12:50 Down Royal

Tuesday 20 January 2026

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Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 27.40s

Bud Fox²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| BF| D

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 13/8, sixth of 9 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago, finding little. Still, he remains a bright prospect now attentions switch to timber and he's well worth considering given previous promise.

Form: 11/3-6

Cock And Bull¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

20/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 10/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (16f, good). First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell and interesting if the market speaks in his favour given connections.

Form:

Coco Masterpiece^h¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

22/1

Winning pointer who followed suit when landing an 11-runner bumper at Thurles on Rules debut in February 2024. Third in another bumper at Fairyhouse 2 months later but shaped as if amiss on yard/hurdles bow when pulled up on belated return 18 days ago. This promises to reveal more.

Form: 1213/P-

Famous Figure⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

11/1

Famous Name gelding who crucially settled better than he had on previous start and matched something like his debut form when winning 10-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 97 days ago, driven out. Since made an interesting yard switch ahead of hurdles bow.

Form: 8/71

Goin'²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin

200/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles, taking a step backwards from his debut effort in this sphere when seventeenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 150/1) 25 days ago. Likely type for handicaps further down the line given connections.

Form: 90

Whinney Hill^t⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 124

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 77 days ago. Will need to be more economical at his obstacles than he was then but pick of his form entitles him to definite respect if doing so.

Form: 2139P/4

Boedic³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

3/1

Promising individual. 4/6, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 31 days ago, considerately handled when his chance had gone. In top hands and surprising where he not able to leave that form well behind.

Form: 4/5

Crowe Street⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy, 200/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 00

Green Hope^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: W R Crawford

125/1

Telescope gelding who made the frame both starts in points but went with little promise when unseating rider last on hurdles debut at Leopardstown (20.7f) 23 days ago (labouring at the time). Passed over.

Form: 4U

Jodoro¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 16 in bumper at Navan (15.8f, good to soft, 50/1) 122 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 405

Largy Spirit²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms E Dunseath⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Needed first run since leaving Stuart Crawford when seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, soft) 25 days ago. Down in trip and will be better off in handicaps.

Form: 562/7

Microscope⁵⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Buchanan

150/1

Telescope gelding who didn't go with much short-term promise when fifth in a pair of Downpatrick bumpers during first half of 2024. Best watched on this return from 19 months off.

Form: PPPP55/

Only For Our Man¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

28/1

Winning pointer who finished runner-up in a bumper for Stuart Crawford and likely he'll be a good deal sharper for his reappearance/yard debut fifth in a Tramore maiden (16.8f) 19 days ago. Better to come.

Form: F122/25

Parkland¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

250/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Andrew Balding but well-beaten all 3 starts in maiden hurdles for new stable so far this winter.

Form: 000

Sense Of Occasion²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Promising sort who took a step forward from his debut effort without looking anything like the finished article when fifth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m, heavy) 25 days ago. Very much the type to go on progressing.

Form: 62/45

Star Of The Week²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A L T Moore

3/1

Masked Marvel gelding who showed definite promise first time up when third of 17 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m, heavy) in December, making headway after 3 out and keeping on. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Whatafoolbelieves^t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Nineteenth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 125/1) 45 days ago, weakening before 2 out. Will make little appeal this side of handicaps.

Form: 6P/4700

Lady Victrix⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, first run since leaving Maurice Ahern when eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) 6 days ago. Can only be watched.

Form: P8

Six Mile Suzy²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Bryson

250/1

Tailed off both starts in bumpers 8 months apart and she's hard to make a case for now attentions switch to hurdling.

Form: 0/0

Whispering Hopes¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr E P Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 102

150/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Last of 6 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft, 5/1) 102 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 0/F23F-6

Non-Runners

Home By The Sea¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 1

Walkingmayotomilan⁷³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Dubhain⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Whinney Hill (9/4), Star Of The Week (3/1), Boedic (3/1), Sense Of Occasion (9/2), Bud Fox (6/1), Dubhain (10/1), Famous Figure (11/1), Cock And Bull (20/1), Coco Masterpiece (22/1), Only For Our Man (28/1), Home By The Sea (33/1), Walkingmayotomilan (33/1), Largy Spirit (66/1), Green Hope (125/1), Whispering Hopes (150/1), Microscope (150/1), Jodoro (150/1), Crowe Street (200/1), Goin' (200/1), Whatafoolbelieves (250/1), Parkland (250/1), Lady Victrix (250/1), Six Mile Suzy (250/1)

Having finished a promising fourth in what is traditionally a strong bumper at Fairyhouse last spring, BOEDIC ultimately shaped as if needing the run more than the market anticipated when fifth in a Thurles maiden hurdle 31 days ago. However, he's just the type to leave that in his wake and could be the way to go for his top stable. Whinney Hill sets the standard on the pick of his hurdling exploits and is also considered. Star Of The Week and Sense of Occasion complete the shortlist.