13:45 Limerick
Saturday 18 October 2025
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Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO only | 2m 70y | Good to Yielding | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 7.0s
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Led, headed after 1st, not fluent 4th, pushed along in 4th entering straight, went 3rd approaching 2 out, pushed along to go 2nd before last, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well op 5/2 tchd 2/1
T: E McNamaraJ: Sean Flanagan
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on outer to go 3rd entering straight, went 2nd 2 out, progress to lead when not fluent last, soon headed, no extra and kept on one pace run-in tchd 7/2
T: W DurkanJ: Philip Byrnes
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd after 3 out, headway to lead entering straight, pushed along and headed after 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, soon no extra and kept on one pace run-in op 10/11
T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along in 7th approaching 2 out, kept on from last, went 4th run-in op 12/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 5th approaching 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last op 16/1
T: E BuckleyJ: Kieren Buckley
Chased leader, led after 1st, pushed along and headed entering straight, no extra in 4th approaching 2 out, weakened from last op 40/1
T: D K WeldJ: J C Gainford
Mid division, 7th halfway, kept on one pace from 3 out tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1
T: D H KellyJ: Cian Quirke
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next op 9/1 tchd 15/2
T: P NolanJ: Conor Stone-Walsh
Rear of mid division, no impression from 3 out op 100/1
T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor op 125/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey
Always towards rear, never a factor op 200/1
T: L LennonJ: Caragh Monaghan (7)
Mid division, 10th halfway, no impression from 4 out op 200/1 tchd 300/1
T: L YoungJ: Ryan Treacy
Always towards rear, never a factor op 200/1 tchd 250/1
T: S RyanJ: Liam Quinlan
Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, no impression from 3 out op 125/1
T: E M O'SullivanJ: Phillip Enright
Mid division, not fluent 4 out, soon no impression op 200/1
T: J M BurkeJ: Niall Moore (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor, completely tailed off op 200/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.70, €1.10EX:€13.40Trifecta:€27.00SF:€13.37
Forecasts
Touch The Moon (5/4), Talk The Talk (9/4), Starting Fifteen (4/1), Splendid Fellow (7/1), Louiescall (8/1), Royal Approval (20/1), Brosna Town (28/1), Certamen (66/1), Whoswhointhezoo (150/1), Hesgonethatway (250/1), Artic Chief (250/1), Glin Road Boy (250/1), Flash The Badge (300/1), Maharajjah (300/1), Call Tadgh (300/1), Frankie's First (300/1)
TOUCH THE MOON ran to a pretty useful level when second at Navan on last month's hurdle debut and is preferred to Joseph O'Brien's new recruit Talk The Talk. Starting Fifteen achieved enough in his 3 bumpers to think he could make his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.
- TOUCH THE MOON (IRE)
- TALK THE TALK (FR)
- STARTING FIFTEEN
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00
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