Building Bridges Horse Racing Form | Down Royal 18:53 29th August 2025

Building Bridges' Form | 29th August 2025

29th August 2025 Denny Hurdle

Does Building Bridges Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Building Bridges Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-07-05 18:30 Bellewstown / 2m 1f 40y / Hurdle Turf / 60K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Good 11 /16 - btn 21.35 Bowensonfire 11-5 4m 6.858s

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to dispute after 5 out, led from next, pushed along and joined 2 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, eased before last

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
19 30.33
5.87
130
1 2025-05-01 16:15 Punchestown / 1 / 2m 7f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 50K
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
10-8
Cheekpieces
Yielding P /23 - btn Jeriko Du Reponet 11-9 -

tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 3 out

Gary McGill
Mr D McGill
41 97.61
16.23
131
2 2025-04-05 13:20 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 149y / Hurdle Turf / 75K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-2
Cheekpieces
Good 9 /17 - btn 10.4 Deep Cave 11-2 6m 11.783s

led after 1st, not fluent 9th, headed last, no extra flat

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
51 128.79
14.23
134
3 2024-10-10 17:25 Thurles / 2m 0f 89y / Flat Turf / 10.5K
Handicap
9-10
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /11 - btn 1.55 Empress Alma 9-4 3m 37.04s

led, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd over 50 yards out

Gary McGill
W J Lee
5.5 6.81
2.8
64
4 2024-09-26 15:02 Perth / 3 / 2m 7f 207y / Hurdle Turf / 20K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9 Good 1 /6 - win 1.5 Idem 11-6 6m 13.86s

led, joined 1st, headed 4th, joined leader after next, jumped to lead 8th, joined before next, led outright approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on gamely run in, always doing enough

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
4 4.09
2.3
129
5 2024-08-03 14:30 Galway / 1 / 2m 6f 108y / Hurdle Turf / 110K
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
10-4 Soft 6 /18 - btn 7 The Wallpark 11-7 5m 42.4s

mid-division early, tracked leaders from 3rd, 7th halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, headed last, no extra run-in

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
15 23.24
5
127
6 2024-07-05 20:10 Bellewstown / 1m 4f 37y / Flat Turf / 11K
Handicap
9-13
Cheekpieces
Good 1 /9 - win 2.25 Enquire Within 9-10 2m 38.42s

rear of mid division, progress to lead halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden when challenged early straight, soon asserted and kept on from over 1f out

Gary McGill
K J Leonard
12 14.7
4.42
56
7 2024-02-04 15:00 Musselburgh / 2 / 2m 7f 180y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Group, Handicap, Hurdle
11-2 Soft 10 /14 - btn 23.5 Curley Finger 10-2 6m 3.6s

always towards rear

Gary McGill
G Sheehan
41 49.58
14
131
8 2023-10-27 17:05 Cheltenham / 3 / 2m 3f 200y / Hurdle Turf / 22K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0 Good 9 /16 - btn 19.05 Pinnacle Peak 10-2 4m 57.675s

prominent, disputed lead 7th, headed approaching 2 out, short of room after 2 out, soon faded

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
19 31.25
5.2
131
9 2023-08-31 17:10 Navan / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Handicap
9-5 Yielding 3 /16 - btn 0.6 Tory Reel 9-0 3m 10.48s

tracked leaders, pushed along and disputed lead entering straight, ridden and led 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on final furlong, 3rd and no extra close home

Gary McGill
G F Carroll
4 4.3
1.7
54
10 2023-08-02 20:20 Galway / 2m 6f 111y / Hurdle Turf / 17K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-5 Good To Yielding 1 /20 - win Tory Reel 0 5m 28s

tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd and slight mistake 2 out, ridden to challenge run-in, kept on well to dead-heat on line

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
41 68.86
10.6
122
11 2023-06-02 19:30 Down Royal / 2m 4f 80y / Hurdle Turf / 14.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-12 Good 1 /12 - win 2.5 Ossifer Hops 10-12 4m 46.9s

tracked leaders on outer, went 2nd after 4 out, headway to lead bypassing 3 out, clear 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well run-in, comfortably

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
13 19
4.53
113
12 2023-01-13 17:30 Dundalk / 2m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 10K
Champion, Handicap
9-4 Standard 4 /14 - btn 3.5 Mephisto 8-13 3m 33.68s

soon disputed, tracked leaders after 1 1/2f, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, joined 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace

Gary McGill
L T McAteer
5 5.93
2.34
55
13 2022-12-28 12:35 Leopardstown / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 15K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Soft 4 /19 - btn 8.25 Sam's Choice 12-0 5m 21.74s

led, ridden entering straight, joined last, soon headed, no extra and kept on one pace closing stages

