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DOWN ROYAL 14:45

Name: PEPSI MAX HURDLE
Start: 2026-05-04T13:35:00
End: 2026-05-04T17:05:00
Location: Down Royal

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14:45 Mon 04 May 2026	Unlock this Race
PEPSI MAX HURDLE	Distance : 3m
Prize : €9,600 Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Runners : 7	Going : Good-good to firm in places
Race State : Declaration Runners : 7 runners

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HUNTSGROVE (IRE) ⁽¹⁶⁵⁾

J. Aherne (7)

11-10

b g KALANISI (IRE) - GRANGECLARE PEARL (IRE) OLD VIC

J: J. Aherne (7)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

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1 HUNTSGROVE (IRE) ⁽¹⁶⁵⁾

J: J. Aherne (7)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland
Age: 8 Wgt: 11-10 OR: 100

Well beaten in a Thurles novice in November and faces another stiff task on his return.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	897	70	8	224	25	-260.75
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	421	36	9	119	28	-82.13
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	46	2	4	13	28	-7.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
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Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
20 Nov 25	Thu	7/8	60.5	Hurdle	N	22.5f	Gd/Sft	(b+t)	D. King	40/141
26 Oct 25	Gal	4/6	25.5	Hurdle	N	20.7f	Soft	(b+t)	D. King	80/181
5 Oct 25	Kil	5/6	82.5	Chase	W	23.5f	Gd/Sft		H. E. Sexton (7)	33/134
1 Oct 25	Sli	5/5	45	Chase	W	21.1f	Gd/Sft		H. E. Sexton (7)	50/151
5 Sep 25	Kib	6/8	21.5	Chase	N	20.4f	Good		H. E. Sexton (7)	22/123

12222/14-

KEVIN'S PRIDE (IRE) ^(48C)

D. A. Kidd (7)

11-10

b g MOUNT NELSON - AASLEAGH LADY (IRE) PRESENTING

J: D. A. Kidd (7)
T: John McConnell, Ireland

John McConnell, Ireland

(s) ¹

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2 KEVIN'S PRIDE (IRE) ^(48C)

J: D. A. Kidd (7)
T: John McConnell, Ireland
Age: 7 Wgt: 11-10 Eq: (s) ¹ OR: 116

Impressive bumper winner and off the mark at the fifth attempt over hurdles at Cork in October. Back hurdling in first-time cheekpieces having been undone by his jumping on chase debut and while he has plenty on at the weights he might find this test more to his liking than the Elliott runners.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	10	0	0	0	0	-10.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1198	116	10	333	28	-599.80
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	618	85	14	226	37	-276.75
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	82	6	7	22	27	-44.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	2	0	0	0	0	-2.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	86	3	3	12	14	-72.50
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	49	1	2	3	6	-45.00
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	9	0	0	2	22	-9.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
17 Mar 26	Wex	4/4	39	Chase	N	25f	Heavy		D. E. Mullins	15/82.87
12 Oct 25	Cor	1/8	0.75	Hurdle	N	20.5f	Gd/Sft		J. J. Slevin	8/111.72f
23 Apr 25	Per	2/10	9.5	Hurdle	N	20.2f	Soft		J. J. Slevin	5/61.83f
1 Apr 25	Lim	2/14	1.25	Hurdle	N	24f	Good		J. J. Slevin	2/13f
13 Dec 24	Ban	2/10	2.25	Hurdle	N	19.6f	Heavy		B. Hayes	1/21.5f

U5851324-

TIMELESS TREATY (IRE) ⁽²⁸⁾

Kevin Healy (7)

11-10

b g HARZAND (IRE) - IZZY DU BERLAIS (IRE) KAYF TARA

J: Kevin Healy (7)
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland

Gordon Elliott, Ireland

U5851324-

3 TIMELESS TREATY (IRE) ⁽²⁸⁾

J: Kevin Healy (7)
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-10 OR: 135

Ground-versatile performer has won 3 of his 11 starts and maintained a good run of form when fourth of 15 in a handicap at Fairyhouse last time. Return to 3m is no issue and he sets a useful standard.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	52	2	4	9	17	-18.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	3923	599	15	1586	40	-975.68
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2586	485	19	1284	50	-620.24
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	313	79	25	153	49	-8.56

