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Friday 26 September 2025

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John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 4m 34.60s

Diablo Loco¹⁶⁹

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

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 169 days ago.

Form: 7-

Frankie John⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan| T: D Hogan| D

8/11

Won 16-runner bumper (15/2) at Galway (18f, good to soft) 57 days ago, responding well. Will surely have a part to play granted a fluent round of jumping on this hurdles debut.

Form: 143-1

Gilah Mac

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: F Costello

250/1

Second foal out of a modest maiden hurdler, herself a half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed easy 3m) Ainama and fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Famous Milly. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Nadia's Boy¹¹⁷

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

6/5

Won 12-runner bumper (8/13) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on Rules debut 117 days ago, pushed out. This former point winner is of strong interest now switched to hurdles.

Form: 1/1

O'Reilly⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Ninth of 23 in a Leopardstown maiden on sole start in this sphere on Boxing Day 2023.

Form: 9/

Premier Banner³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: R0

Zentopia¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J P Sampson⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Clonmel (16.6f, soft) 15 days ago, very slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 8P00-

Hysuna^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: R A Foley

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: P-878

Matilauna¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Scott

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, soft) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Survivors Sister¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago.

Form: 3F2-P80

Who's The Dancer¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Kiely

66/1

Dansant mare. Sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Feddans, stayed 21f. Dam placed twice in bumpers. No great shakes in 4 runs between the flags and readily passed over on Rules debut.

Form: F43B-

Non-Runners

Attaho²⁷⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Deanery Charlie¹⁴⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Wholelotofbusiness²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Frankie John (8/11), Nadia's Boy (6/5), O'Reilly (11/2), Wholelotofbusiness (6/1), Attaho (12/1), Deanery Charlie (50/1), Diablo Loco (66/1), Who's The Dancer (66/1), Survivors Sister (100/1), Hysuna (125/1), Premier Banner (150/1), Matilauna (250/1), Gilah Mac (250/1), Zentopia (250/1)

NADIA'S BOY landed the odds on his Rules debut in a Kilbeggan bumper in June and he is taken to maintain his 100% record by making a winning start in this sphere. Fellow bumper winner Frankie John appeals as the one most likely to make a race of it with Willie Mullins' charge, for all that Wholelotofbusiness should also be on the premises.