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
29 50
8
113
14 2022-11-11 19:15 Dundalk / 1m 4f 0y / Flat AW / 10K
Handicap
9-11 Standard 4 /12 - btn 0.8 Eastern Tornado 9-1 2m 35.16s

tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

Gary McGill
G F Carroll
17 33.19
7.4
57
15 2022-08-25 16:45 Navan / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Handicap
9-11 Good 9 /13 - btn 16.6 Imperial Choice 9-5 3m 6.43s

tracked leader in 2nd, disputed after 5f and soon went clear with rival, 15 lengths clear of rest halfway, headed 6f out, ridden in 2nd and no impression 2f out, weakened over 1f out

Gary McGill
J A Heffernan
13 15.69
3.85
60
16 2022-08-04 19:35 Sligo / 2m 4f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 15.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-6 Good 1 /8 - win 0.75 Frazel Express 10-8 5m 16.5s

made all, 4 lengths clear when slight mistake 4 out, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and kept on well run-in

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
7 8.8
2.71
106
17 2022-06-26 16:30 Cartmel / 4 / 2m 6f 31y / Hurdle Turf / 8.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0 Good 3 /12 - btn 5.1 Benito 10-5 5m 43.98s

led, hit 6th, pushed along before last, headed 1f out on run-in, no extra

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
11 12.24
4.07
113
18 2022-05-20 17:35 Downpatrick / 2m 2f 165y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Soft 5 /15 - btn 4 Kingfisher Lane 11-0 4m 46s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led before 2 out, ridden approaching last, headed early run-in, under pressure and no extra closing stages

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
6.5 7.11
2.86
106
19 2022-05-06 17:50 Downpatrick / 2m 5f 180y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Yielding To Soft 1 /13 - win 5.5 Lily Light Foot 10-10 5m 42s

led and made virtually all, joined briefly 1st, soon led again, travelling well after 2 out, pushed along and 4 lengths clear when not fluent last, ridden and kept on well run-in

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
29 48.69
10
99
20 2021-10-29 14:55 Down Royal / 3m 0f 30y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Soft P /20 - btn Outside The Door 11-2 -

mid-division, ridden bypassing 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
67 105.82
33.39
102
21 2021-09-17 14:00 Downpatrick / 2m 2f 165y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-6 Yielding To Soft 12 /12 - btn 57.75 So Near So Farhh 11-3 4m 54.45s

tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, pushed along and lost place 3 out, soon weakened

Gary McGill
Mr O McGill
13 20
5.4
104
22 2021-08-30 14:45 Downpatrick / 2m 5f 160y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8 Good 4 /15 - btn 19.5 Favori Logique 11-5 5m 24.75s

held up towards rear, headway 4 out, 5th 2 out, ridden and no impression in moderate 3rd before last, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace

Gary McGill
H Morgan
26 39.5
10.85
105
23 2021-08-03 17:40 Roscommon / 2m 7f 135y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-5 Good To Yielding 9 /16 - btn 7.8 Fill The Tank 10-11 5m 49.418s

held up in rear, some progress after 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, kept on one pace

Gary McGill
H Morgan
101 311.88
51.76
105
24 2021-07-11 17:05 Fairyhouse / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Handicap
9-13 Good 12 /12 - btn 40.3 Franno 9-0 2m 49.44s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, soon dropped towards rear, eased under 2f out, tailed off

Gary McGill
D McMonagle
101 265.74
53.76
65
25 2021-06-21 19:40 Ballinrobe / 1m 4f 200y / Flat Turf / 15K
Handicap
10-0 Good 11 /12 - btn 14.55 Secret Sea 9-7 2m 57.76s

always behind, never a factor

Gary McGill
G F Carroll
67 136.57
31.44
67
26 2021-06-11 17:55 Fairyhouse / 1m 5f 110y / Flat Turf / 12K
Handicap
9-8 Good To Firm 10 /10 - btn 15.8 New Society 8-3 3m 9.76s

chased leaders, raced keenly, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression when slightly hampered 2f out, weakened

Gary McGill
G F Carroll
67 55
13.6
68
27 2020-10-13 14:00 Huntingdon / 4 / 1m 7f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7
Blinkers
Good 10 /17 - btn 44.25 Takeit Easy 11-6 3m 55.145s

bumped and led 1st, mistake next, headed before 3 out, wakened well before next

S Edmunds
Jack Tudor
13 15.75
3.4
115
28 2020-09-06 13:40 Fontwell / 3 / 2m 3f 49y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good 8 /10 - btn 28.5 Esprit De Baileys 11-11 4m 45.15s

tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon dropped to rear, weakened after 2 out

S Edmunds
C Gethings
21 30
5.42
118
29 2020-07-30 15:00 Southwell / 4 / 2m 4f 88y / Hurdle Turf / 5.4K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good 12 /12 - btn 60.55 Imperial Elysian 11-6 5m 1.292s

chased leaders, not much room 1st, soon mid-division, closed 6th, struggling after 3 out, tailed off

