good headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - ran on well on outer from last - not reach leaders(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 168 lbs 13/2 1.75
6th
Prominent - led narrowly 2nd - headed after 2 out - weakened from last(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
6 G Poor Liam Kenny 157 lbs 8/1 .75
7th
Towards rear - headway waiting for room before 2 out - short of room approaching last - kept on - never on terms(op 6/1)
4 G Poor Jonathan Fogarty 157 lbs 15/2 0.2
8th
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened from last(op 16/1)
7 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 156 lbs 10/1 .75
9th
Towards rear - some headway towards far side approaching last - kept on - never near to challenge(op 16/1)
7 G Poor John C McConnell 143 lbs 14/1 1.75
10th
In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - outpaced after 2 out(tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor W J O'Doherty 161 lbs 14/1 3
11th
Midfield - good headway and prominent before 2 out - weakening when bit short of room approaching last - soon no extra(tchd 40/1)
7 G Poor Mark Fahey 156 lbs 33/1 .75
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12th
In touch with leaders on outer - weakened quickly 2 out(op 22/1)
8 M Poor Patrick T Foley 159 lbs 25/1 8.5
13th
In rear throughout
3 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 150 lbs 40/1 4.5