November 10 / 14.02 Down Royal

14.02

Soft

Bottlegreen Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £26106.19
  • 2m 0f 190y
  • 7 runners
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Bottlegreen Hurdle (Grade 3)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.60
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 22411- D

Last run: 209 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 147

Form & Verdict
Ran in four Grade 1 races as a novice last season; fine effort in the 2m Royal Bond when narrowly beaten by the subsequent Supreme winner Marine Nationale, but highlights came over 2m4f at Aintree on final start, with the Challow winner Hermes Allen back in third; trip possibly shorter than ideal but sets a high standard.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 45y

18:00 Punchestown

Irish Point

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

led

100/30

2nd

2

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 45y

18:00 Punchestown

Irish Point

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

led

100/30

13/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1125-1 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Won her only bumper start and boasts a 3-5 record over hurdles including the Grade 3 mares' novice event on this card last year; career-best was in defeat against You Wear It Well at Cheltenham; not at best in Fairyhouse Grade 1; won easily on return at Gowran.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(1)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Magical Zoe

9st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Henry De Bromhead

Grade 3-winning hurdler turned into a useful Flat performer in 2024; finished third in a Fairyhouse Grade 3 over 1m6f before winning the Ebor over the same trip; however, hasn't been seen since and difficult to get behind her after a long absence; the market might reveal her readiness.

5/1

1st

8

(1)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Magical Zoe

9st 6lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Useful hurdler, placed at the last two Cheltenham Festivals; similar standard straightaway switched to racing under Flat rules on last three outings, 1-4 for her easy 1m5f maiden win before she ran on nicely to be a close third in Group 3 at Fairyhouse (1m6f, good; unraced on firmer); this mark demands more but she did shape last time as if capable of better.

9/1

3rd

4

(4)

10th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

18:30 Fairyhouse

Magical Zoe

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Henry De Bromhead

Bumper winner; talented mare over hurdles, has run well at two Cheltenham festivals, second in last year's Grade 2 mares' novice, fourth in the County Hurdle last season; made a bright start on Flat when fifth to Thunder Roll in a 1m4f Listed race at Cork in April; readily landed the odds in a 1m5f maiden at Down Royal.

8/1

Form: 213-12 D

Last run: 144 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Improving sort in the first half of the year; won a 2m Limerick maiden hurdle before a solid run in a Grade 3 Cheltenham mares' handicap in April; made most to win a Ballinrobe novice; given a break after below-par Kilbeggan run in June; second-string for trainer of Irish Point.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler, though hardly prolific with a strike-rate of 2-19; has yet to reach the same heights in her four chases and was beaten a distance last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f).

6/1

4

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler, though hardly prolific with a strike-rate of 2-19; has yet to reach the same heights in her four chases and was beaten a distance last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f).

6/1

3rd

5

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:25 Kilbeggan

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield, headway from 3 out, went third after 2 out, no impression approaching last

6/1

Form: 0U4133 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Course bumper winner; has been running quite consistently at a modest level; huge task in this grade.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

26th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 43y

13:55 Punchestown

Fizzle Rock

10st 11lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in last and detached throughout, mistake 2nd, lost touch after 4th, soon tailed off

40/1

4th

7

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

14:02 Down Royal

Fizzle Rock

10st 4lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

held up in last, headway after 2 out (usual 4 out)

50/1

3rd

3

19th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

15:00 Carlisle

Fizzle Rock

11st 0lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

led

5/2

Form: 21104- D

Last run: 214 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Did well over hurdles last winter/spring, winning twice and achieving a mark of 131; fit from Flat action but a few others make substantially more appeal here.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

(7)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:48 Navan

Sir Allen

10st 1lb

J: Orla Tynan

T: Andrew Slattery

Dual-purpose sort has been off the track since a below par run over hurdles at Leopardstown in December 2024; best watched unless the market speaks.

8/1

22

29th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:05 Leopardstown

Sir Allen

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Dual-purpose type; won on the Flat at Listowel in September; return to hurdles with a fine effort behind The Busy Fool and Park Of Kings at Naas (hampered); is 1lb wrong here but he can go well if repeating his last run and getting a clearer passage.

20/1

Form: -12153 CD

Last run: 145 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Progressive form in handicaps this season but not suited by the race conditions.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

3

21st Feb 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 200y

15:50 Punchestown

I Dont Get It

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Neill McCluskey

In fine form over hurdles last May, winning twice and reaching a career-high mark off 111; weak hurdles form in recent months; best run this term over fences at Down Royal on latest.

20/1

4th

11

23rd Jan 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 100y

15:30 Down Royal

I Dont Get It

11st 0lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Neill McCluskey

In fine form over hurdles last May, winning twice (including at this venue) and reaching a career-high mark off 111; poor hurdles form in recent months and beaten 15l in seventh in a handicap chase here after Christmas; 25lb lower than current hurdles mark.

7/1

Form: 8/232-

Last run: 371 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Recent Flat handicap winner at the Curragh; finished second to Pied Piper in this event last year, but it looks like a much deeper race this time.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

8

17th Dec 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 205y

14:35 Thurles

David Garrick

11st 4lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Dual flat winner including at the Curragh in October; 0-6 hurdling, out of depth in Grade 3 following month; first handicap hurdle.

16/1

7th

5

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

14:02 Down Royal

David Garrick

10st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

took keen hold, soon prominent in chasing group, lost position 4th, towards rear when not fluent 2 out (usual 4 out), soon weakened

16/1

1st

13

(8)

12th Oct 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 2f 0y

16:45 Curragh

David Garrick

9st 10lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

in touch with leaders, went third under 4f out, led up the centre under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, led again post

11/2

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Payout
Exacta €1.90
Straight Forecast €2.11
Trifecta €5.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Irish Point

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Magical Zoe

POSTDATA:

Magical Zoe

TOPSPEED:

Irish Point

The Irish Sun:

Irish Point