16:40 Thurles

Thursday 9 October 2025

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Horse & Jockey Maiden

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 36.33s

(11)

Hidalgo Des Mottes^b,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 97

125/1

Modest maiden hurdler who showed promise starting out in this sphere when fourth in a Tramore maiden (2m) in August. However, below best when eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Navan (19f, good to soft) 19 days ago and handicaps will be more suitable moving forward in this sphere.

Form: 4

(10)

Lieber Nicc¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

13/2

Fairly useful jumps winner. Once-raced gelding on Flat, fifth of 12 in maiden at Listowel (11.1f, soft, 5/1) on flat debut 17 days ago. Significant step up in trip can likely see him in a better light now.

Form: 5

(4)

Powerful Hook Head^b1,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 67

66/1

Fair gelding. 40/1, below form twelfth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Significant step up in trip/first-time blinkers needs to have positive effect now.

Form: 440240

(1)

Quint Major¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: James Ryan| T: M A Molloy

40/1

Bumper winner/fair maiden hurdler. Offered some encouragement when sixth on Flat debut at Leopardstown (15f) in June. May of needed first start for 3 months when fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f) 19 days ago and likely he can do better in this sphere.

Form: 6

(9)

Silent Dawn^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: A Murray

250/1

Modest maiden hurdler. Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft, 9/2) 20 days ago. Suspicion he'll find a few too good on first start in this code.

Form:

(2)

Sorrentino^h¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 87| BF

7/4

Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 6/4, fourth of 11 in minor event at Listowel (14f, good to soft) 13 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 224

(5)

Young Churchill^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 71| D

33/1

Fair gelding. Below form seventh of 12 in maiden (11/2) at Clonmel (9.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's certainly not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: 6325-47

(3)

Dippedinmoonlight¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: E Mullins| BF

13/2

Fair form when successful on second of 3 starts in bumper last year. Strong in betting but let down by jumping when eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19.2f, good, 4/6) on hurdles bow 152 days ago. Interesting now making debut in this sphere.

Form:

(8)

Dream On Baby¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: E Mullins| C

7/5

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 4/1, second of 5 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 18 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Significantly up in trip returning to the level and she's another worthy of consideration.

Form: 22

(6)

Kilcrea Rock^t1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

9/1

Lightly-raced colt. 8/1, below form sixth of 12 in maiden at Listowel (11.1f, soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Stable having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 42-776

(7)

Onaqui⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

80/1

Thrice-raced filly. Seventh of 11 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft, 4/1) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip now but handicaps promise to be more her bag.

Form: 777

Forecasts

Dream On Baby (7/5), Sorrentino (7/4), Lieber Nicc (13/2), Dippedinmoonlight (13/2), Kilcrea Rock (9/1), Young Churchill (33/1), Quint Major (40/1), Powerful Hook Head (66/1), Onaqui (80/1), Hidalgo Des Mottes (125/1), Silent Dawn (250/1)

SORRENTINO has very few miles on the clock for a 7-y-o and has displayed more than enough to think a race of this nature is within his grasp so he looks the way to go back up at 2m. Emmet Mullins' trained-pair Dream on Baby and Dippedinmoonlight may be the pair to give him most to think about.