13:52 Down Royal

Monday 17 March 2025

All13:5214:2715:0215:3716:1216:4717:22

Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 11.0s

2^nd

Walk On The Beach

611-12

4/7f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mr J L Gleeson (3)

Led and disputed, led 3 out, ridden and edged left when pressed before 2 out, strongly pressed run-in and drifted left, all out close home (demoted to 2nd) op 8/13 tchd 4/6

1^st

Glenashling

611-4

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C Stone-Walsh (3)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well to challenge before 2 out, edged right approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to strongly press leader run-in and slightly impeded closing stages, held close home (promoted to 1st) op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1

3^rd

Hello Jack

511-4

85/40

T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan

Led and disputed, headed 3 out, soon ridden, pressed leaders and squeezed up approaching 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace op 11/4 tchd 9/4

4^th

1 ¾

Speedy Box

711-4

125/1

T: S MillarJ: H E Sexton (7)

Mid-division early, closer in 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace

5^th

3 ¾

Colvin

611-4

20/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Settled behind leaders early, slight mistake 4th, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression in 5th before next, kept on one pace op 22/1 tchd 18/1

6^th

5 ½

Savant Du Mesnil

511-4

16/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra before next where misake, kept on one pace op 33/1 tchd 40/1

7^th

1 ½

Rushes And Whins

510-11

80/1

T: Gerald QuinnJ: J Smith (5)

Held up in mid-division, 10th entering straight, ridden and no impression after 3 out, slightly hampered next, slight mistake last op 66/1

8^th

Zuzukel

511-4

80/1

T: A J MartinJ: Mr J Costello (7)

Slowly away and behind, progress into 9th entering straight, no impression after 3 out, hampered next op 66/1 tchd 100/1

9^th

Fortune The Brave

511-12

20/1

T: J C McConnellJ: K E Buckley

Slight mistake 1st, soon held up in mid-division, mistake 4 out, soon no extra and weakened op 11/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

2 ½

On The Cards

511-4

100/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D A Kidd (7)

Mid-division early, keen hold and progress to track leaders after 3rd, 4th halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened

11^th

2 ¾

Are We Dancing

410-8

200/1

T: L LennonJ: S O'Callaghan (5)

Disputed briefly, tracked leaders 1st where slight mistake, slight mistake 4th, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra 4 out, weakened op 100/1 tchd 250/1

12^th

Rockandrose

1011-4

50/1

T: D M ChristieJ: G Brouder (3)

Towards rear, mistake 1st and not fluent 2nd, never a factor, tailed off op 22/1

13^th

3 ½

Itcantjustbeluck

410-8

100/1

T: N C KellyJ: C P McNamara

Always towards rear, slight mistake 3rd and mistake 4th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off op 33/1

Also Ran

Quantum Leap

611-12

50/1

T: J J HanlonJ: P Hanlon (7)

Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, ridden in 8th and no impression before straight, slight mistake 3 out, kept on one pace, fell 2 out

Chancing Dreams

410-8

33/1

T: C CollinsJ: P T Enright

Towards rear for most, unseated rider 2 out

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Result Amended

Glenashling - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Walk On The Beach - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Non-Runners

High Court Cave²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: J S McGarvey

W B Easy⁷¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: K C Sexton

Krak⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

Young And Foolish

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: D Robinson

Sporting Glance²⁰⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: C Collins J: B W Harvey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.50Pl:£3.70, £1.10, £1.10EX:£48.30Trifecta:£273.00SF:£24.45

Forecasts

Walk On The Beach (4/7), Krak (15/8), Hello Jack (85/40), Sporting Glance (6/1), Glenashling (14/1), Savant Du Mesnil (16/1), Colvin (20/1), Fortune The Brave (20/1), W B Easy (25/1), Chancing Dreams (33/1), Rockandrose (50/1), High Court Cave (50/1), Young And Foolish (50/1), Quantum Leap (50/1), Rushes And Whins (80/1), Zuzukel (80/1), On The Cards (100/1), Itcantjustbeluck (100/1), Speedy Box (125/1), Are We Dancing (200/1)

KRAK shaped well in a couple of similar events around the turn of the year and can make it third time lucky. Bumper winner Walk On The Beach rates an obvious danger on the back of his hurdle debut second last month, while Hello Jack should have more to offer for Gordon Elliott.