13:20 Down Royal

Tuesday 20 January 2026

All12:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:50

Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 30.00s

1^st

Jony R

711-12

15/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Rear of mid-division, good headway into 3rd travelling well 3 out, led before next, went clear before last, pushed along and stayed on strongly run-in, easily op 7/1 tchd 13/2

2^nd

7 ½

Night Moon

611-4

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

In rear, progress from 3 out, improved into 2nd and ridden 2 out, soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace run-in op 11/2 tchd 7/2 and 7/1

3^rd

Youlita

711-1

9/2

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

In rear, progress 3 out, ridden in 4th next, went 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, no extra tchd 4/1

4^th

3 ½

Jazz Forever

611-4

40/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Danny Gilligan

Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th at last, no extra op 33/1

5^th

2 ½

Mavetherave

611-3

5/1

T: W R CrawfordJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression on leaders op 6/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

Spinola Bay

611-7

11/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th and mistake 4 out, soon ridden, weakened straight op 2/1 tchd 3/1

Also Ran

Beckistine

711-3

11/1

T: M A MolloyJ: Donagh Meyler

Always towards rear, ridden 4 out, weakened, trailing when pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

Zuzukel

611-1

6/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Tracked leaders in 3rd, pulled hard, headway into 2nd travelling well 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th 2 out, moderate 5th when fell at last op 11/2 tchd 15/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.40Pl:£2.30, £1.70, £1.90EX:£41.10Trifecta:£174.70SF:£39.39

Forecasts

Spinola Bay (11/4), Night Moon (4/1), Youlita (9/2), Mavetherave (5/1), Zuzukel (6/1), Jony R (15/2), Beckistine (11/1), Jazz Forever (40/1)

ZUZUKEL shaped well under a change of tactics when narrowly denied in a Punchestown handicap hurdle last time and may be able to take advantage of the weight he receives from Gordon Elliott's dual hurdle winner Spinola Bay. Mavetherave may prove best of the remainder.

ZUZUKEL (FR)
SPINOLA BAY
MAVETHERAVE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Disco Dancer

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: Danny Gilligan | T: G Elliott

5/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00