13:05 Limerick

Saturday 28 December 2024

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CUBE Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 5m 25.60s

Will The Wise²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Promising type. Well-beaten last of 6 to The Yellow Clay in Navan Novices' Hurdle (22/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 21 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Should have more to offer back down in class.

Form: 11-26

Final Demand²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/7

€230,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful 2½m hurdle winner Antrim Coast and fairly useful hurdler Time To Tinker, stays 3m. Won sole start in points (Mar 2024). Obvious type for top yard.

Form: 1-

Fourcardrun²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: D Hassett

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Cork (24.4f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 7-

Freddie's Back²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

7/1

€30,000 5-y-o, Malinas gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler The White Mouse and fairly useful hurdler Junior Rattler. Won sole start in points (May 26) so worth a market check.

Form: 1

Is Charlie Around

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

100/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Closely related to fair 3m hurdle winner Arion Soldier. Dam, point winner, out of fairly useful 2¼m-2½m hurdle winner Rossdara.

Form:

Jordann²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. 9/2, sixth of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: R-6

Justlikefire¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft, 28/1) on NH debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Onlymammycanloveme^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Neville

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and tongue strap on, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 13

Tell Me Again^t⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, soft, 28/1) 64 days ago, struggling some way out.

Form: 6/F-3PP

The Mail Train²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: D H Kelly

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 35-39

Timmy Tuesday²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, twelfth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: R3R/0

Non-Runners

Battle With Time⁹⁷²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: M Flannery J: A McCurtin

Chardonay¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: L Casey J: Cian Quirke

Forecasts

Final Demand (4/7), Will The Wise (9/2), Jordann (13/2), Freddie's Back (7/1), Timmy Tuesday (16/1), Onlymammycanloveme (25/1), Justlikefire (50/1), Battle With Time (50/1), Is Charlie Around (100/1), Chardonay (100/1), The Mail Train (150/1), Tell Me Again (150/1), Fourcardrun (250/1)

Expensive point-recruit can make a winning debut under Rules for his top yard. Penalised-winner Will The Wise is the obvious threat back down in class.