11:40 Down Royal

Thursday 26 December 2024

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

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:41 | Winning time: 5m 9.10s

1^st

Air Of Entitlement

511-5

5/2f

T: H De BromheadJ: Sean Flanagan

Chased leader, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, progress to lead after 4 out, extended travelling well after 2 out, soon clear, easily tchd 11/4

2^nd

3 ½

Ballybow

511-12

10/3

T: G ElliottJ: Carl Millar (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, 8th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, headway into 4th next, soon ridden and went moderate 2nd approaching last, kept on, no impression on winner op 9/2 tchd 16/5

3^rd

5 ½

Nastya

510-11

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Richard Condon (5)

Mid division, 7th halfway, progress into 3rd approaching 3 out, went 2nd next, soon no extra and lost a place before last, kept on one pace tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

4^th

3 ¼

He's Gorgeous

511-4

11/1

T: P A FahyJ: H E Sexton (7)

Towards rear, 11th halfway, progress into mid division after 4 out, pushed along on outer to go 3rd approaching 2 out, soon no extra and dropped to 4th before last, kept on one pace op 10/1

5^th

1 ½

Smooth Scotch

711-4

12/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: P J O'Hanlon

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after after 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from next op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1

6^th

Instinct D'ainay

611-4

33/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Liam Quinlan (3)

Rear of mid division, progress into 5th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from next op 40/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

Retreat Archie

511-4

250/1

T: Jamie SloanJ: L A McKenna (5)

Towards rear, moderate late headway from 2 out op 125/1 tchd 100/1

8^th

8 ½

Savant Du Mesnil

411-4

80/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Alex Harvey (5)

Rear of mid division, progress into 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from next op 66/1

9^th

2 ¾

Ivybrook

611-4

3/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Patrick M O'Brien (7)

Led, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, headed after 4 out, pushed along approaching next, soon no extra and weakened from 2 out op 9/4

10^th

5 ½

Syracus Du Houx

611-4

7/1

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 3 out, pushed along on inner and weakened approaching 2 out op 8/1

11^th

6 ½

Strangford

611-4

25/1

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

Mid division, 10th halfway, no impression from 3 out op 40/1

12^th

Victor Tango

711-4

50/1

T: N C KellyJ: Paddy Hanlon (7)

Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next op 66/1 tchd 80/1

13^th

Saga Des Aigles

410-11

200/1

T: C W J FarrellJ: Philip Donovan (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 100/1

Also Ran

Fisherman's Friend

511-4

50/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Caragh Monaghan (7)

Rear of mid division, mistake 2nd, hampered 3rd, reminder in rear next, soon no impression, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

Telnobody

410-11

150/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: T P Harney (7)

Rear of mid division, fell 3rd tchd 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £4.10EX:£8.90Trifecta:£131.40SF:£11.45

Forecasts

Air Of Entitlement (5/2), Ivybrook (3/1), Ballybow (10/3), Syracus Du Houx (7/1), He's Gorgeous (11/1), Nastya (12/1), Smooth Scotch (12/1), Strangford (25/1), Instinct D'ainay (33/1), Victor Tango (50/1), Fisherman's Friend (50/1), Savant Du Mesnil (80/1), Telnobody (150/1), Saga Des Aigles (200/1), Retreat Archie (250/1)

BALLYBOW didn't enjoy the rub of the green when down the field on his hurdling debut at Fairyhouse and this useful bumper scorer remains one to be interested in. Henry de Bromhead's hurdling newcomer Air of Entitlement could prove the biggest danger to Gordon Elliott's 5-y-o ahead of form picks Syracus du Houx and Ivybrook.

BALLYBOW (IRE)
AIR OF ENTITLEMENT (IRE)
SYRACUS DU HOUX (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Mossy Fen Park

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 4

J: Darragh O'Keeffe | T: H De Bromhead

6/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00