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Thursday 3 July 2025

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O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 5m 1.3s

Cosmos D'ainay⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/1

Won 6-runner bumper at Sligo (17.8f, good, 1/2) 51 days ago, easily. Also winner of a point in December and he's very much of interest now switched to hurdles.

Form: 3P1C3-1

Deed Pole³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Cian Hughes when fifth of 7 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5

Strong Link³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| D

9/4

Career best when winning 12-runner bumper at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 5/2) 36 days ago, driven clear. Interesting contender on hurdles debut.

Form: 5/U232-1

Eaglewood²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Leonard Flynn| C

66/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Respectable fifth of 13 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good, 33/1) 25 days ago. Improvement needed now switched to hurdles.

Form: 9156-5

Youre A Derry Girl²⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh

150/1

100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, soft), pulled up after next. Off 6 months.

Form: 8/968UP-

Coded Welder^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

22/1

Promising sort. 28/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Should have more to offer and he's a live each-way candidate.

Form: 2-FR3

Gaoithe Glory^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 28/1, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good to firm) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 25-65

Go To Town³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S Fahey

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 10/1, good fourth of 11 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) 37 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and steps up in trip. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 59-44

Golden Reel³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Hayes

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Conor O'Dwyer when pulled up in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good to firm, 250/1) 33 days ago, labouring after 3 out.

Form: 0F0/P

Gorvitho²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/6

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising sort. 7/2, first run since leaving Mlle D. Mele when third of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft) on NH debut in November. The two that beat him are pretty useful and this 6-y-o is open to improvement.

Form: 3-

Leave In Secret²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 111

14/1

Fair hurdler. Below form seventh of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good, 15/2) 26 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 33452-7

Tom Sarah Evelyn^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 105| BF

18/1

Fair hurdler. 3/1, respectable sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.7f, good) 23 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 32/PF2-6

Le Diablo³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P M J Doyle

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 20/1, fourth of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) on hurdles bow 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5-54

Imperial Miss¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Leave In Secret is presumably the stable first-string.

Form: U5

Teenage Kiss⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 12/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good to soft) 50 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Now back up in distance and she should have a part to play.

Form: 28-4

Non-Runners

Amboyna²⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J & T Kiely J: Danny Gilligan

Hurricane Bailey¹¹⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 1

Installment⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: W J Lanigan J: Reserve 2

Persian Daughter³⁰⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gorvitho (5/6), Strong Link (9/4), Amboyna (13/2), Cosmos D'ainay (8/1), Leave In Secret (14/1), Tom Sarah Evelyn (18/1), Persian Daughter (20/1), Coded Welder (22/1), Teenage Kiss (25/1), Go To Town (33/1), Gaoithe Glory (33/1), Le Diablo (50/1), Eaglewood (66/1), Installment (66/1), Hurricane Bailey (66/1), Imperial Miss (100/1), Deed Pole (100/1), Youre A Derry Girl (150/1), Golden Reel (250/1)

The vote goes to AMBOYNA, who held every chance when exiting at the final flight on hurdles debut at Fairyhouse during the winter and she should be spot-on following a spin in a bumper back from a seven-month break at Punchestown in June. Gorvitho shaped well on his sole start on the Flat in France and on first run in this sphere over C&D in November. He rates the main danger ahead of bumper winners Cosmos d'Ainay and Strong Link, while Teenage Kiss also needs a second look.