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The Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle, over just short of two and a-half miles, was the opener at Down Royal and it resulted in a comfortable success for the 8/11 favourite Miss Doyenne Trained by Henry de Bromhead for Tom O'Connor's Envirogreen Housing Services Ltd, the six-year-old had been third on her first two starts over hurdles. Here, having tracked the leaders under Darragh O'Keeffe , she hit the front travelling well on the long run between the third-last and se

On what was his first start under Flat rules, Henry de Bromhead's Tim Toe led home 14 rivals in the concluding David McKeown A1 Generators Maiden. Successful on debut in a Thurles bumper when in the care of Pat Doyle and subsequently purchased by Robcour, the Joshua Tree five-year-old was second and fifth on his first two tries over flights. Drifting from 5s to 15/2 this evening and settled in mid-division by Ronan Whelan , the bay victor made good headway from the three-fur

Koktail Divin bounced back from defeat at Cheltenham as Lulamba came unstuck in the William Hill Manifesto Novices' Chase at Aintree. Ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe for Henry de Bromhead, the 3-1 chance raced handily throughout in a field of five, in which Nicky Henderson's Lulamba was the 1-2 favourite. However, Lulamba and Nico de Boinville parted company at the 10th fence, and while 22-1 shot Blueking d'Oroux led he had Brown Advisory non-stayer Koktail Divin in his slipstream

Koktail Divin bounced back from defeat at Cheltenham as Lulamba came unstuck in the William Hill Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree. Ridden by Darragh O’Keeffe for Henry de Bromhead, the 3-1 chance raced handily throughout in a field of five, in which Nicky Henderson ’s Lulamba was the 1-2 favourite. However, Lulamba and Nico de Boinville parted company at the 10th fence, and while 22-1 shot Blueking d’Oroux led he had Brown Advisory non-stayer Koktail Divin in his slipst

A return to hurdling saw Slade Steel win for the first time since the 2024 Cheltenham Festival, as the Henry De Bromhead claimed the Grade Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Winless from six attempts over fences, the Robcour owned gelding had run well when sixth in the Jack Richards Handicap Chase last time. Switched back to the small obstacles here, the eight-year-old travelled well under Darragh O'Keeffe , before sweeping to the front two out. Quickening cle

The Henry De Bromhead trained Midnight Jet showed a smart turn of foot to win the Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Sent off 9/2 under Darragh O'Keeffe , the Anthony Head owned gelding was in the leading three or four horses throughout. Moving second with three to jump, Midnight Jet closed on leader He Can't Dance on the run to the penultimate hurdle. Quickening up to lead between the final two flights, Midnight Jet went away to win by three-and-half leng

Henry De Bromhead completed an across-the-card Flat-jumps double today, with the Royal Ascot-winning trainer present at Cork for Wild Bessie rsquo;s (28/1) success in the Mallow Garden Festival 22nd, 23rd & 24th May Fillies Maiden. Ridden by Ronan Whelan , once-raced Wild Bessie raced with the pace throughout today’s seven-furlongs race and while strongly pressed by Signora a furlong out, ran on well to score by three-parts of a length. Wild Bessie carries the colours of D

Tangara Bay got a lovely leap at the last to settle matters in the Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel. The Henry de Bromhead-trained mare made the early running in the two-mile-two contest before Chautuaqua pulled her way to the front with a circuit to run. Paddy O’Brien found a nice run up the rail to lead turning for home and he saw a stride down to the final flight as the 3/1 shot flew it and went on to post a two-and-three-quarter length win over Ear

Kilgame (16/5) made all to win the Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle at Navan for Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O'Keeffe (26 today). By Kargese's sire Jeu St Eloi, the six-year-old edged clear of Begorra Man after the second-last and was ridden out to beat that rival by two and three-quarter lengths. The winner, bought for 300,000 euro a couple of years ago after finishing second on his sole start for Gabriel Leenders at Auteuil, was getting off the mark on his fifth sta

Henry de Bromhead's Raglan Road (7/2cf) justified good support when leading home a 1-2 for J.P. McManus in the Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice Steeplechase at Down Royal. Gordon Elliott 's Slanagaibhgoleir (7/2cf) led on the run-in, but Mike O'Connor and Raglan Road got away from the last well, despite a mistake, and ran him down close home for a half-length victory. O'Connor said: "A strong-run race. The ground is after drying up a fair bit since I walked it this