S Edmunds
C Gethings
13 17.23
4.45
118
30 2020-07-06 16:00 Uttoxeter / 4 / 2m 3f 207y / Hurdle Turf / 5.4K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good 4 /12 - btn 7.25 Clever As A Fox 11-8 4m 44.008s

in touch with leaders, went third before 7th, went second going easily before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from 2 out

S Edmunds
C Gethings
17 21.45
5.5
119
31 2020-06-10 19:30 Kempton / 5 / 1m 3f 219y / Flat AW / 5.4K
Handicap
9-4
Tongue Strap
Standard To Slow 11 /12 - btn 31.8 Shifting Gold 9-2 2m 40.11s

S Edmunds
A Kirby
26 27.97
7
68
32 2020-02-23 15:00 Wolverhampton / 4 / 2m 0f 119y / NH Flat / 5K 10-7
Tongue Strap
Standard To Slow 4 /6 - btn 5.3 Petite Jack 10-6 3m 46.625s

tracked leader, disputed lead 4f out, ridden 2f out, outpaced final furlong

S Edmunds
C Gethings
11 12.5
4.8
33 2020-01-24 16:45 Wolverhampton / 5 / 2m 0f 120y / Flat AW / 3.43K
Handicap
9-5
Tongue Strap
Standard 2 /9 - btn 0.3 Seaport 9-12 3m 42.5s

tracked leader, pushed along and every chance on inner over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on final furlong, just held

S Edmunds
Cam Hardie
7 7.96
2.55
68
34 2019-12-09 14:15 Musselburgh / 2 / 1m 7f 124y / Hurdle Turf / 10.64K
Hurdle, Juvenile
11-3
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft F /8 - btn El Picador 10-12 -

tracked leaders, joined leader when left in lead 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened before 2 out, well held when fell last

S Edmunds
Mr C Gethings
2.5 2.66
1.33
35 2019-11-03 12:35 Huntingdon / 4 / 1m 7f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 5.2K
Hurdle, Juvenile
10-12
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /9 - win 3 Silkstone 10-12 3m 50.6s

chased leader until led 3rd, clear next, hit 3 out, not fluent next, shaken up and edged left flat, stayed on

S Edmunds
Mr C Gethings
2.75 2.92
1.43
36 2019-10-11 19:15 Dundalk / 1m 4f 0y / Flat AW / 7.39K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-0 Standard 6 /9 - btn 4.85 Sweet Dime 8-6 2m 36.66s

Mrs J Harrington
T Madden
17 24.86
5.6
71
37 2019-09-27 19:45 Dundalk / 1m 4f 0y / Flat AW / 14.75K
Handicap
8-4 Standard 12 /14 - btn 8.6 Spruce Meadows 8-9 2m 32.77s

Mrs J Harrington
N G McCullagh
17 27
6.28
73
38 2019-08-24 16:05 Killarney / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 6.8K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-4 Good To Yielding 7 /9 - btn 8.15 Marlborough Sounds 9-7 3m 13.268s

Mrs J Harrington
T Madden
3.25 3.45
1.64
75
39 2019-07-29 20:10 Galway / 1m 4f 84y / Flat Turf / 11.82K
Handicap
9-3 Good 5 /10 - btn 7.75 Halimi 9-9 2m 43.09s

Mrs J Harrington
S Foley
4.33 4.4
2.04
76
40 2019-07-07 16:30 Limerick / 1m 4f 110y / Flat Turf / 7.09K
Handicap
9-3 Good 3 /8 - btn 4.7 Jumellea 8-11 2m 46.63s

Mrs J Harrington
S Foley
1.8 1.83
1.18
76
41 2019-06-01 13:35 Navan / 1m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 7.7K
Maiden
9-5 Good To Yielding 1 /11 - win 1.5 Hasankey 9-5 2m 54.41s

Mrs J Harrington
S Foley
3 3.25
1.48
79
42 2019-05-12 17:10 Leopardstown / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 8.01K
Maiden
9-2 Good To Yielding 5 /12 - btn 5.25 Il Paradiso 9-5 2m 41.253s

Mrs J Harrington
T Madden
11 16
3.2
43 2019-04-03 16:00 Leopardstown / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 8.32K
Maiden
9-5 Good To Yielding 4 /17 - btn 3 Tinandali 9-5 2m 13.78s

Mrs J Harrington
S Foley
34 80
20
44 2018-10-15 13:55 Gowran Park / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 10.16K
Maiden
9-5 Soft To Heavy 11 /15 - btn 15.15 Millswyn 8-12 1m 49.408s

Mrs J Harrington
N G McCullagh
34 41.7
8.6