12:30 Limerick

Sunday 28 December 2025

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Whitebox Property Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.10s

I Started A Joke²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| C

1/1

Promising individual. Excellent third of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 10/1) 22 days ago. Respected.

Form: 4/160-43

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Kaiser Ball³⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: A Costello| D

13/2

Nom De D'la gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Juby Ball,. Dam lightly raced over hurdles/fences in France. 11/2, created good impression when winning 10-runner maiden bumper at Fairyhouse in February by 7½ lengths from Eachtotheirown. Has left W. P. Mullins.

Form: 1-

Shuttle Diplomacy^t1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: T Cooper| CD

18/1

Smart winner at 16f in bumpers. 14/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.9f, soft) 35 days ago, finding little. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 19/35-P7

Stonking^h1,t1⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0/P

Unflinching³⁷

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

9/2

£150,000 purchase after winning sole start in points (Apr 2025). Won 6-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 11/10) on NH debut 37 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Likely type.

Form: 1-1

Bohemian Bay²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: Sean Allen

150/1

€38,000 3-y-o, €18,500 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam (h106), 2¾m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Early Retirement. Placed on last of 3 starts in points (Nov 30).

Form: 5-33

Bokamsin³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Promising sort. Third of 15 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Cork (15.9f, soft) 35 days ago, running on. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 68-3

Eye On The Ball²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Nash

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months.

Form: 0

Justatan²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| BF

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy, 5/4) 26 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 11/553

King Rasko Grey²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

16/5

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 22 in bumper (2/1) at Punchestown (18.8f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Obvious claims.

Form: 4/2-

Mister Rockefeller⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: F Costello

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 200/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 0/0

Olympy De Cerisy^t³⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

25/1

Promising type. Very good fourth of 15 in novice hurdle (9/2) at Tramore (16.2f, heavy), running on. Off 13 months. Should have more to offer.

Form: 322/624-

Shoe Shinner⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 64 days ago.

Form: P4326-8

The Shanty Field⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 0

Ballingurteen²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 2-6

Barrowline²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr D M Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Duggan

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft, 200/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: P-5P4P0

Fervida⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Berry

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft, 80/1) 62 days ago, weakening from 4 out.

Form: 9UP

Madame Masque²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Power⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, sixteenth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: P31/00

Non-Runners

Clonsast²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Flood J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

I Started A Joke (1/1), King Rasko Grey (16/5), Unflinching (9/2), Kaiser Ball (13/2), Bokamsin (12/1), Shuttle Diplomacy (18/1), Olympy De Cerisy (25/1), Justatan (66/1), Stonking (125/1), Shoe Shinner (150/1), Eye On The Ball (150/1), Bohemian Bay (150/1), Madame Masque (150/1), The Shanty Field (150/1), Clonsast (150/1), Ballingurteen (200/1), Fervida (300/1), Barrowline (300/1), Mister Rockefeller (300/1)

KING RASKO GREY showed plenty in a couple of bumpers in the spring and looks an obvious type sent hurdling. Point/bumper winner Unflinching is another to consider, while Bokamsin left his hurdles debut behind when a running-on third at Cork on return.