15:05 Thurles

Saturday 20 December 2025

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Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 6m 6.30s

He Can't Dance^t1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/2

Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 4/1, good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.9f, soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely has more to offer yet.

Form: 1/138-33

Minella Supreme^t1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 120

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 8/1, below form sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-21F16

Some Song⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

4/1

Once-raced winner over hurdles. 7/2, won 7-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 50 days ago, driven out. Trainer going well. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 1-1

William Tell^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 120| CD

4/1

Promising type. Back from 4 months off when taking 8-runner novice hurdle at this course (22.5f, good to soft) 30 days ago, keeping on well. May well do better yet.

Form: F5P-211

Reiki Revolution^h,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117

7/1

Disappointed at Navan latest but had opened account over hurdles at Punchestown (20f) previously and must enter calculations here.

Form: 32321P

Alpha Zeta⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1, fifth of 12 in bumper at Naas (16f, heavy) 41 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 353-35

Jisco Du Brem¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney

40/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in bumper at Kilbeggan in June. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) 18 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 217848

Obey The Order²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (21.9f, soft) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 10-349

Long Branch²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 104

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, soft, 11/1) 27 days ago. Booking of Kenneally a plus. Not out of things.

Form: 16-3454

Forecasts

He Can't Dance (5/2), William Tell (4/1), Some Song (4/1), Long Branch (6/1), Obey The Order (6/1), Reiki Revolution (7/1), Minella Supreme (22/1), Jisco Du Brem (40/1), Alpha Zeta (66/1)

WILLIAM TELL upped his game when scoring here last month and remains low mileage. He can follow up. Reiki Revolution and He Can't Dance may provide the chief threat.