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Saturday 25 January 2025

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SBK Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 3m 51.01s

Cyrus Field⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in novice hurdle (9/2) at Thurles (20.7f, good) 58 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 54

Fairy Meadow

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: Tom Dreaper

150/1

Power gelding. Dam unraced. Best watched on debut.

Form:

Fleetfoot^t¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J S Bolger

9/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 9/4, second of 6 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft). Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Give Him A Chance²⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Workforce gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Brianna Lily. Dam (h76) maiden hurdler out of 19f/2½m hurdle winner Glenmoss Tara. Third on sole completed start from 3 starts between the flags.

Form: UP3-

God Of Thunder⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Richard Hannon when fifth of 13 in claimer (15/2) at Dundalk (12f) 45 days ago.

Form:

Kawaboomga³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Promising sort. First run since leaving Francois Nicolle when second of 23 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) on IRE NH debut 30 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 13-2

Koktail Divin²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Promising type. First run since leaving Alain Couetil when second of 12 in minor event hurdle (7/2) at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) on IRE NH debut 28 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 411-2

Milanova

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

80/1

Milan gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners on Flat, including 11.5f winner in France Al Musheer. Dam 9f-10.5f winner on Flat in France. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Mooretown Lad³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, first run since leaving M. D. O'Callaghan when twentieth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 0

Ri An Chnoic^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, last of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 9 days ago (saddle slipped).

Form: 0

William Munny³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell| D

13/8

Promising type. Second of 17 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Leopardstown (16f, good) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 113-2

Aird^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| BF

100/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fourth of 8 in maiden (11/8) at Dundalk (12f) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Koktail Divin is the stable No 1.

Form:

Annie Button⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P Flood

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 10 in bumper at this course (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 42 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Captain Kate¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 43P4-08

Go On Barbie

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Westerner mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler Two Shoe Tom. Dam fair 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Opposable on debut.

Form:

Kilfera²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Fifteenth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy, 16/1) on bumper debut 25 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 5U-60

Music Of Life³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 18 in bumper (14/1) at Thurles (16.1f, good) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 736

Yoursimplythebest¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G Keane

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 250/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (18.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 509

Zanoosh²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 25 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Goldrush Kid²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh| T: P Magee

250/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 125/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 90

Non-Runners

St Cuthbert's Cave²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Kawaboomga (11/10), William Munny (13/8), Koktail Divin (10/3), Fleetfoot (9/1), St Cuthbert's Cave (10/1), Milanova (80/1), Zanoosh (100/1), God Of Thunder (100/1), Go On Barbie (100/1), Aird (100/1), Cyrus Field (100/1), Music Of Life (150/1), Fairy Meadow (150/1), Kilfera (250/1), Goldrush Kid (250/1), Yoursimplythebest (250/1), Captain Kate (250/1), Annie Button (250/1), Give Him A Chance (250/1), Ri An Chnoic (250/1), Mooretown Lad (250/1)

The three to focus on here are KAWABOOMGA, Koktail Divin and William Munny, all of whom shaped really well when runner-up in maiden hurdles at Leopardstown during the Christmas period. Preference is for the first-named, who chased home exciting stablemate Kopek des Bordes on what was his first appearance for 10 months (and first start since joining the Willie Mullins yard).