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15:30 Limerick

Tuesday 1 April 2025

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Limerick Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 20.0s

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Selected odds by:

Bruant¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: A J Martin

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden in this sphere. First run since leaving N. Perret when brought down in juvenile hurdle (66/1) at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. Yard also saddles Catch Fire.

Form: B

Catch Fire¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Chantilly (15.9f, 20/1). First run for yard after leaving Francis-Henri Graffard. Market should guide on hurdles/yard debut.

Form:

Cholo¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: J Halley

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in bumper (125/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 60

Dontgowithjoe³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: T Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Fifth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 14/1) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael J. Browne. There is some stamina in his pedigree and interesting to see how he gets on now tackling hurdles.

Form:

Ephesus^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 120

4/5

Fairly useful Flat winner. Creditable third of 7 at Naas (15.7f, good to soft, 16/1) on last hurdle run. Well held returned to the level since but that was a very competitive race. Leading claims back in this sphere.

Form: 323

Friar Hogan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: D Hassett

50/1

Crystal Ocean gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to high-class hurdler (stayed 21f) Get Me Out Of Here and useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Rock On The Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Harpy Eagle²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 22/1) on NH debut 24 days ago.

Form: 0

He Who Dares¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 0

Jollybops¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh| T: D Hogan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 89

Needs Must³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1, seventh of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 31 days ago. Raydamann is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: 7

Out Moll's Gap¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: Brendan Walsh

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, thirteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 00

Raydamann³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

2/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Promising sort. 4/1, third of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. Open to progress and should make his presence felt.

Form: 03

Shaboozee¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1, unseated rider at the first flight in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. In good hands and interesting to see how he gets on, provided he gets round this time.

Form: U

Yosemite Gold^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D Meyler| T: E Doyle

18/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving William Haggas when eighth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.2f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 8

Mercurial Sea³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 50/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on bumper debut 30 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: F8

Sprinkles^h⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden in this sphere. 33/1, sixth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 91 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 756

Non-Runners

Glendower²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 1

Costa Lou Rosetgri

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: Reserve 2

Silent Guardian¹⁴⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ephesus (4/5), Raydamann (2/1), Shaboozee (9/1), Silent Guardian (11/1), Sprinkles (12/1), Costa Lou Rosetgri (16/1), Yosemite Gold (18/1), Dontgowithjoe (20/1), Needs Must (25/1), Bruant (50/1), Friar Hogan (50/1), Glendower (50/1), Catch Fire (50/1), He Who Dares (80/1), Mercurial Sea (100/1), Harpy Eagle (100/1), Jollybops (100/1), Cholo (125/1), Out Moll's Gap (150/1)

This looks between RAYDAMANN and Ephesus, with marginal preference for the former who left his hurdles debut form behind when third at Navan last month, despite the fact that the testing conditions were probably not ideal (best form on the Flat has come good/good to firm going). The drying ground here is a plus and he could find the necessary improvement to topple likely favourite Ephesus. Having shown ability in three runs on the level, Dontgowithjoe is worth a second look now hurdling.