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Maxmara Hurdle

Down Royal · 17 June 2011
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12

The Real Article (IRE) (9/4J) won the Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal on 17 June 2011, beating Pires (GB) by 5 lengths under Andrew J McNamara for trainer E J O'Grady. 12 ran on Good To Yielding going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 53.60s (slow by 3.60s).

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Winner The Real Article (IRE)
SP: 9/4 jt-favKTB Rating 146A J: Andrew J McNamara T: E J O'Grady
Won by 5 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st The Real Article (IRE) 6g Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady 11-12 127146A 3:53.60 10,350 9/4 jt-fav
2nd Pires (GB) 7g 5 R Walsh A J Martin 11-12 118139A 3:54.71 2,400 9/4 jt-fav
3rd Dancera (GER) 7m 9 Andrew P Thornton(3) Mervyn Torrens 11-4 113117A 3:56.71 1,050 14/1
4th Dumitas (FR) 7g ½ E J O'Connell(5) C A McBratney 11-1 104114A 3:56.82 600 20/1
5th Great Value (IRE) 6g 2 B J Cooper(3) D T Hughes 11-9 111119A 3:57.27 — 8/1
6th Hans Crescent (FR) 6g 9 Phillip Enright Michael Hourigan 11-6 110102A 3:59.27 — 16/1
7th Mister Castlefield (IRE) 7g 8 Adrian O'Shea(5) Mrs A M O'Shea 11-1 9390C 4:01.04 — 33/1
8th Flying Bella (GB) 5m 4 Brian Hughes J J Lambe 11-7 —96C 4:01.93 — 25/1
9th Larkwing (IRE) p 10g 5 Emmet McNamara E McNamara 11-6 12795C 4:03.04 — 20/1
10th Hide The Evidence (IRE) 10g 4 B M Cash Michael McElhone 11-12 123101C 4:03.93 — 7/1
11th Salford City (IRE) tp 10g 5 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott 11-6 14595C 4:05.04 — 7/1
12th Sunny Option (IRE) b 9g 30 Mr N McParlan(7) Sarah Dawson 10-13 —88C 4:11.71 — 66/1

Winning time 3m 53.60s (slow by 3.60s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal in 2011?
The Real Article (IRE) won the Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal on 17 June 2011, ridden by Andrew J McNamara and trained by E J O'Grady.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal?
1st The Real Article (IRE) (9/4J), 2nd Pires (GB) (9/4J), 3rd Dancera (GER) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2011 Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal?
The Real Article (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4J.
How many horses ran in the 2011 Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal?
12 horses ran in the 2011 Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal.
What was the winning time of the 2011 Maxmara Hurdle at Down Royal?
The winning time was 3m 53.60s (slow by 3.60s).

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