15:05 Thurles

Saturday 20 December 2025

All11:3712:1212:4713:2213:5714:3215:0515:40

Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 6m 6.30s

1^st

Long Branch

510-13

6/1

T: S NevilleJ: Michael Kenneally (7)

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 3 out, 2nd again approaching straight and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in to lead closing stages op 7/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

He Can't Dance

512-0

5/2f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Prominent, ran freely and led from 3rd, not fluent 2 out and soon pushed along, 1 length lead last, ridden and kept on run-in, headed closing stages op 11/4 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Alpha Zeta

511-4

66/1

T: Liz DoyleJ: R Deegan

Towards rear, some headway after 4 out and 4th next, pushed along entering straight, moderate 3rd after 2 out, no impression on principals op 50/1 tchd 80/1

4^th

2 ¾

Reiki Revolution

511-11

7/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up in rear, 6th 3 out, pushed along and no impression before next, went remote 4th run-in op 8/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

2 ¾

Jisco Du Brem

611-4

40/1

T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: Alan O'Sullivan (7)

Prominent and led briefly after 2nd, 3rd halfway, 5th and ridden after 3 out, no extra in straight, kept on one pace

6^th

William Tell

612-0

4/1

T: D H KellyJ: Cian Quirke

Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, pushed along approaching straight and dropped to 6th 2 out, soon no extra and eased, completely tailed off op 5/2

Also Ran

Minella Supreme

512-0

22/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Prominent early, 7th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1

Some Song

512-0

4/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slow 4 out, pushed along and dropped to rear before next, weakened, pulled up before 2 out tchd 9/2

Obey The Order

511-2

6/1

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

Mid-division, 6th halfway, slight mistake 5 out and dropped to rear before 3 out, soon no extra, well behind and pulled up before 2 out tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.00Pl:€2.70, €1.30, €11.40EX:€25.60Trifecta:€793.30SF:€22.20

Forecasts

He Can't Dance (5/2), William Tell (4/1), Some Song (4/1), Long Branch (6/1), Obey The Order (6/1), Reiki Revolution (7/1), Minella Supreme (22/1), Jisco Du Brem (40/1), Alpha Zeta (66/1)

WILLIAM TELL upped his game when scoring here last month and remains low mileage. He can follow up. Reiki Revolution and He Can't Dance may provide the chief threat.

WILLIAM TELL (IRE)
REIKI REVOLUTION (IRE)
HE CAN'T DANCE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Brave Fortune

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: J J Doyle | T: P M J Doyle

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00