August 29 / 16.50 Down Royal

16.50

Good

Golden Cow 3-Y-O Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5607.44
  • 2m 1f 87y
  • 7 runners
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Golden Cow 3-Y-O Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather:

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 43 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
72 rated maiden on the Flat after six starts, with some placed form; improved over Killarney hurdles debut at Ballinrobe last time to finish third (2m, good), with Hopes Are High in front of him that day but now that rival carries a penalty; still room for improvement in the jumping department; chance.
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10th

4

(8)

23rd May 2026

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 4

20:45 Salisbury

Cinammon Coco

9st 7lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: David Pipe

Flat/hurdle winner for Joseph O'Brien; pulled up in two hurdle runs for his new stable and hard to know what to expect now back on the Flat.

16/1

4

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

15:47 Huntingdon

Cinammon Coco

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Hurdles (2m1f, good) and Flat (1m4f, AW) wins for Joseph O'Brien last year; 12-1, pulled up in a Fakenham handicap (2m, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie, now removed) on stable debut in March; best watched.

5/2

4

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 3

16:15 Fakenham

Cinammon Coco

11st 7lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Hurdles (2m1f, good) and Flat (1m4f, AW) wins for Joseph O'Brien last year but didn't go on under either code; not the appeal of some on stable debut despite stamina to spare at the trip; tongue tie added.

10/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner of a Tipperary Flat maiden on the third attempt (1m4f, yielding); tries hurdling now on return from a 127-day absence; entitled to respect given connections.
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9th

14

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Combs

11st 2lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

1m4f winner; 0-6 as a hurdler but was third off this mark at Christmas and then ran into the smart Proactif here in January; the concern is his ordinary run last time at Down Royal (maiden).

20/1

6th

16

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 105y

13:18 Down Royal

Combs

11st 2lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Flat winner; has made the frame in all five starts over timber; third to the useful Quinta Do Lago in a Punchestown maiden hurdle in November; another positive run in a Listed Limerick handicap hurdle; 12l fourth behind Proactif (beaten favourite for the Triumph) at Fairyhouse two months ago.

4/1

4th

4

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

12:45 Fairyhouse

Combs

11st 0lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: Gordon Elliott

Flat winner is a maiden over hurdles but has never finished outside the top three in his four starts over timber; beaten 2.5l by Quinta Do Lago in a Punchestown maiden hurdle in November when third (2m, soft to heavy); another positive run in a Listed Limerick handicap hurdle (2m, soft to heavy) when 2.5l behind in third; he's consistent and claimer takes off 7lb now.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-5 on the Flat but off the mark immediately over hurdles at Ballinrobe last time (2m, good); had Cinammon Coco behind him on that occasion off level weights but now must shoulder a penalty.
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2nd

1

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 46y

14:05 Punchestown

Hopes Are High

11st 8lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: William Durkan

73-rated on the Flat after five runs in maidens, placed twice; made immediate over hurdling when taking a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle in August; failed to confirm the form of that race with Cinnamon Coco at Down Royal; much more like it when winning at Listowel; clashes for a third time with Joseph O'Brien's runner who may have his measure.

100/30

1

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:28 Listowel

Hopes Are High

11st 4lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: William Durkan

73-rated on the Flat after five runs in maidens; made immediate impact upon switch to hurdling when taking a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last month; disappointing at Down Royal last month when well beaten by rival he had defeated in his maiden victory, albeit he needed to carry a penalty (as he does here); needs to bounce back.

100/30

3rd

1

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 87y

16:50 Down Royal

Hopes Are High

11st 4lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: William Durkan

0-5 on the Flat but off the mark immediately over hurdles at Ballinrobe last time (2m, good); had Cinammon Coco behind him on that occasion off level weights but now must shoulder a penalty.

