13:55 Down Royal

Sunday 12 April 2026

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Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 3f 170y | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 15 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

Point/bumper winner finished a promising third here on bumper debut, and while she didn't build on that when filling the same position at Punchestown in late-January, she looks well worth another chance in a thin race.

Form: 311-33

Cool Native⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

13/8

Winning pointer who finished third in a competitive Navan maiden on Rules debut in November. Unseated just as the race was starting to take shape on return at Fairyhouse latest but remains open to improvement now stepped up in trip by excellent yard.

Form: P221-3U

Forever And A Day³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher

11/1

Showed a bit second time up over hurdles but well held in a Naas bumper latest and makes little appeal in the short term.

Form: 736

Hathaways Cottage^h,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Harvey| T: D M Christie

28/1

Multiple point winner showed first form under Rules when fourth of 8 in hunter chase here, but now goes hurdling having been pulled up between the flags last time.

Form: 2PPP4P

Lady Cosmo⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C A McBratney

20/1

Off mark in points at fourth attempt but went with little encouragement when last of 6 at Punchestown on hurdle debut in February.

Form: 637-16

Mercurial Sea^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 90

33/1

Temperamental sort hasn't kicked on from her third in a Sligo bumper last summer, again showing little over hurdles at Navan on return.

Form: 3850P8

Ri Ra^h⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dunne

100/1

No promise in pair of bumpers over the winter and hard to be confident now sent hurdling over a longer trip.

Form: 97

Shortt Fuse⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

200/1

Well held in trio of starts at long odds and makes little appeal this side of handicaps.

Form: 08P

The Poet's Way¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Pulled up both hurdle starts to date.

Form: PP

Whispering Hopes²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr E P Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 95

18/1

Long-standing maiden has made a low-key start for new yard, not looking straightforward when eighth of 19 in a novice hurdle (200/1) at this course latest.

Form: 23F608

Creevybeg

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Gavin Brouder| T: C A McBratney

28/1

Maxios filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdlers Tackletommywoowoo and Redwood Queen. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (3½m-33f winner) Minella Four Star. Debutante is likely to need more time/distance.

Eitilt¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Has shown little in trio of starts, jumping poorly at Limerick last time.

Form: P00

Infinity Succes²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

Held back by inexperience when very well backed in academy hurdle at Cork on debut in October but showed nothing in pair of bumpers since, latterly on stable debut here.

Form: 640

Thelittlevillager²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Dylan Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Showed nothing in a pair of juvenile maidens.

Form: 70

Westin Pimpernel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Well beaten at long odds both hurdle starts.

Form: 0P

Non-Runners

Likeyouhaveplenty

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: S O O'Brien J: Mark McDonagh

Supreme Axel¹⁰⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J Fahey J: Josh Younge

Forecasts

Miss Doyenne (4/5), Cool Native (11/10), Creevybeg (16/1), Lady Cosmo (20/1), Hathaways Cottage (25/1), Infinity Succes (25/1), Mercurial Sea (33/1), Likeyouhaveplenty (33/1), Forever And A Day (50/1), Ri Ra (50/1), Whispering Hopes (66/1), Shortt Fuse (150/1), Thelittlevillager (150/1), The Poet's Way (200/1), Supreme Axel (200/1), Eitilt (200/1), Westin Pimpernel (200/1)

This looks a match between MISS DOYENNE and Cool Native, with Henry de Bromhead's charge narrowly preferred.