14:10 Listowel

Saturday 27 September 2025

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John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 9.90s

Brosna Town^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: D K Weld

10/3

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Sixth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Killarney (14.4f, good) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 5/19 on last hurdle outing. Should improve.

Form: 5

Friar Hogan¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett

250/1

Crystal Ocean gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to high-class hurdler (stayed 21f) Get Me Out Of Here. Fourteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 179 days ago.

Form: 0-

Head To Capri

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark McDonagh| T: J C McConnell

25/1

Capri gelding. Closely related to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Admiral Stewart,. Dam unraced.

Form:

I'm A Rocket Man³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: S G Carey| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 2/1, respectable fifth of 11 in bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-305

Jury Foreman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

22/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Dam (h89), lightly raced over hurdles, 6.5f-1¼m winner on Flat.

Form:

Keiths Boy⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 25½ lengths eighth of 13 to Ripsnorter in bumper at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 53 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Kingston Fire¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Paul Power

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Cork (17.3f, good) on NH debut 140 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 0

Louiescall²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 112

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 15f on flat. Respectable ninth of 17 off stiff opening mark at this C&D (good to soft, 25/1) 2 days ago. Player back in a maiden.

Form: 8429

Oneinthewell^p1⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: T Cooper| D

14/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft, 16/1) on hurdles bow 64 days ago, folding tamely 2 out.

Form: 19-P

Ripsnorter^h⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| D

7/1

7/4, won 13-runner bumper at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 53 days ago, always holding on. Respected on hurdles bow for new yard.

Form: 3-31

Struck Oil¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 148 days ago.

Form: 70-

Whoswhointhezoo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: P Nolan

33/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Younevercall out of 17f-3m hurdle winner Afarka.

Form:

Zam Bobbler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

33/1

Zambezi Sun gelding. Dam ran once over hurdles.

Form:

Blue Waters¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| D

3/1

Fair winner in bumpers. Evens, second of 8 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.1f, soft) 15 days ago, no match for winner. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 412

Elite Ocean¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

40/1

€20,000 4-y-o, Tirwanako filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Lochan Lacha. Made frame both completed starts in points in May 2025. Engaged 16.52 here Friday.

Form: P-34

Howayahoney⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, fell in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 52 days ago, pulling hard.

Form: 8F

Whispering Willow¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 17 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, soft, 100/1) 19 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: F-3U860

Non-Runners

Jack Spurs⁷⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D H Kelly J: Philip Donovan

Dschingis Dragon⁷⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Humble Brag

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Hassett J: Reserve 1

Friends Of Barry

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J & T Kiely J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Louiescall (9/4), Blue Waters (3/1), Brosna Town (10/3), Dschingis Dragon (9/2), Ripsnorter (7/1), I'm A Rocket Man (12/1), Oneinthewell (14/1), Howayahoney (20/1), Jury Foreman (22/1), Head To Capri (25/1), Zam Bobbler (33/1), Whoswhointhezoo (33/1), Struck Oil (33/1), Elite Ocean (40/1), Whispering Willow (50/1), Jack Spurs (66/1), Keiths Boy (125/1), Kingston Fire (200/1), Friar Hogan (250/1)

BLUE WATERS showed plenty in bumpers and can make a winning start in this sphere. Dschingis Dragon and Louiescall are feared most.