17:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 April 2025

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KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 5m 13.10s

St Cuthbert's Cave^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

2/1

Fair hurdler. Fell 1st in novice hurdle (11/4) at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 19 days ago. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs.

Form: P4323F

Bobbysingindablues¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 103

11/1

Promising individual. 25/1, creditable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 14 days ago. Should have more to offer. Engaged Kilbeggan 6.15 Thursday.

Form: 45-37F5

Doorman Moe^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fifteenth of 19 in novice hurdle (400/1) at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Hey Boy²⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P M J Doyle| BF

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/11, seventh of 11 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 7

Huntsgrove²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| BF

5/1

Fair hurdler. Excellent second of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 7/2). Off 8 months but not ruled out.

Form: 3524-32

Kentucky Beach⁸⁷

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

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/2, good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 87 days ago. Up in trip and well in the mix.

Form: 0-32

My Baby Bear⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Bernard Crowley

80/1

Workforce gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Treacysenniscorthy. Pulled up all 3 starts in points (latest Apr 20).

Form: P-PP

Trasna Na Pairce¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/1, first run since leaving P. M. J. Doyle when tenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 110 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 212520

Trooper Carton^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: G Ahern

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, good third of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Respected.

Form: 2U5UB3

Twelve Tribes¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Has offered little in a pair of bumpers 30 months apart.

Form: 9/0

B Da Powders

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

50/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth mare. Closely related to fair French hurdler Monphi. Dam, fairly useful bumper winner, half-sister to very smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Salubrious.

Form:

Katie's Casper^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 50/1) 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 366

Let's Go Sarah¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: W J Martin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago, pulled up after 3 out.

Form: 5P

Tolovelyoldmiltown^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 00

Moorish Castle²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Limerick (19f, good) on NH debut 24 days ago, running green. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE

Form: 9

Whatchukno⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, soft) on hurdles bow 5 days ago. RESERVE

Form: 890

Non-Runners

Diablo Loco¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Hassett J: Sean O'Keeffe

Sea Of Doubt¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Ian Donoghue J: Danny Mullins

Dorans Mill

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

St Cuthbert's Cave (2/1), Trasna Na Pairce (2/1), Sea Of Doubt (7/2), Huntsgrove (5/1), Kentucky Beach (6/1), Bobbysingindablues (11/1), Hey Boy (14/1), Trooper Carton (25/1), Diablo Loco (33/1), B Da Powders (50/1), Katie's Casper (50/1), My Baby Bear (80/1), Moorish Castle (125/1), Doorman Moe (150/1), Twelve Tribes (150/1), Whatchukno (150/1), Let's Go Sarah (150/1), Tolovelyoldmiltown (200/1)

SEA OF DOUBT holds the clear edge on the form of her recent Tramore second so looks the way to go here. Limerick runner-up Kentucky Beach is next on the list with St Cuthbert's Cave and Bobbysingindablues also in the picture.