16:07 Kilbeggan

Friday 4 September 2026

All16:0716:4217:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 3m 50.30s

1^st

Minella Cyclone

511-12

8/1

T: J P RyanJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leader, 4th 2 out, pushed along and headway to lead before last, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably op 14/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

4 ½

Astelia

711-5

5/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing

Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 2 out, soon led, ridden and headed before last, kept on one pace op 2/1

3^rd

Glengarriff

511-12

300/1

T: P DowneyJ: Kieren Buckley

Mid-division, pushed along in moderate 6th 2 out, 5th and no impression when hampered at last, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening op 150/1

4^th

1 ¾

How's Ellie

511-5

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Daniel King

Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, dropped to 4th when left 3rd at last, 4th inside final furlong, no extra op 10/3

5^th

1 ¼

Willows Word

411-3

100/1

T: P RooneyJ: Alix Balfe (7)

Towards rear, pushed along in moderate 10th after 2 out, 7th at last, kept on one pace op 80/1 tchd 125/1

6^th

Dusky Night

511-5

50/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Donagh Meyler

Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2 out, no impression op 40/1 tchd 66/1

7^th

But What About Me

811-5

125/1

T: B T MurphyJ: E M Nugent (7)

Rear of mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression op 80/1

8^th

Hardlee Trouble

511-5

40/1

T: J FaheyJ: Conor Smithers (7)

In rear, moderate 11th 2 out, no impression, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 50/1

9^th

Isthatrightkatie

611-5

150/1

T: Miss K BrownJ: Brian Barry (7)

Mid-division, headway into 5th 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, badly hampered and almost unseated rider at last, no extra op 100/1

Also Ran

Grabat

511-12

125/1

T: P FentonJ: Niall Moore (5)

Rear of mid-division when bad mistake and unseated rider at 1st op 66/1

Rule Seventeen

711-12

20/1

T: S CavanaghJ: Kevin Healy (7)

Tracked leaders, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last op 12/1 tchd 10/1

Dawn Coming

411-10

1/1f

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression in 3rd when fell at last op 5/4 tchd 11/8

Vartry Diamond

511-5

125/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche

Soon trailing in last, always behind, pulled up before last op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Texas Red¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Ivatt¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Neat As A Pin³²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: E Bolger J: Reserve 1

Scotty Joe¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Shane O'Callaghan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.60Pl:€2.00, €1.20, €18.10EX:€33.30Trifecta:€1,091.00SF:€29.78

Forecasts

Dawn Coming (1/1), Astelia (5/2), How's Ellie (4/1), Ivatt (5/1), Texas Red (6/1), Minella Cyclone (8/1), Rule Seventeen (20/1), Scotty Joe (33/1), Hardlee Trouble (40/1), Dusky Night (50/1), Willows Word (100/1), But What About Me (125/1), Vartry Diamond (125/1), Grabat (125/1), Isthatrightkatie (150/1), Glengarriff (300/1)

HOW'S ELLIE was still in front when crashing out at the final hurdle last time and can gain compensation here granted a better round of jumping. Ivatt showed fairly useful form on the Flat and should build on his third-placed hurdling debut at Tramore, while Astelia should be more competitive back in maiden company after disappointing at Galway.

HOW'S ELLIE (IRE)
IVATT
ASTELIA (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00