Bank Of Ireland Brendan Maloney Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Ballinrobe

17:50

Date 2025-08-11

Distance 2m169y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Leave In Secret Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	158	t	52-730	107	112	106	14d	—	—	-16	29.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Soundly beaten in a handicap at Galway, will be more at home in this company. good chance
8	Rememberthename Brown J:Mr T A Halford(7) T:C W J Farrell	J:Mr T A Halford(7) T:C W J Farrell	158	—	P-663	-	118	97	20d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Long-priced third over C&D last month, left an impression that improvement is likely
10	Tuba Grey J:Danny Mullins T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Danny Mullins T:Richard John O'Brien	155	—	4U	-	98	56	14d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Unseated his rider at the second in a Galway novice event, big drop in class now.
1	Dream Escape Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Mullins	J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Mullins	166	—	0376-0	84	93	83	—	—	—	0	11.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Moderate recent Flat form, modest handicap hurdle mark implies he will struggle here
13	Onyx Storm Bay J:Richard Condon(5) T:Paul Hennessy	J:Richard Condon(5) T:Paul Hennessy	151	—	792U-	-	117	62	108d	—	—	-5	4.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Long-priced second on her hurdling debut at Tramore, unseated at the first at Kilbeggan
2	Boujee Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	159	—	1/70	-	100	43	—	—	—	+4	8.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Down Royal bumper winner on debut in August 2022, no sign of that form after long absence
7	Myfavourite Friend Bay J:Calum Hogan(7) T:E McNamara	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:E McNamara	158	—	7	-	-	-	25d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Never seriously involved first time out in a Killarney bumper, likely to need experience
6	Mr Erwitt Bay J:J J Slevin T:V T O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:V T O'Brien	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
First foal; dam point/hunter chase winner, out of a bumper and useful hurdle/chase winner
11	Halo Halo Bay J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Miss J M Lee	J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Miss J M Lee	151	t	P-410	-	53	35	6d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Narrow winner of a good-ground point, never in the hunt on hurdling debut at Roscommon
4	Hickeys Hill Bay J:Dillon Maxwell(5) T:Andrew McNamara	J:Dillon Maxwell(5) T:Andrew McNamara	158	t	P/1-80	-	67	-	57d	—	—	+5	6.6	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Struggled in a bumper at this venue in May, tailed off at Downpatrick on hurdling debut
3	Darcys Song Bay J:Alan King(7) T:V T O'Brien	J:Alan King(7) T:V T O'Brien	158	—	0-	-	-	-	299d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Jumped poorly and completely tailed off on belated debut at Punchestown last October
NR	Austrian Fire Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:P J Rothwell	J:NON-RUNNER T:P J Rothwell	155	—	—	-	-	-	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Sent off at 80-1 on Saturday at Kilbeggan and tailed off, seems safe to rule out
NR	Matilauna Bay J:Paul Kavanagh(7) T:Gillian Scott	J:Paul Kavanagh(7) T:Gillian Scott	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dam unraced sister to a hurdle winner/half-sister to two winners, best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Leave In Secret	10/11	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
Rememberthename	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	3/1
Tuba	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Dream Escape	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Onyx Storm	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Boujee	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Myfavourite Friend	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mr Erwitt	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1
Halo Halo	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
Hickeys Hill	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	66/1
Darcys Song	150/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	66/1
Austrian Fire	-	-	-	-	-
Matilauna	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Leave In Secret

29.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Dream Escape

11.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Boujee

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Rememberthename

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Hickeys Hill

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Onyx Storm

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Tuba

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Myfavourite Friend

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Mr Erwitt

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Halo Halo

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Darcys Song

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Austrian Fire

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Matilauna

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Leave In Secret	107	112	106
Dream Escape	84	93	83
Rememberthename	—	118	97
Tuba	—	98	56
Onyx Storm	—	117	62
Boujee	—	100	43
Myfavourite Friend	—	—	—
Mr Erwitt	—	—	—
Halo Halo	—	53	35
Hickeys Hill	—	67	—
Darcys Song	—	—	—
Austrian Fire	—	—	—
Matilauna	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Austrian Fire	2d ago	Quick return
Halo Halo	6d ago	Quick return
Leave In Secret	14d ago	Fit
Tuba	14d ago	Fit
Rememberthename	20d ago	Fit
Myfavourite Friend	25d ago	Fit
Hickeys Hill	57d ago	Fresh
Onyx Storm	108d ago	Long break
Darcys Song	299d ago	Long break
Dream Escape	—	—
Boujee	—	—
Mr Erwitt	—	—
Matilauna	—	—