14:53 Limerick

Sunday 22 March 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 5m 16.40s

Dani Donadoni³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 127| BF| CD

2/5

Bumper winner who was a creditable second of 15 in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.5f, heavy) 35 days ago. Strong claims.

Form: 14-252

Doctor Elvis¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

16/5

Has made the frame all 3 starts in this sphere, most recently finishing a good second of 14 in a maiden at Naas (19f, heavy) 14 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things.

Form: 3/642

Freddie's Back^t⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara

9/1

Winning pointer who was said to have bled when ninth of 11 in a maiden hurdle here on Rules debut in December 2024. Shaped pretty well when fourth back here on return 12 months later fitted with tongue tie and he is open to improvement.

Form: 19-4

Jack The Lad²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: T Gibney

6/1

Wide-margin winner of sole start between the flags (subsequently sold for £120,000) and placed both starts in bumpers last season. Looked in need of the run on return/handicap bow at Navan (2¾m, heavy, 3/1) last month and he's clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 133-4

Lord De Choisel²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle

200/1

Big price and failed to land a blow on debut in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle earlier this month.

Form: 8

Orchard Cross^h1,t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

33/1

€45,000 purchase out of an unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Duhallow Gesture. Wears tongue strap on debut and the market should be revealing.

Form:

Theran¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P M J Doyle

150/1

Safely held in a bumper on debut during the autumn and it's hard to draw any positives from his first run over hurdles at Gowran recently.

Form: 40

Jenny's Bar¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

250/1

Well held on recent introduction at Gowran and yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Jack The Lad.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Poet's Gale¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dani Donadoni (2/5), Doctor Elvis (16/5), Jack The Lad (6/1), Freddie's Back (9/1), Orchard Cross (33/1), Poet's Gale (50/1), Theran (150/1), Lord De Choisel (200/1), Jenny's Bar (250/1)

DANI DONADONI would've finished closer but for suffering interference from the winner late on at Punchestown last month and this bumper winner is taken to open his hurdles account. Doctor Elvis is the clear main danger, ahead of Freddie's Back and Jack The Lad, both of whom are open to improvement.