IE - Down Royal - Race 1

Thoroughbred

17 Runners

19.8f

Maiden Hurdle

Turf

Good (Good to Yielding in places)

14.0K

VIEW

Verdict

This looks a match between MISS DOYENNE and Cool Native, with Henry de Bromhead's charge narrowly preferred.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
1	Point/bumper winner finished a promising third here on bumper debut, and while she didn't build on that when filling the same position at Punchestown in late-January, she looks well worth another chance in a thin race. 1st Pick 1 Miss Doyenne (Ire) Jockey: D. J. O'keeffe Trainer: Henry De Bromhead, Ireland J: D. J. O'keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead, Ireland	100	-	-	-	56%
Analysis Point/bumper winner finished a promising third here on bumper debut, and while she didn't build on that when filling the same position at Punchestown in late-January, she looks well worth another chance in a thin race.
2	Winning pointer who finished third in a competitive Navan maiden on Rules debut in November. Unseated just as the race was starting to take shape on return at Fairyhouse latest but remains open to improvement now stepped up in trip by excellent yard. 2nd Pick 2 Cool Native (Ire) Jockey: J. W. Kennedy Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: J. W. Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	98	-	-	-	36%
Analysis Winning pointer who finished third in a competitive Navan maiden on Rules debut in November. Unseated just as the race was starting to take shape on return at Fairyhouse latest but remains open to improvement now stepped up in trip by excellent yard.
15	Held back by inexperience when very well backed in academy hurdle at Cork on debut in October but showed nothing in pair of bumpers since, latterly on stable debut here. 3rd Pick 15 Infinity Succes (Fr) Jockey: D. E. Mullins Trainer: Stuart Crawford, Ireland J: D. E. Mullins T: Stuart Crawford, Ireland	72	-	-	-	7%
Analysis Held back by inexperience when very well backed in academy hurdle at Cork on debut in October but showed nothing in pair of bumpers since, latterly on stable debut here.

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