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Saturday 18 October 2025

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Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 5m 42.3s

Betty Dutton¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 100| BF

10/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Failed to justify support (sent off 5/2) when fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Roscommon (21.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, lame. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations on pick of form.

Form: 4422F4

Hurricane Honey^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: A Murray| OR: 98

16/1

9/1, excellent second of 11 in novice chase at Sligo (21.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago, just failing. Switches from chase to hurdles. Winner on last hurdles start but 11 lb higher here.

Form: 90-1372

Inchidaly Copper^b¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 94| D

7/1

Belatedly capitalised on a lower hurdles mark in 12-runner handicap at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft, 7/1) 13 days ago. Nudged up 5 lb and should remain competitive.

Form: 4P9261

Wild Mandate^b,t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 94

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good, 14/1) 59 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 69-4792

Whitewinewednesday⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M A Daly| OR: 93

12/1

10/3, respectable fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: P-10934

The Sugarhill Lady^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

16/1

Possibly needed the run after 6 months off when eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Listowel (22f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 645PP-8

Lummi Island¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Byrnes| T: D Deacon| OR: 91

11/1

15/2, fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Killarney (23.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 13 days ago, not knocked about. Can make presence felt back over hurdles.

Form: 0F-4855

Ballerina Boxer²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey| OR: 90

33/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in June. 20/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (19f, good to soft) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Return to this trip an obvious plus.

Form: 2-51506

Hay Baby^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 90| BF

3/1

5/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Remains open to improvement stepping up in trip.

Form: 7906-54

Rhythmic Tune⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: M A Molloy| OR: 90

9/1

Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.6f, good to soft, 11/1) 6 days ago. Step back up in trip ought to suit.

Form: 993703

Scottish Dancer^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 89

28/1

Ran below form when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (22.8f, soft, 18/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 322-P08

Gaelic Des Chastys²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 87

11/4

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap chase at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft, 15/2) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Should go well from a much lower mark in this sphere.

Form: 20-5231

Mr Erwitt^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 82

66/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago, struggling under circuit out. Hard to fancy.

Form: 049P

The Holmeister¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 77| C

50/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy when well-beaten eleventh of 12 to Inchidaly Copper in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 0/5P70-0

Younowhatimean^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 76

20/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Listowel (18f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: UPP050

Annalough^t⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Alan King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 72

40/1

Fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good, 28/1) 59 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 700-P05

Non-Runners

Kilkee Bay¹⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: E McNamara J: Eoin Staples

Blossom De Mai²²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Tennesse Boy¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: R Tyner J: Reserve 1

Moulane West¹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

He Might Be Lucky¹⁶¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: L Young J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gaelic Des Chastys (11/4), Hay Baby (3/1), Inchidaly Copper (7/1), Rhythmic Tune (9/1), Betty Dutton (10/1), Kilkee Bay (10/1), Lummi Island (11/1), Moulane West (11/1), Whitewinewednesday (12/1), Tennesse Boy (14/1), Blossom De Mai (14/1), Hurricane Honey (16/1), The Sugarhill Lady (16/1), Younowhatimean (20/1), Wild Mandate (25/1), Scottish Dancer (28/1), Ballerina Boxer (33/1), Annalough (40/1), The Holmeister (50/1), He Might Be Lucky (50/1), Mr Erwitt (66/1)

HAY BABY shaped well with a view to stepping up to this sort of trip at Listowel last month, so she's put forward as the answer. Wild Mandate produced a performance much more in line with the pick of her bumper efforts when runner-up in first-time blinkers at Sligo in August and ought to be in the thick of the action again with a repeat. Recent chase winner Gaelic des Chastys is also well respected off his lower hurdles mark.