Kildress Plumbing Chase (Grade 2) – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:15

Kildress Plumbing Chase (Grade 2)

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 2m3f120y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €29,500

Winning Time 4m 53.50s (slow by 14.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Firefox (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	8/11F	Won
2nd	Gorgeous Tom (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	9/4	4.25
3rd	Croke Park (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	4/1	9
4th	Rockstown Girl (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Anthony McCann	80/1	69

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Ivar The Boneless (IRE) Donagh Meyler · R K Watson	300/1

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
3	Firefox Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	32362-	151	161	144	195d	—	—	-2	53.3	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Smart hurdler, good run in Gr 1 when last seen in April, soft fine, 2-2 at this track
2	Gorgeous Tom Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	F1444-	150	157	116	186d	—	—	+12	34.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Grade 3 win at Cork last season, solid Gr 1 runs in defeat after, go well if rain misses
1	Croke Park Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	168	—	1127-3	153	152	119	17d	—	—	+18	33.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Smart novice form last year, below best on return at Punchestown, Kennedy deserts
5	Rockstown Girl Chestnut J:Eoghan Finegan T:Anthony McCann	J:Eoghan Finegan T:Anthony McCann	147	t	0-U042	-	129	123	20d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Beaten by a 108-rated rival in a Cork novice latest, this looks too demanding
4	Ivar The Boneless Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	J:Donagh Meyler T:R K Watson	154	t	795P0-	82	102	-	269d	—	—	+7	8.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
0-15 and rated 82 over fences, out of his depth in this company
NR	Speculatrix Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	147	—	4-3141	127	149	148	20d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
Has something to find at these weights but with no fitness issues she's respected

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Firefox	8/13	8/13	4/7
Gorgeous Tom	11/4	11/4	11/4
Croke Park	9/2	9/2	9/2
Rockstown Girl	80/1	66/1	66/1
Ivar The Boneless	200/1	200/1	250/1
Speculatrix	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Firefox

53.3

OR: 25.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 19.4

8/13

2nd

Gorgeous Tom

34.4

OR: 25 Form: 2.7 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Croke Park

33.2

OR: 25.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Speculatrix

19.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ivar The Boneless

8.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Rockstown Girl

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Croke Park	153	152	119
Firefox	151	161	144
Gorgeous Tom	150	157	116
Speculatrix	127	149	148
Ivar The Boneless	82	102	—
Rockstown Girl	—	129	123

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Croke Park	17d ago	Fit
Rockstown Girl	20d ago	Fit
Speculatrix	20d ago	Fit
Gorgeous Tom	186d ago	Long break
Firefox	195d ago	Long break
Ivar The Boneless	269d ago	Long break