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Data Select Maiden Hurdle

Down Royal · 27 May 2016
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners20

Wakea (USA) (4/6F) won the Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 27 May 2016, beating Dove Mountain (IRE) by 13 lengths under Mr J C Barry for trainer Karl Thornton. 20 ran on Good going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 52.60s (slow by 2.60s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 20 — The market

Winner Wakea (USA)
SP: 4/6 favKTB Rating 135A J: Mr J C Barry T: Karl Thornton
Won by 13 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Wakea (USA) ht 5g Mr J C Barry(5) Karl Thornton 11-7 —135A 3:52.60 — 4/6 fav
2nd Dove Mountain (IRE) t 5g 13 Jack Kennedy(3) Gordon Elliott 11-9 —117A 3:55.20 6,150 14/1
3rd Crown Hill (IRE) 6g 2¾ Phillip Enright Henry De Bromhead 11-4 99108A 3:55.75 1,900 4/1
4th Clay Allison (IRE) t 5g 1½ Ger Fox(3) Noel Meade 11-1 —103A 3:56.05 900 14/1
5th Right Turn Clive (IRE) t 8g 5 Paul O'Reilly(7) Ms Ann R Reilly 10-11 —91A 3:57.05 400 33/1
6th Goneoff (IRE) t 5g ½ L P Dempsey Dermot A McLoughlin 11-4 —98A 3:57.15 150 100/1
7th Windmill Warrior (IRE) 7g 2 Roger Loughran Patrick Downey 11-4 —95A 3:57.55 — 50/1
8th Man Of Conquest (IRE) 5g 2¼ David Mullins Desmond McDonogh 11-4 —91A 3:58.00 — 25/1
9th Baltic Phoenix (IRE) 6g 1¼ D G Hogan Denis Gerard Hogan 11-4 —89A 3:58.25 — 33/1
10th Coletts Boy (IRE) 5g 2¾ Paddy Kennedy(3) Seamus Fahey 11-1 —84C 3:58.80 — 40/1
11th Out The Back (IRE) h 7g hd Ben Dalton(3) D Broad 11-1 —84C 3:58.89 — 66/1
12th Solar Benny (IRE) h 8g hd Keith Donoghue Keith Henry Clarke 11-12 —95C 3:58.94 — 40/1
13th Carnduff (IRE) 7g 1 Robbie Colgan S R B Crawford 11-4 —87C 3:59.10 — 10/1
14th Don't Be Hasty (IRE) 5g 4½ Danny Mullins Miss Nicole McKenna 11-4 —87C 4:00.00 — 14/1
15th Master Philip (IRE) 5g 1¼ Ian McCarthy R K Watson 11-4 —87C 4:00.25 — 66/1
16th Xtra Generous (IRE) t 6m 5 Sean Flanagan Eoin Gerard Barry 10-11 —80C 4:01.25 — 100/1
17th Paddytheirishman (IRE) 6g 4¼ Ryan Treacy(5) G T Lynch 10-13 —82C 4:02.10 — 100/1
18th Duke Of Mornington (IRE) t 7g 7½ Martin Ferris Donal Kinsella 11-4 —87C 4:03.60 — 100/1
19th Tazara (IRE) t 7m 64 Patrick Corbett(3) S R B Crawford 10-8 —77C 4:16.40 — 50/1
UR Mississippi John (IRE) 6g — J B Kane(7) Garry Caldwell 10-11 —— — — 66/1

Winning time 3m 52.60s (slow by 2.60s)

Non-runners Heartbreak City (not qualified), Slicker City (reserve)

Notes Following a Turf Club inquiry, Wakea, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed last - positive sample. Dove Mountain was awarded the race.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (19 of 20 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 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal in 2016?
Wakea (USA) won the Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 27 May 2016, ridden by Mr J C Barry and trained by Karl Thornton.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
1st Wakea (USA) (4/6F), 2nd Dove Mountain (IRE) (14/1), 3rd Crown Hill (IRE) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
Wakea (USA) returned a starting price of 4/6F.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
20 horses ran in the 2016 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal. Non-runners: Heartbreak City (not qualified), Slicker City (reserve).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Data Select Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
The winning time was 3m 52.60s (slow by 2.60s).

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