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Saturday 13 December 2025

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William Bourke Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 4m 17.10s

Antoine De Paris^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Harvey| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 300/1, tenth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 21 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P0

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Ben Hur²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

7/4

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising second of 12 in juvenile hurdle (6/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago, running on. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 2

Berto Ramirez⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who posted a fair fourth of 6 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 57 days ago on his final run for David Marnane. Much respected on his yard/hurdling bow.

Form:

Blue Train⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| BF

10/1

Fair 1m4f Flat winner who posted a good second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 59 days ago on his final run for William Knight. New yard is in good form so he rates an interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

John Dixen³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at this course (17.1f, soft) on NH debut 39 days ago, tailing off 3 out.

Form: P

Kibris^t⁴⁹

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

5/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 8f on Flat. 11/8, fourth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Should improve so needs considering.

Form: 24

Pebble Island^t³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

33/1 and tongue strap on, first run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford when sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 39 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 6

Superficial⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

25/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 7/1, seventh of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 60 days ago. Plenty more is required.

Form: 7

Wackestone^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

2/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who has shaped with promise on both runs in this sphere, third of 12 in juvenile at Navan (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Solid claims.

Form: 43

Shakita²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 13 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 80

Simple Things³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey

4/1

16/1, promising third of 14 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 39 days ago. Sure to do better. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 3

Thilos¹²²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J Nash

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 13 in claimer at Gowran (8f, good to firm, 40/1) on his final run for Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Needs to bounce back now going hurdling for her new handler.

Form:

Non-Runners

Good Thoughts²¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: J P Dempsey J: Luke Dempsey

Forecasts

Ben Hur (7/4), Wackestone (2/1), Simple Things (4/1), Kibris (5/1), Blue Train (10/1), Good Thoughts (20/1), Superficial (25/1), Berto Ramirez (50/1), Pebble Island (50/1), Thilos (200/1), Shakita (200/1), Antoine De Paris (250/1), John Dixen (300/1)

A few of these offer potential, not least Noel Meade's BEN HUR who shaped well when runner-up at Navan last month and can build on it to go one better here. Both Wackestone and Kibris also look to have better days ahead of them and can play a part, while Charles Byrnes' hurdling debutant Blue Train needs considering too.