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Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle

Down Royal · 12 April 2026
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m3f170y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15

Miss Doyenne (IRE) (8/11F) won the Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 12 April 2026, beating Forever And A Day (IRE) by 7½ lengths under Darragh O'Keeffe for trainer Henry De Bromhead. 15 ran on Good going over 2m3f170y; the winning time was 4m 45.50s.

Winner Miss Doyenne (IRE)
SP: 8/11F J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead O: Envirogreen Housing Services Ltd
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 1 Miss Doyenne (IRE) 6m Doyen (IRE) – Miss Generosity (GB) (Generous) Envirogreen Housing Services Ltd Sat close to the pace - third at the midpoint - moved smoothly to hit the front after three out - driven clear approaching the final flight and stayed on strongly to the line Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 11-7 —131A152B 4:45.50 7,068 8/11F 1.89
2nd 3 Forever And A Day (IRE) 7m Eliot (GER) – Oscar Day (IRE) (Oscar) C Woods Sat close to front pack early - back in 6th at halfway - moved into contention approaching third-last then driven into runner-up spot before the final fence - unable to trouble winner from there and stayed on at same rate to finish second 7½ Sean O'Keeffe Peter Maher 10-13 —114A147B 4:47.00 2,268 25/1 42.00
3rd 12 Whispering Hopes (IRE) 6m Estidhkaar (IRE) – Grandegrandegrande (IRE) (High Chaparral) Liam Lennon Settled in the pack early - improved from 3 out and edged into 4th soon after - moved up to 3rd before the final fence - stayed on at one gait to finish third 7 Mr E P Powell(7) Liam Lennon 10-6 9599A142B 4:48.40 1,068 22/1 104.90
4th 2 Cool Native (IRE) 6m Prominent Westerner (GB) – Coolnasneachta (IRE) (Old Vic) Bective Stud Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - pushed along into 3rd before 2 out - dropped to 4th and stayed on same gear to the finish 5 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 10-13 —101A139B 4:49.40 468 2/1 3.03
5th 4 Hathaways Cottage (IRE) ht 8m Led Mahler (GB) – Carrig'n May (IRE) (Classic Cliche) R Nicholas Went straight to front - urged in front before losing top spot 3 out - dropped to 5th and found nothing more approaching the last 5½ Ben Harvey D M Christie 10-13 —94A135B 4:50.50 228 18/1 35.28
6th 7 Mercurial Sea (IRE) h 5m Led Affinisea (IRE) – Cloudante (IRE) (Cloudings) Judith Long Set the pace early - sat second through halfway before dropping away 3 out - down to 6th and unable to find more approaching the last 4 Carl Millar(5) Nigel Thomas Slevin 10-8 9085A133B 4:51.30 108 12/1 19.07
7th 9 Shortt Fuse (IRE) 5m Held up Rajj (IRE) – Kiss Debride (IRE) (Oscar) J P Partnership Held up in the pack - pushed along after 3 out with no headway made - unable to quicken from 2 out - well held at the finish 14 Josh Williamson(5) Ms Helen P Markham 10-8 —84C123C 4:54.10 — 100/1 284.34
8th 5 Lady Cosmo (IRE) 6m Held up Arctic Cosmos (USA) – J'Arrive (GB) (Generous) Mrs Rose Boyd Mrs Marie J Armstrong Seamus Carmichael Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward after three out and up to eighth soon after - unable to find more 9 Sean Flanagan C A McBratney 10-13 —89C118C 4:55.90 — 50/1 174.73
9th 14 Eitilt (IRE) 4f Held up Hunting Horn (IRE) – Good Time In Milan (IRE) (Milan) P J Rothwell Held up towards the back of the pack - showed nothing through the race and out of contention approaching 3 out - stayed on at the same speed to finish ninth ¾ Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell 10-5 —81C117C 4:56.05 — 250/1 1,000.00
10th 8 Ri Ra (IRE) h 8m Held up Walk In The Park (IRE) – Night Palm (IRE) (Great Palm) Stylebawn Syndicate Held up in the pack - no impression made from 3 out - stayed on steadily to finish 10th 2½ Brian Barry(7) Riceal Dunne 10-6 —82C115C 4:56.55 — 125/1 320.00
11th 11 The Poet's Way (IRE) 5m Poet's Word (IRE) – Good Girl Mindy (IRE) (Scorpion) P J Sheridan Sat close to the pace early travelling keenly - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 4 out under pressure - no response from 3 out and well held 14 Patrick M O'Brien(5) T G McCourt 10-8 —84C106C 4:59.35 — 200/1 1,000.00
12th 17 Westin Pimpernel (IRE) 4f Held up Elusive Pimpernel (USA) – Westinmare (IRE) (Definite Article) Templeburn Racing Syndicate Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - dropped further away from 3 out - well held at the finish 5½ Jordan Gainford C A McBratney 10-5 —81C103C 5:00.45 — 200/1 1,000.00
13th 15 Infinity Succes (FR) 4f Latrobe (IRE) – Frija Eria (FR) (Kadalko) Shane Wilson Settled in the pack - error at the 6th - up into 5th before driving required approaching 3 out - found nothing more and dropped away late 8½ Danny Mullins S R B Crawford 10-5 —81C97C 5:02.15 — 11/1 27.00
14th 13 Creevybeg (IRE) 4f Held up Maxios (GB) – Blackberry Lass (IRE) (King's Theatre) Templeburn Racing Syndicate Settled at the back from the off - lost touch before 4 out - dropped away steadily - finished well behind in 14th 59 Gavin Brouder C A McBratney 10-5 —81C58C 5:13.95 — 33/1 91.40
PU 16 Thelittlevillager (IRE) 4f Held up Hunting Horn (IRE) – Jessamine (IRE) (Mastercraftsman) Kiltipper Road Syndicate Held up towards back of field - urged into effort and lost touch after 4 out - soon lost ground and pulled up before following fence — Dylan Robinson P J Rothwell 10-5 ——— — — 250/1 1,000.00
NR Supreme Axel — Josh Younge(7) James Andrew Fahey — ——— — — — —
NR Likeyouhaveplenty — Mark McDonagh Sean O O'Brien — ——— — — — —

Winning time 4m 45.50s 4m 45.50s (slow by 7.50s)

Non-runners Likeyouhaveplenty (coughing), Supreme Axel (vet's advice)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (14 of 17 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (14 of 17 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €1.80
Tote Place €1.02 €4.70 €4.80
Exacta €26.60
CSF €29.87
Trifecta €315.10

Quick answers

Who won the Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal in 2026?
Miss Doyenne (IRE) won the Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 12 April 2026, ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe and trained by Henry De Bromhead.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
1st Miss Doyenne (IRE) (8/11F), 2nd Forever And A Day (IRE) (25/1), 3rd Whispering Hopes (IRE) (22/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
Miss Doyenne (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/11F, with a Betfair SP of 1.89.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
15 horses ran in the 2026 Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal. Non-runners: Likeyouhaveplenty (coughing), Supreme Axel (vet's advice).
What was the winning time of the 2026 Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal?
The winning time was 4m 45.50s.

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