01 Nov 2025 13:35 Down Royal
Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €24,000); Distance: 2m 190y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding in places ).
Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Lieber Nicc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3/31253- / 6 |
Flat (23), Jump (309) |
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Niccolai Schuster… |
7/2 | |
| disputed lead early, headed 3rd and tracked leader, disputed lead again after 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 7½ L |
Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
643221 / 6 |
Jump (27) | Simon Torrens | E McCarthy Michael Kiely |
11/1 | |
| disputed lead early, headed 2nd, disputed lead after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner when not fluent at last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| ½ L |
Spy (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) |
24-2414 / 6 |
Flat (23), Jump (36) |
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes With My Little… |
12/1 | |
| in rear, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| ½ L |
Ragmans Corner (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
621P-21 / 6 |
Flat (20), Jump (42) |
Eoghan Finegan | G Keane Wet Room Syndicate |
8/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 5th and pushed along 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Balko D'ange (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
21243-4 / 5 |
Jump (27) | Niall Moore | P Fenton Ms Patricia Hogan |
6/1 | |
| disputed lead, led from 3rd, mistake 6th, ridden and headed after 3 out, 5th 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Sequoiaspirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
675-425 / 8 |
Flat (51), Jump (36) |
Liam Quinlan | R Hackett Liam Hackett |
14/1 | |
| soon towards rear, short of room and pushed along briefly after 4th, jumped left at 5th, headway into 6th and ridden approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 3 L |
Wendrock (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12) |
317653- / 4 |
Flat (393), Jump (194) |
Mr J H Williamson | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 7ht 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| NS |
Shanroe (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
020/08-P / 11 |
Flat (51), Jump (174) |
Eoin Staples | K Thornton Joan Smyth |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 8 L |
Arch Empire (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
F-24234 / 5 |
Flat (109), Jump (8) |
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Goldman Racing… |
9/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, jumped left at times, ridden and dropped to 8th when jumped left 3 out, weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
12 |
| 1 L |
Serienmond (GER) (colt, not availiable, 10 10) |
136-175 / 5 |
Flat (490), Jump (17) |
Conor Stone-Walsh | G P Cromwell Giddy Up Boy Syndicate |
8/1 | |
| prominent on inner, ridden 4 out, weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
3 |
| 20 L |
Messerschmitt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1355-38 / 4 |
Flat (67), Jump (37) |
Donagh Meyler | N Meade Anthony O'Gorman |
8/1 | |
| always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
| - |
Fast Felix (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
739115 / 7 |
Jump (27) | Calum Hogan | E McCarthy Sean Maguire |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||