13:40 Cork

Saturday 3 January 2026

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ITM Irish Stallion Trail 16th - 17th January Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 18.90s

Ask The Bookie^p,t⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Scott| OR: 100

50/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 14 hurdle runs. 25/1, fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 5 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9-50455

Fillyoureye²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

5/6

Promising type. Very good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy, 5/4) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Difficult to oppose with promise of more to come for his leading yard.

Form: 41-22

Frankie's Freebie²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| D

7/1

Promising sort. First run since leaving Colin Motherway when third of 18 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (19f, heavy) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5930-13

Kasanova's Dream²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Third of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.8f, good, 8/1). Off 7 months. Up in trip and there should be more to come for his leading yard.

Form: 3-3

Kashchei¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| BF

28/1

Modest hurdler. 5/2, sixth of 9 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 147 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally.

Form: 3864-66

Rebel Budz⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| D

5/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 11 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, good to soft, 3/1) on hurdles bow 65 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Open to progress.

Form: U321-42

Dixies Girl⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: Arthur Goulding| D

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 80/1) 7 days ago. Booking of Kenneally a plus.

Form: 14P75/0

Non-Runners

Juke Hill²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Shabby Hill²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

St Lawrence's Well²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Kevin Healy

Forecasts

Fillyoureye (5/6), Rebel Budz (5/2), St Lawrence's Well (4/1), Kasanova's Dream (5/1), Frankie's Freebie (7/1), Juke Hill (8/1), Shabby Hill (16/1), Kashchei (28/1), Dixies Girl (40/1), Ask The Bookie (50/1)

Bumper-winner FILLYOUREYE has made a promising start to his hurdles career and this look a good opening for him. A few of these do have a bigger performance in them though, notably Shabby Hill and Rebel Budz.