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WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 48.1s

A Mayo Breeze

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

80/1

Ice Breeze gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Ardlethen, winner around 3m. Newcomer could be one for the longer-term.

Form:

Dark Berkshire²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Beaten a long way in all three hurdle starts, finishing 12th of 14 in a maiden at Wexford (150/1) 28 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 000

Harpers Frontier⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Coen| T: G Elliott

18/1

No worthwhile form in hurdle/bumper starts and unseated rider in 7-runner maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (11/1) 53 days ago. From a good yard but may be one for handicaps.

Form: 99U

Heron's Butler⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

11/1

Lightly-raced 5-year-old who showed improvement when eighth of 14 in a maiden hurdle at Wexford (40/1) 43 days ago, keeping on gradually without threatening. Likely to be better suited by further distances in low-grade handicaps.

Form: 08

King Song¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Showed very little in two bumper starts. Makes hurdle debut for a new trainer.

Form: PP77-

King's Son¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville

18/1

£50,000. Clovis Du Berlais gelding. 5-y-o. Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 2025). Half-brother to useful bumper winner/hurdler It's For Me. Makes hurdle debut and is worth a market check.

Form: 2-

Nelson Muntz³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

8/15

Fair bumper performer showed aptitude for hurdling on debut in this sphere when third of 10 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown last October. Better Flat effort when fourth of 11 in maiden at Gowran Park (40/1) 3 days ago and could improve having only his second hurdles start.

Form: 077/303-

No Pockets⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J O'Connor

16/1

Runner-up in points. Shouldn't be judged on fifth place finish on bumper debut. Made hurdles debut in July, briefly reached third turning for home before weakening to eighth in maiden hurdle here (20/1) 50 days ago, better than the result implies. Could do better back in trip with tongue strap off.

Form: P/9-258

Abbey Bay⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: Ian Donoghue

100/1

Showed little promise when 10th of 11 in a bumper on debut at Bellewstown (25/1) 9 days ago, making no impression. Makes hurdle debut with hood now removed.

Form: 0

An Capall Liath^t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

100/1

Has shown little ability in hurdle starts, finishing 11th of 14 at Wexford (150/1) 28 days ago when jumping poorly. First-time tongue strap fitted but has plenty to prove.

Form: 8U00

Backwithyourown^h1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh| T: J M Burke

7/2

Has shown modest form with two recent 4th place finishes in maiden hurdles. Fourth of 7 in maiden hurdle at Sligo (10/1) 29 days ago, racing too freely and weakening once the race took shape. Wears hood for first time and could be more competitive if that does the trick.

Form: 74-5544

Carry On Heidi¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: J P Patrick Baragry

16/1

Dual point winner, latest in March 2025. Done for speed in a bumper back in April, finishing seventh of 13 in a Cork bumper (14/1), one paced after taking strong hold. Should appreciate this jumping test more.

Form: 512217-

Ida Picked Her

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

50/1

€3,200 foal. Idaho filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Beg To Differ, winner up to 3m. Dam was unraced. Yard's newcomers usually need the run but worth a market check in a weak maiden.

Form:

Moononthebay¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: Bernard Crowley

80/1

Bullet Train filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler Wate And Sea (winner around 2m). Third of 4 on only completed start in points but again pulled up last time (Mar 2025). Making racecourse debut and looks likely to be an outsider.

Form: PP3P-

Non-Runners

Mount Hotham¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 1

Keep It Together¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: D Buckley J: Reserve 2

High Notions

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Stephen Gerard Carey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Nelson Muntz (8/15), Backwithyourown (7/2), Heron's Butler (11/1), High Notions (14/1), Carry On Heidi (16/1), No Pockets (16/1), Harpers Frontier (18/1), King's Son (18/1), King Song (50/1), Ida Picked Her (50/1), Mount Hotham (50/1), A Mayo Breeze (80/1), Moononthebay (80/1), An Capall Liath (100/1), Keep It Together (100/1), Abbey Bay (100/1), Dark Berkshire (150/1)

NELSON MUNTZ showed promise on hurdles debut when third at Punchestown last October (runner-up won next time) and his recent Flat run should have him spot-on for this return to a weak maiden hurdle. Of the rest, Backwithyourown could make more of an impact sporting a first-time hood, while No Pockets shaped much better than the result last time and may do better back down in trip.

Previous Winners

2024

Hey Sunshine

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell | T: W P Mullins

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,601.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €551.005th: €330.006th: €220.00