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Monday 14 July 2025

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Randox (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 4m 12.9s

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Full Confession²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/9

Point winner made a successful bumper debut and duly built on that following a break when second of 11 in novice hurdle (5/2) at this course (21.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 29 days ago. Entitled to improve and should take the beating in this contest.

Form: 1/17-2

Boomerang Bill²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

50/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 10.5f), down the field in claimer on final start for Ross O'Sullivan. Plenty to prove on hurdles debut.

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Castle Du Barra⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Castle Du Berlais gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Francky du Berlais. Placed on last of 3 starts in Points prior to underwhelming effort when fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 9 days ago. Has lots to find.

Form: 0/P3-0

Front Door Famous⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: G P Cromwell

11/2

€80,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner (stayed 4m) Native River. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Apr 27) but has joined a top yard and is worth a market check on Rules debut.

Form: 7P47P6-

Moneysharvin⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill

14/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Policy Maker gelding. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (15f-19f winner) Classic King. Fairly cheap purchase and best to look elsewhere unless market speaks favourably on debut.

Form: 5-5

Tamberian⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell

80/1

150/1, thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.8f, good) on hurdles bow 59 days ago. Hasn't shown much to date.

Form: 9-0

Power Of Words^h1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

Promising hurdling debut when fourth at Fairyhouse in April. Hasn't looked entirely straightforward but did get back to that sort of form when second of 9 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to soft, 5/1) 11 days ago. Good shout with hood on first time.

Form: 4-652

Rockys Favourite^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

125/1

Eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 250/1) 159 days ago. Tongue strap on for first time in this code but marked improvement needed.

Form: 00-

Tinker Hill²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

125/1

Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (21.8f, good to soft, 125/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Needs to raise his game significantly second time up.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Eco Pete³⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Matter Of Opinion¹²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: William Harvey J: B W Harvey

Zaryagle⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: S D Torrens

Forecasts

Full Confession (4/9), Power Of Words (10/3), Front Door Famous (11/2), Eco Pete (8/1), Moneysharvin (14/1), Boomerang Bill (50/1), Tamberian (80/1), Castle Du Barra (100/1), Matter Of Opinion (100/1), Zaryagle (100/1), Rockys Favourite (125/1), Tinker Hill (125/1)

Having shaped promisingly when runner-up on hurdles bow here last month, this looks a good opportunity for FULL CONFESSION to get off the mark. Power of Words hasn't looked the most straightforward but did bounce back to form at Perth earlier this month and is the clear danger.