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Friday 25 July 2025

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Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 38.9s

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Breezingwithdstars

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

100/1

Ice Breeze gelding. Dam maiden jumper (stayed 2¾m), closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 25f) Could Be Trouble and half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser (stayed 2½m) Hes No Trouble. Likely to be an outsider on racecourse debut.

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Dark Berkshire¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Offered little when fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) on NH debut 14 days ago. Needs to step forward significantly. Engaged 4.35 Wexford Thursday.

Form: 0

Dysart Dasher^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Off for 2 years prior to finishing third of 15 (wore first time tongue strap) in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 40 days ago, matching his previous form. Needs to settle better but entitled to improve and interesting that he's the choice of Paul Townend.

Form: 45/3

Heffay⁴⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

8/1

Lots to like about his pedigree but proved to be a disappointment when eighteenth of 25 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 15 months prior to this hurdles debut and while in excellent hands, he has the most improvement to find of the Mullins trio.

Form: 0/

Streamsforth Lad^t¹⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 85

22/1

Poor hurdler to date, faring no better in two starts for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, most recently when pulled-up on chase debut in February following a wind operation. Has joined an excellent yard but has improvement to find on all known form.

Form: P946/6P-

Wakey Wakey Man²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J C Gainford| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

25/1

Didn't pull up any trees in Points and hasn't shown anything in two starts under rules. Off 8 months and upped in trip on first run for yard after leaving James Daniel Dullea. Needs more.

Form: 55/00-

Speakasyoufind¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Runner-up sole start in points (May 24) and did best of the newcomers when fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 66/1) on NH debut 14 days ago. Potential improver over this longer trip and will likely want even further in due course.

Form: 25

Timurshah³⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne

80/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat. Dam was a half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Tarabiyn. Last seen finishing down the field in a 12f maiden on final start for M. Halford & T. Collins in September. Tough ask on hurdles bow.

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Youknowme⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Badly in need of experience when eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 8 days ago, running green and struggling from halfway. Needs to leave that run well behind.

Form: 0

Another Girl¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

33/1

Made more impact over hurdles than in a pair of bumpers, latest when running to a similar level as on hurdles debut, creditable sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good) 14 days ago. Probably one for handicaps.

Form: 8-946

Backwithyourown¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

20/1

Modest in bumpers but did show an aptitude for hurdles when fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good, 25/1) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Will need to build on that run if she's to get off the mark.

Form: 6074-55

Half Past Tipsy^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105| BF

7/1

Has shown fair form in maidens, including when runner up over 2m at Wexford in March. Hasn't proved the most consistent since, not sustaining her effort when sixth of 8 over this C&D 14 days ago. She had been off for 11 weeks prior to that start and has decent claims if seeing out her race better.

Form: 702F9-6

Kara De Thaix¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/2

Disappointing on debut in a bumper in December but showed more on hurdles debut when third of 10 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 4/1) the following month, for all she was able to dictate. Runner-up that day is a fairly useful type and there could be more to come on her return.

Form: 83-

Time In A Bottle^h,t⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

Did the best of those who came from off the pace when fourth on hurdles debut at Cork (19f) in April but didn't build on that upped in trip when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft, 9/4) 74 days ago. Still early days and could well build on previous promise shown.

Form: 52324-4

Wild Mandate⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

12/1

Hit the frame 6 times in bumpers and offered plenty on second start over hurdles when fourth in an 11-runner maiden hurdle at Sligo, only ridden hands and heels late on. Never landed a blow back in a bumper at that track last month but may resume progress now back over hurdles.

Form: 2469-47

Marfa¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, fell in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, good) 18 days ago. Probably one for later on. RESERVE.

Form: 0F

Non-Runners

March On Dave¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: M O Quigley J: J J Slevin

Doyen Lady¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: M Butler J: Reserve 2

Bold Fury⁸¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Time In A Bottle (2/1), Dysart Dasher (5/2), Kara De Thaix (11/2), Half Past Tipsy (7/1), Heffay (8/1), Wild Mandate (12/1), Bold Fury (12/1), Backwithyourown (20/1), Streamsforth Lad (22/1), Wakey Wakey Man (25/1), March On Dave (25/1), Another Girl (33/1), Speakasyoufind (50/1), Doyen Lady (50/1), Timurshah (80/1), Breezingwithdstars (100/1), Marfa (125/1), Dark Berkshire (300/1), Youknowme (300/1)

HALF PAST TIPSY has some creditable form in maidens and had been off for 11 weeks prior to finishing sixth in a C&D maiden earlier this month. She's worth another chance at this trip and may be able to get off the mark at the expense of Kara De Thaix who posted a solid third on hurdles debut, though it may be significant that Paul Townend has sided with her stablemate Dysart Dasher. Of the rest, Time in a Bottle is lightly-raced and could yet build on the promise shown on hurdles bow.