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Wednesday 1 January 2025

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ITM Irish Stallion Trail 10th - 11th January Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 17.4s
1st
Horse silk
11
4/11f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Disputed lead, bumped at 1st, pushed along briefly approaching 2nd, led from 7th, pushed along next, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 2 out, rallied to press leader at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 4/9
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
17/2
T: E CawleyJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, good headway into close 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, led travelling well 2 out, pushed along at last, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 7/1 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
14
1
11/2
T: P E CollinsJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Tracked leaders in 3rd for most, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
5/1
T: B ConnellJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, ridden in 4th on outer 2 out, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
12
10
66/1
T: Miss T L CoganJ: P Hanlon (7)
Mid-division, jumped left at times, pushed along in moderate 7th 2 out, kept on one pace op 100/1
6th
Horse silk
½
13
100/1
T: C O'ConnellJ: J Smith (5)
Mid-division, pushed along entering straight, ridden in moderate 6th 2 out, no impression tchd 125/1
7th
Horse silk
sh
9
150/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: K C Sexton
Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th entering straight, moderate 5th and bad mistake at last, no impression op 100/1
8th
Horse silk
4
2
511-12
22/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Towards rear, took keen hold, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
15
100/1
T: Thomas CoyleJ: C P Millar (5)
Always behind, slight mistake 2nd and not fluent 7th, slight mistake 2 out, never a factor tchd 125/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
80/1
T: T GibneyJ: K E Buckley
Disputed lead, jumped right at 1st, headed 7th, soon ridden and weakened op 100/1 and tchd 125/1
11th
Horse silk
4
16
100/1
T: Peter MaherJ: S F O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor tchd 150/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
100/1
T: C CollinsJ: J Kearney (3)
Always behind, no impression from 4 out, pulled up before last tchd 125/1

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Horse silk
Lovely Hurling217
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: Colm Murphy  J: M P Walsh
NR
14
Horse silk
Johanna Whitty19
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: J S Bolger  J: D Meyler
NR
7
Horse silk
Los Blanco248
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: H De Bromhead  J: D J O'Keeffe
NR
6
Horse silk
Grimaud25
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: G Elliott  J: Sam Ewing
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.37Pl:€1.10, €1.70, €1.10EX:€6.10Trifecta:€19.40SF:€5.64

Forecasts

Sounds Victorius (4/11), Lovely Hurling (4/1), Supreme Ruler (5/1), Champagne Kid (11/2), Grimaud (6/1), Los Blanco (7/1), Come Walk With Me (17/2), Cocovic (22/1), Johanna Whitty (25/1), Roxboro River (66/1), General Glea (80/1), Glenetty (100/1), Johanna'sjean (100/1), Patty O'Farrell (100/1), Dromineer Smurphy (100/1), Mister Frostie (150/1)

Verdict

SOUNDS VICTORIUS and Lovely Hurling have both shown talent in bumpers and are open to improvement in this discipline, so they might well fight this out with the former preferred. Los Blanco is an interesting recruit from points.

  1. SOUNDS VICTORIUS (IRE)
  2. LOVELY HURLING (IRE)
  3. LOS BLANCO (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
I Will Be Baie
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
11/8

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,199.004th: €600.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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