11:40 Down Royal

Tuesday 26 December 2023

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:41 | Winning time: 5m 7.70s

1^st

Mossy Fen Park

411-4

6/4f

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Prominent, led 5th, headed before 4 out, disputed next and led again before 2 out, pushed along and pressed last, ridden and flicked tail run-in, stayed on well op 5/4

2^nd

Joya Del Mar

510-11

25/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Mr D McGill (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd when mistake 3 out, ridden in 2nd after next, challenged last, no impression run-in, kept on same pace op 28/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

Great Universe

711-12

7/4

T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 3rd after 2 out, no impression after last, kept on one pace op 11/8

4^th

1 ¼

Annaghbeg

511-4

9/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th before 2 out, kept on one pace, went 4th closing stages op 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

Al Kalila

411-4

50/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Ben Bromley (5)

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace

6^th

He's Ultimate

511-4

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Baptiste Le Clerc

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led before 4 out, joined next, headed before 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

One And Only

511-4

66/1

T: O McKiernanJ: James Duggan (7)

Towards rear, pushed along in moderate 8th after 3 out, no impression op 200/1

8^th

Mister Vic

511-4

150/1

T: N C KellyJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Always towards rear, pecked 2nd, ridden before 3 out, no extra tchd 100/1

9^th

8 ½

Feast

611-12

200/1

T: J J LambeJ: L A McKenna (5)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no extra

10^th

Renard De Noir

511-4

250/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: C D Maxwell

Mid-division, towards rear halfway, ridden before 3 out, no extra

11^th

Citizen Dan

611-4

200/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Thomas Reilly (7)

Always towards rear, took keen hold, ridden after 4 out, no extra op 125/1

12^th

Ballycairn

811-12

200/1

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: O R Brown (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Georgia Celena¹⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Dylan Kidd

Speranza Wilde³³²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Jake Coen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £4.60, £1.20EX:£48.10Trifecta:£181.00SF:£35.90

Forecasts

Mossy Fen Park (6/4), Great Universe (7/4), He's Ultimate (7/2), Annaghbeg (9/2), Speranza Wilde (20/1), Joya Del Mar (25/1), Al Kalila (50/1), One And Only (66/1), Georgia Celena (100/1), Mister Vic (150/1), Feast (200/1), Citizen Dan (200/1), Ballycairn (200/1), Renard De Noir (250/1)

Winning pointer MOSSY FEN PARK showed plenty to work on when second at Punchestown last month and with the prospect of more to come, he can go one place better. Annaghbeg and the quirky Great Universe are the main dangers.

MOSSY FEN PARK (IRE)
ANNAGHBEG (IRE)
GREAT UNIVERSE

Previous Winners

2022

Eye Van

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 8

J: Niall Moore | T: R P Cody

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,800.002nd: €2,600.003rd: €1,300.004th: €650.005th: €390.006th: €260.00