Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle.
Down Royal · Monday, 4 May · 15:35
· 2m 1f 88y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:35
Off time
19
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THEFLYINGKING (IRE
🥈 Second
ANGELO DUNDEE (IRE
🥉 Third
EHTEYAT (GER
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 23 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.73
8/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
67
66/1
11 · —
67
66/1
12 · —
67
66/1
13 · —
67
66/1
14 · —
81
80/1
15 · —
101
100/1
16 · —
101
100/1
17 · —
151
150/1
18 · —
201
200/1
19 · —
201
200/1
20 · —
201
200/1
21 · —
201
200/1
22 · —
251
250/1
23 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Angelo Dundee (G)
Winning bumper debut in April 2023 but lightly raced since. Interesting if belatedly building on that early promise now starting out over hurdles for new yard after 11 months off.
|
Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 7 | 75.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Ehteyat (G)
Fairly useful Flat stayer matched that level when placed in maiden hurdles 3 times across the winter. Found it a struggle in competitive Aintree handicap 3 weeks ago and this is easier.
|
Tom Kelly | M K Flannery | 7 | 75.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 10th | 3 | — |
Loyal Touch (G)
[T]
Fair Flat winner. Recent efforts in that sphere no more than respectable and a watching brief is advised now hurdling.
|
Gavin Brouder | D Hogan | 6 | 75.3 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
O'Reilly (G)
[T]
Fairly useful winner on the Flat. Placed in 3 maiden hurdles before finishing well held here when last seen in November (bad mistake 3 out, looked none too keen). Tongue tie goes on.
|
John Shinnick | Peter Fahey | 8 | 75.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Persian Bliss (G)
[T]
Useful on the Flat for Adrian Murray in 2025 but nowhere near that level in 2 Flat outings at Dundalk for Denis Hogan, with latest second coming in a claimer. Makes hurdle debut.
|
Ricky Doyle | D Hogan | 5 | 75.3 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Small Fry (G)
Developed into a useful handicapper on the Flat. Only modest form in 2 hurdles for previous yard at the end of 2024 but should be capable of better in this sphere at some point.
|
Hugh Horgan | J P O'Brien | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 13th | 7 | — |
Sneddy Eddie (G)
[H1]
Modest Flat winner. Little impact in 3 runs over hurdles at the end of 2025 and returns for new yard.
|
Paddy Cleary | D Broad | 6 | 75.3 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Theflyingking (G)
FAV
Point/bumper winner who was unlucky not to make a successful hurdles debut in maiden here in October (in control when fell last). Again managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Navan Grade 3 since but that was solely temperamen…
|
Kevin Healy | G Elliott | 6 | 75.3 kg |
1.73
8/11
|
| — | 9 | — |
Oriole (M)
Fairly useful Flat winner (in a lull when last seen in that sphere in the autumn).
|
Thomas O'Connor | M Fahey | 7 | 72.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 16th | 10 | — |
Victoria Kesia (M)
Fair Flat winner. Effort flattened out on hurdles debut at Thurles (2m) and faced a stiff task next time. Stamina remains a concern.
|
Adam Leahy | J J Hanlon | 5 | 72.1 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 14th | 11 | — |
Certamen (G)
Stepped up from hurdling debut while again finishing well held at Limerick 6 months ago. One for handicaps.
|
Kieren Buckley | E Buckley | 5 | 71.7 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 12 | — |
Clone Cross (G)
Maiden pointer and little impact in 2 hurdles in recent weeks.
|
Eoin Walsh | S Cavanagh | 5 | 71.7 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 11th | 13 | — |
Glendaars Secret (G)
Valirann gelding. Half-brother to 4.5f-6f winner in Scandinavia Archers Ignite.
|
P J O'Hanlon | D A McLoughlin | 5 | 71.7 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 8th | 14 | — |
King Of The Greys (G)
In the frame sole outing in points. Well held in 2 maiden hurdles last month.
|
Ben Kennedy | Peter Fahey | 5 | 71.7 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 1st | 15 | — |
Berto Ramirez (G)
Fair Flat maiden out of his depth in the Triumph Hurdle but place claims on his previous form.
|
Aidan Kelly | A McNamara | 4 | 68.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 2nd | 16 | — |
Astelia (M)
Fair maiden on the Flat and ran to a similar level when runner-up in maidens on first 4 starts over hurdles (latest over C&D). Given a break since struggling at Cheltenham in November and place claims again in this company.
|
Ethan O'Sullivan | Peter Fahey | 7 | 68.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 15th | 17 | — |
Cinnabar Moth (M)
Little impact in bumpers and was held back by her jumping sent hurdling after 11 months off at Tramore.
|
Philip Donovan | Liz Doyle | 5 | 68.5 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 9th | 18 | — |
Hathaways Cottage (M)
[T]
Multiple point winner showed first form under Rules in hunter chase here in March and some promise on last month's hurdling debut.
|
Ben Harvey | D M Christie | 8 | 68.5 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 7th | 19 | — |
Mollys Star (M)
[H1]
Well held in mares maiden hurdles/bumper. Hood goes on.
|
Eoghan Finegan | P E Collins | 5 | 68.5 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 12th | 20 | — |
Unknown Fortune (M)
Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam (h98), 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Don't Touch It and useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Lackaneen Leader.
|
Liam McKenna | J P Ryan | 8 | 68.5 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 21 | — |
Brohatna (G)
No encouragement on hurdles debut here in January 2025. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 1 | M Rice | 6 | 71.7 kg |
151
150/1
|
| — | 22 | — |
Brave Lady (M)
Showed promise when third of 15 at Galway on debut in August, doing well having raced with the choke out most of the way. Not knocked about on return in the Nickel Coin at Aintree. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 2 | Peter Fahey | 5 | 68.5 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| — | 23 | — |
Betty's Glen (F)
Went with no promise on bumper debut at Punchestown in February. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 3 | J J Hanlon | 4 | 65.8 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Theflyingking (8/11), Small Fry (7/2), Angelo Dundee (4/1), Ehteyat (6/1), Brave Lady (15/2), Astelia (12/1), Berto Ramirez (25/1), Oriole (25/1), O'Reilly (28/1), Mollys Star (66/1), Unknown Fortune (66/1), Certamen (66/1), Betty's Glen (66/1), Persian Bliss (80/1), Hathaways Cottage (100/1), Loyal Touch (100/1), Brohatna (150/1), King Of The Greys (200/1), Glendaars Secret (200/1), Cinnabar Moth (200/1), Victoria Kesia (200/1), Sneddy Eddie (250/1), Clone Cross (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7200.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2399.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1200.0 EUR |
| P4 | 600.0 EUR |
| P5 | 361.0 EUR |
| P6 | 240.0 EUR |