Bottlegreen Hurdle (Grade 3) – Down Royal

Down Royal

14:05

Bottlegreen Hurdle (Grade 3)

Date 2024-11-01

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €29,500

Winning Time 4m 1.05s (fast by 0.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brighterdaysahead (FR) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	4/5F	Won
2nd	King Of Kingsfield (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	13/2	3.75
3rd	Daddy Long Legs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/4	5.5
4th	Miss Fourie (IRE) Jake Coen · Peter Fahey	66/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Breagagh (IRE) Mr N Gault · S Michael Millar	250/1
U.R.	Smooth Tom (IRE) Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	33/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Brighterdaysahead Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	11121-	145	152	124	202d	—	—	+12	65.9	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Impressively beat geldings in 2m4f Grade 1 at Aintree; travels well 2m1f should be fine
1	Daddy Long Legs Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	162	—	11-501	150	155	131	26d	—	—	+6	33.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Made all to trounce Smooth Tom on similar ground in Tipperary Grade 3 last time
4	King Of Kingsfield Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	155	—	21304-	144	153	137	185d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+17	33.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Course bumper winner had classy novice form; fair fourth in Punchestown Grade 1 in April
3	Smooth Tom Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	159	p	1150-2	130	137	116	—	—	—	+23	25.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Flat winner at the Curragh since he was trounced by Daddy Long Legs at Tipperary
6	Miss Fourie Bay J:Jake Coen T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen T:Peter Fahey	148	—	574261	123	145	129	71d	—	—	+30	31	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Bolted up in Killarney handicap but that was off mark of only 113; very stiff task here
5	Breagagh Bay J:Mr N Gault T:S Michael Millar	J:Mr N Gault T:S Michael Millar	151	p	3-5224	93	114	107	—	—	—	+12	13	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Only making up the numbers and has no chance in this company

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Brighterdaysahead	4/6	4/6	4/6
Daddy Long Legs	2/1	2/1	2/1
King Of Kingsfield	7/1	6/1	6/1
Smooth Tom	50/1	50/1	33/1
Miss Fourie	100/1	100/1	100/1
Breagagh	500/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Brighterdaysahead

65.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 23.5 Odds: 18.7

4/6

2nd

King Of Kingsfield

33.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 4.7

7/1

3rd

Daddy Long Legs

33.4

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Miss Fourie

OR: 18.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Smooth Tom

25.6

OR: 20 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Breagagh

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Daddy Long Legs	150	155	131
Brighterdaysahead	145	152	124
King Of Kingsfield	144	153	137
Smooth Tom	130	137	116
Miss Fourie	123	145	129
Breagagh	93	114	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Daddy Long Legs	26d ago	Fit
Miss Fourie	71d ago	Fresh
King Of Kingsfield	185d ago	Long break
Brighterdaysahead	202d ago	Long break
Smooth Tom	—	—
Breagagh	—	—