17:37 Down Royal

Friday 28 August 2026

All16:3017:0517:3718:1218:4719:2219:56

Golden Cow Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 3m 57.80s

1^st

Mo Ghille Mar

511-6

7/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Harry Sexton (7)

Made all, pushed along after last, soon ridden and kept on well op 15/2

2^nd

Whispering Willow

510-12

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Tracked leaders, pushed along on inner after last, ridden in 3rd early straight, kept on to go 2nd over 150 yards out op 12/1

3^rd

Hopeful Hero

511-11

4/1

T: T HoganJ: Michael Kenneally (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to go 3rd approaching last, headway on outer to go 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and no extra, dropped to 3rd over 150 yards out, kept on one pace close home op 9/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

Only For Our Man

611-9

4/1

T: P NolanJ: James Smith (5)

Towards rear, pushed along after last, soon ridden and kept on from over 1f out, went 4th over 150 yards out op 7/2

5^th

4 ¾

Home By The Sea

611-0

16/1

T: P A FahyJ: J J Slevin

Towards rear, pushed along on outer after 2 out, soon ridden and kept on from last, went 5th run-in op 12/1

6^th

1 ½

Kilt

511-0

8/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Simon Torrens

Towards rear, pushed along on inner after 2 out, soon ridden and kept on from last, went 6th run-in op 10/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

Certamen

511-4

25/1

T: E BuckleyJ: Kieren Buckley

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along after last, soon ridden and weakened entering straight op 33/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

Small Bucks

511-9

10/1

T: P E CollinsJ: Ben Harvey

Tracked leaders, 4th 2 out, pushed along after last, soon ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened from over 1f out op 13/2

9^th

Kazakh D'arthel

611-6

9/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Always towards rear, never a factor tchd 8/1

10^th

2 ¾

Viceregent

911-1

80/1

T: L LennonJ: Mr E P Powell (7)

Mid division, pushed along in 6th after 2 out, soon no extra and weakened from last op 125/1 tchd 40/1

11^th

Golden Wings

511-4

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (3)

Rear of mid division, pushed along after 2 out, soon no impression op 25/1

12^th

8 ½

Your Call

410-11

33/1

T: L LennonJ: Caragh Monaghan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, pushed along in 5th after next, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from last op 25/1

13^th

Bannow Blaze

611-12

25/1

T: J FogartyJ: Tiernan Power Roche

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 2 out, soon no extra and weakened from last op 33/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Dairy Force

711-6

7/2f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Rear of mid division, fell 2 out op 9/2 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

Lips Freedom²⁷

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: A Kinirons J: Donagh Meyler

Bruant²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Kevin Sexton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.70Pl:£2.70, £4.70, £2.10EX:£163.10Trifecta:£654.50Tricast:£462.65SF:£103.30

Forecasts

Dairy Force (7/2), Hopeful Hero (4/1), Only For Our Man (4/1), Bruant (6/1), Mo Ghille Mar (7/1), Kilt (8/1), Kazakh D'arthel (9/1), Small Bucks (10/1), Lips Freedom (10/1), Whispering Willow (14/1), Home By The Sea (16/1), Certamen (25/1), Bannow Blaze (25/1), Your Call (33/1), Golden Wings (50/1), Viceregent (80/1)

Several hold claims but the class-dropping LIPS FREEDOM is worth a chance to bounce back. Hopeful Hero had excuses at Galway last time and can resume his progress ahead of Bruant in the run for the places.

LIPS FREEDOM (GER)
HOPEFUL HERO (IRE)
BRUANT

Previous Winners

2025

Eastmore

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 5

J: Philip Byrnes | T: C Byrnes

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00