19:23 Down Royal

Friday 29 August 2025

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Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 19:24 | Winning time: 5m 48.30s

Riggs^p²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P Cluskey| OR: 100| D

12/1

Ungenuine type. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 14/1, sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4-11626

Bigira^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Fahey| OR: 98| D

13/2

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good, 7/1) 49 days ago, folding.

Form: 4380-20

Schiehallion^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97

17/2

Good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 7F28P-5

Live To Laugh⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 93

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 75 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3707-7

Sionainn^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Aidan Melia| OR: 90

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, in touch when unseated rider home turn in handicap hurdle at Cork (17.1f, good) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 60-0U

Georgia Celena¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 88| BF

18/5

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. 7/2, good 4½ lengths third of 12 to Fire Coral in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 6457-13

Fire Coral^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: S Curling| OR: 82

7/2

7/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 46-8341

Feast¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 81

16/1

33/1, 17 lengths fifth of 12 to Fire Coral in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 579/085

Zolpharine⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P Ryan| OR: 81

5/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Twenty six runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, respectable second of 7 in handicap chase at Killarney (23.4f, good) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P22002

Whatyouwant³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: Gerard Kyne| OR: 80

50/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: P500-00

Oscar Tonic²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Danny Power⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 73| D

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 21 days ago, struggling early final circuit.

Form: 4P-35UP

Non-Runners

Driscolls Hill¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: J Smith

Sights Unseen³⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Alix Balfe

Technology²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Rising Dust³⁷²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: E Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Sights Unseen (10/3), Fire Coral (7/2), Georgia Celena (18/5), Live To Laugh (5/1), Zolpharine (5/1), Technology (11/2), Bigira (13/2), Rising Dust (13/2), Schiehallion (17/2), Riggs (12/1), Feast (16/1), Driscolls Hill (25/1), Oscar Tonic (28/1), Sionainn (28/1), Whatyouwant (50/1)

Lots with chances so it could be worth siding with RISING DUST to capitalise on a lenient mark now starting out for the excellent Emmet Mullins team after an absence. Fire Coral is next on the list on the back of her Downpatrick victory ahead of Technology, Georgia Celena and Schiehallion.