14:32 Thurles

Saturday 20 December 2025

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William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

4YO plus | 2m 26y | 16 Runners | Turf

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Once-raced maiden. 7/1, fourth of 17 in a valuable bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on debut in April. Major player now switched to hurdles.

Form: 4-

Glin Road Boy¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy, 200/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 000P

Luker's Tipple^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 20 days ago. Clear chance on pick of his form, but looks vulnerable for win purposes all the same.

Form: 262239

Maxicourt¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Duffy| OR: 97

Unreliable sort. Below form fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 13 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 572750

Mojoe²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 16 in novice hurdle (33/1) at this course (20.2f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and needs to raise his game.

Form: 48-84

Moon Mission²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

Poor hurdler. Creditable third of 17 in novice hurdle (12/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good once more.

Form: 386383

Mr Ed²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, soft, 28/1) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 0

Premier Rogue⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in bumper (5/2) at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 56 days ago, doing too much too soon. Worth a second look on this hurdles debut.

Form: 734

The Goose's Acre³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 97

Modest hurdler. 16/1, very good third of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (15.8f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 45-7373

Zeus Power²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien

Promising individual. Second of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft, 11/1) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Back down in trip and very much a contender with improvement on the cards.

Form: 232

Del Boys Diva²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) on debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Katie's Casper^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (125/1) at this course (22.4f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 66P-578

Qamari⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

Fair maiden on the Flat. 33/1, last of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, soft) 65 days ago. Readily passed over on hurdles debut.

Form: /-

Anightaway¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 1| T: Sean Davis

Once-raced maiden. Twenty-second of 25 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Good Option¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 2| T: G P Cromwell

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 29

Max Meridius²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 3| T: T Mullins

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 50/1, tenth of 24 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 21 days ago.

Form: 00

Forecasts

Boedic (1/1), Luker's Tipple (9/4), Zeus Power (6/1), Premier Rogue (7/1), Mojoe (14/1), Qamari (16/1), The Goose's Acre (20/1), Maxicourt (33/1), Moon Mission (33/1), Good Option (50/1), Mr Ed (66/1), Katie's Casper (100/1), Max Meridius (100/1), Glin Road Boy (100/1), Del Boys Diva (100/1), Anightaway (150/1)

It was a valuable bumper in which BOEDIC was a promising fourth of 17 on debut at Fairyhouse during the spring and he is taken to make a winning start in this sphere. The main danger will likely be posed by Zeus Power, who was placed both starts in bumpers and also shaped well starting out over hurdles here last month. Premier Rogue showed ability in a trio of bumpers and he is worth a second look, too.