18:00 Kilbeggan

Friday 16 May 2025

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Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 39.70s

Rapparee Champ¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 6/1, fell 3rd in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.5f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Back up in trip and can't be discounted.

Form: 6332F-

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Drop The Dip²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

80/1

Fair Flat winner but only fifteenth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Listowel (8f, good to soft). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running on her hurdling debut.

Form:

Costacurta¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

4/7

Promising sort. 8/1, second of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 120 days ago. This Milan gelding seems sure to improve and holds leading claims.

Form: 2-

Couldntmakeitup¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 105

5/1

Fair hurdler. Excellent third of 14 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Naas (19.5f, good to soft) 151 days ago, running on late. Very much one to consider.

Form: 965653-

Kasanova's Dream³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

8/1

Promising third of 9 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 7/1) on NH debut 33 days ago given it was a barely adequate test. Should have more to offer over this longer trip. A likely player.

Form: 3-

Tamberian²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.1f, soft) on NH debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9-

Damoso

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart 2m hurdler Cockney Sparrow and fairly useful hurdler Dino Mite. Dam placed on Flat in France. Market can guide.

Form:

Dontgowithjoe²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 66/1, good third of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Clonmel (17f, good) 29 days ago. May do better still so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 03-

Lucky This Time¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 17 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: P-0

Screaming Eagle²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin

40/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. First run since leaving Ian Williams when tenth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.3f, soft, 20/1) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0-

Shaboozee³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden, best run when fourth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 13/2) 34 days ago. Needs another step forward here though.

Form: U44-

La Gordita

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: John F O'Neill

150/1

Yeats mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler St Cuthbert's Cave. Dam unraced.

Form:

Mystic Milly^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 26 days ago, tailing off before straight.

Form: 5P-

Princess Georgie⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: G B Caldwell

66/1

Order of St George mare. Dam fair 2¾m/3m hurdle winner. Betting can prove an accurate indicator.

Form: 72C-

Accustomed⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany

16/1

€25,000 5-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Youlita. Dam useful 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. RESERVE

Form: 7/B1-

Ardeen Joy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

50/1

Walk In The Park filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including French hurdler/chase winner Fellow Mag and French hurdler Bois Sans Soif. Dam French 17f hurdle winner. Noteworthy newcomer. RESERVE

Form:

Non-Runners

Easy Doyen²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Mavetherave²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: R Deegan

Mickey Cohen³³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Costacurta (4/7), Couldntmakeitup (5/1), Rapparee Champ (15/2), Kasanova's Dream (8/1), Shaboozee (9/1), Mavetherave (10/1), Accustomed (16/1), Screaming Eagle (40/1), Ardeen Joy (50/1), Princess Georgie (66/1), Dontgowithjoe (66/1), Easy Doyen (66/1), Damoso (80/1), Drop The Dip (80/1), Mystic Milly (150/1), Tamberian (150/1), La Gordita (150/1), Lucky This Time (200/1)

COSTACURTA shaped well on his hurdling bow when runner-up at Fairyhouse and can build on it here to get off the mark at the chief expense of Kasanova's Dream who also made a promising start when third at Tramore and rates a big danger. Couldntmakeitup and Rapparee Champ both have the form to play a part too in an intriguing maiden hurdle.