December 26 / 15.08 Down Royal

15.08

Yielding To Soft

Metcollect Metal Recycling (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • 10 runners
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Metcollect Metal Recycling (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Made nice start in a point and ran a cracker at Navan when splitting two well-fancied foes, winner (Only By Night) looking a potential star since; looks the one to beat for local yard.
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2nd

8

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

18:41 Galway

Mongibello

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Rated 128 over hurdles, winning her most recent start in a 2m4f novice at Perth in April 2025; respected here but might just prefer further; should be worth watching though.

14/1

1st

2

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:55 Perth

Mongibello

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

raced in third, raced in second from 3rd

5/4

1st

2

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:55 Perth

Mongibello

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

raced in third, raced in second from 3rd

5/4

25/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Top sire; half-brother to winners The Caddy Rose (bumper and useful jumper) and The Flier Begley (chase); dam unraced half-sister to high-class Harbour Pilot; interesting.
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6

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 2

16:05 Cheltenham

Sporting Glory

11st 2lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Eyecatching bumper form before finishing close up in a Grade 2 hurdle for previous yard; hasn't kicked on from an encouraging start for Gordon Elliott, his form tapering off last season after a first (2m) and second (2m6f) over hurdles; ran okay on chase debut at Sligo but no more than that and his jumping was a bit scruffy at times.

14/1

6

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 120y

14:25 Sligo

Sporting Glory

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper and maiden hurdle winner (beating Addragoole) last year was also fourth in a Grade 2 novice; pulled-up in a Leopardstown Grade 1 novice last February and was poor behind Barry Lyndon next time; needs his best on return/chasing debut.

5/1

11th

6

22nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Sporting Glory

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Heavy-ground bumper winner last term; won over hurdles on stable debut at Galway (form has been franked) before a close-up third in Thurles novice hurdle; out of his depth in Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival but could be thrown in off 130 on handicap bow.

13/2

3/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 2

Last run: 46 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
10s, ran into high-class Elliott runner when second here in November, two previous winners in arrears; that he started in that was interesting and clearly promising.
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7th

9

17th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 188y

15:30 Limerick

Quint Major

11st 3lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: M A Molloy

Bumper winner in 2024; 0-11 hurdling and has to improve on recent efforts; encouraging jockey booking.

16/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Top connections; rider's debut; closely related to point/hurdle winner Cedar Row; dam achieved little but half-sister to high-class Turpin Green.
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9

27th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

17:07 Uttoxeter

Lazy Bones

11st 5lb

J: William Maggs

T: John Norton

Didn't last long with Gordon Elliott and has shown zilch in two runs for current yard; makes handicap debut after an absence.

100/1

5

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:40 Sedgefield

Lazy Bones

11st 2lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: John Norton

Third for Gordon Elliott in maiden hurdle at Navan (2m, heavy) in March but well beaten on final run for that yard and tailed off when 80-1 at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) on last month's stable debut; others preferred.

40/1

5

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:40 Sedgefield

Lazy Bones

11st 2lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: John Norton

Third for Gordon Elliott in maiden hurdle at Navan (2m, heavy) in March but well beaten on final run for that yard and tailed off when 80-1 at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) on last month's stable debut; others preferred.

40/1

Form: 04342

Last run: 45 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Three solid efforts coming here, especially so here latest on hurdling debut (soft); vulnerable on bumper form but could simply be improving.
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7th

7

20th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:08 Killarney

Fast Felix

10st 9lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won back-to-back hurdle races in August/September on good ground (including C&D maiden hurdle); creditable C&D fourth on seasonal return in May off 1lb higher but below that at Listowel next time (2m, yielding); okay fourth of seven on chasing debut here last time; remains 5lb higher than his last win.

15/1

4th

5

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:42 Killarney

Fast Felix

11st 2lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won back-to-back hurdle races in August/September on good ground; creditable fourth at this track in May (2m1f, good) but below that at Listowel last time; makes chasing debut, but has a lot to find with a few of these.

12/1

Form: P3

Last run: 45 days

W: 12st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on hurdling debut so perhaps wise to switch to bumper latest when 25s third here, race won by stablemate of Fast Felix; can race lazily and likely has more to give for top trainer.
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5

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:10 Southwell

Pay The Tab

11st 7lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Kept on for third in soft-ground Down Royal bumper for Gordon Elliott in 2023 but left that stable after two very disappointing runs; now back over hurdles for new yard; hooded for first time; probably best watched.

16/1

5

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:10 Southwell

Pay The Tab

11st 7lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

always behind, lost touch and pulled up after 3 out

16/1

Form: 5

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
5s, led, tailed off at Punchestown; well-bred and surely better.
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1

13th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 195y

13:30 Wexford

Helicon

12st 0lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

towards rear, mistake 4th

22/1

9th

7

2nd Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:30 Kilbeggan

Helicon

11st 8lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Modest maiden form; beaten 16l on recent handicap debut at Tipperary and mark looks stiff enough.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6

Last run: 94 days

W: 12st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
18s, last of six at Listowel.
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9

1st Oct 2026

Good

2m 3f 145y

14:24 Clonmel

Marlpark

10st 10lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

Course maiden hurdle winner in 2024; form deteriorated after a C&D second in March; hard to fancy after three non-completions.

66/1

10

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:46 Kilbeggan

Marlpark

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has shown his best form at Clonmel but was pulled up there last month (2m1f, good); on the retreat when falling at the last at Ballinrobe last time (2m2f, good); blinkers go on now but recent form just moderate and this comes quick enough after his fall.

15/2

6

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

17:39 Ballinrobe

Marlpark

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has shown his best form at Clonmel, but was pulled up at that venue on his most recent start; previous fourth at Limerick was no more than satisfactory.

12/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Nothing in points; tongue tie.
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9th

8

26th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 0y

15:08 Down Royal

Tollymore

12st 0lb

J: Mr S R Hamilton

T: B R Hamilton

Nothing in points; tongue tie.

100/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Good sire; sister to jumps winner Battle Of Ridgeway, half-sister to winners Another Frontier (3m) and Willyouwalkwithme, a winner for veteran local handler.
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10

26th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 0y

15:08 Down Royal

Im Just Me

11st 7lb

J: Michael J Molloy

T: H Smyth

Good sire; sister to jumps winner Battle Of Ridgeway, half-sister to winners Another Frontier (3m) and Willyouwalkwithme, a winner for veteran local handler.

100/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €33.20
Straight Forecast €43.73
Trifecta €127.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mongibello

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mongibello

POSTDATA:

Mongibello

The Irish Sun:

Mongibello