August 26 / 19.00 Down Royal

19.00

Good

Linden Foods Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7684.87
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Linden Foods Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather:

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.10
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 78-111

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Is 3-3 since joining this yard and progressing with every run; career best in a novice at Galway last time and shapes like he will appreciate this new trip but has much more on his plate here; concedes weight to all.
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3

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 180y

16:23 Listowel

Salvador Ziggy

11st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner who compiled winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in this race in 2023; absent since stable debut in a hurdle race last December.

16/1

17th

1

28th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 80y

15:05 Leopardstown

Salvador Ziggy

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner (including four over hurdles) who compiled good winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in 2023 in Kerry National; took runner-up spot again in Mayo National; now with Barry Connell.

12/1

9/1

  • Place: £6.80

Form: P-2466

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only won once since 2019 and that came over fences; seemingly not the force of old judged on this summer's form.
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5th

4

29th May 2023

Good

2m 2f 69y

16:30 Ballinrobe

Off You Go

11st 2lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: C Byrnes

didn't jump with fluency, in touch with leaders early, mistake 1st, raced in last and detached when pushed along briefly after 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, mistake last, no impression

7/1

2nd

5

26th Aug 2022

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:00 Down Royal

Off You Go

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: C Byrnes

towards rear, pushed along in rear after 3 out, headway when switched left before 2 out, ridden and went second last, ran on well and made strong challenge towards finish, just held

9/1

6th

5

6th Aug 2022

Good

3m 1f 0y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Off You Go

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: C Byrnes

towards rear of midfield, pushed along after 2 out, kept on run-in, never near to challenge

12/1

Form: 52F-72 D BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 150

Form & Verdict
Turned over at 2-5 when beaten roughly 2l at Cork earlier this month and didn't seem to have any obvious excuses; Grade 1 performer when he's on his A-game but possibly not the force of old.
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0

3

9th Nov 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

13:40 Clonmel

Ronald Pump

11st 11lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

One-time smart sort over hurdles and fences, was 2nd in the 2020 Stayers' Hurdle; however, is a long way from that level now and was beaten in two points' lately, so others preferred.

25/1

5th

5

12th Aug 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Ronald Pump

11st 0lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Runner-up in three Grade 1s over hurdles for his former yard; not at his best in four starts since joining this yard and was well beaten in a C&D handicap when last seen; visor replaces other headgear; best watched today.

50/1

9th

1

12th May 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 50y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Ronald Pump

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ciaran Murphy

Runner-up in three Grade 1s over hurdles including the Stayers' Hurdle in 2020; however, seems to have lost his way and hasn't shown enough in three runs for this yard; tailed off over fences latest.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1/00P-

Last run: 216 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Won his first four starts including the Triumph trial at Cheltenham back in 2020 but hasn't won since; not a bad run on the Flat at Galway last time but has it to prove at this trip at present; career best needed.
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8

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Duffle Coat

10st 13lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Sole win over fences came in 3m Mayo National in 2024 on good ground; good second in Galway Plate that summer but last year's form was poor; pulled up after never counting on return from long absence in Irish National; hard to be confident in although has ground to suit.

20/1

9th

11

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 180y

16:23 Listowel

Duffle Coat

11st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

1-17 over fences; out of form since second in last season's Galway Plate; failed to feature in this year's edition; trainer has stronger candidates.

33/1

Form: /1PF-4 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on recent chase return at Perth and went the wrong way after a winning chase debut last season, failing to complete in two subsequent outings; only wins over timber came in novice hurdles in 2019 and yard have stronger claims with their other runners.
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4

29th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

14:33 Ayr

Everybreathyoutake

11st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

raced in second, pushed along and lost position when not fluent 7th, soon ridden and pulled up

8/1

3

26th Aug 2022

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:00 Down Royal

Everybreathyoutake

11st 0lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Tailed off on recent chase return at Perth and went the wrong way after a winning chase debut last season, failing to complete in two subsequent outings; only wins over timber came in novice hurdles in 2019 and yard have stronger claims with their other runners.

16/1

Form: 0P226-

Last run: 162 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 150

Form & Verdict
Back to form at the end of last season, finishing runner-up in the Galmoy before a career best sixth in the Stayers' at Cheltenham; solid claims if he's at that sort of level on return from 162 days off.
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1st

5

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

15:05 Aintree

Home By The Lee

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

11yo who was running in the Stayers' Hurdle for the fifth time when making the breakthrough in that Cheltenham Grade 1 last month (3m, good); pulled up in this race on both visits to Aintree and 33-1 when winning at the Festival, but it was certainly no fluke judged on the pick of his career exploits and he's the one to beat if repeating that latest form.

7/1

1st

6

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Home By The Lee

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Two-time Grade 1 winner, latterly in 2024, who landed the Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in January, showing he retains considerable spark at the age of 11; he's run well in this race previously but has found Grade 1 races tough over the last 12 months; could have same problem today.

33/1

Form: -53351 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Best run for some time when winning a handicap chase at Worcester last week; seemingly better over fences these days though and has a tough ask on these terms.
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11th

6

(14)

1st Dec 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Peregrine Run

8st 13lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Peter Fahey

Veteran the winner of 20 of 68 races who likes a sound surface but making AW debut here on first start since August; sole Flat win came at Leopardstown in 2021.

20/1

0

1

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:00 Worcester

Peregrine Run

12st 0lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Peter Fahey

Veteran who won this race last year and followed up off today's mark at Chepstow in October; only three runs since (one on Flat) and Galway latest was a step back in the right direction; has to be considered.

9/1

3rd

4

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Peregrine Run

11st 3lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

in touch with leaders, soon went modest third, reminders and lost third after 8th, not fluent and went third again 4 out, kept on run-in, never on terms

8/1

Non-runners

Everybreathyoutake, Peregrine Run

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €13.90
Straight Forecast €24.03
Trifecta €128.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Home By The Lee

The Irish Sun:

Salvador Ziggy

POSTDATA:

Ronald Pump

RP Ratings (IRE):

Home By The Lee

TOPSPEED:

Home By The Lee