13:00 Down Royal

Saturday 1 November 2025

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4015:1515:50

Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 4m 22.5s

1^st

Blake

411-12

85/40

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leader in 2nd, led travelling well 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly run-in, easily op 15/8 tchd 6/4

2^nd

4 ¾

Takenasred

711-12

33/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 3 out, ridden and disputed 3rd next, 2nd before last, kept on without threatening winner op 25/1 tchd 50/1

3^rd

Road Exile

511-12

6/5f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Led, ridden 3 out, headed next, 3rd before last, no extra op 9/4 tchd 5/2

4^th

A Dream To Share

711-12

4/1

T: J & T KielyJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders on outer, not fluent at 1st, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, ridden and disputed 3rd when not fluent 2 out, 4th before last, no extra op 5/2

5^th

4 ¾

Tiger Twins

411-12

150/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Simon Torrens

Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along and closer in 7th 3 out, kept on without threatening in 5th inside final furlong, never nearer op 66/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Kevlar

511-12

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Kevin Sexton

In rear, closer in 8th and pushed along 3 out, soon no impression, never a factor op 14/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

3 ½

Rackemandstackem

411-12

125/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, pushed along in 6th 3 out, no impression op 50/1 tchd 150/1

8^th

1 ¼

Bryson

511-12

50/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Sean O'Keeffe

In rear, some progress 3 out, kept on without threatening run-in, never nearer op 22/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

Soldier Saint

511-12

250/1

T: N C KellyJ: Alex Harvey

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 80/1

10^th

7 ½

Rhythm Of Choice

411-5

300/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 200/1

11^th

5 ½

O'Reilly

711-12

13/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th when mistake 3 out, soon weakened op 15/2 tchd 11/2

12^th

Catch Fire

411-12

200/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, not fluent at 1st, slight mistake 4 out, no impression from next, weakened op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Soldiers Lady¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Whinney Hill¹⁸⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Kazansky¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.10, £6.00, £1.20EX:£37.40Trifecta:£247.90SF:£64.45

Forecasts

Road Exile (6/5), Blake (85/40), Whinney Hill (10/3), A Dream To Share (4/1), O'Reilly (13/2), Kazansky (8/1), Kevlar (20/1), Takenasred (33/1), Bryson (50/1), Soldiers Lady (100/1), Rackemandstackem (125/1), Tiger Twins (150/1), Catch Fire (200/1), Soldier Saint (250/1), Rhythm Of Choice (300/1)

A DREAM TO SHARE was down the field in a valuable handicap on the Flat last month, but he's entitled to come on for that (first run following a four-month break) and this Grade 1 bumper winner is capable of better than he showed in a couple of maiden hurdles last season. Road Exile looked good when winning a Limerick bumper when last seen and he rates the main danger ahead of stablemate Whinney Hill. Another with solid claims is Blake, who was an encouraging second on his hurdles debut in March.

A DREAM TO SHARE (IRE)
ROAD EXILE (IRE)
WHINNEY HILL

Previous Winners

2024

Romeo Coolio

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Sam Ewing | T: G Elliott

2/13

Prize Money

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