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Saturday 13 December 2025

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William Bourke Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 4m 17.1s

1^st

Ben Hur

311-0

7/4f

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, 3rd entering straight and headway to lead approaching last where not fluent, ridden and kept on well run-in op 6/4 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Wackestone

311-0

2/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Disputed lead early, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, headway to lead and bumped rival 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in op 9/4 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Kibris

311-0

5/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division, 7th halfway, mistake 3 out, 6th entering straight, pushed along and went 3rd when mistake last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 4/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

Blue Train

311-0

10/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

Tracked leaders, ran freely, headway to lead after 4th, slow 4 out, headed and bumped rival 2 out, 3rd and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in op 18/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

Berto Ramirez

311-0

50/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Brian Hayes

Towards rear, headway into 7th approaching straight, pushed along after 2 out, 5th and not fluent last, no impression and kept on one pace tchd 33/1

6^th

Thilos

310-7

200/1

T: J NashJ: Danny Gilligan

Rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and 9th entering straight, 6th and ridden approaching last, no impression and kept on one pace op 80/1 tchd 250/1

7^th

5 ½

Simple Things

310-7

4/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Mark Walsh

Soon led, ran freely, headed after 4th, 2nd and slightly hampered 4 out, 5th entering straight, slight mistake 2 out and soon no extra tchd 9/2

8^th

Superficial

311-0

25/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, slow 1st, slightly hampered 3 out, headway into 4th entering straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out op 40/1

9^th

Antoine De Paris

311-0

250/1

T: N C KellyJ: Alex Harvey

Always towards rear, closer after 3 out, pushed along and no impression after next, no extra op 150/1

10^th

Shakita

310-7

200/1

T: T MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, some headway after 4 out, pushed along and dropped towards rear early straight, mistake 2 out and weakened, tailed off op 150/1 tchd 250/1

11^th

7 ½

John Dixen

311-0

300/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, hampered 4 out and dropped to rear before next, soon detached and hampered by loose horse, weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

Pebble Island

311-0

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D A Kidd (7)

Always towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 3 out tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Good Thoughts²¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: J P Dempsey J: Luke Dempsey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.75Pl:€1.10, €1.10, €1.80EX:€6.30Trifecta:€20.80SF:€6.08

Forecasts

Ben Hur (7/4), Wackestone (2/1), Simple Things (4/1), Kibris (5/1), Blue Train (10/1), Good Thoughts (20/1), Superficial (25/1), Berto Ramirez (50/1), Pebble Island (50/1), Thilos (200/1), Shakita (200/1), Antoine De Paris (250/1), John Dixen (300/1)

A few of these offer potential, not least Noel Meade's BEN HUR who shaped well when runner-up at Navan last month and can build on it to go one better here. Both Wackestone and Kibris also look to have better days ahead of them and can play a part, while Charles Byrnes' hurdling debutant Blue Train needs considering too.

BEN HUR (IRE)
WACKESTONE (IRE)
KIBRIS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Beyond Your Dreams

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 3

J: Mark Walsh | T: J P O'Brien

1/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00