7/2

Form: 5

Last run: 57 days

W: 10st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
AW winner in December and a couple of placed finishes on Flat; 15l behind the winner at Tipperary last month on hurdles debut; switch of stable would need to bring big improvement.
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10th

9

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 165y

15:17 Downpatrick

Your Call

10st 8lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Liam Lennon

AW nursery winner in December; some minor promise in her opening two hurdle runs for this yard, but tailed off at Gowran last time; makes handicap debut now.

10/1

9

4th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 60y

13:20 Gowran Park

Your Call

11st 0lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Liam Lennon

AW nursery winner in December but didn't really progress this year for Noel Meade; some minor promise in two hurdle runs for new yard but needs more to play a major role here.

18/1

5th

8

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 215y

15:55 Ballinrobe

Your Call

11st 0lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Liam Lennon

AW nursery winner in December but didn't really progress this year with Noel Meade; some debut hurdles promise at Down Royal recently but needs to find more to play major role.

14/1

Form: 7

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not much to get excited about in five Flat runs and was 16l behind Something Noble on his hurdling bow at Killarney last month (2m1f, yielding to soft); hard to see him featuring.
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1st

20

(11)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 180y

19:57 Leopardstown

Masego

8st 10lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Showed some promise when fourth in a juvenile hurdle at Listowel last September; two fifth placings over different trips at Gowran last month were mildly encouraging; needs to find more.

14/1

5th

12

(7)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 160y

19:48 Gowran Park

Masego

8st 11lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Showed some promise when fourth in a juvenile hurdle at Listowel last September; never far from the pace when fifth over an extended 1m1f here 13 days ago on return; ended up only 3/4l behind the pace-setting Prom Queen.

13/2

5th

13

(2)

9th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 1f 130y

19:15 Gowran Park

Masego

8st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Showed some promise over hurdles last year, notably when fourth in a 3yo hurdle at Listowel in September; well beaten in two previous runs at this venue; worth a market check nonetheless.

16/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 77 days

W: 10st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Undistinguished Flat form but was a wide margin winner of a juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen on her only try over obstacles (2m, good), hard to know if she beat very much there; switched to current yard for Galway Flat run last month where she was tailed off; return to hurdles a positive but others preferred.
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4th

5

(3)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

18:45 Southwell (AW)

National Voice

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Jessica Bedi

Won by 22l on hurdling debut for Lemos de Souza at Market Rasen (2m, good) in June but the value of that form is open to question and both subsequent runs for Jessica Bedi (Flat/hurdle) were disappointing; has had wind surgery but she's 0-7 on that Flat and looks opposable back in this sphere.

33/1

4th

5

(3)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

18:45 Southwell (AW)

National Voice

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Jessica Bedi

Won by 22l on hurdling debut for Lemos de Souza at Market Rasen (2m, good) in June but the value of that form is open to question and both subsequent runs for Jessica Bedi (Flat/hurdle) were disappointing; has had wind surgery but she's 0-7 on that Flat and looks opposable back in this sphere.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
70 rated on the Flat after six runs, the best of those being a 0.5l third at Limerick in June for Jessica Harrington(1m3f, good); switched to current stable at Naas last time with a respectable fourth (1m2f, good to yielding); not ruled out if taking to this new discipline.
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14th

18

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

18:28 Sligo

Jr Mahon

11st 8lb

J: James Smith

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Second reserve; rated 67 on the Flat; some fair runs in maiden hurdles and may have needed latest when fifth at Bellewstown; handicap debut.

5th

15

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:40 Bellewstown

Jr Mahon

10st 10lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

A 68-rated maiden on the Flat; a 13l fifth of nine at Galway (2m1f, yielding) was the best of his four hurdle runs; others preferred.

25/1

6

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:15 Fairyhouse

Jr Mahon

11st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

68-rated maiden on the Flat; hard to fancy on the form of his three starts over hurdles.

10/1

Non-runners

Something Noble

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Payout
Exacta €5.40
Straight Forecast €6.05
Trifecta €10.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cinammon Coco

The Irish Sun:

Combs

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cinammon Coco

TOPSPEED:

Cinammon Coco

POSTDATA:

Cinammon Coco