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Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle
Down Royal · 17 March 2026
- TypeHurdle
- Distance2m1f105y
- GoingYielding
- SurfaceTurf
- Runners19
Barley Lane (IRE) (2/1) won the Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 17 March 2026, beating Powerful Paddy (IRE) by 5½ lengths under Kieren Buckley for trainer Eddie & Patrick Harty. 19 ran on Yielding going over 2m1f105y; the winning time was 4m 15.10s.
| Pos | No | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | Spd | Time | Prize | SP | BSP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |  |
Barley Lane (IRE) 5g Led Sholokhov (IRE) – Ile En Crise (IRE) (Flemensfirth) Fearghal Bronagh Eastwood Set the pace from the off - challenged approaching the straight - pushed clear after the second last - stayed on well to score with plenty in hand | Kieren Buckley | Eddie & Patrick Harty | 11-4 | — | 135A | 128B | 4:15.10 | 7,068 | 2/1 | 4.00 | |
| 2nd | 13 |  |
Powerful Paddy (IRE) 7g Held up Jukebox Jury (IRE) – Nairobi (IRE) (Un Desperado) Wife Kids Syndicate Near front early - settled just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - urged forward entering straight - 5th 3 out - 3rd but unable to close on the pair in front 2 out - jumped awkwardly last then found extra to finish 2nd | 5½ | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins | 11-4 | — | 128A | 123B | 4:16.48 | 2,268 | 11/8F | 2.66 |
| 3rd | 3 |  |
Ehteyat (GER) 7g Held up Toronado (IRE) – Ella Ransom (GER) (Ransom O'War) M K Flannery Up with the front group early and soon in behind the front runner - error at 4 out - pressed for the lead entering the straight - nudged along and in contention before 2 out - blundered 2 out and found nothing in reserve - plugged on at one speed before dropping to 3rd late | ½ | Conor Stone-Walsh | M K Flannery | 11-12 | — | 136A | 122B | 4:16.60 | 1,068 | 22/1 | 55.00 |
| 4th | 14 |  |
Takenasred (IRE) h 8g Midfield Mount Nelson (GB) – Kizmehoney (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere) J J Taylor Stumbled at 1st - settled midfield - improved into 6th turning in - pushed along into 4th after 3 out but unable to threaten leaders - stayed on at one gait - clipped final fence - finished 4th | 3 | J J Slevin | S R B Crawford | 11-4 | 113 | 124A | 120B | 4:17.35 | 468 | 8/1 | 12.56 |
| 5th | 9 |  |
Dubhain (IRE) t 6g Diamond Boy (FR) – Presentbreeze (IRE) (Presenting) S F Mcelroy Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along into 4th 3 out then flattened out and clipped the second-last - stayed on same rhythm to finish fifth | 6½ | Sean Flanagan | S R B Crawford | 11-4 | — | 117A | 113B | 4:18.98 | 228 | 16/1 | 24.52 |
| 6th | 16 |  |
Combs (IRE) tp 4g Held up Dark Angel (IRE) – Indigo Lady (GB) (Sir Percy) Mrs P Sloan Sat close behind pace - stumbled 4th and urged along - held 4th at halfway - improved into 3rd turning in - pushed along 3 out then found nothing to sixth | 1¼ | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott | 11-2 | 120 | 114A | 112B | 4:19.29 | 108 | 5/1 | 8.88 |
| 7th | 8 |  |
Codger's Rock (IRE) 5g Midfield Fascinating Rock (IRE) – Codger's Gift (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand) John Breslin Mike Larkin Settled around midfield - still 8th and unable to close entering the straight - stumbled two out and held no more ground finishing 7th | 18 | Kevin Healy(7) | Cian Collins | 10-11 | — | 94C | 95C | 4:23.79 | — | 200/1 | 508.48 |
| 8th | 19 |  |
Whispering Hopes (IRE) 6m Midfield Estidhkaar (IRE) – Grandegrandegrande (IRE) (High Chaparral) Liam Lennon Small blunder at the opening fence - settled around midfield - pushed along with no threat entering the straight and dropped away | 23 | Mr E P Powell(7) | Liam Lennon | 10-4 | 100 | 87C | 74C | 4:29.54 | — | 200/1 | 811.03 |
| 9th | 12 |  |
Ozark's Walk (IRE) 6g Midfield Walk In The Park (IRE) – Nurse Palm (IRE) (Stowaway) Stylebawn Syndicate Bumped a touch at first fence - held midfield spot - pushed along with nothing more before turning for home and dropped away | 2½ | Brian Barry(7) | Riceal Dunne | 10-11 | — | 94C | 71C | 4:30.16 | — | 150/1 | 672.06 |
| 10th | 11 |  |
Keep Em Quite (IRE) 5g Midfield Jet Away (GB) – Wall Of Silence (IRE) (Lahib) William Devereux Settled around midfield - clipped a fence third and pushed along four out with nothing left to give - dropped away late finishing tenth | 4½ | Ben Harvey | Cian Collins | 11-4 | — | 101C | 67C | 4:31.29 | — | 100/1 | 234.83 |
| 11th | 1 |  |