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	4	0	0	0	0	-4.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	33	4	12	8	24	-6.72
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	12	2	17	2	17	-7.72
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	4	0	0	0	0	-4.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
6 Apr 26	Fry	4/15	9	Hurdle	135	21.5f	Soft		J. H. Williamson (5)	6/17
5 Mar 26	Thu	2/5	1.25	Hurdle	W	22.9f	Heavy		J. H. Williamson (5)	10/34.33
19 Feb 26	Thu	3/4	1.50	Hurdle	G3	20.8f	Heavy		J. W. Kennedy	4/61.66f
5 Feb 26	Thu	1/6	24	Hurdle	W	20.5f	Heavy		J. W. Kennedy	10/34.33
17 Jan 26	Nav	5/13	14	Hurdle	126	20.2f	Heavy		J. W. Kennedy	6/17f

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HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE) ⁽¹⁸⁾

James Smith (5)

11-5

gr g JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) - FAIRY TALE (FR) SPANISH MOON (USA)

J: James Smith (5)
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland

Gordon Elliott, Ireland

(b+t)

8/3323321-

4 HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE) ⁽¹⁸⁾

J: James Smith (5)
T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (b+t) OR: 125

Useful bumper winner chased home a progressive sort in a searching test at Fairyhouse before taking advantage of a good opportunity when going one better at Limerick (3m, heavy) last time. Should be firmly in the mix, along with his stablemate.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	52	2	4	9	17	-18.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	3923	599	15	1586	40	-975.68
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2586	485	19	1284	50	-620.24
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	313	79	25	153	49	-8.56

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	5	0	0	0	0	-5.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	342	33	10	81	24	-0.55
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	128	6	5	28	22	-73.67
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	18	4	22	6	33	22.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
16 Apr 26	Lim	1/7	13	Hurdle	N	24f	Heavy	(b+t)	J. W. Kennedy	6/42.5
4 Apr 26	Fry	2/25	3.50	Hurdle	N	20f	Soft	(b+t)	J. W. Kennedy	3/14
2 Feb 26	Leo	3/21	15	Hurdle	125	24.1f	Heavy	(s+t)	Danny Gilligan	7/18
17 Jan 26	Nav	3/12	2.50	Hurdle	N	22f	Heavy	(t)	J. W. Kennedy	13/82.62f
20 Dec 25	Thu	2/9	0.50	Hurdle	W	22.5f	Soft	(t)	J. W. Kennedy	5/23.5f

2F122472-

HERJA (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

H. E. Sexton (7)

11-3

br m POLICY MAKER (IRE) - CROFTON TRAIL (IRE) HERON ISLAND (IRE)

J: H. E. Sexton (7)
T: Patrick Griffin, Ireland

Patrick Griffin, Ireland

(h+t)

2F122472-

5 HERJA (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

J: H. E. Sexton (7)
T: Patrick Griffin, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-3 Eq: (h+t) OR: 107

Fair winner of a Sedgefield maiden who got back on track when runner-up at Kelso last time. Now steps up markedly in trip, but she has plenty to find at the weights.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
No statistics available

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	3	0	0	1	33	-3.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	262	10	4	41	16	-154.28
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	106	2	2	17	16	-100.28
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	21	1	5	6	29	20.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
20 Apr 26	Kel	2/9	9	Hurdle	N	18.1f	Good	(t)	H. E. Sexton (7)	9/25.5
17 Mar 26	Dow	7/7	25	Chase	N	20.4f	Gd/Sft	(h+t)	M. M. McDonagh	25/126
5 Mar 26	Thu	4/9	32	Chase	N	18.1f	Heavy	(h+t)	Eoin Walsh	28/129
15 Oct 25	Wth	2/4	2.00	Hurdle	N	19.7f	Gd/Frm	(t)	Brian Hughes	4/15
25 Sep 25	Per	2/7	1.50	Hurdle	N	20.2f	Gd/Sft	(h+t)	Brian Hughes	5/16

3P46UP00-

LOVE LIKE THIS (IRE) ^(39C)

B. Barry (7)

10-7

b m OL' MAN RIVER (IRE) - TAWNY OWL (IRE) BE MY NATIVE (USA)

J: B. Barry (7)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

John Patrick Ryan, Ireland

3P46UP00-

6 LOVE LIKE THIS (IRE) ^(39C)

J: B. Barry (7)
T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland
Age: 8 Wgt: 10-7 OR: 82

