Down Royal (IRE)
11:40
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal (IRE) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90 Place: €2 €1.10 €1.90 Exacta: €18.20 Trifecta: €192.20
Non-Runners: Native Policy (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 5th - pushed along and led narrowly 2 out - good jump last - ridden out run-in - always doing enough(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
4 G Elite Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 11/2 Won
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2nd
Prominent - pressed winner 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for winner
5 G Poor William Durkan 158 lbs 5/6F 1.25
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3rd
Led early - headed 2nd - led again before 5th - headed and lost second 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
5 M Elite Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 5/1 1.75
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4th
In rear - steady headway from 3 out - went fourth run-in - nearest finish - eyecatcher(op 33/1)
4 F Poor Gordon Elliott 144 lbs 66/1 7.5
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5th
Prominent - jumped right 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 7/2)
4 F AVG Emmet Mullins 159 lbs 3/1 2
6th
Midfield on inner - headway 3 out - no impression from 2 out(tchd 66/1)
5 M Poor Oliver McKiernan 151 lbs 80/1 6.5
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7th
Midfield on outer - weakened from 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
5 G Poor Noel C Kelly 151 lbs 80/1 .75
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8th
In rear - some headway from 3 out - hung right and weakened from 2 out(op 33/1)
5 G Poor S R B Crawford 151 lbs 25/1 3.75
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9th
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Midfield - in touch with leaders before 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 25/1)
5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 20/1 3.5
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10th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - led 2nd - headed before 5th - lost position 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - eased before last (jockey said gelding hung left in final 4f)(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
7 G Poor D M Christie 151 lbs 33/1 10
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11th
Midfield on outer - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 200/1)
4 G Poor Cian Hughes 151 lbs 150/1 4.5
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12th
Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway before 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(tchd 100/1)
4 F Poor Mrs Denise Foster 144 lbs 80/1 0.3
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13th
Always behind - tailed off
5 M Poor C A McBratney 146 lbs 200/1 11
14th
In rear throughout - tailed off(op 66/1)
5 G Poor Paul Traynor 151 lbs 50/1 7
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15th
In rear throughout - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 66/1)
4 G Poor Conor David Maxwell 151 lbs 125/1 21
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16th
Midfield - lost ground and struggling before 3 out - soon tailed off
4 G Poor Tom Dreaper 151 lbs 150/1 14
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17th
Midfield - lost ground and struggling before 3 out - soon tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 80/1)
5 M Poor Noel C Kelly 144 lbs 150/1 11
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18th
In touch with leaders early - midfield before 5th - soon pushed along and dropped to rear - tailed off from 3 out(op 50/1)
6 G Poor W J Bryson 161 lbs 66/1 11
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