13:00 Down Royal

Monday 5 May 2025

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Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 4.20s

Big Dee^h³⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| CD

6/1

Useful winner here in bumpers. Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. One to note.

Form: 2168/

Leabaland²⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: M M Lynch| OR: 93

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Off 9 months.

Form: 00/7-

Day Trader¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin

33/1

Fairly useful on Flat in France (probably stays 13.5f), winner of 2 handicaps in 2024 and good third in minor event final start (left S. Wattel €45,000 in November). In good hands for switch to hurdling.

Form:

Black Soul²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan| T: P Kiely

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.5f, good to soft, 125/1) on NH debut 171 days ago. Won a point more recently.

Form: 031-

Colvin³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford

11/1

Is bred for longer trips and has shaped accordingly in 2 maiden hurdles so far, keeping on for fifth in 19-runner contest at Naas (16f, good to soft) 32 days ago. One to note with the potential of better still to come upped in distance.

Form: 55-

Every River¹⁰²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson| OR: 95

100/1

28/1, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) over 2 years ago. Down in trip.

Form: P47878/

Ivybrook⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 113

5/2

Fair hurdler. Creditable sixth of 20 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Naas (15.5f, heavy) 71 days ago, couple of sloppy errors. Has races in him.

Form: 5/26976-

Kara Sacre^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

5/4

Point winner. 15/2, promising second of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Hood on 1st time. From the family of Sprinter Sacre and open to improvement. Good chance in very winnable maiden.

Form: 1/2-

Killala Bay⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good, 200/1) 51 days ago.

Form: 00-

North Account

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

100/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Audacious Plan and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Savoy Court.

Form:

Savant Du Mesnil^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 98

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, soft, 40/1) 11 days ago, struggling approaching straight.

Form: 0/865P-

Slea Head²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: P Maher

150/1

Lame when pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 100/1) on NH debut 29 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: P-

Western Note

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Finn Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Anchor Man and modest hurdler True Or False.

Form:

Garnetot²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

6/1

Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful chaser Vaucelet (23f-3½m winner, by Authorized). Fair form over hurdles when mid-division in newcomers event/juvenile in France for N. George & A. Zetterholm. Player for new yard.

Form: 66-

Dorans Mill

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Champs Elysees mare. Half-sister to dual bumper winner Dorans Weir and unreliable/useful hurdler Dorans River. Dam (c91) 2½m-3m hurdle winner, also winning pointer.

Form:

My Lady O¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0-

Rutland Rose^t¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: J A Kinsella

100/1

Tongue strap on, sixth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft, 20/1) on NH debut 167 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P/6-

Small Bucks^h1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins

125/1

First run since leaving Leanne Breen when 50/1, saddle slipped and pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago, pulled up before fourth. Hood goes on.

Form: P-

Forecasts

Kara Sacre (5/4), Ivybrook (5/2), Garnetot (6/1), Big Dee (6/1), Colvin (11/1), Black Soul (20/1), Savant Du Mesnil (28/1), Day Trader (33/1), Western Note (33/1), Leabaland (100/1), North Account (100/1), Rutland Rose (100/1), Every River (100/1), Small Bucks (125/1), Dorans Mill (125/1), My Lady O (125/1), Slea Head (150/1), Killala Bay (150/1)

KARA SACRE showed plenty first time up over hurdles at Naas last month and the point winner makes most appeal now fitted with a hood. Ivybrook and Garnetot are a couple of the other more likely sorts.