13:40 Listowel

Friday 25 September 2026

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John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 4m 51.00s

Back Swath⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: R Hackett

250/1

Showed nothing on belated debut at Kilbeggan.

Form: 0

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Confidence Within⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell

5/1

Jet Away gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Reallyntruthfully. Third sole start in points. Looked a useful prospect when off the mark in a Kilbeggan bumper last month, going with enthusiasm/winning easily. Entitled to be in the mix if translating that form to hurdles.

Form: 3-1

Farney Bridge³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Walsh| T: J M Burke

20/1

Fair winner (33/1) at Killarney on second of 3 starts in bumper this summer. Hard to be confident he'll find the required improvement sent hurdling, though.

Form: 014

Higher Vision

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett

125/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Lucid Dreams. Dam (b88), bumper winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Monkerhostin and useful hurdler/smart chaser Eric's Charm (both stayed 29f). Type to do better with time/distance.

Form:

Jetaway Mountain¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

66/1

Runner-up sole start in points. Seemed unsuited by the emphasis on speed when beaten 15¾ lengths in a Wexford bumper. Entitled to need this hurdling debut following 4 months away.

Form: 2-6

Ladbroke Grove^t⁵¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil

9/2

From a winning French family. Showed plenty when 18 lengths third in a Punchestown bumper that has worked out well last May. Type to win races somewhere along the way and Mark Walsh a positive jockey booking on return/hurdling debut.

Form: 3/

Man Down²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: D Duggan

200/1

Made frame sole completed start in points. Has looked a longer-term project in his 2 maiden hurdle starts to date.

Form: P-4P06

Minnatrix^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Free-going sort. Hasn't built on his debut second in a bumper at Roscommon last autumn. One for handicaps following this run.

Form: 2-FS890

Nothintodowithme^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Evan Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: B T Murphy

250/1

No form in 3 starts to date.

Form: P88

Outlaw Thief^h1¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: P Kiely

200/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) The Romford Pele. Wears hood. Unplaced completed start in points (Apr 2026). Hooded for Rules debut and difficult to see him making an immediate impact.

Form: P5-

Ozark Daze^t²⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin| BF

80/1

Fair middle-distance handicapper on all-weather for Jack W. Davison last autumn/winter. Tongue strap refitted for hurdling/stable debut and may just need this following 9 months away.

Form:

Reaching High^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/4

Useful Flat performer. Made a promising hurdling debut when ½-length second to a fairly useful one with experience at Killarney (2m), encouragingly seeing out his race well in refitted tongue strap. In excellent hands and a similar effort may be enough to go one better.

Form: 2

Zambezi Moon¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: David Barry| D

16/1

Placed on first 2 of 3 starts in points. Caused an 80/1 surprise when fair winner of bumper at Cork (19f) on Rules debut. Shaped like a longer-term project over hurdles on subsequent couple of maiden starts in May. This could well be a springboard to handicaps.

Form: 3/3P1-56

Down After Dark^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly| T: S Curling

200/1

Showed nothing prior to unseating on debut and did no better at Kilbeggan (200/1) subsequently.

Form: U9

Menez Are¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

Bande gelding. Dam placed over hurdles in France. Last of 5 in sole completed start in points. Hardly an obvious type on Rules debut.

Form: U5P-

Non-Runners

Midtown Manhattan¹²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Ddakji³⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: Conor Houlihan J: Reserve 2

Woodie Wiley⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Conor Houlihan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Reaching High (1/4), Ladbroke Grove (9/2), Confidence Within (5/1), Midtown Manhattan (13/2), Zambezi Moon (16/1), Farney Bridge (20/1), Woodie Wiley (33/1), Ddakji (33/1), Jetaway Mountain (66/1), Ozark Daze (80/1), Minnatrix (100/1), Higher Vision (125/1), Man Down (200/1), Outlaw Thief (200/1), Down After Dark (200/1), Nothintodowithme (250/1), Menez Are (250/1), Back Swath (250/1)

A useful stayer on the Flat for Willie Mullins, REACHING HIGH should be able to make it second time lucky over hurdles. The dangers are headed by Ladbroke Grove and Confidence Within, who bring positive profiles from bumpers. Henry De Bromhead's Midtown Manhattan is another to note if lining up.