{"id":211027,"date":"2025-12-26T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/211027\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T00:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:39:10","slug":"1215-down-royal-26-december-2025-racecard-horse-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/211027\/","title":{"rendered":"12:15 Down Royal &#8211; 26 December 2025 &#8211; Racecard &#8211; Horse Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121501.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Winner in bumper at Naas in January. Seemed held back by his inexperience above all second time up over hurdles when eleventh of 15 in minor event at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft, 7\/2) 8 months ago. Yard starting to fire so no surprise to see him feature under a promising conditional.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121502.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u20ac40,000 3-y-o, Tirwanako gelding. Dam (b75), in frame in bumpers\/well held over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Ballypoint. Made frame sole start in points (Apr 2025). Tongue tied for Rules bow. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121503.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Has made the frame all 4 starts over hurdles, latest when third of 10 on handicap debut at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 7 weeks ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and could take some stopping returned to maiden company. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121504.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u20ac36,000 3-y-o. Second foal. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler\/useful chaser who became unreliable (stayed 33f) Major Malarkey and fairly useful hurdler\/chaser (2\u00bdm-3m winner) Twin Plan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121505.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u20ac25,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Brother to modest 2m hurdle winner Western Safire. Unplaced completed start in points, pulled up last time (Oct 26). Wears tongue strap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121506.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tailed off in bumper\/maiden hurdle 8 months apart. Best watched. <\/p>\n<p>|<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/star@3x.png\" class=\"Stars__Icon-sc-9310edfb-1 fIpsBH\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Timeform\" width=\"50\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timeform.png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121507.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u20ac10,000 3-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam, 1\u00bdm winner on Flat in France, half-sister to prolific top-class chaser (stayed 21f) Un de Sceaux. Market check advisable. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121509.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No impact in 3 maiden hurdles. Can only be watched. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121510.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Down the field in maiden hurdle\/bumper (too free latest). Significant improvement needed back hurdling. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horse silk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.com\/images\/silks\/20251226dro121511.png\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>40\/1, showed more than first time up over hurdles when fourth of 7 in maiden at Thurles (19.8f, good) 11 months ago. Easy to look elsewhere. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winner in bumper at Naas in January. 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