14:20 Limerick

Saturday 18 October 2025

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Vision Contracting Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 5.5s

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Apalachiyeats^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in maiden at Tipperary (19.7f, soft, 150/1) on hurdles bow 12 days ago, tailing off 4 out.

Form: 9P

Bridge View Star²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W J O'Doherty

13/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 10 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 80/1) 27 days ago. Filled the same position in a Galway hurdle maiden prior to that.

Form: 66

Easy Doyen¹⁷⁹

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

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fourteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 179 days ago.

Form: 60B0-

How's The Head^h,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss J Townend| T: T Townend

9/1

Maiden pointer. Hinted at ability on the first of 2 bumper outings this season. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P34P-65

Kazbek^b1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 90

9/1

Poor maiden hurdler. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 52 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0-86860

Mistyburn^p1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

6/1

Point winner and has shown enough in 2 bumpers to think he can make an impact in a race like this on hurdle debut. Cheekpieces are added.

Form: 3-156

Uptaurintop^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tipperary (16.4f, soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago.

Form: P-098

Three County Star¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Mortell| OR: 88

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 250/1) 124 days ago.

Form: 0-08

We Be Grand²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara

4/5

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort in bumpers when fifth of 18 at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 14/1) 23 days ago. Starts out over hurdles in ordinary race. Considered.

Form: 55

Run For The Border³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 86

10/1

Promising sort. 80/1, seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, soft) 36 days ago. Has the potential for better.

Form: 65667

Forecasts

We Be Grand (4/5), Mistyburn (6/1), Bridge View Star (13/2), How's The Head (9/1), Kazbek (9/1), Run For The Border (10/1), Easy Doyen (18/1), Three County Star (33/1), Uptaurintop (80/1), Apalachiyeats (200/1)

WE BE GRAND ran quite well in a Listowel bumper last month and gets the nod to make a winning start to his hurdle career. Fellow hurdle newcomer Mistyburn has a point win to his name and may provide the main opposition. Run For The Border looks pick of those with hurdle experience.