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Sunday 23 November 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: 5m 48.1s

Bally Free²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

6/1

£160,000 5-y-o, fourth foal, dam, poor maiden hurdler, closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Indian Castle. Impressive winner sole start in points (Feb 2025) and joined top NH yard.

Form: 1-

Banter At The Bar^p1³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

50/1

4/1, seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (22f, soft) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and this point winner has to be better than that.

Form: 1/7-

Champagne Kid⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins| OR: 118

14/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 3/1, bit below form third of 10 in novice hurdle at Listowel (22f, good to soft) 63 days ago.

Form: 43276-3

Court Compliance²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan

25/1

€45,000 3-y-o, £95,000 5-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) In Compliance and fair hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) One Cool Cookie. Placed both starts in points.

Form: 32-

Did I Ask You That^t³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Promising sort. 28/1, third of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 12 months but he couldn't be in better hands.

Form: 240/3-

Excessivebehaviour^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil

28/1

Great Pretender gelding. Brother to French hurdler/chaser A Mi Manera, and half-brother to numerous winners, including French hurdler Fixe Le Kap, stayed 25f. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Green Splendour²³²

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

8/13

Smart winner at 17f in bumpers. 10/3, career best when winning 15-runner Gr 2 bumper at Aintree (17f, good) by 2¾ lengths from Destination Dubai, travelling strongly. Good hurdles prospect.

Form: 4/151-

He Can't Dance²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Third of 8 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft, 11/8) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 1/138-3

Lyreen Og²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A J Martin

50/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler Faith du Val and French 17f winner Danton du Val. Winning point debut in March.

Form: 1-

Obey The Order¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Promising individual. Fourth of 20 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 10-34

Rathmolyon Roller¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley

200/1

Thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 25/1) on NH debut 160 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Soldier Saint²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 92-09

The Night Agent²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D E Fitzgerald

66/1

Fair hurdler. 20/1, 37 lengths last of 7 to Tackletommywoowoo in listed hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 4/8234-7

Get Your Coat²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: J & T Kiely

200/1

Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Green Splendour (8/13), He Can't Dance (4/1), Bally Free (6/1), Did I Ask You That (12/1), Champagne Kid (14/1), Court Compliance (25/1), Excessivebehaviour (28/1), Banter At The Bar (50/1), Lyreen Og (50/1), Obey The Order (50/1), The Night Agent (66/1), Soldier Saint (150/1), Rathmolyon Roller (200/1), Get Your Coat (200/1)

GREEN SPLENDOUR marked himself down as as a smart prospect when winning a Grade 2 bumper at Aintree in the spring and he'll take some stopping on hurdles, Gordon Elliott's expensive point recruit Bally Free may offer most resistance.