12:35 Limerick

Tuesday 18 November 2025

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Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 9.2s

1^st

West Of Bally

511-12

2/5f

T: E McNamaraJ: Calum Hogan (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to lead approaching 2 out, pushed along to go clear before last, kept on well, easily op 8/13

2^nd

Castle Croiuil

811-12

15/2

T: D LeahyJ: Patrick M O'Brien (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, mid division halfway, pushed along in 8th after 3 out, rallied to go 5th next, soon ridden and kept on from last, went moderate 2nd run-in op 11/1

3^rd

1 ½

Grey Gardens

411-12

14/1

T: P NolanJ: R Deegan

Mid division, 6th halfway, progress into 4th 3 out, pushed along to go 2nd approaching next, soon ridden and not fluent last, no extra and dropped to 3rd run-in tchd 12/1

4^th

2 ¼

Koolio Kate

611-5

25/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Kevin Sexton

Mid division, 7th 3 out, progress into 3rd when jumped right slightly hampering rival 2 out, soon ridden and no extra from last, dropped to 4th run-in op 33/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

Apalachiyeats

511-12

66/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: Gary Noonan (3)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress on outer to go 2nd after 3 out, led entering straight, pushed along and headed when slightly hampered 2 out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th before last, kept on one pace run-in op 80/1

6^th

6 ½

Opera Point

711-5

25/1

T: A O'GradyJ: John Aherne (7)

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, not fluent 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next op 16/1

7^th

1 ¼

Bangor Lady

511-5

66/1

T: J P RyanJ: Michael Kenneally (7)

Led, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon no extra and weakened from 2 out op 33/1

8^th

Butch Coolidge

511-12

9/2

T: D H KellyJ: Niall Moore (5)

Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, 5th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened from next op 7/2 tchd 10/3

9^th

Shanroe Nelson

611-12

66/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Ben Harvey

Rear of mid division, no impression from 3 out tchd 50/1

10^th

Mistyburn

511-12

28/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Dylan Robinson

Always towards rear, never a factor op 18/1 tchd 16/1

11^th

Casafierna

511-12

80/1

T: B MortellJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor op 100/1 tchd 66/1

12^th

Aboras Mahler

511-5

150/1

T: James Andrew FaheyJ: Josh Younge (7)

Mid division, not fluent 3rd, no impression when mistake 3 out op 125/1 tchd 100/1

13^th

Deanery Charlie

511-12

22/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Kieren Buckley

Always towards rear, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and 25/1

Also Ran

Golden Order

511-5

250/1

T: Patrick ReillyJ: Eoin Walsh

Always towards rear, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Loyal Praetorian³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Kelleher J: Reserve 3

Changeyourstars²⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: James King J: Reserve 1

Keep The Head⁸¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: P T Foley J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.40Pl:€1.02, €1.80, €4.10EX:€4.50Trifecta:€35.50SF:€4.73

Forecasts

West Of Bally (2/5), Butch Coolidge (9/2), Loyal Praetorian (13/2), Castle Croiuil (15/2), Grey Gardens (14/1), Changeyourstars (16/1), Deanery Charlie (22/1), Koolio Kate (25/1), Opera Point (25/1), Mistyburn (28/1), Keep The Head (33/1), Apalachiyeats (66/1), Bangor Lady (66/1), Shanroe Nelson (66/1), Casafierna (80/1), Aboras Mahler (150/1), Golden Order (250/1)

Given the lack of viable alternatives it will be very disappointing should WEST OF BALLY fail to deliver. Runner-up on the second of his two starts between the flags, he showed promise when fifth of 15 in a signficantly stronger race than this on hurdles debut at Galway last month and a mere reproduction of that would be more than enough in this contest. Perhaps Grey Gardens will find a bit of improvement and he could be the one for forecast purposes ahead of Butch Coolidge.

WEST OF BALLY (IRE)
GREY GARDENS (FR)
BUTCH COOLIDGE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Rut Daniels

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: R P Treacy | T: D H Kelly

17/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00