Arctic Craft (IRE) 9g Midfield Arctic Cosmos (USA) – Giftcraft (IRE) (Presenting) Neil Gault Sketchy step at the opening fence - settled midfield before dropping towards the back from the 3rd - still down the field entering the straight - unable to threaten the leaders late and well held in 11th | nk | Mr N Gault(7) | S Michael Millar | 11-5 | — | 102C | 67C | 4:31.35 | — | 150/1 | 568.94 |
| 12th | 20 |  |
Out Of Aces (IRE) 4g Prominent Wings Of Eagles (FR) – Trap Queen (IRE) (Nayef) Annus Mirabilis Syndicate Racing handy early - sat in behind the pace - third at the midpoint - pushed along with nothing more into the straight before dropping away | 7½ | Richard Deegan | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 10-8 | — | 91C | 60C | 4:33.23 | — | 12/1 | 18.50 |
| 13th | 5 |  |
Imperial Fighter (IRE) ht 7g Held up The Gurkha (IRE) – Endure (IRE) (Green Desert) Patrick J Mckennanigel Oharekabin Racing Syndicate Held up towards the back - blundered at the opening fence - still down the field entering the straight and unable to threaten - finished well beaten in 13th | ½ | Liam McKenna(5) | Patrick J McKenna | 11-7 | — | 104C | 59C | 4:33.35 | — | 250/1 | 1,000.00 |
| 14th | 17 |  |
Mayor Of Maghera (GB) 4g Held up Kessaar (IRE) – Oh Simple Thing (IRE) (Compton Place) P J Mcburney Held up towards the back - hint of a stumble 3rd and again 4 out while already adrift - lost touch and dropped away late | 7 | Jack G Gilligan(5) | Gerald Stephen Quinn | 10-11 | — | 94C | 53C | 4:35.10 | — | 200/1 | 555.39 |
| 15th | 4 |  |
Good Show (GB) 7g Nathaniel (IRE) – Maleficent Queen (GB) (Mount Nelson) Weldspec Glasgow Limited Settled in the pack - clipped heels and ran wide at the 2nd with a small error - dropped towards the back soon after - found nothing turning into the straight and dropped away late | 18 | Carl Millar(5) | Gordon Elliott | 11-7 | — | 104C | 36C | 4:39.60 | — | 100/1 | 140.00 |
| 16th | 18 |  |
Three Leaf Clover (IRE) 5m Held up Lucky Speed (IRE) – World Citizen (IRE) (Basanta) Readsland Racing Held up towards the back - made no impression - well held throughout | 19 | Alix Balfe(7) | Dermot A McLoughlin | 10-4 | — | 87C | 18C | 4:44.35 | — | 500/1 | 1,000.00 |
| 17th | 15 |  |
Thatsmyroadie (IRE) h 6g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) – Gibbstown (IRE) (Bob Back) Coolquay Club Syndicate Settled in the pack early - small error 5th - pushed along and unable to find more after 4 out then dropped away steadily to finish last | nk | P J O'Hanlon | Dermot A McLoughlin | 11-4 | — | 101C | 17C | 4:44.41 | — | 500/1 | 1,000.00 |
| 18th | 2 |  |
Carrig Padraig (IRE) h 7g Champs Elysees (GB) – Millerina (IRE) (Milan) Over The Shough Cp Syndicate Settled around midpack - hit the 5th and lost momentum before the home turn - dropped away steadily thereafter to finish well beaten | 15 | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell | 11-12 | — | 109C | 3C | 4:48.16 | — | 11/1 | 16.00 |
| NR | Dahab | — | — | Noel C Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NR | Certamen | — | NON-RUNNER | Edward Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PU | 22 |  |
All For Brooke (IRE) t 5g Held up Marcel (IRE) – Shop Dj (IRE) (Dushyantor) Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited Small error at the opening fence - held up towards the back throughout with nothing found after four out - eased and pulled up before three out | — | Phillip Enright | Oliver McKiernan | 11-4 | — | — | — | — | — | 200/1 | 967.01 |
| NR | Hey Now | — | Simon Torrens | Andrew McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NR | Auntie Ida | — | — | Patrick Eugene Turley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Returns
Tote Win
€3.60
Tote Place
€1.20 €1.30 €4.60
Exacta
€9.60
CSF
€6.03
Trifecta
€68.10
Quick answers
- Who won the Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal in 2026?
- Barley Lane (IRE) won the Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 17 March 2026, ridden by Kieren Buckley and trained by Eddie & Patrick Harty.
- What was the finishing order of the 2026 Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
- 1st Barley Lane (IRE) (2/1), 2nd Powerful Paddy (IRE) (11/8F), 3rd Ehteyat (GER) (22/1).
- What price was the winner of the 2026 Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
- Barley Lane (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/1, with a Betfair SP of 4.00.
- How many horses ran in the 2026 Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
- 19 horses ran in the 2026 Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal. Non-runners: Auntie Ida (reserve), Certamen (allergies), Dahab (reserve), Hey Now (self certificate).
- What was the winning time of the 2026 Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
- The winning time was 4m 15.10s.