16:00 Limerick

Saturday 18 October 2025

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Master Chefs Classic Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 4m 23.80s

Yosemite Gold^h,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 109| D

14/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 23 days ago. Hood back on. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 4-48160

Matt Connor¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 107

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. Good fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Gowran (16.4f, soft) 15 days ago. Not ruled out with better to come.

Form: 4575

Quint Major⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 105

9/1

40/1, fair sixth of 11 in maiden at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account.

Form: 596P3-0

Pahlavi^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Harvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 104

25/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft, 12/1) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 305138

St Denis's Well^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Ewing| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 102| D

16/1

Off 6 months before coming in ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 17/2) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and enters calculations.

Form: 1UP49-9

Synchronize⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 103

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (16f, good to firm) 65 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: U-4369

Farrokh^b1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 100| D

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024 but he's been shaping well of late, fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Weighted to go close.

Form: F53324

Weston⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 98

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P0003-

Lenjoleur De Palma²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 91

4/1

14/1, first run since leaving Tom Ellis when creditable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 3443-46

Arthur's Victory⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 83

11/1

Remains a maiden after 17 runs but a good sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Considered.

Form: 7-69306

Footstepstoglory⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 82

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to firm, 50/1) 65 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 0785

Forecasts

Weston (10/3), Lenjoleur De Palma (4/1), Farrokh (4/1), Matt Connor (9/2), Quint Major (9/1), Arthur's Victory (11/1), Yosemite Gold (14/1), St Denis's Well (16/1), Footstepstoglory (25/1), Pahlavi (25/1), Synchronize (50/1)

Barry Connell's FARROKH rates the pick of the weights so is fancied to gain a deserved success and end a losing run to thwart in-form maiden Arthur's Victory. St Denis's Well should strip fitter for his recent Fairyhouse effort after an absence and can also have a say. Matt Connor and Quint Major complete the shortlist.