14:35 Wexford

Sunday 25 October 2026

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William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 4m 23.40s

1^st

Lirakali

511-4

2/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, led before 2 out, pushed along and asserted before last, not fluent last, kept on well, comfortably op 15/8 tchd 7/4

2^nd

Jessbers Wish

511-4

8/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche

Disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, headed after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on but not match winner op 11/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Soul Asylum

511-12

8/11f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Disputed lead, not fluent 1st, led narrowly after 3 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd before last, no impression op 11/10

4^th

3 ½

Farney Bridge

611-12

11/1

T: J M BurkeJ: Eoin Walsh

In touch with leaders, mistake 2nd, 4th halfway, not fluent 4 out and 3 out, ridden along after 3 out, mistake last, stayed on run-in op 14/1

5^th

Grey Balls Of Fire

611-4

28/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: Ricky Doyle

Towards rear, pushed along and modest headway after 3 out, kept on same pace, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Katoomba

511-4

100/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Jordan Gainford

Mid-division, raced freely, lost ground before 4 out, mistake 3 out, pushed along and weakened before 2 out op 80/1

7^th

Orchard Cross

611-4

150/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Never better than mid-division op 125/1

8^th

Jetaway Mountain

511-4

100/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: Ross Berry (7)

Mid-division, mistake 3rd and 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, no danger tchd 125/1

9^th

9 ½

Llem's

511-4

40/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division, slow 3rd, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 6th, tailed off op 33/1

10^th

1 ¾

L'Un Deux Trois

1011-12

150/1

T: O McKiernanJ: James Duggan (7)

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, bad mistake 6th (usual 7th), mistake 4 out, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, no danger, tailed off op 100/1

11^th

Game Shadow

411-11

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Always behind, tailed off op 40/1

12^th

Oyster Cottage

511-4

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear throughout, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Backinbusiness

511-4

33/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Shane O'Callaghan (3)

In rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, pushed along before 4 out, mistake 4 out, pulled up after 3 out op 40/1

Non-Runners

Victors Spirit⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Tom McGuinness J: Dylan Robinson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.10Pl:€1.10, €2.70, €1.10EX:€25.70Trifecta:€44.60SF:€20.08

Forecasts

Soul Asylum (8/11), Lirakali (2/1), Jessbers Wish (8/1), Farney Bridge (11/1), Oyster Cottage (18/1), Grey Balls Of Fire (28/1), Backinbusiness (33/1), Llem's (40/1), Game Shadow (50/1), Victors Spirit (50/1), Katoomba (100/1), Jetaway Mountain (100/1), Orchard Cross (150/1), L'Un Deux Trois (150/1)

LIRAKALI failed by the narrowest of margins on his recent hurdling debut at Gowran and is fancied to build on it and go one better here. Gordon Elliott's hurdling newcomer Soul Asylum brings a fair bit of potential from bumpers and rates the main danger, while Backinbusiness and Farney Bridge can fight it out for minor honours.