13:45 Limerick

Saturday 18 October 2025

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Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 7.00s

Artic Chief⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft, 200/1) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: 9

Brosna Town^t²¹

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

28/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fourth of 17 in maiden at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 10/3) 21 days ago.

Form: 54

Call Tadgh⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan| T: S Ryan

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 100/1) 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery.

Form: 08

Certamen¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

66/1

Promising type. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Roscommon (15.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 40-5

Flash The Badge¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.4f, soft) on hurdles bow 15 days ago.

Form: 00

Frankie's First

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

300/1

Portage gelding. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (barely stayed 4m) Alfa Beat out of 15f-19f hurdle winner Belle d'Anjou.

Form:

Glin Road Boy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in bumper (50/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Hesgonethatway

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

250/1

Califet gelding. Dam fairly useful 21f hurdle winner out of fair hurdler/useful chaser (winner up to 3½m) Heltornic.

Form:

Louiescall²¹

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

8/1

Fair winner on Flat. Similar standard over hurdles. 9/4, creditable second of 17 in maiden at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 84292

Maharajjah^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Treacy| T: L Young

300/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

Royal Approval²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

20/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Navan (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 6

Splendid Fellow¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Third sole start in points (Apr 2025). Joined a top yard for Rules career. Interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

Form: 3-

Starting Fifteen^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| BF

4/1

Fair form when reaching the frame in all 3 bumpers. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time. Could play a prominent role if taking to his new discipline.

Form: 23-4

Talk The Talk²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Tongue strap on, promising second of 11 in bumper (17/2) at Newbury (16.3f, good) in March for Stuart Crawford. Has switched to Joseph O'Brien for his hurdle career. Interesting runner.

Form: 2-

Touch The Moon²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan

5/4

Promising type. Useful winner at 11f on flat. 8/1, first run since leaving George Scott when second of 16 in maiden at Navan (15.8f, good to soft) on hurdle debut 28 days ago, clear of rest. Leading claims.

Form: 2

Whoswhointhezoo²¹

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

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Touch The Moon (5/4), Talk The Talk (9/4), Starting Fifteen (4/1), Splendid Fellow (7/1), Louiescall (8/1), Royal Approval (20/1), Brosna Town (28/1), Certamen (66/1), Whoswhointhezoo (150/1), Hesgonethatway (250/1), Artic Chief (250/1), Glin Road Boy (250/1), Flash The Badge (300/1), Maharajjah (300/1), Call Tadgh (300/1), Frankie's First (300/1)

TOUCH THE MOON ran to a pretty useful level when second at Navan on last month's hurdle debut and is preferred to Joseph O'Brien's new recruit Talk The Talk. Starting Fifteen achieved enough in his 3 bumpers to think he could make his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.