13:35 Down Royal

Monday 5 May 2025

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Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.3s

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Coyote Spirit²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott| D

11/4

4/6, won 7-runner bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 23 days ago. Got to be of interest now hurdling.

Form: 6/231-

Fairbanks²⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

4/6

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 14.5f), successful twice in 2024, creditable effort final outing then left Andrew Balding. Classy recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Avalo²⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Looks vulnerable on return.

Form: 90/07-

Bryson

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford

16/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Dam fair chaser (19f-2¾m winner).

Form:

Centaq^h³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

66/1

80/1 and hooded, eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 8-

Gallant Getaway²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley

100/1

14/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7-

Noticebox²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K E Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

10/1

12¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Coyote Spirit in bumper (12/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F/94-

Rynok Square

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Maher

125/1

Policy Maker gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) La Vecchia Scuola.

Form:

Saint Peregrine¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

66/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: R0-

Timeless Treaty

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

15/2

Harzand gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser The Short Go and bumper winner The Mick Preston. One to note on debut.

Form:

Whiskey On Ice^h1²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

£25,000 3-y-o, closely related to modest hurdler Hollow Spark (2m winner, by Beat Hollow). Slipped up sole start in points (Oct 2024). Hood on.

Form: S-

Genomix¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh| T: P Stafford

200/1

Thirteenth of 14 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good, 80/1) on NH debut 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Itcantjustbeluck⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Brouder⁽³⁾| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good, 100/1) on NH debut 49 days ago.

Form: 0-

Lucky This Time⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 79 days ago.

Form: P-

Pourquoi Poi⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Sixteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft, 150/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 0-

Is She Now³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: V C Ward

33/1

Modest Flat maiden. Poor on last bumper run. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 2/908-

Run Away Merida^t¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, fell in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 130 days ago.

Form: 00F-

Forecasts

Fairbanks (4/6), Coyote Spirit (11/4), Timeless Treaty (15/2), Noticebox (10/1), Bryson (16/1), Whiskey On Ice (20/1), Avalo (25/1), Is She Now (33/1), Centaq (66/1), Saint Peregrine (100/1), Run Away Merida (100/1), Gallant Getaway (100/1), Rynok Square (125/1), Itcantjustbeluck (150/1), Lucky This Time (150/1), Pourquoi Poi (200/1), Genomix (200/1)

FAIRBANKS is a classy recruit to hurdling having won a Heritage Handicap at the Newmarket July Festival last year and he could be hard to beat. Bumper winner Coyote Spirit should have a future in this sphere, while his unraced stablemate Timeless Treaty is certainly bred for the job.