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Saturday 2 August 2025

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BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 4m 3.4s

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Figaruso²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| BF

11/2

Run respectably in both hurdles outings and opened account on Flat in Tramore claimer last month. Since joined Gavin Cromwell and remains open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 25/

Go To Town³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: S Fahey

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, good fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 30 days ago, not knocked about. Each-way claims.

Form: 59-444

Just Dennis¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Peter Maher

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 00

Night Moon⁶⁸¹

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

11/10

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 14-runner handicap at Listowel (12f, soft, 5/1), easily. Off 22 months. Highly respected on hurdles debut for Willie Mullins.

Form:

Serotonin^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Improvement required.

Form: 4-

Brosna Town^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld

18/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 11/1, third of 6 in minor event at Fairyhouse (14f, good) 24 days ago. Not taken lightly on jumps debut.

Form:

Buckle And Bolts²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when eighth of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Sligo (17.4f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 8

Ebony King³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

9/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Won 16-runner bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 7/4) on NH debut 30 days ago, kept up to work. Warrants respect on hurdles debut.

Form: 1

Fine Print^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| D

150/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 17f on flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 9

Monkeyforajuice

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy

100/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Paddy The Horse. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 19f) The Russian Doyen.

Form:

Pistocchi^h1⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: B McMahon

18/1

Promising individual who found improvement when second of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good to firm) 63 days ago, keeping on well. Hood on first time. Should be more to come yet.

Form: 82

Stede Bonnet²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

7/2

Progressed with each start in bumpers, latest when winning 14-runner contest at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 28 days ago, driven out. Goes hurdling now and must be taken seriously.

Form: 211

Tatateo^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 115

9/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 7/2, second of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 20 days ago, sticking to task. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 032

Shannon Bank¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Modest hurdler. 5/1, good fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 23/09-44

West End Victory⁸⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

50/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Winner in bumper at Thurles in February 2023. Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Likely best watched.

Form: 15/

Hello Johnjoe²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J C Gainford| T: A McNamara

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in bumper at Roscommon (15.9f, good, 18/1) on NH debut 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P2-26

Invincible Oscar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly

125/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Getaway filly.

Form:

Might Be The One²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: A McNamara

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 16 in bumper at Cork (16.9f, good, 16/1) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles bow.

Form: 2-0

Goldinthevalleys^t²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/1 and tongue strap on, eighth of 9 in bumper at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 8-

Non-Runners

Harry's Legacy³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R O'Sullivan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Astelia²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Sam Ewing

Caman Rocco

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Marians Gal⁷³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: K Smith J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Night Moon (11/10), Stede Bonnet (7/2), Astelia (4/1), Figaruso (11/2), Harry's Legacy (8/1), Ebony King (9/1), Tatateo (9/1), Go To Town (16/1), Caman Rocco (16/1), Pistocchi (18/1), Brosna Town (18/1), Goldinthevalleys (40/1), West End Victory (50/1), Shannon Bank (66/1), Hello Johnjoe (80/1), Serotonin (100/1), Monkeyforajuice (100/1), Might Be The One (100/1), Marians Gal (100/1), Buckle And Bolts (125/1), Invincible Oscar (125/1), Fine Print (150/1), Just Dennis (200/1)

There should be more to come from PISTOCCHI, who upped his game significantly when runner-up at Listowel last time. He gets the nod in what looks a very competitive opener. Stede Bonnet and Brosna Town are interesting recruits to hurdling and head the list of dangers.