13:53 Galway

Saturday 25 October 2025

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QuinnBet 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:53 | Winning time: 3m 58.40s

Crooked Path¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan

10/3

Fair maiden on the Flat but was much sharper second time up over hurdles when second at Gowran (16.3f). Backed that up when fourth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (15.5f, good to soft, 4/1) 13 days ago and should remain competitive back over a slightly longer trip.

Form: 624

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Dahoma¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

22/1

Fair form in maidens on Flat (stays 1m) and has left Joseph Patrick O'Brien prior this hurdling debut. Market should guide expectations.

Form:

Expert Analysis¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot Kilmartin

22/1

Modest maiden on the Flat (stays 1m). Showed something like that form on second start over hurdles (carried out on hurdles debut) when fifth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Still has to prove his stamina for jumping.

Form: C5

Hawkesbury Legend^h1¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Queally

50/1

Modest 10f Flat winner for Kevin Philippart De Foy. Might have needed the run on hurdles/yard debut when seventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) in July. Betting should offer some clues with yard also saddling Dahoma.

Form: 7

In The Minus²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: B Cawley

6/1

Modest Flat winner (stays 1m) who stepped up on his hurdling debut form when third at Ballinrobe (18f, soft) but couldn't repeat that form when fourth of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Improvement needed to win a maiden.

Form: 434

Jr Mahon⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: Ian Donoghue

33/1

Fair flat maiden (stays 1½m) made an unpromising start to his hurdling career at Down Royal and was below form back on the Flat when eleventh of 18 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 6 days ago. Bit to prove on hurdles return.

Form: 7F

Kibris^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

11/8

Fairly useful on Flat (debut winner over 1m, stays 10.5f) and showed plenty to work with on hurdling bow with tongue strap refitted (retained), finishing runner-up in a Cork juvenile (15.5f, good to soft) despite jumping none too fluently. Looks sure to improve for that experience.

Form: 2

Whats New⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

10/3

Well-backed and looked set to place when falling on hurdle debut before finishing second in a Listowel 3-y-o hurdle (again let down by his jumping). Ran out with a visor refitted next time but finished creditable fifth on the Flat latest. Quirky but has claims back over hurdles.

Form: F2R

Ranting And Raven²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat but fared no better than on hurdle debut when tenth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16.3f, soft, 80/1) 21 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 80

Forecasts

Kibris (11/8), Whats New (10/3), Crooked Path (10/3), In The Minus (6/1), Expert Analysis (22/1), Dahoma (22/1), Jr Mahon (33/1), Hawkesbury Legend (50/1), Ranting And Raven (66/1)

Fairly useful Flat winner KIBRIS showed plenty to work with when second on hurdle debut earlier this month and with improvement likely, he can go one better here. What's New has a quirky side but has claims on his Listowel second, while Crooked Path was only 2 lengths behind Kibris last time and should be in the mix again.