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Wednesday 24 September 2025

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McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 3m 59.30s

Blinding Light³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Byrne

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Ballinrobe (18.3f, good) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 7

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I Started A Joke¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

9/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Useful winner at 18f in bumpers. 10¾ lengths thirteenth of 17 to Bambino Fever in Champion Bumper (33/1) at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft). Makes hurdles debut. A likely player.

Form: 4/160-

Ikalimix^t⁴⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft). Off 15 months.

Form: 349/65-

I'll Sort That¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally| D

11/10

Highly promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 4/1, good second of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.1f, soft) 156 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and looks an interesting prospect.

Form: 7112-

Keaner's Boy⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: V C Ward

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft, 100/1) on hurdles bow 50 days ago.

Form: 800

Lecale's Diamond¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 145 days ago.

Form: 200-

Night Moon^h1,t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| C

2/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 11/10, first run since leaving David Marnane when seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 53 days ago. Looked badly in need of the experience there so no surprise to see him take a big step forward.

Form: 7

Paynes Lane^h1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke| T: T R Hughes

300/1

Alkaadhem gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair handicap hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Jack The Hat and modest hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Master Massini.

Form:

Rowdy¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Walsh| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Excellent fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Cork (24.4f, good) 137 days ago. Significantly down in trip but not ruled out.

Form: 244F6-5

Soldier Saint¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey| T: N C Kelly

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, second of 6 in bumper (3/1) at Hereford (16.2f, good). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Nicky Henderson.

Form: 92-

Something Simple²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (14/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 307

The Guinness Boys

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

€75,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to winning hurdler/useful chaser Amirite, stays 29f. Considered newcomer.

Form:

The Mystery Man¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: Miss M Harding

300/1

Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Little Mixup, stays 2½m, and fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Peacenik.

Form: 65P-

Torps^t²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, fair fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft). Off 9 months but not discounted.

Form: 325-

Walkmethroughit³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Abbie Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 4P578-0

Wholelotofbusiness^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: E McCarthy| OR: 112| BF

6/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 4/5, creditable second of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 3/26432

Astelia²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 108

8/1

Fair maiden who posted a good second of 7 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good to firm, 9/4) 26 days ago. The form pick.

Form: 2222

Magnificent Era

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ryan Treacy| T: J F Gleeson

300/1

Kessaar gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner Sophosc. Dam unraced. RESERVE

Form:

Non-Runners

Dunany Shore⁵⁸⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Conor Maxwell J: Kieren Buckley

Gatsby Blue³⁰⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: S M Duffy J: Reserve 1

Amburana²⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Padraig Butler J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

I'll Sort That (11/10), Night Moon (2/1), Wholelotofbusiness (6/1), Astelia (8/1), I Started A Joke (9/1), Torps (11/1), The Guinness Boys (33/1), Dunany Shore (66/1), Rowdy (100/1), Soldier Saint (100/1), Ikalimix (100/1), Something Simple (200/1), Lecale's Diamond (200/1), Walkmethroughit (300/1), Magnificent Era (300/1), Blinding Light (300/1), The Mystery Man (300/1), Keaner's Boy (300/1), Paynes Lane (300/1)

An intriguing contest in which Charles Byrnes' useful bumper scorer I STARTED A JOKE is taken to make a winning start over hurdles at the chief expense of Willie Mullins' Night Moon who can build appreciably on his hurdling debut seventh at Galway. Astelia also has the form to play a part, while I'll Sort That has the potential to make his mark too.