Out of her depth in this company.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	897	70	8	224	25	-260.75
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	421	36	9	119	28	-82.13
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	46	2	4	13	28	-7.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	46	1	2	2	4	-33.00
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	18	0	0	0	0	-18.00
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	5	0	0	0	0	-5.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
26 Mar 26	Clo	10/14	15	Chase	82	23.6f	Heavy	(b)	M. J. Kenneally (5)	40/141
4 Mar 26	Naa	10/11	92	Hurdle	86	22.1f	Soft	(b)	M. J. Kenneally (5)	11/112
26 Feb 26	Clo	pu/15	31	Hurdle	86	24f	Heavy	(b)	M. J. Kenneally (5)	28/129
10 Feb 26	Lim	ur/8	80	Hurdle	86	15.7f	Heavy	(b)	M. J. Kenneally (5)	13/27.5
29 Jan 26	Thu	6/16	22.5	Hurdle	88	20f	Heavy		M. J. Kenneally (7)	14/115

LARK WALK (IRE)

Mr J. Younge (7)

10-0

b f AFFINISEA (IRE) - DALY'S CROSS CAPE CROSS (IRE)

J: Mr J. Younge (7)
T: John Joseph Hanlon, Ireland

John Joseph Hanlon, Ireland

(h) ¹

7 LARK WALK (IRE)

J: Mr J. Younge (7)
T: John Joseph Hanlon, Ireland
Age: 4 Wgt: 10-0 Eq: (h) ¹

Affinisea filly. Dam unraced. Beaten when falling on her sole start in points. Hooded for Rules debut and has been pitched into the deep end.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	1	0	0	0	0	-1.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1073	35	3	154	14	-622.90
Hurdles Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	452	14	3	56	12	-316.40
DOWN ROYAL (Last 5 Seasons)	51	3	6	11	22	-30.25

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
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Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
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It should pay to concentrate on the Gordon Elliott pair, and TIMELESS TREATY may just have the class edge over consistent He Can't Dance.

Betting Forecast : 6/52.2 Timeless Treaty, 7/42.75 He Can't Dance, 8/19 Kevin's Pride, 14/115 Herja, 50/151 Huntsgrove, 66/167 Lark Walk, 150/1151 Love Like This

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2025	TOPGUN SIMMY (IRE)	6	11-10	11/43.75	T: John Joseph Hanlon, Ireland	J: P. Hanlon (7)	6 ran
2024	BORN BRAVER (IRE)	6	11-5	8/111.72f	T: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland	J: K. E. Buckley	4 ran
2023	BELLA BLISS (IRE)	6	11-3	3/14	T: John McConnell, Ireland	J: E. Walsh (5)	7 ran
2022	CHINX OF LIGHT (IRE)	6	11-10	5/16	T: John McConnell, Ireland	J: S. D. Torrens	9 ran
2021	TULLYBEG (IRE)	6	11-12	7/24.5	T: Mrs Denise Foster, Ireland	J: Jordan Colin Gainford (7)	11 ran
2019	COUNT SIMON (IRE)	5	11-5	5/23.5	T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	J: Mr P. J. Vaughan (5)	7 ran
2018	MOONSHINE BAY (IRE)	5	11-10	1/12f	T: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland	J: Robbie Power	5 ran
2017	BALLELA BOY (IRE)	6	11-8	2/13	T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	J: Davy Russell	4 ran
2016	KILKISHEN (IRE)	6	11-8	5/16	T: John Joseph Hanlon, Ireland	J: B. Hayes	6 ran
2015	MARINERO (IRE)	6	11-8	4/61.66f	T: A. J. Martin, Ireland	J: R. Walsh	5 ran
2014	THE HOUSEKEEPER (IRE)	7	11-1	11/26.5	T: David Harry Kelly, Ireland	J: Sean Flanagan	5 ran
2013	BONDAGE (IRE)	6	11-8	5/23.5	T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	J: Davy Condon	4 ran
2012	TERMINAL (FR)	5	11-8	4/61.66f	T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland	J: R. Walsh	6 ran
2010	RIGOUR BACK BOB (IRE)	5	11-10	9/101.9f	T: E. J. O'Grady, Ireland	J: Andrew J. McNamara	12 ran

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14:45 Down Royal Racecard on Monday 04 May 2026

The 3M 14:45 PEPSI MAX HURDLE at Down Royal will be run on Monday 04 May 2026. The going is currently Good-good to firm in places. This race will be shown on RTV. It is open to 4yo+ and has a prize fund of €9,600. There are 7 runners.

The market favourite for this race is HUNTSGROVE (IRE), he is ridden by J. Aherne and trained by John Patrick Ryan, Ireland. Timeform's verdict for this race is TIMELESS TREATY (IRE), he is ridden by Kevin Healy and trained by Gordon Elliott, Ireland.

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

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