15:08 Down Royal

Friday 26 December 2025

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BAR 1 Betting (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 4m 16.8s

Blue Du Neuf^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

8/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Kilbarry Hill. Dam (h126) bumper/19f hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap for debut and needs a market check.

Form:

Boycetown³³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

6/4

Produced a promising first effort under Rules when second of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.9f, soft, 12/1) 33 days ago. Must enter the reckoning.

Form: 2-2

Dark Eagle

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly

40/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Ballymountain Boy, stayed 3m, and fair 2m hurdle winner Ballyvango. Dam unraced.

Form:

Dorie Miller³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

80/1

Failed to improve from debut when ninth of 10 in bumper (66/1) at Navan (16.2f, heavy) 39 days ago.

Form: 0-9

Endless Talking^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

Point winner and shaped with some promise starting out in a hood when seventh of 14 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 1-7

Jukebox Charlie

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: C Moore

14/1

Jukebox Jury gelding. Dam (c104/h124), bumper/2¾m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 27f) So Fine.

Form:

Kershaw²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R Guiney⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

20/1

Success Days gelding. Dam (b87), bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Megaton and fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Engrossing. Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 2025).

Form: 2-

Loch Cuan

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: G Elliott

10/1

Court Cave gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Ringdufferin. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 2¾m) Central House. Respected newcomer from top stable.

Form:

Long Goodbye⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B Doyle Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle

25/1

Offered something to work on when second of 5 in bumper at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 71 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 2

Moon Sky⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

7/2

Second of 9 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 18/1) on NH debut 90 days ago, caught further back than ideal. That form is solid and he sets a decent standard.

Form: 2

Pedro The Poet^t⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor

80/1

Tongue strap on, last of 6 in bumper at this course (16.9f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 55 days ago.

Form: 6

Sharu

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

Sea Moon gelding. Dam (h101), maiden hurdler (stayed 25f), half-sister to bumper winner/useful 2m hurdle winner That'll Do Moss.

Form:

An Lachin Beag⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

33/1

Showed a bit when third of 12 in bumper at Naas (16f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 47 days ago. Entitled to improve.

Form: 3

Coco's Legacy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

40/1

Order of St George filly. Dam lightly raced on Flat.

Form:

Six Mile Suzy²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms E Dunseath⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

125/1

150/1, tailed-off last of 12 to Carrigmoornaspruce in EBF (Mares) INH Flat Race at Punchestown (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Brootally²⁴³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Peter Buchanan J: Mr N McParlan

Master Haku³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Mr J H Williamson

Tommy's Ticket

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: C Timmons J: Ms H Phillips

Forecasts

Boycetown (6/4), Master Haku (6/4), Moon Sky (7/2), Endless Talking (7/1), Blue Du Neuf (8/1), Sharu (9/1), Loch Cuan (10/1), Jukebox Charlie (14/1), Kershaw (20/1), Long Goodbye (25/1), An Lachin Beag (33/1), Dark Eagle (40/1), Coco's Legacy (40/1), Brootally (66/1), Tommy's Ticket (66/1), Dorie Miller (80/1), Pedro The Poet (80/1), Six Mile Suzy (125/1)

MOON SKY caught the eye staying on well from an unpromising position when runner-up in a useful event (solid form) at Listowel on his debut in September, so he's well worth siding with to go one better over this slightly longer trip. Of the opposition, Master Haku is interesting making his first bumper start having shown clear promise in a brace of maiden hurdles at Cork, while Boycetown is sure to have a big say in proceedings if building on an encouraging Rules debut at Punchestown.