15:38 Galway

Sunday 26 October 2025

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Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 5m 36.5s

Doctor Steinberg⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Fairly useful 2m bumper winner. 15/8, fifth of 7 in bumper at this course (16f, soft) 84 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this hurdles debut and he's of strong interest for top yard.

Form: 3/2-15

Frankie John³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| BF| C

2/1

Promising sort. Bumper winner here in July. Second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft, 8/11) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 143-12

He Can't Dance²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Useful 2m bumper winner. 8 lengths eighth of 17 to Bambino Fever in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft, 33/1). Big player on hurdles debut.

Form: 1/138-

Jisco Du Brem^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Jonathan Sweeney

25/1

Fair 2m bumper winner. Eighth of 9 in bumper (40/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this hurdles debut.

Form: 8-2178

Listentomewillya^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

66/1

Casamento gelding. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Tahiti Pearl. Wears hood. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Mickey Hulie³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 13/2, third of 15 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Yard in good form.

Form: 9123-13

Humble Brag²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes| T: D Hassett

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16.4f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Yard also saddles Loi Des Jeux.

Form: 7

Loi Des Jeux

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Hassett

66/1

Jeu St Eloi gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Osaxalina and fair hurdler/chaser Osaxa. Dam maiden chaser.

Form:

Non-Runners

Sekakarma⁷¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: W M Roper J: Harry Sexton

Forecasts

He Can't Dance (11/8), Frankie John (2/1), Doctor Steinberg (5/2), Mickey Hulie (16/1), Jisco Du Brem (25/1), Loi Des Jeux (66/1), Listentomewillya (66/1), Sekakarma (100/1), Humble Brag (150/1)

The vote goes to HE CAN'T DANCE, who brings solid bumper form to the table, having placed in a Leopardstown Grade 2 and finished mid-field in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham subsequent to a winning debut in that sphere at Navan last December. This former point winner could be a useful novice hurdler in the making (and perhaps chaser further down the line). Frankie John was a promising second on his hurdles debut and is next on the list ahead of Doctor Steinberg.