12:50 Naas

Sunday 9 November 2025

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Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St Marys GAA Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 3.7s

Boston Fire^t1²⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: P Maher

300/1

Pulled up both starts in points (latest Feb 2025). Tongue tied for hurdles debut. Outsider.

Form: PP-

Cloneen To The Max¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A J Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Browne

125/1

Winning pointer but well held in 2 bumpers under Rules.

Form: B2U7-10

Earl Neigh²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

10/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 40/1) on hurdles bow. Off 7 months. Likely improver on first run for Andy Slattery.

Form: 4/5-

Lips Freedom^h⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Kinirons

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Mickey Hulie¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 123-137

Mistyburn^t²²

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

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) on hurdles bow 22 days ago.

Form: 3-1560

Murat^h⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Lawlor| D

11/10

2-2 in bumpers just under a year apart. Useful hurdle prospect.

Form: 1-1

Peaceinthevalley¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Promise when fifth of 15 on course hurdle debut in February. Well held in a bumper at the Punchestown Festival 12 weeks later but retains potential back hurdling on return.

Form: P/U50-

Port Authority²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

£200,000 purchase after making a winning point debut in March. Likely to have a big say on hurdle debut for Gordon Elliott.

Form: 1-

Rusty Harkness^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Raffles Gitane. Dam (c145/h149) 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Interesting newcomer. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Shanroe Nelson⁵⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Harvey| T: K Thornton

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, fifteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 18 months.

Form: 0/

Snugsborough Force^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft, 22/1) on NH debut 16 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 6

The Guinness Boys⁸

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

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 040

Themorethemerrier

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Brassil

50/1

€48,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Potters Story, stayed 3m. Check the betting with this newcomer.

Form:

Between Friends¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 12 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 025-

Somersby Roost^t1¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Off mark in points at fourth attempt (Apr 2025). Probably best watched now switching to hurdles.

Form: P261-

Non-Runners

Chocolate Truffles¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: M Brassil J: Ricky Doyle

Cool Summer²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Murat (11/10), Port Authority (10/3), Peaceinthevalley (4/1), Rusty Harkness (5/1), Earl Neigh (10/1), Chocolate Truffles (10/1), Between Friends (12/1), Cool Summer (25/1), The Guinness Boys (40/1), Somersby Roost (50/1), Themorethemerrier (50/1), Mickey Hulie (66/1), Cloneen To The Max (125/1), Lips Freedom (150/1), Mistyburn (200/1), Snugsborough Force (200/1), Shanroe Nelson (300/1), Boston Fire (300/1)

PORT AUTHORITY won his sole point comfortably and gets the nod to make a successful start to his hurdle career for Gordon Elliott, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Murat won both his bumpers and will be a threat if translating that ability to hurdles. Henry de Bromhead pair Rusty Harkness and Peaceinthevalley may prove best of the remainder.

Previous Winners

2024

Spasiba

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

1/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00