16:02 Limerick

Thursday 10 April 2025

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D & J Glazing (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 5m 39.40s

Ask Phil

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Laura Hourigan

22/1

Ask gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chase winner (stayed 21f) Tales of The Tweed.

Form:

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Carrigg Island

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

66/1

Papal Bull gelding. Dam (b88) ran once over hurdles/once in bumper.

Form:

Daws Cross^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

16/1

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Castle Field Boy and modest hurdler/fair chaser Out The Glen. Dam (h99) placed over hurdles. Stable in good form. Wears hood.

Form:

Diablo Loco

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hassett

20/1

Schiaparelli gelding. Brother to smart hurdler Indefatigable, and half-brother to bumper winner Litigate. Dam unraced.

Form:

Mashalla Habibi^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 116

4/7

Fair form in maiden hurdles. Fell at Navan latest. This could be a weak race and he should go well in none the worse.

Form: 2-554F

Mikey Maloo¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Thetownilovedsowel¹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

6/1

Won sole start in points (Oct 2024). That was an ordinary race but he might have found another one on hurdle debut.

Form: 1

Burlington House¹⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

14/1

Modest maiden on the Flat in Britain so not an obvious one to make a winning start over hurdles.

Form:

Jonny Carrol

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

7/2

€7,500 3-y-o, Harzand gelding. Half-brother to modest staying chaser Instant Gambler. Dam, maiden on Flat, sister to French 2m-23f hurdles/chase winner Ole Companero. With a top yard so makes obvious appeal on debut.

Form:

Kelly's Cosmos^p1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan

125/1

Pulled up both starts in points this year (latest 9 Mar) ahead of this hurdle debut.

Form: PP

Forecasts

Mashalla Habibi (4/7), Jonny Carrol (7/2), Thetownilovedsowel (6/1), Burlington House (14/1), Daws Cross (16/1), Diablo Loco (20/1), Ask Phil (22/1), Carrigg Island (66/1), Kelly's Cosmos (125/1), Mikey Maloo (200/1)

MASHALLA HABIBI is the percentage call having shown fair form in similar races, although strong market support for Gordon Elliott newcomer Jonny Carrol would put a different slant on things. Point winner Thetownilovedsowel completes the shortlist.