15:45 Down Royal

Friday 30 October 2026

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BetVictor Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 30.70s

Daydream Nation^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey| D

10/1

Point winner who made a winning handicap debut in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. However, well below that level sent chasing this autumn, his jumping still needing a fair amount of work.

Form: 5130-53

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Maganey¹⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan| T: S Neville

50/1

€28,000 7-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to fair hurdlers Big Fish and Minelladestination, and half-brother to a bumper winner. Dam 2¾m-25f hurdle winner. Successful on last 2 of 6 starts in points but starting out in a warm maiden.

Form: F4/PF1-1

Polepatrick⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D A McLoughlin

12/1

Improved markedly from his hurdling debut when successful in a Tramore maiden in April. Disappointed next time (final start for Henry de Bromhead) but got back on track on chase bow when third at Galway for Mark Edmund McCrory. More needed back with former yard.

Form: 85/31-23

Port Authority³²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

£200,000 purchase after winning a point and he easily landed a Naas maiden hurdle on Rules debut last autumn, drawing right away from the last flight. Off since failing to meet expectations in Grade 2 at Navan the following month but he remains with plenty of potential now chasing.

Form: 1/14-

Walks In June²³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| D

9/1

Bred to stay well and resumed progress to make a winning handicap debut over hurdles at Leopardstown (20.5f) in December. Outclassed in the Cheltenham Festival since but he remains with potential now chasing (won sole start in points).

Form: 35/1610-

Zanndabad^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: A J Martin| D

25/1

Useful on the Flat and belatedly matched that level over hurdles when winning twice last autumn. Well held last 2 starts on the level, though, and not an obvious chasing type.

Form: 26/2110-

Matin Midi Et Soir^t1¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

1/2

Quickly developed into a useful hurdler at Auteuil, his latest success coming in a Group 3 over 2¼m last autumn. Failed to live up to his billing for new connections at Punchestown in May after 8 months off but that was in a Grade 1. Tongue strap on for chase debut. Well worth another chance.

Form: 1/218-

Non-Runners

Arcadian Emperor²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Mark Walsh

Ballyfad²⁰²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Grey Ace²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Peter Smithers

Kazansky¹⁸⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Largy Hill³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: W P Mullins J: J J Slevin

Sept Etoiles¹⁹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Timeless Treaty¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Harry Sexton

Forecasts

Matin Midi Et Soir (1/2), Ballyfad (8/11), Port Authority (4/1), Walks In June (9/1), Daydream Nation (10/1), Arcadian Emperor (10/1), Polepatrick (12/1), Kazansky (20/1), Sept Etoiles (20/1), Zanndabad (25/1), Largy Hill (25/1), Timeless Treaty (25/1), Maganey (50/1), Grey Ace (200/1)

Gordon Elliott has a remarkable record in this race, winning 9 of the last 10 renewals, and he has an excellent chance of adding to that tally with BALLYFAD, who is comfortably the best of these over hurdles and was an impressive winner on his sole start in a point. It's probably significant that French-recruit Matin Midi et Soir was sent off favourite when down the field in the Grade 1 Champion Juvenile Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival, and he rates as the primary threat.