13:35 Down Royal

Saturday 1 November 2025

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

Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 7.0s

1^st

Lieber Nicc

610-12

7/2f

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Disputed lead early, headed 3rd and tracked leader, disputed lead again after 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, stayed on well run-in, comfortably op 4/1 tchd 10/3

2^nd

7 ½

Wholelotofbusiness

610-13

11/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Simon Torrens

Disputed lead early, headed 2nd, disputed lead after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner when not fluent at last, kept on same pace op 10/1

3^rd

Spy

610-12

12/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

In rear, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace op 16/1

4^th

Ragmans Corner

611-4

8/1

T: G KeaneJ: Eoghan Finegan (7)

Towards rear, headway into 5th and pushed along 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders op 5/1

5^th

Balko D'ange

511-3

6/1

T: P FentonJ: Niall Moore (5)

Disputed lead, led from 3rd, mistake 6th, ridden and headed after 3 out, 5th 2 out, no impression tchd 11/2

6^th

3 ¾

Sequoiaspirit

811-1

14/1

T: R HackettJ: Liam Quinlan

Soon towards rear, short of room and pushed along briefly after 4th, jumped left at 5th, headway into 6th and ridden approaching 2 out, no impression tchd 12/1

7^th

Wendrock

411-12

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J H Williamson (5)

Tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 7ht 3 out, no impression op 13/2 tchd 7/1

8^th

nse

Shanroe

1110-13

28/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Eoin Staples (7)

Mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 40/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

Arch Empire

511-5

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division on outer, jumped left at times, ridden and dropped to 8th when jumped left 3 out, weakened tchd 10/1

10^th

Serienmond

510-10

8/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Prominent on inner, ridden 4 out, weakened op 9/1 tchd 15/2

11^th

Messerschmitt

411-5

8/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 17/2

Also Ran

Fast Felix

710-10

28/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Calum Hogan (7)

Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.30, £2.50, £4.40EX:£44.90Trifecta:£342.60Tricast:£426.15SF:£44.36

Forecasts

Lieber Nicc (7/2), Balko D'ange (6/1), Wendrock (6/1), Ragmans Corner (8/1), Serienmond (8/1), Messerschmitt (8/1), Arch Empire (9/1), Wholelotofbusiness (11/1), Spy (12/1), Sequoiaspirit (14/1), Shanroe (28/1), Fast Felix (28/1)

SEQUOIASPIRIT remains with just one hurdles win on his record, but he has several good efforts to his name and is worth treating as if still in top form having been left poorly placed at Listowel on his most recent outing. Ragmans Corner and Lieber Nicc head up the opposition.

SEQUOIASPIRIT (IRE)
RAGMANS CORNER (IRE)
LIEBER NICC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Kala Conti

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 4

J: Carl Millar | T: G Elliott

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €24,000.002nd: €8,001.003rd: €4,000.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,200.006th: €800.00