19:23 Down Royal

Friday 29 August 2025

All16:5017:2317:5318:2318:5319:2319:53

Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 19:24 | Winning time: 5m 48.30s

1^st

Fire Coral

610-10

7/2f

T: S CurlingJ: Danny Mullins

Led and disputed, mistakes 3rd and 7th, joined entering straight, ridden 3 out, soon led narrowly, kept on well from before last op 3/1

2^nd

2 ½

Schiehallion

811-11

17/2

T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon

Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd 5 out, ridden to challenge after 3 out, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace run-in op 11/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Georgia Celena

711-2

18/5

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Held up in mid-division, progress into 4th before 4 out, ridden 3 out, under pressure 2 out, kept on run-in op 7/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

Live To Laugh

611-7

5/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing

Held up towards rear, progress into 6th entering straight, ridden into 3rd before 2 out, disputed 2nd and slight mistake last, no extra run-in, kept on one pace op 13/2

5^th

Zolpharine

710-9

5/1

T: J P RyanJ: Danny Gilligan

Held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden in 6th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace op 10/3 tchd 11/2

6^th

9 ½

Whatyouwant

710-8

50/1

T: Gerard KyneJ: Gary Noonan (3)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, lost place before next, 8th entering straight, ridden and no extra 3 out op 28/1

7^th

4 ½

Bigira

611-12

13/2

T: M FaheyJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, ridden towards rear entering straight, soon no impression op 8/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

Riggs

1012-0

12/1

T: P CluskeyJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place before 4 out, kept on to dispute entering straight, headed after 3 out, no extra tchd 14/1

9^th

Oscar Tonic

1010-1

28/1

T: S AherneJ: Danny Power (7)

Disputed early, tracked leader before 2nd, close up at times, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no extra 3 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

10^th

Feast

810-9

16/1

T: P J McKennaJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

Held up towards rear, progress before 4 out, 5th 4 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened op 18/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Sionainn

511-4

28/1

T: Aidan MeliaJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders early, slight mistake 2nd, slight mistake 4th and soon mid-division, rear and reminder 6th, trailing before 4 out, pulled up after 4 out tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Sights Unseen³⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Alix Balfe

Driscolls Hill¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: J Smith

Rising Dust³⁷²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: E Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Technology²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £2.70, £1.80EX:£41.20Trifecta:£112.60Tricast:£118.50SF:£34.87

Forecasts

Sights Unseen (10/3), Fire Coral (7/2), Georgia Celena (18/5), Live To Laugh (5/1), Zolpharine (5/1), Technology (11/2), Bigira (13/2), Rising Dust (13/2), Schiehallion (17/2), Riggs (12/1), Feast (16/1), Driscolls Hill (25/1), Oscar Tonic (28/1), Sionainn (28/1), Whatyouwant (50/1)

Lots with chances so it could be worth siding with RISING DUST to capitalise on a lenient mark now starting out for the excellent Emmet Mullins team after an absence. Fire Coral is next on the list on the back of her Downpatrick victory ahead of Technology, Georgia Celena and Schiehallion.

RISING DUST (IRE)
FIRE CORAL
TECHNOLOGY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Dinoland

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Alex Harvey | T: J C McConnell

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00